With exercise rider Herberto
Pugar aboard, Mucho Macho Man breezed three furlongs on the
Oklahoma
training track in 35.35 Friday morning, the colt’s first workout since his
seventh-place finish in the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes on June 11. The move was
quickest of six at the distance.
“We wanted him to work easily,”
said Kathy Ritvo, who trains the son of Macho Uno for Reeves Thoroughbred Racing
and Dream Team One Racing Stable. “He went quickly, but he went well. We let him
do it on his own. We’re putting a foundation under him, getting him ready for
the races again.”
Ritvo said she has no long-range
target for Mucho Macho Man, who won the Grade 2 Risen Star in March and competed
in all three legs of the Triple Crown, with his best finish being a third in the
Kentucky Derby.
“The important thing is he went
out with a great attitude,” said Ritvo. “He’s nice and sound and happy.”