Mucho Macho Man breezes three furlongs at Gulfstream

Reeves Thoroughbred Racing's Mucho Macho Man breezed three

furlongs at Gulfstream Park early Saturday morning, marking his first workout

since capturing the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita on November

2.

The five-year-old son of Macho Uno was timed in :37 3/5 with regular exercise rider Nick Petro Jr. aboard.

"We just let him stretch his legs out a little bit,"

trainer Kathy Ritvo said. "He was off the rail. It went good."

Ritvo, owners Dean and Patti Reeves, and stable manager Finn

Green announced earlier in the week that Mucho Macho Man would remain in

training for the 2014 racing season, with a possible first start at Gulfstream

Park.

The Florida-bred horse, who defeated Will Take Charge by a

nose in the Classic after prepping with a 4 1/4-length victory in the Awesome Again at Santa Anita, showed his trainer all the right signs during his morning

activity.

"He was very happy. He was bouncing around," said Ritvo,

who expects her Classic winner to breeze again next Saturday.

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