{{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Macho Uno , image = , caption = , sire =

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, grandsire = Great Above , dam = Primal Force , damsire =

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, foaled = 1998 , country =

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, owner = Stronach Stables , trainer =

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, record = 14: 6–1–3 , earnings = $1,851,803 , race =

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(2000)

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(2001)

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(2002)

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(2000) , awards= U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (2000) , honours = , updated= September 3, 2007 Macho Uno (foaled April 24, 1998 in

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) is an American

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. He was sired by the 1994 American Horse of the Year and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee,

. Trained by

, Macho Uno is best known for narrowly winning the 2000

over future three-year-old champion

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and being voted the

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as the

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. His three-year-old campaign was delayed until July resulting in limited starts though he did capture the

and finish a creditable fourth to

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in the Breeders' Cup Classic. At four he won an allowance race and the grade ii

before closing out his career with a fifth place finish in the 2002 Breeders Cup Classic behind

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. Retired to stud duty, Macho Uno stands at his owner's Adena Springs South in

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. He is the sire of graded stakes winners

Harlem Rocker Harlem Rocker (foaled April 25, 2005 in Ontario) is a Grade I winning Canadian thoroughbred racehorse. Background He was owned by Adena Springs Racing Venture, a partnership headed by Frank Stronach. He was bred by Adena Springs at their Aur ...

Macho Again Macho Again (foaled 2005 in Florida) is a retired American thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was sired by the 2000 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt Macho Uno, who in turn was a son of leading sire Holy Bull. He is out of the mare Go Donna ...

Mucho Macho Man Mucho Macho Man ( foaled June 15, 2008) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2013 Breeders' Cup Classic. He was foaled in Florida and named after the Village People song " Macho Man". His breeders were Carole and John Rio of Flori ...

, and Wicked Style.

References

Macho Uno's pedigree and partial racing stats

Macho Uno at Adena Springs

1998 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States Breeders' Cup Juvenile winners Eclipse Award winners Thoroughbred family 1-c