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Orseno hopes restraint pays off for Macho Uno.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. _ Joe Orseno stepped away from Barn 41 at Churchill Downs to get a better look at the Great Balloon Race Sunday morning.
"You don't want to run that race in New York," he said. "Somebody'd be on a roof. . . . They'd have a slingshot or a pellet gun or something."
In Thunder Blitz, Orseno has brought a slingshot to the 127th Kentucky Derby. The heavy artillery from Stronach Stable_Eclipse Award-winning 2-year-old champion Macho Uno_is in Ocala, Fla., concluding a 60-day leave of absence to finish a growth spurt.
Orseno sensed that Macho Uno wasn't perfect as he prepared for his 3-year-old campaign. Extensive tests eventually revealed immaturity in the colt's bone growth. The layoff to cope with bone remodeling syndrome will allow him to run in big races the second half of the year.
"Nine and a half trainers out of 10 would've trained him on medication,"Orseno said. "If we'd gone on with him, we'd probably have broken him down. We knew it wasn't the right thing, so we stopped. It was a minor setback, not career ending."
Macho Uno has resumed training with the goal of making the Travers Stakes in August. The Breeders' Cup Classic awaits this fall at Belmont Park.
"Maybe we could've trained him through it, and he would've been the best 3-year-old there ever was," Orseno said. "Maybe now he'll be the best 4-year-old there ever was."
- Despite Sunday's result, don't give up on Macho Uno.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Kristufek, Joe October 2, 2002 700+ words
...Saratoga on Aug. 3, Macho Uno was on the shelf until...surprised by the result. Macho Uno won one of the toughest...Sting, Red Bullet and Thunder Blitz in addition to the Macho...form. On his best day, Macho Uno ranks with the top horses...
- TRAINER ORSENO LIKES CHANCES WITH SURPRISING THUNDER BLITZ.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) Skinner, Richard May 5, 2001 700+ words
...year's 2-year-old champion Macho Uno, which won the Breeders' Cup...Derby. Instead an injury has kept Macho Uno raceless since that Breeders...horse to the Derby though when Thunder Blitz won the Grade III Flamingo Stakes...
- Macho Uno stretches out; Stevens guides win.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Gray, Ed June 2, 2002 700+ words
...proved a good fit for the Stronach-owned Macho Uno, who scored an impressive victory in...Suffolk Downs' marquee race. However, Macho Uno and jockey Gary Stevens had to survive...running of the 1 1/8-mile handicap. Macho Uno settled nicely along the rail heading...
- Macho Uno could be one to beat.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Gray, Ed June 1, 2002 700+ words
...at age 3 and beyond. On the surface, Macho Uno, the winner of the 2000 Juvenile, would...Year Point Given at Churchill Downs, Macho Uno missed the Triple Crown campaign and...trainer Joe Orseno has far from given up on Macho Uno, predicting a bright future for the...
- Fans see a treat in Penn Derby with Macho Uno.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Jerardi, Dick September 3, 2001 700+ words
...down. Monday, Stevens climbed aboard Macho Uno for the first time. The son of 1994...with tremendous confidence. After all, Macho Uno beat Point Given by a nose in last year...best horse he has ever ridden. Ergo, Macho Uno must have great talent. The question...
- Macho Uno gets bumped to No. 2 - 2000 champion upset at Saratoga.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Gray, Ed July 26, 2001 700+ words
...racing's legends have been upset, Macho Uno went down to defeat in his first race...deep stretch under jockey Jerry Bailey, Macho Uno began to run erratically, weaving his...gave it to him, taking advantage of Macho Uno's lack of focus to notch his narrow...
- Macho Uno has lot to learn.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Gray, Ed November 12, 2000 700+ words
Macho Uno was marked for failure the moment he...Derby the following year, so why should Macho Uno be any more successful? Trainer Joe...ran their best races that day. With Macho Uno, he was good enough to win, but he...
- Tony Morris: Macho Uno can improve with age.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England) November 9, 2000 700+ words
Byline: Tony Morris MACHO UNO was one of the least experienced contenders...victory. There can be little doubt that Macho Uno was the best horse on the day. He...the circumstances, the fact that Macho Uno was able to get just enough right...
