- Acatenango (horse)
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Acatenango
caption =
sire =Surumu
grandsire = Literat
dam = Aggrevate
damsire = Aggressor
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1982
country =Germany flagicon|Germany
colour = Chestnut
breeder =Gestut Faehrhof
owner = Gestut Faehrhof
trainer =Heinz Jentzsch
record = 24: 16-0-3
earnings = €891,970
race = Grosser Hertie-Preis (1985)Union-Rennen (1985)Deutsches Derby (1985)
Aral-Pokal (1985 & 1986)Gerling Preis (1986 & 1987)Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft (1986)
Grosser Preis von Berlin (1986)Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1986)Grosser Preis von Baden (1986 & 1987)Hansa-Preis (1987)
awards=German Horse of the Year (1985, 1986, 1987)Leading sire in Germany
(1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001)
honours =
updated= December 9, 2007Acatenango (1982-2005) was a German
Thoroughbred racehorse. Sired by theDeutsches Derby winner and German Champion sire,Surumu , he was out of the English mare Aggrevate. Acatenango's ancestry includes German Champion sireDark Ronald , the French Champion sire,Tantieme , English Triple Crown champion Gainsborough, and the most influential Italian sire,Nearco .Racing in 1984 at age two, Acatenango's best finish was a third in the Ratibor-Rennen
listed race atKrefeld . In 1985 he embarked on a thirteen-race winning streak that tied a European record held by Ardross and Brigadier Gerard. Included in his wins was the Grosser Bavaria Preis, a listed race atMunich Racecourse and the importantGroup One Aral-Pokal at theGelsenkirchen Racecourse inGelsenkirchen . Acatenango's most important win that year came in theDeutsches Derby , the equivalent of the United Kingdom'sEpsom Derby and America'sKentucky Derby . His performances earned him 1985German Horse of the Year honors. In 1986, Acatenango continued his winning streak. Usually ridden in Germany byjockey Andrzej Tylicki , under jockeyGeorg Bocskai he won his second Aral-Pokal, defeated Theatrical in winning the Grosser Preis von Berlin, and scored the first of his two consecutive wins in theGrosser Preis von Baden , Germany's most prestigious horse race. Racing outside of the country, in 1986Steve Cauthen rode Acatenango to victory in theGroup One Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud at the Saint-Cloud Racecourse inFrance . For the second year he was voted German Horse of the Year.In 1987, Acatenango won his second straight Grosser Preis von Baden and was third to winner Triptych in the
Coronation Cup at Epsom Downs in England. His performances earned him his third consecutive German Horse of the Year title.Retired to stud duty at his owner's breeding farm, Acatenango was the
leading sire in Germany in 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, and 2001. His sons and daughters include:
* Lando, winner of the 1993Deutsches Derby and the 1995Japan Cup
* Borgia, the 1997 Deutsches Derby and Grosser Preis von Baden winner
* Fraulein, winner inCanada of the 2002E. P. Taylor Stakes .
*Blue Canari , winner in France of the 2004Prix du Jockey Club
*Sabiango , won the 2001Rheinland-Pokal , 2003Deutschland-Preis , and in the United States the 2004Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap
*Nicaron , won the 2005 Deutsches DerbyDue to declining fertility Acatenango was retired from stud duties in 2004. He was humanely euthanized on April 2, 2005 at the age of 23 following an accident in his paddock.
References
* [http://www.bloodhorse.com/articleindex/article.asp?id=27448 April 2, 2005 Bloodhorse.com article on the death of Acatenango]
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/acatenango Acatenango's pedigree and racing stats]
* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acatenango_%28Pferd%29#Weblinks Acatenango (Wikipedia-Germany)]
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