Acatenango (horse)

Infobox last modified on 15 March 2011.

Acatenango (born 13 April 1982 † April 2, 2005 ) was a Thoroughbred horse. The chestnut stallion was bred by Walther J. Jacobs on the stud Fährhof of Surumu from the Aggravate.

Racing career

Race Record:

• 2 - to 5 - year: 24 starts - 16 wins - 0 second - three third places,
• Winnings: 1,744,541 DM,
• General balancing weight (GAG ): 83.5 to 102.5 - 110.0 to 103.5 kg.

Acatenango was 1985-1987 Galopper of the year in Germany.

He won by a jockey in the saddle Andrzej Tylicki the exceptionally strong occupied German Derby in 1985 against his stablemate Pontiac and Lirung, who went into the race as favorite and only came third, because the stayer distance of 2400 m it was too long.

International Acatenango made ​​in 1986 attracted attention when he won the Grand Prix de Saint- Cloud. His start in the two most important European race (" King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes ," " Prix de l' Arc de Triomphe " ) ran unsuccessfully. Three -and four- year Acatenango was in 12 consecutive races unbeaten, one in Germany surpassed only by a few horses winning streak. He was the most successful of its time Galopper Germany after the prize money and yet is still regarded as one of Germany's best racehorses of the postwar period - if not as the best.

Breeding career

Even as a sire he reached great success. He won several times the German championship horses and the father presented with Lando in 1993 and 1997 Borgia first two Derby winners. As the third son Acatenangos then won the 2005 Nicaron complete surprise the Derby in Hamburg- Horn. Acatenango one of the few stallions to the thoroughbred breeding, which also featured a Derby winner abroad (2004 Blue Canari in France). Acatenango has 599 the Directorate for thoroughbred breeding and racing registered live-born offspring from deck 16 years. A line further sire he is with his successful also in breeding son Lando.

Another Derby winner is also found in the third generation: Animal Kingdom, about his mother a grandson of Acatenango, won in 2011 the Kentucky Derby.

2004 ended the stallion 's breeding career and enjoyed his retirement in his home stud Fährhof (municipality Sottrum ) before he had to be euthanized after a fall on April 2, 2005.