Reeves Looking Ahead with Filly Purchases

By Jessica Martini
    Dean Reeves, who hit the highs of racing last year when Mucho Macho Man (Macho Uno) won a thrilling renewal of the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic, admitted that he is looking ahead to possible mates for the strapping 6-year-old, who will begin his stallion career next season at Adena Springs. Reeves purchased three fillies during Monday’s first session of the OBS April Sale. 
    “I had purchased three colts at the [Keeneland] September yearling sale, so we were looking for some fillies,” Reeves said. “And then, of course, Mucho Macho Man will be going to stud next year, so we’re thinking long-term for those possibilities.” 
    Bidding alongside trainer Kathy Ritvo, Reeves spent $100,000 for a filly by Hold Me Back (hip 149); $80,000 for a daughter of Montbrook (hip 141); and $70,000 for a filly by Yes It’s True (hip 125). 
    “We wanted to make sure they were very sound fillies that we felt could get some distance and cover a little ground,” Reeves explained. “And so I think we covered that with these fillies. The Yes It’s True filly may not go quite as far as the other two, but you never know.” 
    Reeves also paid $150,000 for hip 126, an Into Mischief colt, during yesterday’s session. 
    Reeves and his wife Patti, who have owned racehorses since 2007, recently started their own broodmare band. 
“We had eight or 10 [horses in training], but three of our fillies are being bred this year,” Reeves explained. “We’ll start a small broodmare band with those three. They’ll be bred to Eskendereya, Fort Larned and Awesome Again. We’re breeding to race at this point in time and we always talked about having four to six mares.” 
    Mucho Macho Man, meanwhile, is about to head back into serious training after a bit of a freshener after his fourth-place effort in the Mar. 8 GI Santa Anita H. 
    “He’s doing wonderful,” Reeves said of his star runner. “He’s starting to tell us that he’s ready to get back into training. I think when Kathy gets back after this sale, we’ll probably start back with some breezing. He has started to tear the barn down, so we’ve got to start doing something with him.”