Macho Grande (2022) Horse
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Macho Grande is a 4yo bay gelding trained by Tanya Parry from Julia Creek. He is by the stallion Almanzor out of Rare Delight. He has not yet broken his maiden, failing to win in eight starts. In his most recent start at Mount Isa on 6 Aug 2026, jockey Robert Faehr rode him to a sixth‑place finish behind winner Lilii Borea.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa 06-Aug-26 1100m GOOD R1 MDN-SW $220 (of $17,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:06.380, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Lilii Borea ( C Whiteley 58.5 ) 2nd Perrieres ( A Mccolm 58.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 0.76L 3rd Instigate ( M Goring 58.5 , Cd 57 ) 4.95L 6th Macho Grande ( R Faehr 60.5 ) 8.66L See full results | R Faehr 60.5kg 8.66L | 6 (7) |
| Canberra Acton 08-Jul-26 1900m SYNTHETIC R3 CL1-SW $310 (of $22,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:56.910, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740 1st Prophet's Promise ( D Budler 56.5 ) 2nd Webejamin ( E Hennessy 57 ) 1.36L 3rd Bo Cougar ( R B Prag 57 ) 3.75L 10th Macho Grande ( R Freeman 55 ) 15.62L See full results | R Freeman 55kg 15.62L | 10 (12) |
| Kembla Grange 20-Jun-26 1600m SOFT 5 R3 MDN-SW (of $42,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:39.560, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.910 1st Corpulent ( K Latham 59 ) 2nd Audaciously Frank ( Z Wadick 59 ) 0.10L 3rd Wee Winn ( M Stapleford 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.20L 11th Macho Grande ( J V Overmeire 59 ) 4.70L See full results | J V Overmeire 59kg 4.70L | 11 (11) |
| Wyong 07-Jun-26 1625m SOFT 5 R1 PROV MDN-SW $1,300 (of $45,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.840, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.120 1st Vondel ( A B Collett 57 ) 2nd Sirius Moss ( R Jones 57 ) 0.08L 3rd What A Gent ( A Adkins 59 ) 1.43L 8th Macho Grande ( J V Overmeire 59 ) 5.44L See full results | J V Overmeire 59kg 5.44L | 8 (12) |
| Queanbeyan 17-May-26 1460m GOOD 4 R4 SUPER MDN $8,950 (of $50,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:25.170, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.510 1st The Adige ( Q Krogh 58 ) 2nd Macho Grande ( R Freeman 57.5 ) 0.56L 3rd Pacific Mick ( B Ryan 59.5 ) 1.19L See full results | R Freeman 57.5kg 0.56L | 2 (10) |