Macho Grande (2022) Horse
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Macho Grande is a 3yo bay gelding trained by Mitchell Beer & George Carpenter at Kembla Grange. He is by the stallion Almanzor out of Rare Delight. He has not broken his maiden, remaining winless in seven starts. In his most recent race at Canberra Acton on 8 Jul 2026, he was ridden by Robyn Freeman and finished 10th, behind winner Prophet's Promise.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Illawarra Grange 06-May-26 1150m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 01:12.900 Sectionals: 600m 00:34.140 1st Within The Law ( A Farragher ) 2nd Macho Grande ( E Ellison ) 1.00L 3rd Webejamin ( S Guymer ) 1.10L | E Ellison 1.00L | 2 (5) |