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Acatenango (GER) / After Eight Blues, by Bold Ruckus, 2004, B | Fee: Private

Group 2 Winner in Europe by 16+ Lengths

Worldwide warrior AMBASSADOR is by the legendary sire ACATENANGO and from one of the top North American families in the Stud Book.

Two-time Horse of the Year and Champion Sire in Germany ACATENANGO (Ger) has already sired 80 stakes winners. He gained further global renown this year, as the broodmare sire of Kentucky Derby (G1) winner ANIMAL KINGDOM.

AMBASSADOR is the only son of ACATENANGO at stud in North America.

AMBASSADOR's immediate family includes Horse-of-the-Year WITH APPROVAL, 2011 Hall of Fame inductee TOUCH GOLD, Jockey Club Gold Cup-G1/Met Mile-G1/winner HAYNESFIELD, Horse-of-the-Year IZVESTIA, and G1 millionaire HEALTHY ADDICTION.

AMBASSADOR was a Group 2 winner in Germany by 16 3/4 lengths, aand came within one length of winning the Hall of Fame S. (G2) at Saratoga. He was on the board nine times in North America, at NYRA and at Churchill, including maiden special and allowance wins at Belmont Park. Lifetime, he was a 4-time winner of $191,100.

RACE RECORD

Age	Starts	1st	2nd	Earned
3	12	2	3	$101,199
4	4	1	0	$8,755
5	8	1 (1)	1 (1)	$81,146
Totals	24	4 (1)	4 (1)	$191,100

Won at 3

An allowance race at Belmont Park (10f, turf, defeating Oedipus O'Neal, Codeword, Kris Angel, Big Bold Place, Interior Designer, Academy Royale).
A maiden special weight race at Belmont Park (8.5f, turf, by 3, defeating Virginia Minstrel, Equation, Perfect Bullet, Hyracotherium, Advanced Signs, Giant Storm, War Monger, Montauk, Northern Valor).

Won at 4

Preis der THP Treuhandpartner An allowance race at Krefeld (10f, defeating Diamond Diggins, Glentire, Lindholm, Rebetiko, Princesse Rolex, Lichterloh, Orsum, Timms Diamant).

Won at 5

Grosser Preis der Badischen Unternehmen (GER-II, 11f, defeating Adelar, Tres Rapide, Sassoaloro, Kamsin, Zaungast, Tullamore, Lord Hill).

2nd at 5

Buchmacher Albers-Grand Prix Aufgalopp (GER-III, 11f, to Ostland, by a head, defeating Zaungast, Dwilano, Akiem, Simonas, Solapur, Stella Di Quattro, Duellant).

PHOTOS

PEDIGREE (Print Pedigree)

ACATENANGO (GER) ch. 1982	SURUMU (GER) ch. 1974	LITERAT (GER) b. 1965	BIRKHAHN (GER)
			LIS (GER)
		SURAMA (GER) blk. 1970	RELIANCE (FR)
			SUNCOURT (GB)
	AGGRAVATE (GB) b. 1966	AGGRESSOR (GB) b. 1955	COMBAT (GB)
			PHAETONIA (GB)
		RAVEN LOCKS (GB) blk. 1945	MR JINKS (GB)
			GENTLEMEN'S RELISH (GB)
AFTER EIGHT BLUES (CAN) b. 1996	BOLD RUCKUS (USA) dkb/br. 1976 [IC]	BOLDNESIAN (USA) b. 1963	BOLD RULER (USA)
			ALANESIAN (USA)
		RAISE A RUCKUS (USA) dkb/br. 1965	RAISE A NATIVE (USA)
			FINE FEATHERS (USA)
	ALEXA'S MINT (CAN) b. 1992	KEY TO THE MINT (USA) b. 1969 [BC]	GRAUSTARK (USA)
			KEY BRIDGE (USA)
		MOODY MAIDEN (CAN) b. 1977	APALACHEE (USA)
			COOL MOOD (CAN)