Acatenango (horse)

Acatenango
Sire	Surumu
Grandsire	Literat
Dam	Aggravate
Damsire	Aggressor
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1982
Country	Germany
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Gestut Faehrhof
Owner	Gestut Faehrhof
Trainer	Heinz Jentzsch
Record	24: 16-0-3
Earnings	€891,970
Major wins
Grosser Hertie-Preis (1985) Union-Rennen (1985) Deutsches Derby (1985) Aral-Pokal (1985 & 1986) Gerling-Preis (1986 & 1987) Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft (1986) Grosser Preis von Berlin (1986) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1986) Grosser Preis von Baden (1986 & 1987) Hansa-Preis (1987)
Awards
German Horse of the Year (1985, 1986, 1987) Leading sire in Germany (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001) Timeform rating: 127 in 1986 & 1987
Last updated on 9 December 2007

Acatenango (1982–2005) was a German Thoroughbred racehorse. Sired by the Deutsches Derby winner and German Champion sire, Surumu, he was out of the English mare Aggravate. Acatenango's ancestry includes German Champion sire Dark Ronald, the French Champion sire, Tantieme, English Triple Crown champion Gainsborough, and the most influential Italian sire, Nearco.

Racing in 1984 at age two, Acatenango's best finish was a third in the Ratibor-Rennen at Krefeld. In 1985 he embarked on a thirteen-race winning streak that tied a European record held by Ardross and Brigadier Gerard. Included in his wins was the Grosser Bavaria Preis, a listed race at Munich Racecourse and the important Group One Aral-Pokal at the Gelsenkirchen Racecourse in Gelsenkirchen. Acatenango's most important win that year came in the Deutsches Derby, the equivalent of the United Kingdom's Epsom Derby and America's Kentucky Derby. His performances earned him 1985 German Horse of the Year honors.