ARCADIA, Calif. (Mar. 15, 2021) — Grade I winner Mucho Unusual was named California-bred Horse of the Year for 2020 during Monday’s annual awards presentation by the California Thoroughbred Breeders Association. Mucho Unusual is a 5-year-old mare by Mucho Macho Man, out of the Unusual Heat mare Not Unusual, was bred by owner George Krikorian and is trained by Tim Yakteen. She has career earnings of $862,715, of which $317,333 were earned in 2020 when she scored her greatest career triumph in the Sept. 26 Grade I Rodeo Drive Stakes at Santa Anita. She also won the Grade III Robert J. Frankel Stakes at Santa Anita on Dec. 27. The former California Cup Oaks winner has placed in nine graded stakes. The other finalists for Horse of the Year, in alphabetical order, were Bulletproof One and Warren’s Showtime. Other Cal-bred champions recognized during the teleconference: Champion California-bred Two-Year-Old Male – Tie between Big Fish and Good With People. Big Fish, bred by George Krikorian, owned by Legacy Ranch, trained by David Hofmans; … Continue reading Mucho Unusual is Cal-bred Horse of the Year