Where are they now?

Owners Dean and Patti Reeves shared that the 11-year-old stallion is now a sire at Adena Springs Farm near Lexington, Kentucky, where he breeds anywhere between 80-100 mares per season. With nearly 10,000 likes on Facebook, Mucho Macho Man has quite the following. His oldest foals are 3 years old now, and many of them have won stakes races. Out of 69 foals that have run, 31 of them are winners and four of them have won black-type stakes, meaning they have won in races of select importance.

In the world of thoroughbred racing, all horse names must be approved by the Jockey Club and it is common to name foals based
on their sire’s name, especially if they are from a recognizable bloodline. Some of Mucho Macho Man’s foals include City Man, Mucho Gusto, Mucho Unusual, He’s a Macho Man, Lady Macho and Mucho Amore. The Reeves have expanded their horseracing business and now own about 40 horses including about 12 of Mucho Macho Man’s foals. When asked how being in the thoroughbred racing industry is going, Dean shares, “We keep trying to find the good ones. When you do win and have a big race, there is nothing like it.”

Kyle Maynard
Nov/Dec 2010

Kyle Maynard graced the first ever cover of Suwanee Magazine in 2010. Maynard was born a congenital amputee, his arms ending at his elbows and his legs at his knees. But, that didn’t stop him from becoming a champion on the wrestling mat and in his life. His best- selling book, No Excuses, tells the inspiring story of Maynard’s battle against the odds. A Collins Hill High School alumnus, at the time of the article, Maynard had garnered a lot of attention from his autobiography, had been featured on “Larry King Live” and “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” was a crossfit gym owner in Suwanee, and traveled around the country doing motivational speaking.

Since then, Maynard has continued to be an inspiration. In 2012, he became the first quadruple amputee to climb — actually bear crawl — the 19,340 feet to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro without the aid of prosthetics. His 10-day ascent was widely covered by the press and raised money and awareness for wounded veterans as well as Tanzanian school children. Upon return, Maynard won his second ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly) award for Best Male Athlete with a Disability.

Four years later, he reached the summit of Argentina’s breathtakingly beautiful, and sometimes deadly, Mount Aconcagua — the highest peak in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres, standing at 22,838 feet. Following that epic summit, Nike featured Maynard in the powerful commercial “Unlimited Will,” which debuted globally during the 2016 Olympics and was named the most memorable of all commercials during the 2016 Olympics by AdWeek.

These days, Maynard, who was described by Arnold Schwarzenegger as “one of the most inspiring people” he’s ever met, travels more than 200 days annually, across continents, speaking to hundreds of public and private schools and universities, events and conferences, and the many corporations that hire him to share his No Excuses philosophy and principles.

Maynard has appeared on “Good Morning America,” “The Early Show,” ABC’s “20/20,” and his story has been featured on ESPN’s “SportsCenter,” HBO’s “Real Sports” as well as countless other television shows and editorials. In January 2016, a three-minute video profiling Maynard’s epic story and achievements debuted on CNN’s “Great Big Story” and immediately went viral, garnering more than 16 million views and 250,000 shares in the first week.

Javon “Wanna” Walton
Jan/Feb 2018

In 2018, then-11-year-old boxing champion Javon “Wanna” Walton graced the cover of our annual Fitness Issue. Walton had made headlines as the only person in Georgia to be named state champion in boxing and gymnastics, holding the title in both sports. When the issue was published that January, Walton had an impressive 66,000 followers on Instagram. Today, that number has tripled to more than 235,000 followers. This increase is likely due to his appearances in major television shows on Amazon and HBO as well as his continued success in the boxing world. There’s no doubt that Walton’s popularity has grown since his Suwanee Magazine cover debut.

Walton made his small-screen debut as the character Ashtray on HBO’s breakout series “Euphoria.” The show also stars Zendaya, arguably one of the biggest stars out there today, and was a big hit with fans despite the touchy subject matter at the center of the show. “Euphoria” was recently renewed for a second season, meaning Walton will be reprising his role as Ashtray next year. Walton was also cast as Grant on “Utopia,” Amazon’s adaptation of the British series written by Gone Girl author and screenwriter Gillian Flynn.

“’Utopia’ showed me another side of acting and playing one of the leads was really hard work,” Walton says. “I had to relocate to Chicago for about six months. I was working five to six days a week and it was a serious commitment. It was a lot of fun but showed me I had to take this acting thing very serious. I really appreciated all the work I had to put into Grant for ‘Utopia.’ I can’t wait for everyone to see this project.”

In addition to his recent turn as an co-star Angus Cloud. accomplished actor, the Junior Olympic boxing prodigy is sponsored by Under Armour and appeared in one of their commercials starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for their “Will Finds a Way” campaign. “I’ve also had about 18 more amateur bouts since the [Suwanee Magazine] cover and have won 15 of those,” Walton says. Needless to say, the future looks bright for Walton, and we’re excited to see what he’ll accomplish next.

For more information about Javon “Wanna” Walton, follow him at instagram.com/onwardwanna. Walton with “Euphoria”