In 1985 he embarked on a thirteen-race winning streak that tied a European record held by Ardross and Brigadier Gerard.
Usually ridden in Germany by jockey Andrzej Tylicki, under jockey Georg Bocskai he won his second Aral-Pokal, defeated Theatrical in winning the Grosser Preis von Berlin, and scored the first of his two consecutive wins in the Grosser Preis von Baden, Germany's most prestigious horse race.
In 1987, Acatenango won his second straight Grosser Preis von Baden and was third to winner Triptych in the Coronation Cup at Epsom Downs in England.
Retired to stud duty at his owner's breeding farm, Acatenango was the leading sire in Germany in 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, and 2001.
His sons and daughters include: Due to declining fertility Acatenango was retired from stud duties in 2004.