Corniche The 2021 Eclipse champion, 2 years old and multiple 1st grade winners, is retired and will be sent to Ashford Stud in Central Kentucky, where he’ll be enrolling in 2023, the farm announced May 28. 8.
The son of Quality Sugar Finish grade 1 to be placed in grade 2 Wasted tears suffered its only loss on July 31 at Amsterdam Stakes (G2) at Racecourse Saratoga, where he suffered a career-ending injury to his posterior joint. He retired with $1,263,500 in income.
Corniche topped the Ocala Breeders Spring 2021 2-year-old sales table when blood breed dealer Marette Farrell bought it for $1.5 million on behalf of Speedway Stables owners Peter Fluor and KC Weiner.
Coached by Bob Baffert, Corniche was unbeaten in three games starting at 2. He earned his debut at the Del Mar 4 1/4 long, 5 1/2 length in 1:03.01. He immediately promoted to 1st company position for American Pharoah Stakes (G1), where he achieved another success. Drawn the widest of all 11 in the TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1), Corniche overcame parts of: 23.03 and: 46.15 before winning by 1 point. 3/4 length.
“It is unfortunate that Corniche has been forced to retire at this point in his career, but he will be revered for his remarkable youth season,” said Ashford Stud manager Dermot Ryan. “He is a most impressive looking individual and I can see him being extremely popular among breeders.”
Raised in Kentucky by Bart Evans and Stonehaven Steadings, Corniche is the best offspring of this year’s current leader Quality Road, who selected 59 black category winners, including 31 ranked winners. category/group and four champions. Besides Corniche, Quality Road is also the son of the 2017 champion, a fat 3-year-old boy Abel Tasman 2 year old fat champion Caledonian Road and Greece’s Horse of the Year 2018, Run to the hill.
Wasted Tears, by Najran, was a six-time ranked winner, whose top performers included John C. Mabee Stakes (G2T) and Jenny Wiley Stakes (G2T). She also set a one-mile track record at 1:32.81 at Lone Star Park in the 2009 Ouija Board Distaff Handicap (G3T), a race she will win two more times in 2010-11. Wasted Tears is the Wishes and Roses (Greinton) stake winner, making her a half-sister to the Wishitwas multi-stakes winner (Sandpit) and an almost certain stake winner (Love Tricks). prefer).
