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Liam's Map is a newly minted classic sire, with Preakness Stakes victor Napoleon Solo leading a day which saw multiple graded stakes wins added to Liam's Map's résumé.
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Hall of Famer Curlin completed his personal Triple Crown as a sire when his son Golden Tempo won the Kentucky Derby earlier this month. Now, Curlin's champion son Good Magic will try to keep the magic going as he looks to pull the same trick with Talkin in this Saturday's Preakness Stakes.
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Gun Runner, one of the nation's leading sires, swept the Kentucky Oaks exacta on Friday night at Churchill Downs, with daughters Always a Runner and Meaning finishing one-two.
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Carrumba was a fine racemare, carrying the iconic Phipps Stable black silks with cherry cap to victory four times. She is now part of the broodmare band for this historic operation, and, in addition to her racing accomplishments for a productive family, she will now be remembered for her role in another big victory.
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Not only did Curlin complete his personal Triple Crown with Golden Tempo's victory in the Kentucky Derby, having now sired a winner of each of the Triple Crown races, he had a unique Derby trifecta. Golden Tempo edged Renegade, who is out of a Curlin mare. Third-place finisher Ocelli is by Curlin's son Connect.
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Spendthrift Farm's orange and purple silks will be carried by just one horse in the Kentucky Derby. But, in addition to focusing on dominant Blue Grass winner Further Ado, the farm's principals could be forgiven if their eyes stray elsewhere in the big field on Saturday.
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Four Kentucky Derby entrants are from the first crops of their respective sires, which could give a big leg up to young stallions still building their résumés.
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Two-time Horse of the Year and classic sire Curlin will not cover mares for the remainder of the breeding season after developing an ulcer and a brief illness. The 22-year-old son of Smart Strike stands at Hill 'n' Dale Farm in Paris, Ky., which is hopeful that the stallion will be able to return to service in 2027.
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J. Paul Reddam and trainer Doug O'Neill have teamed to win the Kentucky Derby twice, in 2012 with I'll Have Another and 2016 with Nyquist. Their hopeful this year is California-bred homebred Pavlovian, whose sire and dam were both trained by O'Neill for Reddam.
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Multiple Grade 1 winner Frosted, whose top-level wins included a dazzling score in the 2016 Metropolitan Handicap, was euthanized Wednesday after developing laminitis. The son of Tapit was 14.
