and Broadcasters and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. He was racing's leading money-winner among North American thoroughbreds in 2010 with $3.75 million earned in only five starts, ahead of Lookin at Lucky ($2.06 million in seven starts) and Zenyatta ($1.83 million in six starts). Stud record 2011-2012 After Blame's Breeders' Cup Classic win in 2010, he was retired from racing to stand at stud at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, with his stud fee set at $35,000. Blame can be seen up close (along with his stable and stablemates) on by-appointment-only group walking tours of Claiborne Farm hosted by the farm's grooms. His first foal was born on January 13, 2012, to stakes-winning Irish-bred Promptly, at Derry Meeting Farm in Cochranville, Pennsylvania. His first-in-foal mares brought up to $800,000 at the 2011 Keeneland November sale, and in 2012 he had a first-crop weanling sell for $320,000. In 2012 at the Keeneland November Sale, his progeny sold for a $136,154 average. In 2012, Blame was bred to 104 mares. 2013 In August 2013, Blame led all first-crop sires at the Saratoga Select Yearling Sale with six yearlings sold for $1.36 million (a $226,667 average). In 2013 at the annual Keeneland September Yearling Sale, Blame led first-crop sires by average as his 28 sires sold for an average of $194,357. Fourteen of Blame's progeny sold for at least $200,000. The top bid was for a Blame colt was out of Alchemist, which sold for $550,000. Four other colts brought between $300,000 and $365,000, three fillies brought between $250,000 and $285,000, and four fillies and two colts each brought between $200,000 and $240,000. His stud fee for 2013 was $30,000, and for the year he was bred to 108 mares. 2014 Blame's stud fee for 2014 remained $30,000. Through March 11, 2014, Blame led all freshman 2-year-old sales sires for the year by average and by median ($300,000). For the 2014 season, Blame was ranked 12th among all first-crop sires with $477,326 in earnings, with 28 runners and eight winners. His top earner was the filly Don't Blame Me with $80,750 in winnings. Blame's first winner came on June 19, 2014, in the first race at Santa Anita Park, a maiden special-weight race for 2-year-old fillies. Two-year-old bay filly Caval, by Blame out of Sultana (a Storm Cat mare) trained by Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer, went off as an even-money favorite. With