hung out wide, but came on strong at the end to finish 4th, less than a length behind the winner. Maraud, a 3-year-old Blame colt, also won a stakes race in March, the Grade 3 Palm Beach Stakes held at Gulfstream Park. Maraud also won the Grade 2 American Turf Stakes in May at Churchill Downs. Blamed, a 3-year-old Blame filly, has five wins and a second in six lifetime starts, including three wins in 2018 at Sunland Park. Beyond Blame, a 3-year-old filly, won the Grade 3 Regret Stakes in June at Churchill Downs and the $200,000 Indiana Grand Stakes in September. Miss Kentucky, a 4-year-old filly, won the Grade 3 Winning Colors Stakes in May at Churchill Downs. Senga, who captured the G1 Prix de Diane (French Oaks) and the G3 Prix de la Grotte in 10 starts for $781,854 in earnings in 2017, died at the age of 4 in 2018. She had been in foal to Irish-born Galileo. For the year, Blame's progeny was ranked 21st among all sires in North America with 181 runners, including 103 winners, with largest earner Marley's Freedom with $718,550 in winnings for the year. 2019 After the 2018 success of Blame's progeny, Claiborne Farm raised Blame's 2019 stud fee to $30,000, up from $12,500. As of November 2019, the statistical summary for Blames's progeny includes 552 foals (468 of racing age) with 626 wins (17 percent) and earnings of $26.7 million. Marley's Freedom was again Blame's winningest progeny in 2019, winning the $200,000 Grade 2 Great Lady M Stakes and $200,000 Grade 2 Santa Monica Stakes, and second in both the $500,000 Grade 1 Humana Distaff Handicap and the $400,000 Grade 1 Beholder Mile Stakes. Marley's Freedom was picked to be of the early favorites in the 2019 Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, but it was announced in September that she would not start in that race. Other winning progeny in 2019 include: Ms. Bad Behavior, $500,000 Grade 3 Three Chimneys Ladies Stakes; Blamed, $150,000 Grade 3 Royal Delta Stakes; Mrs. Sippy, $250,000 Grade 2 Glens Falls Stakes (and second in the $500,000 Grade 1 Flower Bowl Stakes); and Hollywood Critic, $97,000 optional claiming race. Maraud finished third in each of three races—the $150,000 Grade 3 Red Bank Stakes, the $100,000 Dangers Hour Stakes, and a $98,000 optional claiming race. Two-year-old filly Abscond won the CA$250,000 G1T Natalma Stakes