Corniche , the 2021 Eclipse champion 2-year-old and multiple grade 1 winner, has been retired and will be sent to Ashford Stud in Central Kentucky, where he will enter stud in 2023, the farm announced Aug. 28.

A son of Quality Road, Corniche suffered his only loss July 31 in the Amsterdam Stakes (G2) at Saratoga Race Course, where he suffered a career-ending injury to a hind joint. He retires with $1,263,500 in earnings.
Trained by Bob Baffert, Corniche was undefeated in three starts at 2. He won his debut at Del Mar by 4 1/4 lengths, going 5 1/2 furlongs in 1:03.01. He immediately stepped up to grade 1 company for the two-turn American Pharoah Stakes (G1), where he posted another front-end success. Drawn widest of all in post 11 in the TVG Breeders’ Cup Juvenile presented by Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (G1), Corniche sped through fractions of :23.03 and :46.15 before winning gamely by 1 3/4 lengths.