Zenyatta's history-making winning streak ended by a short head to Blame in a thrilling Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) (VIDEO) under the lights at Churchill Downs Nov. 6. Blame is a homebred son of Arch for Claiborne Farm and Adele Dilschneider.

"We made a game plan a year ago to point for this, and usually when you make plans like that in the horse business, it never works out. You don't even make the race," said Seth Hancock, president of Claiborne Farm, which celebrated its 100th anniversary this year. "But then the closer we got to the race, we realized we were going to make it and knew who we were running against but just were filled with anticipation of what might be. And then to see it come true is a feeling I can't describe."

With the $4,545,000 Classic, Blame won his third grade I race of the year. Earlier he won the Stephen Foster Handicap and Whitney Handicap, and he finished second in the grade I Jockey Club Gold Cup. Blame will now be retired to stud at Claiborne with a lifetime record of nine wins in 13 starts, six of the wins in graded stakes. He earned $2.7 million for the victory and retires with a career bankroll of $4,368,214.

Trainer Al Stall Jr. said he was extremely proud of Blame's performance but took nothing away from Zenyatta