Eclipse Champion Idiomatic (Curlin–Lockdown, by First Defence) was found to be lame in her left knee Friday morning with an issue that should heal readily, according to a Juddmonte Farms press release early Friday.
The homebred has been ruled out for the GI Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff where she was set to take on MGISW Thorpedo Anna (Fast Anna).
Juddmonte has decided to retire the 5-year-old mare to the breeding shed. This is the first time she has been sidelined over the course of three seasons of racing.
Idiomatic won the Breeders' Cup Distaff at Santa Anita in 2023 and prepped for this year's edition when she captured for the second time in a row the GI Juddmonte Spinster Stakes at Keeneland Oct. 6. The accomplished mare won a total of five top level races over the course of her career.
The first foal out of Lockdown, Idiomatic has a strong extended female family. Her dam is a full-sister to 'TDN Rising Star' and MGISW Close Hatches. Lockdown also counts as half-siblings 'TDN Rising Star' and MGSW Scylla (Tapit), GSW Batten Down (Tapit) and current sire Tacitus (Tapit).
Idiomatic has a 2-year-old half-sister named Chasten (Into Mischief) who is in-training with her conditioner Brad Cox.
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