Blazing Sevens, a son of the white-hot stallion Good Magic and winner of the Champagne S. (G1) at two and second in the 2023 Preakness S. (G1), will stand at Darby Dan Farm in the upcoming breeding season. A stud fee for the precocious son of Eclipse Champion and leading stallion Good Magic will be announced at the conclusion of his racing career. Plans call for Blazing Sevens to be syndicated in the near future.
Peter Bradley, bloodstock advisor for owner Rodeo Creek Racing, brokered the deal to stand Blazing Sevens at Darby Dan. “Blazing Sevens was an exceptional racehorse at two and was unlucky not to have won the Preakness Stakes at three,” said Bradley. “At 16.2 hands, Blazing Sevens is an A+ physical and has every chance to become a top stallion.”
Blazing Sevens broke his maiden at Saratoga at first asking, winning by 6 ¼ lengths. In just his second race, he finished a rallying third in the Hopeful S. (G1) at Saratoga over a sloppy track. In the prestigious stallion-making race at Belmont Park, the Champagne S. (G1), Blazing Sevens overcame a troubled start, made a sweeping move five-wide on the far turn and stormed by the leaders in deep stretch to score by an impressive 3 ¼ lengths for trainer Chad Brown.
Blazing Sevens is by Good Magic, a Classic-placed, champion son of Champion Sire Curlin. Winner of the 2017 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) and Eclipse Champion 2-Year-Old Male, Good Magic was also runner-up in the 2018 Kentucky Derby (G1). He has sired five Grade 1 winners from his first two crops and is already the sire of two Eclipse Award finalists, including 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Mage. This year, Good Magic is represented by Arkansas Derby (G1) winner Muth, an Eclipse Award finalist last year at two; Pacific Classic (G1) winner Mixto; and Belmont S. (G1) and Haskell S. (G1) winner Dornoch.
“We are thrilled to announce the addition of a precocious Grade 1 son of Good Magic to our roster,” said Stuart Fitzgibbon, stallion director at Darby Dan Farm. “Blazing Sevens was a true standout in his two and three-year-old racing seasons. Coupled with his exceptional conformation and pedigree, Blazing Sevens is a highly desirable stallion. Blazing Sevens beat or placed against the absolute best of his generation, just missing a Classic, the 2023 Preakness Stakes, by a head to National Treasure.”
Blazing Sevens is produced from the winning Warrior’s Reward mare Trophy Girl, a half-sister to Grade 1 winner King David and stakes winner Bertsgoldenmissile. Bred in Kentucky by distinguished breeder Tracy Farmer, Blazing Sevens was a $225,000 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Sale graduate.
For more information on Blazing Sevens, contact Stuart Fitzgibbon at (859) 621-6763 or by email at [email protected], or visit www.darbydan.com.
