Foaled in Kentucky, Society is bred and raced by Peter E. Blum Thoroughbreds LLC. Blum also bred but sold Authentic (Into Mischief), who won the 2020 Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic. Based on those achievements, Authentic was named 2020 Horse of the Year.
Article by Jay Hovdey: In the latest of his unmissable series, Jay Hovdey recalls the long and distinguished career of the versatile ex-Chilean performer – as elegant as they come – who locked horns with the best in the mid-seventies
The legendary jockey Lester Piggott, who died in Switzerland on May 29, exerted an unexpected influence on breeding due to his mastery of the craft of race riding, and its components of pace, balance, and timing.