SIRE LINE

DISTORTED HUMOR – multiple G2 & G3 winner in USA, G1 placed, to 1800m (rated 117);

sire of G1 winners of both sexes; Champion Freshman Sire USA; Champion Sire USA (twice); #2 NA Sire by lifetime % of BTW (2017); Leading Broodmare Sire (2017); Sire-of-sires;

Notable progeny incl Funny Cide (02c – Slewacide, Little Current);

Drosselmeyer (07c – Moscow Ballet, Slew O’Gold); Flower Alley (02c – Lycius, Sadler’s Wells; sire); Hystericalady (03f – Northair, El Oriental); Commentator (01c – Storm Bird, Woodman); Regal Ransom (06c – Red Ransom, Deputy Minister); A Shin Cool D (06f – Storm Cat, Caro); Boisterous (07c – Cox’s Ridge, Majestic Light); Ironicus (11c – AP Indy, Spectacular Bid); Any Given Saturday (04c – A.P. Indy, Spectacular Bid; sire); Awesome Humor (00f – Pass The Tab, Cox’s Ridge); Pathfork (08c – Sadler’s Wells, Riverman; sire); Aesop Fables (09c – Sadler’s Wells, Blushing Groom); Jimmy Creed (09c) – Citidancer, Allen’s Prospect); Fourty Niners Son (01c – Alleged, Conquistador Cielo); Bit Of Whimsy (04f – El Prado, Pia Star); Sharp Humor (03c – Hansel, Believe It; sire); Alternation (08c – Seattle Slew, Green Dancer); Distorted Legacy (07f – Private Account, Hoist The Flag); Shumoos (09f – Storm Cat, Cryptoclearance); Hello Pretty (01c – Blazing Sword, Raami); Justenuffhumor (05c – Broad Brush, Lear Fan); Slow Pace (08c – Seattle Slew, El Gran Senor); Do It All (07c – Dynaformer, Caerleon); Quip (15c – Indian Charllie, Boston Harbor) etc.

KIN-BREEDING: Distorted Humor is kinbred bottom female-line 4×4 Courtesy x Gay Rig,

involving duplications of mares Mumtaz Begum, Selene (Canterbuty Pilgrim), Maid Of The Mist. Conventional wisdom has it that Distorted Humor’s best offspring have La Troienne in the female line (Distorted Humor himself is free of La Troienne).

Forty Niner lines sires in South Africa: Flower Alley, Pathfork (Distorted Humor),

Trippi (End Sweep), Gold Standard (Trippi); Kildonan (Rich Man’s Gold)

FEMALE LINE

1st dam

Princess Olivia (95f, Lycius): 3 wins at 2 in N-America; dam of

FLOWER ALLEY (02c, Distorted Humor): subject stallion
TOSEN RA (08c, Deep Impact): 4 wins, 1600-1800m in Japan, Gr1 Mile Championship, Gr2

Kyoto Kinen, Gr3 Kisaragi Sho; 2nd Gr1 Tenno Sho, Gr2 Sho St Lite Kinen, Gr2 Kyoto Kinen, Gr3 Kokura Kinen; 3rd Gr1 Kikuka Sho (Japanese St Leger) (TFR 122); sire in Japan (2015)

SPIELBERG (09c, Deep Impact): 6 wins, 1800-2000m in Japan, Gr1

Tenno Sho; 3rd Gr1 Japan Cup, Gr2 Mainichi Okan (TFR 123); sire in Japan (2016)

Blooming Alley (07f, Symboli Kris S): 4 wins in Japan; 3rd Gr2 Sho Flora S.

Flowerette (04f, Victory Gallop): did not race; dam of

Arraignment (08c, Include): 5 wins, 1600-1800m in N-America; 3rd Gr3 British Columbia Derby

RUN TIME (13c, Gio Ponti): 3 wins in USA, Allen Jerkins S. Ludington (03c, Black Minnaloushe): 6 wins in USA He’s Souper (01c, Alphabet Soup): 6 wins in USA

2nd dam

Dance Image (90f, Sadler’s Wells): did not race; dam of

Internet Commander (01f, Deputy Commander): 6 wins, Champion 2yo filly in Jamaica

Princess Olivia (95f, Lycius): – see above

3rd dam

Diamond Spring (77f, Vaguely Noble): won in France; dam of

DROITURE (83f, Far North): 4 wins in France & USA, Gr3 Prix Duc d’Anjou

Depute (84c, Irish River): 2 wins in France & USA; 2nd Prix de Courcelles, Prix Jacques Laffitte; 3rd Prix Isonomy

Didwana (82f, Nijinsky): 2 wins in France; 3rd Prix des Tuileries; dam of

Desir de Dieu (88c, Saint Cyrien): won in France; 2nd Prix Robert de Cholet

Diamantaire (88f, Irish River): won at 2 in France; dam of

Devika (93f, Alzao): 3 wins in Germany; dam of

DONATELLO (01c, Auenadler): 4 wins in Germany & France, Heel-Cup-(L), SprintPreis-(L), Prix Contessina-(L); 2nd Gr2 Goldene Peitsche, Gr3 Benazet Rennen (TFR 115)

Diavolina (87f, Lear Fan): won in France; dam of

GO BOLDLY (94c, Sadler’s Wells): 2 wins in France, GP de Lyon; 2nd Prix Pelleas; 3rd Gr2 GP de Vichy, Gr3 Spreti-Rennen (TFR 108)

POLISH SPRING (93f, Polish Precedent): 7 wins in UK & USA, Pago Hop S.-(L), Furl Sail Hcp; 2nd Pebbles Hcp-(L)

Golden Way (97f, Cadeaux Genereux): 2 wins in UK; dam of

ASHKAL WAY (02c, Ashkalani): 9 wins in UK & USA, Gr1 Citation Hcp, Gr2 Kelso’s BC Hcp, Gr2 Bernard Baruch Hcp, Elkwood S., Lure S.-(L); 2nd Gr2 Fourstardave Hcp (TFR 120)

SENTIERO ITALIA (12f, Medaglio d’Oro): 5 wins, Gr2 Lake Placid S., Gr2 Sands Point S.; 2nd Gr1 Flower Bowl S.; 3rd Gr1 Challenge Cup

Dance Image (90f, Sadler’s Wells): – see above