What is the Stallion Spotlight you may ask? Well once a week (normally on Fridays), I will spotlight a stallion that I like and tell you a little bit about his foals. This week, I’m going to share my favorite stallion Distorted Humor.
Name: Distorted Humor
Stallion Register: Link
Year of Birth: 1993
Pedigree: Forty Niner x Danzig’s Beauty by Danzig
Color: Chestnut
Stands at: WinStar Farm
Stakes Wins: Screen King S, Salvator Mile H. (G3), Commonwealth Breeder's Cup S. (G2), Churchill Downs H. (G2), Ack Ack H. (G3)
Total Career Earnings: $769,964
Distorted Humor is the son of 1988 Kentucky Derby runner-up Forty Niner and the Danzig mare Danzig’s Beauty. He was mainly a sprinter and miler while he was running facing horses like former World Record holder Elusive Quality. He raced until age 5 (1998), and one of those races he won that year is the Ack Ack Handicap, which you can see below.
His first crop of foals hit the ground in 2000. Included in that crop where G1 winning juvenile Awesome Humor and G2 winner Go Rockin Robin, but niether of those two horses where the horse to make Distorted Humor, one of the premer stallions that he is today. That honor belongs to a gelding from the same crop as the above horses, who is out of the Slewacide mare Belle’s Good Cide and broke his maiden in his first try at Belmont Park in 2002. In matter of fact, this horse is my all time favorite race horse. I think you can figure it out who I’m talking about, but I’ll let the video do the talking. Here is the 2003 Kentucky Derby where the winner was Funny Cide!
Along with winning the Derby that year, Funny won the Preakness and finished 3rd in the Belmont. That was enough to give him, the 2003 Eclipse award for 3yo male, plus the New York bred 3yo male championship and NYB Horse of the Year. Funny won the 2004 Jockey Club Gold Cup and was once again named NYB Older Male and Horse of the Year. After going through his only winless season in 2005, he won north of the boarder in the Dominon Day Stakes at Woodbine in 2006. Fitting that he wrapped up his career on July 4,2007 with a resounding victory in the slop at Finger Lakes Racetrack in the Rochester, New York area. He now resides at Kentucky Horse Park with other legends such as Cigar, Alysheba and Da Hoss.
Following that first crop, Distorted Humor took off as a sire. He is also the father of Travelers winner and 2005 BC Classic runner-up Flower Alley, G1 winner Hystericlady (who I have seen in person), 2006 FL Derby runner-up Sharp Humor, Haskell winner Any Given Saturday (who is bred the Distorted Humor/ Seattle Slew cross, which Funny is also a member of) and 2 time Whitney winner Commentator. I’m really looking forward to a filly who will be two next year by him. Ironically, she is out of Funny’s half sister Rockcide (Personal Flag).
He finished 4 nationally in 2008 for earnings, with Hystericalady his highest earner. He’s standing for $150,000 in 2009. Look out for his foal out of the Turkoman mare Turkish Tryst to hit the ground this year. Will be a half sibling to 2007 King’s Bishop Winner, KY Derby, Haskell and BC Classic runner- up Hard Spun (Danzig).
Next week: Smart Strike
I will be doing a recap of all of this weekends race, plus a total of my mythical earnings on Sunday night.
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