Ironicus<\/p>\n
Distorted Humor \u2013 Meghan\u2019s Joy, A.P. Indy<\/p>\n
Enters Stud 2017 at Claiborne Farm for a fee of $7,500<\/p>\n
Race Record<\/b><\/p>\n
Ironicus was lightly raced throughout his career but especially early on.\u00a0 He made only one start at two and four at three, winning only a maiden special weight as a young horse.\u00a0 He blossomed at four and five becoming a multiple graded stakes winner and setting a course record at Saratoga.\u00a0 At four Ironicus won the Longines Dixie (G2) at Pimlico in his stakes debut.\u00a0 He added a victory in the Bernard Baruch (G2) and a second in the Fourstardave (G2) both at Saratoga.\u00a0 He set a track record in the Bernard Baruch for a mile and one sixteenth on turf.\u00a0 Ironicus\u2019 best and most frustrating season came at age five.\u00a0 He won only a single race, the Fort Marcy (G3) but was narrowly second in both the Manhattan (G1) behind Flintshire and the Shadwell Turf Mile (G1) behind Miss Temple City.\u00a0 In his career finale he ran a creditable fourth in the Breeders\u2019 Bowl Mile.<\/p>\n
Pedigree<\/b><\/p>\n
Ironicus comes from one of the greatest female families of the twentieth century.\u00a0 He traces tail-female to the great La Troienne.\u00a0 La Troienne produced two members of the Hall of Fame, Bimelich and Black Helen but she is most remembered through the many stakes winners produced by her matrilineal line.\u00a0 Those include champions like Buckpasser and Easy Goer and recent Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver.\u00a0 La Troienne is the eighth dam of Ironicus, through her daughter Big Hurry.\u00a0 While much could be written about all eight of those mares we\u2019ll start with Glowing Tribute, Ironicus\u2019 fourth dam.\u00a0 She was named 1993 Broodmare of the Year after producing Kentucky Derby winner Sea Hero, among her six graded stakes winning offspring.\u00a0 Those include Wild Applause by Northern Dancer who is Ironicus\u2019 third dam.\u00a0 Wild Applause produced stakes winners and sires Roar (Forty Niner), Eastern Echo (Damascus) and Blare of Trumpets (Fit to Fight), as well as graded stakes winner Yell (A.P. Indy).\u00a0 Wild Applause\u2019s daughter Queens Wild would seem to be the black sheep of the family as she produced no stakes winners but she did get Meghan\u2019s Joy (A.P. Indy) who was stakes placed.\u00a0 She in turn has produced six stakes winners, including Ironicus all by six different stallions \u2013 Norumbega (Tiznow), On Leave (War Front), Hunting (Coronado\u2019s Quest), Quiet Harbor (Silver Deputy) and Seal Cove (Strong Hope).\u00a0 Ironicus is of course by Distorted Humor, a grandson of Mr. Prospector.\u00a0 Sire of Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide and four other champions, Distorted Humor is one of the leading sires in both the United States and the sim.\u00a0 He is out of a Danzig mare and has crossed well when more Northern Dancer is added to his foals.\u00a0 Belmont Stakes and Breeders\u2019 Cup Classic winner Drosselmeyer is inbred 4×4 to Northern Dancer, while Champion Pathfork is inbred 4×3 to Northern Dancer.\u00a0 Flower Alley, the leading son at stud by Distorted Humor is inbred 4×4 to Northern Dancer and 3×3 to Mr. Prospector, another common inbreeding among the best foals of Distorted Humor.<\/p>\n
In The Sim<\/b><\/p>\n
In the game Distorted Humor has produced five End of Year winners including Hall of Fame member Distorted Storm.\u00a0 Three of those EOY runners have Storm Cat as DS while the fourth is out of an Aptitude mare.\u00a0 Distorted Humor has a number of other grade one winners out of mares by Storm Cat or his son Giant\u2019s Causeway as well as other representatives of the Seattle Slew line like Aptitude including Slew himself and A.P. Indy.\u00a0 He has at least three grade one winners from Sadler\u2019s Wells mares and the Deputy Minister line is well represented through that sire and his son Awesome Again and grandson Ghostzapper.\u00a0 Distorted Humor\u2019s son Flower Alley continues the family\u2019s affinity with the Storm Cat line but has also done well when crossed back with mares from the Mr. Prospector line.<\/p>\n
Breeding Recommendation<\/b><\/p>\n
It would be easy to suggest that crossing Ironicus with mares by Storm Cat and Giant\u2019s Causeway but really in the sim they go well with just about anything.\u00a0 A more interesting strategy would be to cross Ironicus back with other descendants of La Troienne.\u00a0 Bluegrass Cat would combine both the Storm Cat line and La Troienne as he traces tail female back to her.\u00a0 His close relative Super Saver would be another option as would mares by Mineshaft or Easy Goer.\u00a0 Mineshaft would give inbreeding to A.P. Indy as would another son who carries La Troienne, Girolamo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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