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Distorted Humor Adds US Black-Type

Monday, 6th February 2012

Former Grand Lodge Thoroughbreds shuttler Distorted Humor (Forty Niner-Danzig's Beauty, by Danzig) added a US black-type success when 4YO entire Alternation (Distorted Humor-Alternate, by Seattle Slew) scored a 3,5-lengths victory in the US$100,000 Listed Essex Handicap (8.5 furlongs) for 4YOs & up at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas. Alternation (ridden by Luis Quinonez for trainer Don Von Hemel) defeated 6YO gelding Color Me Blue (Flatter-Lady Of Blue, by Danzig Connection) & fellow 4YO entire Twice The Appeal (Successful Appeal-Double Boarded, by Cormorant). Alternation took his record to 5 wins (also including 2011's Gr2 Peter Pan Stakes over 9 furlongs at Belmont Park) & 2 placings (including 2011's Listed Oklahoma Derby over 9 furlongs at Remington Park) from 10 stars for US$405,004 earnings.

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