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Stakes Winning Son Of Distorted Humor To Buck Pond Farm

Stakes Winner and Multiple Graded Stakes Placed DISTORTED REALITY will stand the 2009 breeding season at Douglas Arnold’s Buck Pond Farm in Versailles, KY. Distorted Reality will stand for a fee of $5,000 on a live foal/stands and nurses basis.

The 5-year-old son of leading sire Distorted Humor is out of the Unbridled mare Christy Love, making him a ½ brother to stakes winners ATTICUS KRISTY and FIERY DANCER. He comes from the immediate family of Tamerett, which has produced GONE WEST-G1, LADY JOANNE-G1, TAPPIANO-G1, KNOWN FACT-G1, TENTAM-G1, LION CAVERN-G2 and BAGHDARIA-G3.

DISTORTED REALITY was bred and raced by Centaur Farm, Inc. and trained by Todd Pletcher. He won the Lexington Stakes and Academy Award Stakes, both at Belmont Park, as well as placing in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame S.-G2, the Saranac S.-G3, Hill Prince S.-G3, the Bryan Station S., etc. From 18 lifetime starts, Distorted Reality posted a record of 5 wins, 4 seconds and 1 third with $361,362 in career earnings. He will stand as the property of a partnership between Fleming Thoroughbred Farm, LLC and the William Matthews Family Trust.

DISTORTED REALITY is scheduled to arrive at Buck Pond Farm on Tuesday, January 13. He will be available for inspection throughout the remainder of the Keeneland January Sale week. Buck Pond will host a special open house on Thursday, January 15 from 10 AM until 4 PM to introduce DISTORTED REALITY as well as the farm’s other new arrival NIAGARA CAUSEWAY. All Buck Pond stallions will be available for shows.

For more information, please contact the farm at (859) 873-4081.

 
Graded Stakes Winning Son Of Giant’s Causeway To Buck Pond Farm

Buck Pond Farm announces the arrival of NIAGARA CAUSEWAY, a graded stakes-winning son of Giant’s Causeway, who will stand at the farm in 2009 for a fee of $3,000 live foal/stands and nurses. He is owned by Glenda Perryman’s La Bahia Stud.

Six-year-old Niagara Causeway was purchased for $230,932 at the 2004 Tattersalls October yearling sale from Castlemartin Stud and raced in the colors of La Bahia Stud. He was bred in Kentucky by Bronwyn Maddocks, Andrew Harcourt, and Skymarc Farm.

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Niagara Causeway established a track record in winning the 2008 Tokyo City Handicap-G3 at a 1 ½ miles on the all weather track at Santa Anita. Two years earlier, he ran second in the Cinema Breeders’ Cup Handicap-G2T. He retired with wins or placings in nine of 20 races and earnings of $255,567.

“Niagara Causeway was typical of most Giant's Causeways. They are tough horses with good conformation and hearts as big as they are,” said trainer Leonard Powell. “His victory in the Tokyo City Handicap was very hard fought as he was never going to let the two runners up pass him. Niagara is a horse with very good tactical speed that he could carry over a distance of ground. He was bred for turf but his form also improved dramatically when he switched to synthetic surfaces."

Niagara Causeway is the only son of Giant’s Causeway standing in Kentucky in 2009 out of a Graded Stakes winning mare. He is the first foal from Irish champion 3-year-old filly miler Theoretically (by Theatrical), herself a half-sister to French group I winner Cudas.

The stallion arrived at Buck Pond on January 6 and will be available for inspection throughout the upcoming Keeneland January Sale along with the other Buck Pond stallions. Buck Pond Farm will host a special Open House on Thursday January 15th from 10 AM until 4 PM. Please call the farm at (859) 873-4081 for additional information.

 

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