An athletic chestnut colt by Distorted Humor was the first to crack the seven-figure mark during the second session of the Keeneland September yearling sale, selling for $2.05 million to agent Mike Ryan on Monday.
Ryan purchased the colt, who is out of the Storm Cat mare Angel’s Nest, on behalf of an undisclosed client based overseas.
“It’s a new client who wants top quality stock, aim for the big races,” Ryan said. “It’s undecided (whether the colt will remain in the U.S. or race overseas).
“He was the complete package,” Ryan said of the colt. “He’s got unbelievable stallion potential. I mean the sky is the limit for the horse.”
Consigned by Lane’s End, the colt boasted a pedigree to match his physical prowess. Angel’s Nest is out of the champion racemare and top producer Miesque and is a half sister to Group I winner and leading sire Kingmambo as well as Group I winner East of the Moon.
“When you get that family, you just never know what is going to happen,” said Bill Farish of Lane’s End. “It’s a phenomenal family and it all came together well at this sale. He still has a lot of maturing to do, which is good.”
Alicia Wincze Hughes is the turf writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader. She started riding at age 8 and was a four-year member of the Pace University equestrian team.
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