The dam of Flower Alley, Princess Olivia, is by Lycius whose dam is a daughter of Lyphard.

Flower Alley’s fourth dam is a daughter of Goofed, the dam of Lyphard. This gives Princess Olivia a 4x4 double of Goofed, and a possible source of breeding excellence. She is dam of six runners, all winners, including two stakes winners in Japan, rated TFR 120/123. Both are by Deep Impact, whose dam Wind In Her Hair is a daughter of Alzao, by Lyphard. The pedigree of Wind In Her Hair makes her very close kin to Lyphard’s son Elliodor, whose dam is full sister to Busted, the damsire of Wind In Her Hair.

Deep Impact is from the same female line as Right Approach, who has several daughters out of Elliodor mares.

Flower Alley’s damsire Lycius is a full brother to the mare Sit Akul, who was imported to South Africa in 2002. She produced a single foal here, Gr1 placed Gr1 winner Eddington (MR 111), by Model Man – son of Elliodor.

Also from the female line of Flower Alley is stallion Kefaah (Blushing Groom), whose dam is a half sister to Lyphard and full sister to Gr1 winner Nobiliary.

The grandam of Distorted Humor, Sweetest Chant, is very close kin to Bold Reason and Never Bend. A large proportion of Distorted Humor’s G1 winners have Sadler’s Wells (as sire of dam, grandam, or damsire). Sadler’s Wells’ line of Bold Reason appears significant in his best offspring. Lalun, the dam of Bold Reason and Never Bend, is a noted La Troienne carrier. La Troienne is invariably present in multiples in Distorted Humor’s best offspring.

This apparent affinity for La Troienne (in Flower Alley present through Sadler’s Wells’ damsire Bold Reason) is emphasised in I’ll Have Another whose dam has a double of Bold Reason’s half brother Never Bend and whose damsire Pleasant Tap is from the La Troienne female line.

The close resemblance of performance at stud of Distorted Humor and Trippi makes the latter’s daughters interesting options for Flower Alley.

Notable Progeny

International G1 winners

I’LL HAVE ANOTHER (09c – Arch, Pleasant Tap) – Champion 3yo in USA 2012; G1 Kentucky Derby, G1 Preakness S., G1 Santa Anita Derby; sire in Japan (TFR 130)
LUKE’S ALLEY (10c – AP Indy, Dehere) – Champion Older Male in Canada 2014; won G1 Gulfstream Hcp
MY WANDY’S GIRL (09f – Unbridled’s Song, Easy Goer) – Champion 3yo Filly in PR; G1 Cl. Accion de Gracias
LILACS AND LACE (08f – Seattle Slew, Alydar) – G1 Ashland S
BULLARD’S ALLEY (12c – Kris S., Mr Prospector) – G1 Canadian Int. S, G3 Louisville H