Ironicus, a Grade 2 winner and sire of 2021 Kentucky Derby runner Helium, has been sold to stand at Haras Don Carlos in Uruguay, according to Uruguayan reporter Antonio Pato Castro.
The 11-year-old son of Distorted Humor previously stood at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky., where he entered stud in 2017.
Ironicus has sired three crops of racing age, with 12 winners and combined progeny earnings of $832,395.
His leading runner has been Helium, who won the listed Display Stakes at Woodbine as a juvenile, and came back at three to win the Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby, en route to crossing the finish eighth in last year's Kentucky Derby. Helium also earned placings in the Grade 3 Matt Winn Stakes and the non-graded War Chant Stakes at Churchill Downs, and the Robert Hilton Memorial Stakes at Charles Town.
A homebred for Stuart Janney III, and trained by Shug McGaughey, Ironicus won six of 18 career starts for earnings of $1,148,790.
He set a new course record at Saratoga Race Course for 1 1/16 miles over the turf in the G2 Bernard Baruch Stakes, and he notched additional graded victories in the G2 Dixie Stakes and G3 Fort Marcy Stakes. He was also second in a pair of Grade 1 races on the turf.
Ironicus is out of the stakes-placed A.P. Indy mare Meghan's Joy, making him a half-brother to notable runners including Grade 2 winners Norumbega and On Leave, and Grade 3 winners Hunting and Quiet Harbor. His extended family includes Grade 1 winner Eastern Echo and Grade 2 winners Yell and Roar.
Arribó a Uruguay el padrillo IRONICUS, ganador de 15 carreras en USA, inclusive pruebas de G2 y G3, con más de 1 millón de dólares en premios. El hijo de Distorted Humor cumplirá funciones en el Haras Don Carlos.https://t.co/MyuZkBD6Bi@Grtvus @MasHipica @TvBurrera pic.twitter.com/k2khggHYzh
— Antonio Pato Castro (@acastroturf) January 22, 2022
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