GRANITE SPRINGS — At a few months old, the auburn colt doesn’t have a name, but he’s already learned to stand still, patiently regarding his handlers as they groom him in the barn where he’s spent his young life.
Right now, he’s simply called Distortion 2015 — he’s the 2015 colt out of a brilliantly sleek chestnut mare named Distortion and was sired by 1999 Belmont Stakes winner Lemon Drop Kid.
He’ll be almost 2 before Stonewall Farm owner Barry K. Schwartz files papers with his official name…..