Distorted Humor filly dominates Bal Harbour S.

House Rules cruised to a 9 ¼-length triumph in the $60,000 Bal Harbour S. Friday at Gulfstream Park, the first stakes win for the newly-turned 4-year-old daughter of Distorted Humor.
            
Making her first start since the Comely S. (G3) at Aqueduct on Nov. 29, House Rules sat a perfect trip under Javier Castellano, just behind pacesetter U.S.S. O’Brien and Georgia before powering past those two inside the quarter pole, then overwhelmed the field through the stretch. House Rules covered the mile in 1:35.78.

“She ran some great races here for my father last winter, so I thought she’d run a good race,” trainer James Jerkens said. “She finished second to the best filly in the country (Onlyforyou) here last year. She got a good trip today and I think she really liked the glib track. Training at Palm Meadows, where the track is slower, I think that helps a lot.”
 
Trained by Hall of Famer Allen Jerkens last season, House Rules broke her maiden by nearly six lengths before finishing second behind Onlyforyou in the Davona Dale S. (G2). She also finished second in a photo finish in the Gulfstream Park Oaks (G2) in March. Her overall mark now stands at 4-3-0 in 13 starts. Owned by Joseph Shields, Jr., House Rules has now earned $313,743.
 
Bred by El Catorce Inc. and WinStar Farm, House Rules is the first foal out of the multiple Argentine group stakes winner Teamgeist, who also placed in Keeneland’s Spinster S. (G1).