 When the International Classifiaction for the two-year-old on 1999 was released in January 2000, Distant Music was rated the best British-trained colt, five pounds behind the Irish champion Fasliyev and level with Giant's Causeway.Michael Hills described Distant Music as "the best two-year-old I've ridden".After his retirement from racing, Distant Music became a breeding stallion at the Morristown Lattin Stud in County Kildare.