10/19/09
Last updated: 10/18/09 6:01 PM
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Get Stormy has spent his entire 11-race career on turf
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Sullimar Stables’ homebred GET STORMY (Stormy Atlantic) extended his winning streak to
three when capturing his graded debut in Sunday’s $125,000
Bryan Station S. (G3) at Keeneland. The Tom Bush pupil prompted the early
pace set by Major Marvel (Bernstein) through splits of :23 4/5, :48 and 1:12 4/5
on the yielding turf course, swept to the front in the stretch, and comfortably
held the late rally of Rescue Squad (Dynaformer) by 1 1/2 lengths. Ridden by
Javier Castellano, Get Stormy completed the grassy mile in 1:37 2/5 and returned
$13, $5.60 and $3.40 as the 5-1 fourth choice.
Rescue Squad, who bided his time off the pace and was still fifth in
midstretch, finished with good energy to garner runner-up honors by one length.
The 4-1 second choice yielded $5.40 and $3.80 and ended the $79 exacta. Early
stalker Kinsella (Mr. Greeley), the 2-1 favorite, overtook Major Marvel by a
neck for third, paying $3.40. The trifecta was worth $272.20, and the 6-8-4-3
superfecta totaled $1,791.40. Rounding out the order under the wire were Mikoshi
(Orientate), Strike Again (Dixie Union), El Crespo (A.P. Indy) and Cedros (Medaglia
d’Oro).
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Get Stormy, who has raced exclusively on turf, was coming off a pair of
front-running scores at Saratoga. After clearing his entry-level allowance
condition on July 29 in his sixth attempt, the bay sophomore made his stakes bow
a winning one in the one-mile Lure S. on August 29. He has now compiled a record
of 11-4-2-1 with $207,559 in earnings.
Bred by Mary A. Sullivan in Kentucky, Get Stormy is out of the Kiri’s Clown
mare Foolish Gal, whose youngest progeny are a yearling colt named Foolish Tiger
(Hold That Tiger) and a weanling filly named Glory Gal (Honour and Glory). With
his fourth dam being multiple stakes heroine Amerigo’s Fancy (*Amerigo), Get
Stormy hails from the family of Grade 2 winners Tres Borrachos (Ecton Park),
Informed (Tiznow), Triple Tipple (Raise a Cup) and Summer Wind Dancer (Siberian
Summer).