Get Stormy, a leading sire at Crestwood Farm, died unexpectedly on March 6 at the age of 16 from what is believed to be a cardiac event.
The son of Stormy Atlantic was bred and owned by Mary A. Sullivan, who raced under the name Sullimar Stables. Trained by Tom Bush, Get Stormy had a long successful campaign which included seven graded stakes wins. Get Stormy raced until age six, and he was a three-time Grade 1 winner, winning the Marker's Mark Mile, Woodford Reserve Turf Classic Stakes, Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap. From 31 career starts, he compiled a record of 11-5-4 and earned $1,606,812.
“Get Stormy was an amazing racehorse, and came to us with all the credentials and a tremendous following. He was such a great physical, and was a pleasure to be around. He was poised to become a top sire, as his best bred crops have yet to race. We are sorry and shocked; he is a great loss to our farm and Storm Cat's legacy” said Pope McLean of Crestwood Farm.
Get Stormy was popular his first year at stud when he arrived at Crestwood Farm, breeding 120 mares in his first season. Get Stormy's first crop included graded stakes winner Fifty Five, who was a nine-time stakes winner, earning $1,088,288 and was named New York's champion 3-year-old filly in 2017 and the state's champion turf female in 2019. Also from Get Stormy's first crop was multiple graded stakes winner, Storm the Hill.
Get Stormy's most prolific runner, the multiple Grade 1-winning filly, Got Stormy with earnings of $2,468,403. She won the Grade 1 Fourstardave in 2019 and again in 2021. She set a new course record during her first Fourstardave victory, completing one mile in 1:32, while defeating males at Saratoga Race Course. In December of 2019, Got Stormy won her second Grade 1 race in the Matriarch Stakes at Del Mar.
As of March 5, 2022, Get Stormy is the sire of 229 starters, 123 winners, six graded stakes winners (Got Stormy, Fifty Five, Get Smokin, Storm the Hill, Go Noni Go, and Getmotherarose), and a total of 11 black-type winners and total progeny earnings of $12,188,748.
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