#get stormy

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I heard that Get Stormy passed away, and I’ve been sitting here staring at a screen, speechless, for about fifteen minutes. 

I loved this horse. I will never forget the first time I saw him. I was at Keeneland, one of the rare days I was just there to spectate, not take photos. We were hanging out at the paddock, and the horse closest to me was just mesmerizing. Had the coloring of a Clydesdale. He just drew every eye right to him. He was one of the most stunning horses I’ve ever seen. 

He won that day, and I followed his every move after that. He was a Keeneland regular, to the point I went back to the barns to visit him a few times, and got to chat with Tom Bush and Javier Cabrera, his exercise rider. They were so proud of him. 

I took hundreds of photos of him. Crestwood Farm was one of my last stops before I left Kentucky. I cheered my guts out for Got Stormy when I got to see her race. 

I can’t believe I’ll never get to see him again. 

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Go Noni Go wins the Bourbonette Oaks (G3)

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This very bright son of Get Stormy sold for $21,000 at the FT October sale. 

His dam is Packed Powder, a white 7yr old daughter of The White Fox. The colt’s very apt name is Blizzard Condition. His female family is pretty low on class up close, but his 4th dam was a blacktype producer. Get Stormy was a classy millionaire and multiple G1 winner, so Blizzard Condition might get lucky and take after dad.

It sounds like his new owner mostly bought him for his pretty color. They’ll see what he can do racing, but might just turn him into a hunter for his daughter. 

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Get Stormy had a white colt. This is not a drill.

[thehorsegodbuilt]

Speaking of Get Stormy. 

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[swaps55]

Get Stormy: "I am prettier than you." Also a 3 time Grade 1 winner and the object of Swaps' affection.

Cigar: "I won almost 10 million dollars on the racetrack and you definitely did not." Also won 16 straight races (including Breeder's Cup Classic and Dubai World Cup) and was a 2 time horse of the year. 

General Quarters: "I am not prettier than Stormy, but I am prettier than you." Also won the Bluegrass Stakes and Woodford Reserve Turf Classic. 

Da Hoss: "Swaps took really good care of me when she worked for the Kentucky Horse Park and I still remember her." Also won the Breeder's Cup Mile twice, the second time after having 1 race in two years. No one appreciates how IMPOSSIBLE AND AMAZING THAT WAS. 

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I can't EVEN with this horse. 

I LOVE HIM SO MUCH.