The region is getting stormier, which threatens settlements, aids ocean mixing that funnels nutrients to deeper waters, and could speed the breakup of sea ice.
The action also got stormy at the back of the pack.
Get Stormy won the Makers Mark Stakes at Keene- land in his previous outing.
"I must have the ability to weather the storm, because it's going to get stormy," he said.
GET STORMY WINS WOODFORD Get Stormy led all the way Saturday in the $576,000 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic, the main event on the Kentucky Derby undercard at Churchill Downs.Get Stormy, a 5-year-old trained by Tom Bush, held off Smart Bid by three- quarters of a length for his second straight Grade 1 victory.
"When you get stormy weather and the waves would prevent a normal ferry from operating, you can just drive around the roads and get there that way," Charles Caserta said.
Get Stormy earned his 10th win in 22 starts, paying $17 on a $2 bet to win.Other undercard winners were Aike- nite in the $348,900 Churchill Downs Stakes, Aviate in the $227,800 ChurchillDistaff Turf Mile, Sassy Image in the$345,600 Humana Distaff for fillies andmares, and Regally Ready in the $111,200 Twin Spires Turf Sprint.
But the ocean's depths can get stormy, too, researchers say.
A mere $5,000 purchase, he has a sire in Get Stormy that was a formidable foe on grass, but those two dirt wins, both of which came at today's distance, suggest that he might have inherited his father's affinity for distance, if not for grass.
Currently, the magnificent Get Stormy is a mahogany bay with white markings.
