Del Mar Oaks distance the question for Got Stormy

Got Stormy, who has won three consecutive one-mile turf stakes, will attempt to stretch out to 1 1/8 miles in the Grade 1, $300,000 Del Mar Oaks on Aug. 18, trainer Mark Casse said Wednesday.

“It’s a Grade 1,” said Casse, who trains Got Stormy for Southern California-based owner Gary Barber. “She’s already a Grade 3 winner. She’s at the top of her game. Right now is the time to try. My only concern is the distance, but I also think Del Mar’s turf course will suit her really well. She’s got a quick turn of foot, and with those short turns I think she’s got a big shot.”

In her last three starts, Got Stormy has won the Penn Oaks at Penn National, the Wild Applause at Belmont, and the Grade 3 Ontario Colleen at Woodbine.

Casse said that John Velazquez, who rode Got Stormy in the Wild Applause, and Patrick Husbands, who was aboard for the Colleen, both said they “didn’t see any reason why she wouldn’t go any farther.”

Casse said that Tyler Gaffalione would ride Got Stormy in the Del Mar Oaks. Gaffalione has ridden Got Stormy four times including a neck victory in the Penn Oaks on June 2.

On Wednesday at Saratoga, Got Stormy worked five furlongs in 1:02.56 over the main track.