Besting two rivals at the wire, Storm Changer captures a New York Stallion Stakes at Aqueduct Race Track April 13, a win that gave sire Name Changer his first black-type winner.
Bumping another runner at the start, the 3-year-old filly gathered herself a ran off the pace before jockey Jose Gomez swung her outside six wide. Rallying from her outside position near the sixteenth pole, the dark bay or brown filly outlasted Princess Mischief by a half-length and Disco Star, who was a nose back in third.
The Peter Kazamias homebred (Kaz Hill Farm) improves to 2-1-0 from five career starts and $183,750 in winnings. She paid $27.80 with a $2 win ticket.
Having raced exclusively in New York, Storm Changer is trained by Carlos Martin.
Name Changer has three crops, two of racing age. He began his stud career in 2021 and stands at Kaz Hill Farm near Middletown, N.Y. for $2,500 this year.
The 12-year-old sire is a son of Uncle Mo and was 8-2-8 from 24 starts. He banked $567,080 as a Colts Neck Stable homebred. He was victorious in one of seven graded efforts, winning the 2018 Monmouth Cup at Monmouth Park.
