Is the G1 Epsom Oaks the Next Stop on the Dynaformer Express?

Ok, I promise this will be the last Dynaformer blog for a while! I’ve been on a streak with Dynaformer (see last two posts), and I want to make a bold prediction before Friday’s G1 Epsom Oaks (Click here to view the entries) by picking Dynaformer’s Rainbow View (Click here to view pedigree)! She unexpectedly fizzled in the 1000 Guineas, but a mile and a half on turf should be just what the doctor ordered! John Gosden, her trainer, was quoted as saying that he’s sure she will stay a mile and a quarter, but maybe not a mile and a half. Well, she’s bred for the mile and a half. Her dam, by Nureyev, won the G1 Del Mar Oaks, and she’s a half-sister to E Dubai, a Mr. Prospector horse that won the G1 Suburban at 1¼ miles! The 2nd dam is by Lord at War, a stamina influence, and this is the family of G1 Breeder’s Cup Classic winner Raven’s Pass. If the family can get you top 1¼ runners like some of these, then Dynaformer can add the other¼ mile! Let’s face it (and it won’t kill his reputation anymore (because he’s a made man): Dynaformer is the premier source of turf stamina left in the country!

Speaking about Dynaformer 3-year-old fillies on the turf, did you happen to catch the winner of the 3rd race at Belmont yesterday? His daughter Dynaslew (Click here to view pedigree) won the 1 1/16-mile maiden special on turf by two lengths. Here’s another prediction: She will become a SW on the turf down the road. In her first start at 2 in a turf race at Saratoga last August, Dynaslew was second by a nose to future G1 winner Dream Empress! Today’s maiden was only her 3rd start. Put her in your stable mail and bet her next time out!

And finally, my big omission from the original Dynaformer post: His son McDynamo (Click here to view pedigree) won the Breeders’ Cup Steeplechase – the American Grand National – five years in a row, from 2003 to 2007 and is a multiple Eclipse Award-winning jumper. He’s also the richest steeplechaser in the US. The Grand National is at 2 1/8 miles on turf, but McDynamo broke his maiden at 1½ miles on the turf in a flat race! ‘Nuff said about Dynaformer’s stamina!

(Footnote: It’s not too late to start stocking up on Dynaformer mares for your broodmare band. Not only does he add the stamina needed for America’s classics and route races, but Dynaformer has a pedigree free of Mr. Prospector, Northern Dancer, and Seattle Slew, making him an ideal cross for most of the U.S. stallion population. He’s already the broodmare sire of 36 unrestricted SWs, including 4 G1 winners – Click here to view the list)