Friday, April 27, 2012

Dynaformer as a sire of sires: it could have been different

I think Purim was going to be a pretty good sire, maybe a surprisingly good sire given his record as a race horse, but he died earlier this year. I suppose Dynaformer hasn't sired top males in the same percentage that he has top fillies and mares, and I suppose his horses aren't the sire type, but he's also been incredibly snakebitten as a sire of sires. Barbaro tops the list, of course. Perfect Drift was gelded. He had some speed -- could have been a good sire. Dynever didn't do everything that was expected of him on the track, but he was pretty dynamic. He stood in Saudi Arabia, then died young. Blumin Affair, 2nd in the '93 BC Juvenile and then 3rd in the Derby , never got a good shot at stud.

Time's certainly running out for Dynaformer as a sire of sires (although I can't speak knowledgeably about his possibilities with sires overseas.) Brilliant Speed could be a last chance dark horse. That's the right name for a sire, right? Maybe that will convince some breeders to give him a shot.

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