From the Blood-Horse:
I wish him happy years in retirement. I never thought he was ugly, just more old fashioned and workmanlike in appearance. His get were verstatile, tough and sound. Hopefully some of them will make an impact as sires and broodmares.
Not even a mention of three time Eclipse Award winning steeplechaser, McDynamo.
I was surprised also that they didn’t mention his chasing successes.
He had a son, Purim, who was beginning a stallion career and died just in January at a very young age–10. Purim’s first foals are three this year. It’s doubtful now if there is a male successor to carry on the line.
I had not realized he’d started out with such a moderate fee. Now I’m curious. What other “super sires” have started out at the low end of the fee range? I know Distorted Humor was at the lower end of the scale for some time and has been as high as 300K.
Here’s an Avalyn Hunter article on Dynaformer and his descendants–his son Americain.
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/66239/americain-international
Note that she mentioned that Dynaformer was one of the few with European appeal and get that could do both turf and dirt. He was truly an International sire, but never shuttled–TG
I don’t think he’s ugly, just kind of plain. Plain can work.
Spendthrift Farm, who stands stallion Temple City (by Dynaformer o/o Malibu Moon’s half sister) would probably beg to differ.
Actually it wasn’t until the last few years that Dynaformer had international appeal. Very few of his offspring found their way overseas pre-2005 or so. There was an explosion in the last few years, with Lucarno, Blue Bunting and Rainbow View all winning classic and G1s races in England and Ireland. Interestingly two of those horses were George Strawbridge owned, so it wasn’t even Europeans that were importing them into Europe. He had no big horse over jumps in Europe. By the time the Aussies realised his potential he was too old to shuttle.
One wonders if he had been discovered earlier if he may have had a bigger international impact.
Wow. To Viney’s point–I’m pretty surprised that such a “big name” stallion only has a smattering of stallion sons standing, and the most costly is Temple City, for $5k. His first foals are just hitting the ground this year. The other in Kentucky, Mr Big, went to stud in 2010. The rest of his sons–the ones with actual produce records, and some without–have been shipped out to less competitive markets and are standing for a pittance.
Dynaformer stood for $150,000 this year. The contrast between his price and his stallion sons is startling.
There are also a few stallion that have Dynaformer as a damsire. Only one in Kentucky–Spring at Last, for $7500.
I’m guessing Brilliant Speed will eventually be standing somewhere…
Dynaformer has something of a reputation for passing on his “difficult” temperament - a lot his sons were gelded I believe.
Mr. Prospector started in FLA for a very moderate fee. Malibu Moon started in MD for a really reasonable fee. Now he is 70,000 in KY.
Meant to add, I am sure there are others, but those two were off the top of my head.
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I’ve always thought him attractive. But then I love those plain, dark bay workmanlike horses, even if they are kind of plain!
I don’t think he’s ugly, either. And he sure has produced some handsome horses (Brilliant Speed, Americain, Barbaro, etc.)
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Dynever was also quite handsome.
Dynaformer was tough and athelic, but also homely and ill-tempered and threw the same. His best offspring came from lines that were prettier and better tempered-- like Barbaro’s dam. Although he had virtues worth perpetuating, I’d not be seeking Dynaformer’s blood without careful consideration of that with which it’d been crossed.
