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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Flying P Stable and James Schurman’s Dynadrive is in good order following his $135,000 Fasig-Tipton Lure upset Saturday and will target the Grade 3, $200,000 Bernard Baruch Handicap on September 5 at Saratoga Race Course.
“He came out of it really, really well. He looks great this morning,” said Morley. “His weight is good and he ate up last night. We’re thrilled with that and [will] point to the Bernard Baruch.”
Improving to 2-for-2 since being transferred to the care of Tom Morley from former conditioner Robertino Diodoro, Dynadrive has lit up the toteboard at both Belmont Park and Saratoga.
In his first start off a nearly four-month layoff, Dynadrive stalked a field of nine traveling ten furlongs in non-winners of two company on July 1 at Belmont to post a 45-1 shock under Eric Cancel. Cancel returned to the saddle again Saturday where he had Dynadrive in the rear of the field, 19 lengths behind the runaway Somelikeithotbrown at the half-mile fraction. He found a seam between the rail and the Chad Brown trained Sifting Sands down the stretch to get his head down at odds of 23-1.
“He was tough as nails yesterday. He went down into that hole on the rail and fought like a tiger all the way down there,” said Morley.
Having revitalized his career under the care of Morley, his conditioner thinks he may get more attention at the windows going into his next race.
“I hope so. Yesterday, I understand why he was 23-1. He’s coming out of a two-other-than that he won at 45-1, but I didn’t understand why he was 45-1 at Belmont,” said Morley. “This is a horse with a lot of back class and he’s at the perfect age now where he should be at the peak.”
A half-brother to graded stakes winner Tell Your Daddy, who Morley also conditioned and won last year’s running of the Bernard Baruch with, Dynadrive is a special part of Morley’s stable.
“We did very well with Tell Your Daddy, and he [Dynadrive] has done well in our barn,” said Morley. “It’s great when you get to train the family and the mare throws very talented runners.”
Haltered by his current owners for $62,500 last November at Churchill Downs, Dynadrive’s impressive resume includes a lifetime record of 8-5-2 in 24 starts and $415,543 in earnings.
NYRA Press Office
Photo: Dynadrive, inside, outduels Sifting Sands to win Fasig-Tipton Lure at Saratoga. (Eric Kalet)
