Dynamic One lived up to his name in the $200,000 Blame Stakes at Churchill Downs on June 4th, earning his second career stakes victory and setting him up for a major Breeders’ Cup prep race in either the G2 Stephen S. Foster at Churchill or the G2 Suburban Stakes at Belmont Park.
Covering a mile and an eighth over the dirt, he was settled off the pace by jockey Tyler Gaffalione. He went to the four path around the far turn and inched closer to the leader before spinning five wide into the stretch. He took the lead in the final furlong to win by a length.
Dynamic One’s previous stakes win came in 2021 in the $120,000 Curlin Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. His career earnings now total $479,950.
The four-year-old Union Rags colt has finished on the board in three graded stakes races. As a three-year-old, he was a close runner-up in the G2 Wood Memorial in April at Aqueduct. As a four-year-old, he took third in the G3 Challenger Stakes in March at Tampa and second in the G3 Ben Ali Stakes in April at Keeneland.
Bred by Phipps Stable, Dynamic One was purchased by Repole Stable and St. Elias Sable for $725,000 at the Keeneland 2019 September Yearling Sale. After the purchase, Phipps Stable accepted an offer to buy back into him and join his new owners as partners.
Dynamic One comes from one of the most elite families in the sales book, including second, third, and fourth dams Storm Flag Flying, My Flag, and Personal Ensign, all Breeders’ Cup champions bred and owned by the Phipps family.
Photo: Breeder and co-owner Daisy Phipps Pulito in the Churchill Downs winners’ circle with Blame Stakes winner Dynamic One and jockey Tyler Gaffalione.
Phipps Stable Fan 