Stallion Dynaformer Dead at 27 at LinesMaker

VERSAILLES, Ky. (HORSES/Newsfeed) — Dynaformer, the sire of Ken­tucky Derby win­ner Bar­baro, has died at Three Chim­neys Farm two weeks after hav­ing a heart attack in his stall.

The 27-year-old stal­lion was one of the most suc­cess­ful sires in the thor­ough­bred indus­try with 21 crops that have earned more than $ 105 mil­lion, includ­ing 130 stakes win­ners and 18 millionaires.

Three Chim­neys Pres­i­dent Case Clay says in a release Sun­day that “Dynaformer impacted the indus­try in a way that few ever have or will” and called him an awe-inspiring horse to be around.

Dynaformer’s death comes on what would’ve been the ninth birth­day of Bar­baro, who won the Derby, but broke down in the 2006 Preak­ness Stakes, and was later euthanized.

Dynaformer rup­tured an aor­tic valve April 14 and an ultra­sound the next day revealed sev­eral holes in his heart.