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On Monday 8/9/25 Champion Sire FASTNET ROCK was humanely euthanized at Coolmore, his place of birth and home for the past 20 years. He was 24. During his time, Fastnet Rock forged a legacy that saw him recognised as one of the greatest stallions Australia has ever produced, especially of the modern era. He has sired nearly 1200 individual winners including 197 Stakes Winners and 43 Group 1 Winners and 150 Stakes Winners as a Broodmare Sire.​

She gave the boys weight and a cold in a sizzling display as Dynamic Syndications’ tough 5yo mare PIGGYBACK (by Trapeze Artist ex Wowee) rose to the challenge of a staying trip on Saturday producing a strong performance to claim Race 3 – the SKY RACING Benchmark 78 Handicap (2200m) at Doomben. Asked to lump 57.5kgs as a Mare over the testing 2200m, This was an extremely strong effort at this testing trip. PIGGYBACK stopped the clock in a sizzling 2:13.81 with a slick last 600m in 34.87. To put things into perspective, PIGGYBACK smashed the clock establishing Class and Sex Records!

A BIT OF SPIRIT, is a first-crop Son of PALACE PIER (GB) (by Kingman), lived up to his name on Saturday, 30 August, when battling gamely to land the prestigious Gr3 Solario Stakes over 7 furlongs (1400m) at Sandown. After disputing the running, he found well under pressure in the straight to get the better of Humidity and Oceans Four. A BIT OF SPIRIT has been a model of consistency this season, scoring by a head on his debut at Newbury in June before following up at Salisbury and then finishing second twice in Listed contests.

Strappers are often the unsung heroes of the racing industry and this year the honour of being recognised as the 2023-24 Racing Season STRAPPER OF THE YEAR was taken out by LEONARD “LENNY” TODD a much-valued member of the Ciaron Maher Team. From Dynamic Syndications Team perspective, we are delighted for “Lenny’s” recognition. The work he does with all our Dynamic horses within the stables is very much appreciated and we are truly blessed with the efforts Lenny goes to looking after our horses.

World Champion Miler PALACE PIER (GB) shuttled for only one season to Darley Australia, and that resultant crop have just turned 2yo’s and are set to race in Australia this season. His first crop in Europe are doing an amazing job as he sits in second place on the GB/IRE First Season Sire’s Premiership. Overnight PALACE PIER sired his Second Stakes Winner and his first Group Winner as ROYAL FIXATION proved too strong in the Gr2 Lowther Stakes over 6-furlongs at Ebor.

Unsure whether the Smile on the Dial of Dynamic Trainer JASON DEAMER was one of pure Happiness or Relief, with the truth being most likely both, after DOLLARS (4yo geld Written Tycoon x Stresa) finally found a race that, despite our galloper doing everything wrong, was still capable of getting the job done and break his Maiden at Newcastle. DOLLARS is a horse who would test the patience of a Saint. So, for a Wonderful Team of Loyal Dynamic Owners it was a relief.

Kingman’s Champion Group 1 Winning son PALACE PIER (GB) only shuttled to Darley Australia for one year and will have his first runners as 2yo’s this season. PALACE PIER has now sired his first Northern Hemisphere Stakes Winner (& Quinella) when MORRIS DANCER won the Stonehenge Stakes Listed (1600m) at Salisbury. MORRIS DANCER got the better of A BIT OF SPIRIT another PALACE PIER colt, giving his young sire the stakes quinella.

Punters rallied to boom 3yo prospect PLANET RED when the son of ADMIRE MARS kept his race record intact by going back-to-back with a victory at Sandown on Wednesday. Planet Red returned from a short let-up to claim the MRC Membership Feel The Thrill Handicap (1200m) The 3-year-old was sent out a dominant $1.85 favourite before winning as expected against a strong field. Planet Red defeated Vega For Luck ($9.50) by a long neck with Bingi ($7.50) a length further away in third.

AXIUS was the beneficiary of a Plan B result at Randwick’s Kensington Track on Wednesday, after our Dynamic galloper had been a short priced favourite the previous Saturday at Rosehill, but heavy rain washed away the opportunity. We had anticipated that may have been a possibility, so last Thursday we put in a nomination for this Randwick mid-week meeting, to line up in Race 4 on Wednesday and departed the track with a Victory in Race 4 the PKF Newcastle Handicap a Benchmark 72 for Colts and Geldings over 1300m. We engage apprentice Braith Knock and with his 2.0kgs claim, AXIUS looked well in a race like this, and he lived up to expectations with a dominant display. AXIUS stopped the clock in a Time: 1:19.86