Repole Stable, Phipps Stable and St. Elias Stable's Dynamic One is scheduled to return from a long layoff in Friday's featured Race 7 at Gulfstream Park, where the Grade 2 stakes winner has been installed as the 6-5 morning line favorite for the mile optional claiming allowance.
“We're looking forward to getting him back to the races,” said Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher. “Hopefully, this leads to bigger opportunities ahead.”
Pletcher had nominated Dynamic One for the Dec.30 Harlan's Holiday (G3), a key 1 1/16-mile prep for the $3 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational (G3) Jan. 27 at Gulfstream but opted to bring the 5-year-old son of Union Rags back to the races around one turn in Friday's feature.
Dynamic One has been sidelined since finishing sixth in the 2022 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1). The Phipps homebred had run the best race of his career in his prior start, a victory in the Suburban (G2) at Belmont Park. The Pletcher trainee, the runner-up in the 2022 Wood Memorial (G2), also won the 2021 Curlin at Saratoga and the 2022 Blame at Churchill Downs.
Defending Championship Meet titlist Irad Ortiz Jr., who was aboard Dynamic One in the Suburban, has the return mount Friday.
Defending two-time Championship Meet training titlist Saffie Joseph Jr. has entered two horses in Friday's feature, Picking Up Pennies and Positive Review.
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