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Pyro

Stats Updated Through: 11/19/2009

Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor Jockey: John R. Velazquez
Owner: Godolphin Racing LLC
Age/Sex 4-year-old Colt

2009 Stats:
Starts
3
1st-2nd-3rd
1-1-0
Earnings (Rank)
$194,790 (339)
Win % (In-The-Money %)
33% (66%)

In The News:

• Dirt Mile notes - Nov. 4, 2009

• Godolphin to enter two in Classic

• Godolphin still sorting out Cup strategy

• Pyro fires late to win Forego Stakes

• Many willing to test Forego favorites

• MORE

Racing Career:

Date	Purse	Race Name	Track	Grade	Finish
11/07/09	$1M	Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile	Oak Tree At Santa Anita	1	10
09/05/09	$300K	Forego S.	Saratoga	1	1
07/29/09	$80.5K	James Marvin S.	Saratoga		2
10/25/08	$1M	TVG Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile	Oak Tree At Santa Anita		6
10/04/08	$500K	Indiana Derby	Hoosier Park	2	2
08/23/08	$1M	Travers S.	Saratoga	1	3
07/27/08	$500K	Jim Dandy S.	Saratoga	2	2
06/14/08	$175K	Northern Dancer S.	Churchill Downs	3	1
05/03/08	$2M	Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands	Churchill Downs	1	8
04/12/08	$750K	Toyota Blue Grass S.	Keeneland	1	10
03/08/08	$600K	Louisiana Derby	Fair Grounds	2	1
02/09/08	$300K	Risen Star S.	Fair Grounds	3	1
10/27/07	$2M	Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile	Monmouth Park	1	2
10/06/07	$400K	Champagne S.	Belmont Park	1	2

Silks and Media:

Strengths: Honest and hard-knocking performer since the day he walked on the track. He’s experienced handling big-crown environments, running both in the Breeders’ Cup and Kentucky Derby. Pyro showed the kind of superstar brilliance that only top horses possess when he won the Louisiana Derby, even if he has not been able to replicate that to date.

Weaknesses: Though a deep closer, it’s uncertain if he’s capable of sustaining that run over 1-1/4 miles, or whether he’s better at 1-1/16 miles to 1-1/8 miles with strong pace help up front. Will need to prove he can defeat older horses and that he can handle a surface other than traditional dirt.

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