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Pyro (KY)

2005 Dark Bay or Brown Colt

Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor
Jockey: Richard Migliore
Owner: Godolphin Stable
Breeder: Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC
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Darley in Japan Announces 2012 Fees

Darley stallion Admire Moon will stand in 2012 for 4 million yen, approximately $51,000.

 Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Pyro Colt Born at Runnymede

Pyro Colt Born at Runnymede

A colt from the first crop by Japanese stallion Pyro was foaled March 6 at Catesby Clay's Runnymede Farm near Paris. Ky.

 Thursday, March 31, 2011
Pyro to Join Darley's Japan Stallion Roster

Pyro to Join Darley's Japan Stallion Roster

Godolphin Racing's Pyro, winner of the Forego Stakes (gr. I) at Saratoga, has been retired and will enter stud in 2010 at Darley Japan where his fee will be ¥2 million (about US$22,100).

 Monday, December 07, 2009
Kodiak Kowboy KO's Hill 'n' Dale Cigar Mile

Kodiak Kowboy KO's Hill 'n' Dale Cigar Mile

Ridden patiently by Shaun Bridgmohan, Kodiak Kowboy swept past Bribon and Vineyard Haven in deep stretch to win the $300,000 Hill 'n' Dale Cigar Mile Handicap (gr. I) at Aqueduct Nov. 28.

 Saturday, November 28, 2009
Short But Strong Field to Contest Cigar Mile

Short But Strong Field to Contest Cigar Mile

The defection of both Quality Road and Munnings has left the $300,000 Hill 'n' Dale Cigar Mile (gr. I) with a field of just six -- and only five betting interests -- but the Nov. 28 race at Aqueduct still packs plenty of star power.

 Thursday, November 26, 2009
Godolphin Holds Key to BC Dirt Mile

Godolphin Holds Key to BC Dirt Mile

The presence of classy Europeans Mastercraftsman and Sweet Hearth to the pre-entry field for the $1-million Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (gr. I) on Nov. 7 gives the runners from the powerful Godolphin stable the prospect of some tough competition.

 Thursday, October 29, 2009
Late Run Earns Pyro Forego Victory

Late Run Earns Pyro Forego Victory

Pyro, one of the favorites in last year's Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), captured his first stakes in more than a year when he came from off the pace and out-finished Kodiak Kowboy in the $300,000 Forego (gr. I) Sept. 5 at Saratoga.

 Saturday, September 05, 2009
That Handicapping Show: The Woodward (Video)

That Handicapping Show: The Woodward (Video)

Jason, Tom, and Rich Nilsen of twinspires.com preview the Woodward Stakes (gr. I). Plus picks for the Forego (gr. I).

 Thursday, September 03, 2009
Forego: Kodiak Kowboy Fond of the Spa

Forego: Kodiak Kowboy Fond of the Spa

Rachel Alexandra's attempt against older males has given the Woodward (gr. I) all the headlines, but Saratoga's other grade I race on Sept. 5--the $300,000 Forego Stakes--is no slouch. The seven-furlong sprint drew a solid field of a 12, including the morning-line favorite, Kodiak Kowboy.

 Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Godolphin Gearing Up for Big Second Half

Godolphin Gearing Up for Big Second Half

A walk down the Godolphin shedrow at Belmont Park reveals a "Who's Who" of major stakes horses, many of whom are just coming back off layoffs and getting ready for the Saratoga meet.

 Friday, July 10, 2009
Moment of the Year Voting Under Way

Moment of the Year Voting Under Way

Voting is underway on ntra.com for the 10th annual "NTRA Moment of the Year," it was announced Dec. 4. Voters can choose from among 12 images, drawn from the year's events.

 Thursday, December 04, 2008
Darley to Take Possession of Pyro

Darley to Take Possession of Pyro

Sheikh Mohammed's Darley operation will assume ownership of Pyro, a contender in the Oct. 25 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, following the World Championships.

 Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Well Armed Tops Main Track Mile

Well Armed Tops Main Track Mile

Goodwood Stakes (gr. I) winner Well Armed, trained by Eoin Harty for WinStar Farms, was installed the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the TVG Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile, which will be run over the Pro-Ride artificial surface on the main World Championship card Oct. 25.

 Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Curlin, Stablemates in Classic Preps

Curlin, Stablemates in Classic Preps

On a foggy, overcast morning Oct. 20 at Santa Anita Park, trainer Steve Asmussen worked three of his star stablemates, including Horse of the Year Curlin, who will contend against one another in the Oct. 25 Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I).

 Monday, October 20, 2008
Dirt Mile: Pool Party

Dirt Mile: Pool Party

This year the Breeders' Cup World Championships has expanded to 14 races. Trainer Eoin Harty was hoping for a 15th event, for swimming, not running.

 Thursday, October 16, 2008
Tin Cup Chalice Beats Pyro in Indy Derby

Tin Cup Chalice Beats Pyro in Indy Derby

Remarkable gelding Tin Cup Chalice earned his first victory outside of New York Oct. 4 at Hoosier Park, as he sprinted to an early lead and held off Pyro and Acai in deep stretch to win the $514,000 Indiana Derby (gr. II) by a length.

 Saturday, October 04, 2008
Pyro Draws Outside for Indiana Derby

Pyro Draws Outside for Indiana Derby

While unable to deliver in his last two tries as the favorite, Pyro is sure to once again be the horse to beat when he goes to the post in the $500,000 Indiana Derby (gr. II) at Hoosier Park Oct. 4.

 Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Horses Come Back OK After Rough Travers

Horses Come Back OK After Rough Travers

Just before leaving a flight from Albany, N.Y., to Southern California, trainer Eoin Harty checked in at the barn at Saratoga to see how WinStar Farm's Colonel John came out of the exciting nose victory over Mambo in Seattle in the $1-million Travers Stakes presented by Shadwell Farm (gr. I) Aug. 23.

 Sunday, August 24, 2008
Col. John Noses 'Mambo' in Epic Travers

Col. John Noses 'Mambo' in Epic Travers

In one of the most thrilling finishes in the race's 139-year history, WinStar Farm's Colonel John nosed out Mambo in Seattle to win the $1-million Travers Stakes Presented by Shadwell Farm (gr. I) Aug. 23 at Saratoga.

 Saturday, August 23, 2008
Wide-Open Field Set For Travers

Wide-Open Field Set For Travers

Other than Big Brown, no 3-year-old has separated itself from the rest of the pack in 2008. That could all change Aug. 23 at Saratoga, as a full field of 12 will go to post in the $1 million Travers Stakes Presented by Shadwell Farm (gr. I), each horse seeking its place in history by attempting to win one of the oldest and most prestigious Thoroughbred races in North America.

 Thursday, August 21, 2008
Pyro Morning Line Favorite for Travers

Pyro Morning Line Favorite for Travers

A field of 12 was entered Aug. 20 for the $1-million Travers Presented by Shadwell Farm at Saratoga Aug. 23.

 Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Exercise Rider Parker Buckley Dies

Exercise Rider Parker Buckley Dies

Former jockey Parker Buckley, an exercise rider for trainer Steve Asmussen, died Aug. 19 at Albany Medical Center in Albany, N.Y., following an Aug. 18 accident on the Oklahoma training track at Saratoga Race Course.

 Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Proud Spell Another Likely BC No-Show

Proud Spell Another Likely BC No-Show

With Curlin all but ruled out as a potential starter for the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) by majority owner Jess Jackson due to the synthetic surface, it looks as though another division leader, Proud Spell, also will bypass the Breeders' Cup, according to trainer Larry Jones.

 Sunday, August 17, 2008
Da' Tara Fires 'Bullet' Work For Travers

Da' Tara Fires 'Bullet' Work For Travers

Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Da' Tara fired a bullet work Aug. 15, and along with Jim Dandy (gr. II) winner Macho Again, head the likely field for the Aug. 23 Travers (gr. I).

 Friday, August 15, 2008
Asmussen Stars Work at Oklahoma Track

Asmussen Stars Work at Oklahoma Track

Trainer Steve Asmussen called an audible early Monday morning, switching 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin's scheduled workout from Saratoga Race Course's main track to the Oklahoma training track because of overnight rains.

 Monday, August 11, 2008
More Articles about Pyro
Pyro schooling in the Keeneland paddock on April 5.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Pyro schooling in the Keeneland paddock on April 5.
Photo: Alexander Barkoff
Pyro goes from last to first in the Risen Star.
Photo: Alexander Barkoff
Pyro goes from last to first in the Risen Star.
Pyro pulls away in the Northern Dancer.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Pyro pulls away in the Northern Dancer.
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Photo: Skip Dickstein
Photo: Rick Samuels
Pyro is his final pre- Blue Grass (gr. I) workout on April 7 at Keeneland.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Pyro is his final pre- Blue Grass (gr. I) workout on April 7 at Keeneland.
Photo: Alexander Barkoff
Photo: Lou Hodges, Jr.

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