Palisades Pirate

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Registration Number: 1537
Year 12 Bay Thoroughbred Colt
15.3 Hands
Shiver Me Timbers x Palisades Silver
Record: 31-7-7-9

Basic Information !

Registered Name: Palisades Pirate
Stable Name: Pyrite
Birth Year: Y12
Color and Markings: Bay
Gender: Colt

Racing Information !

Dirt: Great

Turf: Good
Distance: 7-12
Grade Three
Leg Type: Front Runner

Pedigree !

By Shiver Me Timbers out of Palisades Silver

Ancestors: Palisades, Whispering Silver

Relations: Deabuelle, Cry Out Chaos, Silver Stalker, Special Edition, Lucky Silver, Enraptured, Prideful Limits, Aquatic Addiction, Buccaneer, Siren Call, Optimus Unstoppable, Luminous Wave

Pedigree comments soon to come.

Personality !

Pyrite is, by all means, a nice colt. He is gentle with his handlers and amazingly does well when it comes to getting along with others. Even with the colts, Pyrite is only as firm as he needs to be to get his point across before backing down. But there is one thing about Pyrite that marks him for what he is - a racehorse - and that is his pure love of running. Pyrite loves nothing more than moving around. He can never stand still and is constantly vibrating with pent up energy. This constant energy gives Pyrite an air of youthful innocence and bliss, one that attracts humans to him. He's the horse everybody wants to be near and that everybody want to ride. Pyrite is not all soft and gentle, though. There is a darker side to this seemingly always cheerful colt. Pyrite is impatient. He can't wait for things to come to him. When he wants to do something but knows that he has to wait for it, Pyrite gets very frustrated and withdraws into himself. He becomes moody and even capable of lashing out depending on just how long the impatience has been building up. But despite this, Pyrite is overall an enjoyable colt to be around.

Pyrite has all the energy in the world he needs to be a front runner. The minute he breaks out of that gate he takes the lead, or at least a place somewhere up near the pace. Pyrite is an easy ride out on the track. He listens to his jockey's commands, and it is this that is his greatest strength. If there's a lot of speed up front he knows how to slow down and time his move to catch the stragglers, tired out from an earlier speed duel. Pyrite is a very excitable horse the minute he gets on the track. He becomes even more energetic, and is known to even get dangerously impatient. He loads as a professional does, breaks cleanly and runs well. He knows his way out on the track and learns quickly from past mistakes. He rides best with a jockey that knows and understands him, not so well with one that does not. It takes an experienced rider to get the best out of Pyrite, for he is such a keen listener that many major decisions are left up to the rider to make. Pyrite loves to sprint and loves to lead. When he and his rider get into the groove, they make an amazing pair.

History !

 Raced in Y13, Y14 and Y15 for Stride Of Perfection Stables. Bought by Blue Cross Estates in Y15.

Achievement !

Y14
1st in the Y14 Cashcall Futurity//Apr Wk4 TW
1st in the Y14 Frost King Stakes//Aug Wk3 TW
1st in the Y14 Louisiana Legacy//Dec Wk1 TW

Racing Results !

Prospect Year
1st in the Y13 TW Latourre Prospect Race 4
2nd in Race Six of the Y13 GHF Next Top Racehorse Series
3rd in Race One of the Y13 TW Latourre Prospect Series
3rd in the Y13 TW Appulium Prospect
3rd in the Y13 TW La Liberte Prospect
4th in the Y13 TW Janvier Prospect

Y14
1st in the Y14 March Juvenile Dirt Faceoff//Mar Wk2 GHF
1st in the Y14 Cashcall Futurity//Apr Wk4 TW
1st in the Y14 Sun Power Stakes//July Wk1 TW
1st in the Y14 Frost King Stakes//Aug Wk3 TW
1st in the Y14 Louisiana Legacy//Dec Wk1 TW
2nd in the Y14 Mighty Moose Stakes//Jan Wk1 GHF
2nd in Y14 Follow The Hoofpri Dirt Mile//May Wk2 TW
2nd in the Y14 Arthur I. Appleton Juvenile//June Wk1 TW
2nd in the Y14 Eddy County Stakes//Oct Wk4 TW
2nd in the Y14 Coronation Futurity//Nov Wk3 TW
3rd in the Y14 Silver Stride Stakes//Jan Wk4 TW
3rd in Y14 New Mexico Classic Cup Juve//Fe W3 TW
3rd in the Y14 Magic Millions Colts Dirt//Apr Wk1 GHF
3rd in the Y14 Clever Trevor Stakes//May Wk1 TW
3rd in the Y14 Norfolk Stakes//June Wk3 TW
3rd in the Y14 Ohio Freshman Stakes//Sep Wk1 TW
4th in the Y14 El Joven Stakes//July Wk3 TW
4th in Y14 Sunset Crusade Battle Stakes//Dec Wk2 TW
5th in the Y14 Fanfreluche Stakes//Feb Wk1 TW
5th in the Y14 Lucky Day Futurity//Aug Wk1 GHF
5th in the Y14 Breeders Cup Juvenile//Dec Wk4 TW

Y15
1st in Blooming Rose Cup - G4 12F D - April Wk3 GHF
1st in the Y15 Touch Up Stakes//Feb Wk3 TW
2nd in BSD Breslin Derby - G4+ - 9f - D- May Wk 2
2nd in Y15 REACH FOR SPEED DIRT CLASSIC 2 - G4+ 9F D// April Wk2 SOPS
3rd in the Y15 Let It Ride Stakes//Feb Wk2 TW
3rd in the Y15 Foolish Lad Stakes//Mar Wk3 TW
3rd in the Y15 Holy Bull Stakes//Mar Wk4 TW
4th in the Y15 Hot Springs Stakes//Jan Wk3 TW
4th in Y15 Spring Cup Grade Four Dirt//Feb Wk4 GHF
5th in the Y15 Middlient Derby//Jan Wk4 TW

Workouts !

Year 14

snap into action
war on all fronts
put it together
become unlimited
in the silence
add some fire
don't slip
shots fired
rise up
nova

Year 15
Out Of Darkness January Week 3