The case for why Pyro is the most likely Derby winner right now

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Heels1989

Haven't seen this previously posted. Mr. Beyer on War Pass.

Impressed with Pyro today, but not on his bandwagon quite yet.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...020803619.html

I just read this. Beyer made an unacceptable error!

He said the 113 Beyer of War Pass was the highest earned by a 2yo since Easy Goer.

In fact, everyone knows the year after Easy Goer's 2yo season Grand Canyon ran the fastest 2yo Beyer figure ever recorded with his giant 1:33 flat win in the Hollywood Futurity. Breaking Snow Chief's stakes record by over one full second. His final race before death. At least everyone who's heard me say it about 600 or so times in my posting career.

Also - while it is fair to compare War Pass with Slew from a style standpoint - Beyer was actually the one who led the "Seattle Slew is overrated" charge leading up to the Derby and even after his Derby score.

In his second book, he spent a few pages making his case for why he thought Cormorant was the right horse to bet in that race.