A Godolphin-owned and -bred horse, Lyre was one of six yearlings that was placed with Anthony Freedman rather than the usual stable of James Cummings, and the first of them to race.

Freedman Racing Manager Brad Taylor said, "She took a while to warm up there but was really good through the line.

"[2] Jumping at $26 in the Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies, she won by a long neck.

[5] Spelling until the 2019/20 racing year, Lyre returned in the Group 3 Quezette Stakes on 27 August, finishing a "credible" fourth.

After a four-month spell, Lyre returned in the Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes, finishing second in a Godolphin trifecta.