Circular Quay (horse)
| Circular Quay | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Thunder Gulch |
| Grandsire | Gulch |
| Dam | Circle of Life |
| Damsire | Belong to Me |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 2004 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Doreen Tabor |
| Owner | Michael Tabor |
| Trainer | Todd Pletcher |
| Record | 13: 5-2-0 |
| Earnings | $1,505,434 (to date) |
| Major wins | |
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Bashford Manor Stakes (2006) Hopeful Stakes (2006) Louisiana Derby (2007) New Orleans Handicap (2008) |
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| Last updated on December 5, 2007 | |
Circular Quay (foaled February 26, 2004 in Kentucky) is a thoroughbred racehorse who was a 2007 Kentucky Derby contender. The son of 1995 Belmont Stakes and Kentucky Derby winner Thunder Gulch is owned by Michael Tabor and was trained by Todd Pletcher.
Circular Quay won his maiden at Churchill Downs in June 2006, and after his subsequent victories in the Bashford Manor Stakes and the Hopeful Stakes, he was ranked on top of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Division poll. Then came the October 7 Lane's End Breeders' Futurity, a race in which he was the heavy 2-5 favorite. With jockey Garrett Gomez in the saddle, the colt finished second, 1 3⁄4 lengths behind winner Great Hunter. In the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs on November 5, he finished second behind Street Sense, who won the race by 10 lengths.
In his first race as a 3-year-old in the Grade III Risen Star Stakes on February 10, 2007, at Fair Grounds Race Course, Circular Quay finished fifth after he faced traffic trouble when the horse in front of him, Slew's Tizzy, clipped heels with Makeithapencaptain and lost jockey James Graham.
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