Circular Quay (horse)
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| Circular Quay | |
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Circular Quay in the Hopeful Stakes |
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| 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 | 10: 4-2-0 (to date) |
| Earnings | $1,117,434 (to date) |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Bashford Manor Stakes (2006) Hopeful Stakes (2006) Louisiana Derby (2007) New Orleans Handicap (2008) |
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| Infobox 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 trained by Todd Pletcher.
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[edit] Race Career
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 found himself 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 the 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[1].
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 he finished fifth after he faced traffic trouble and moved to avoid a fallen horse and rider when the horse in front of him Slew's Tizzy, clipped heels with Makeithapencaptain and lost jockey James Graham[2].
The colt won the March 10 Louisiana Derby[3] as his final prep for The May 5 Kentucky Derby, where he was one of five Pletcher entries and finished sixth after the eight week layoff between races. Two weeks later, he was one of two entries for Pletcher in the 2007 Preakness Stakes[4] where he finished fifth in the field of nine.
After skipping the Belmont Stakes, he was made his first start on grass -- and final start as a 3-year-old -- and was the favorite in the Grade II Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs where he was not a factor and finished sixth[5].
[edit] 2008 Racing Season.
He made his 2008 debut on May 8 in the New Orleans Handicap with and impressive win.
[edit] Races
| Finish | Race | Distance | Track | Date |
| 1st | New Orleans Handicap | One and One-Eighth miles | Fair Grounds Race Course | May 8, 2008 |
| 6th | Virginia Derby | One and One-Quarter Miles (Turf) | Colonial Downs | July 21, 2007 |
| 5th | Preakness Stakes | One and Three-Sixteenths Miles | Pimlico Race Course | May 19, 2007 |
| 6th | Kentucky Derby | One and One-Quarter Miles | Churchill Downs | May 5, 2007 |
| 1st | Louisiana Derby | One and One-Sixteenth Miles | Fair Grounds Race Course | March 10, 2007 |
| 5th | Risen Star Stakes | One and One-Sixteenth Miles | Fair Grounds Race Course | February 10th, 2007 |
| 2nd | Breeders' Cup Juvenile | One and One-Sixteenth Miles | Churchill Downs | November 4, 2006 |
| 2nd | Lane's End Breeders' Futurity | One and One-Sixteenth Miles | Keeneland Race Course | October 7, 2006 |
| 1st | Hopeful Stakes | Seven Furlongs | Saratoga Race Course | September 4, 2006 |
| 1st | Bashford Manor Stakes | Six Furlongs | Churchill Downs | July 8, 2006 |
| 1st | Maiden Special Weight | Five and One-Half Furlongs | Churchill Downs | June 15, 2006 |
[edit] Pedigree
| Sire Thunder Gulch |
Gulch | Mr. Prospector | Raise a Native |
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| Gold Digger | |||
| Jameela | Rambunctious | ||
| Asbury Mary | |||
| Line of Thunder | Storm Bird | Northern Dancer | |
| South Ocean | |||
| Shoot a Line | High Line | ||
| Death Ray | |||
| Dam Circle of Life |
Belong to Me | Danzig | Northern Dancer |
| Pas de Nom | |||
| Belonging | Exclusive Native | ||
| Straight Deal | |||
| Concentric | Shadeed | Nijinsky | |
| Continual | |||
| Magic Circle | Alydar | ||
| Golden Circlet |
[edit] Name
Circular Quay (pronounced "Key") is a locality of Sydney, Australia also known as Circular Quay[6]. It is the site of the first European settlement in Australia and is now a major transport hub for the city's central business district within several hundred metres of the Sydney Opera House.
