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.
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 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 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.
The colt won the March 10 Louisiana DerbyCircular Quay takes orbit - NTRA 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,Circular Quay confirmed for Preakness start - Thoroughbred Times where he finished fifth in the field of nine.
After skipping the Belmont Stakes, Circular Quay 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. However, he was not a factor and finished sixth.
2008 racing season
Circular Quay made his 2008 debut on March 8 in the New Orleans Handicap with a win.
Stud career The first reported foal for Circular Quay was a filly out of Destiny's Yield (by High Yield) born on January 15, 2010, at Destiny Oaks Farms in Ocala, Florida. He currently stands at the Journeyman Stud in Ocala, Florida for a fee of $6,500.
During the summer of 2014, Circular Quay was sold and now stands in Panama.
Circular Quay's descendants include:
c = colt, f = filly
Foaled Name Sex Major Wins 2010 Reporting Star c Appleton Stakes 2014 Stormy Embrace c Princess Rooney Stakes
Races
Finish RaceDistanceTrackDate1stNew Orleans HandicapOne and One-Eighth milesFair Grounds Race CourseMarch 8, 20086thVirginia DerbyOne and One-Quarter Miles (Turf)Colonial DownsJuly 21, 20075thPreakness StakesOne and Three-Sixteenths MilesPimlico Race CourseMay 19, 20076thKentucky DerbyOne and One-Quarter MilesChurchill DownsMay 5, 20071stLouisiana DerbyOne and One-Sixteenth MilesFair Grounds Race CourseMarch 10, 20075thRisen Star StakesOne and One-Sixteenth MilesFair Grounds Race CourseFebruary 10, 20072ndBreeders' Cup JuvenileOne and One-Sixteenth MilesChurchill DownsNovember 4, 20062ndBreeders' Futurity StakesOne and One-Sixteenth MilesKeeneland Race CourseOctober 7, 20061stHopeful StakesSeven FurlongsSaratoga Race CourseSeptember 4, 20061st Bashford Manor StakesSix FurlongsChurchill DownsJuly 8, 20061stMaiden Special WeightFive and One-Half FurlongsChurchill DownsJune 15, 2006
Pedigree
Name Circular Quay (pronounced "Key") is a locality of Sydney, Australia.Circular Quay - NTRA 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.
References Circular Quay's Pedigree and Photo Stats and Bio, NTRA