Circular Quay

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and Keyed entry after the FS race did what????

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Two-year-olds don't typically win early-season stakes with powerful inside rallies. But when Circular Quay prevailed that way Saturday in the Grade 3, $166,500 Bashford Manor Stakes at Churchill Downs, it was difficult not to believe the Thunder Gulch colt has an unlimited future.

Circular Quay, ridden by Rafael Bejarano, glided past four rivals in the final eighth of the six-furlong Bashford Manor, remaining unbeaten in two starts. The colt also won his only previous start, a June 15 maiden race at Churchill, in rallying fashion.

"I asked him, and in five jumps he was in the front," said Bejarano.

Circular Quay returned $4.40 as the favorite in a field of eight 2-year-olds. Shermanesque finished second, 1 1/4 lengths behind, followed by Run Alex Run and Teuflesberg. The winning time was 1:09.96 over a fast track.

Shermanesque, ridden by Brice Blanc, appeared to have the 105th Bashford Manor under control just inside the eighth pole when he surged past several rivals inside the eighth pole. But Circular Quay's late run was overpowering.

"I passed him very easily," said Bejarano, who won four other races Saturday.

Chace City, the 9-2 third choice, jumped the inside rail to lose all chance soon after the start, winding up sixth. Pegasus Wind, the 5-1 fourth choice for trainer D. Wayne Lukas, pressed the pace to midstretch before fading to fifth in his career debut.

Circular Quay was bred by Doreen Tabor and is owned by Michael Tabor, the Englishman who won the 1995 Kentucky Derby with Thunder Gulch. In no small part because Thunder Gulch has become a proven sire at longer distances, Tabor's employees and associates who traveled to Churchill for the Bashford Manor, led by Demi O'Byrne, were ecstatic with the results. Todd Pletcher is the trainer of Circular Quay.



and as far as accuracy police goes let whoever said this is Pletcher's 20th best 2 yr old post the 19 above him. LOL

[randallscott35]

Value Plus, anyone?....And I won money on him the other day.

You guys aren't the only ones that like Circular Quay. Gary Stevens on the bloodhorse


Wrightstown, NJ
If you could return to ride one horse currently running, who would it be?

Stevens
Two year old Circular Quay.

[Pointg5]

Originally Posted by boldruler

You guys aren't the only ones that like Circular Quay. Gary Stevens on the bloodhorse


Wrightstown, NJ
If you could return to ride one horse currently running, who would it be?

Stevens
Two year old Circular Quay.

Uh-oh, that's bad news for Circular Quay, the hypemaster himself has spoken. Wonder who he's going to compare CQ to, maybe Point Given, Thunder Gulch, Silver Charm, Rock Hard Ten or one of the other 50 horses that he's labeled as a "great" or "best horse he's ever ridden".

Originally Posted by Pointg5

Uh-oh, that's bad news for Circular Quay, the hypemaster himself has spoken. Wonder who he's going to compare CQ to, maybe Point Given, Thunder Gulch, Silver Charm, Rock Hard Ten or one of the other 50 horses that he's labeled as a "great" or "best horse he's ever ridden".

Yeah, the Thunder Gulch connection makes him a little biased.

[Pointg5]

Originally Posted by boldruler

Yeah, the Thunder Gulch connection makes him a little biased.

Not only that, but the guy goes out of his way to label horses as "great" or "best he's ever ridden", whenever he says something like that, it's in one ear out the other. I do think he and Bailey do a fine job as broadcasters, but he needs to tone down his emotions when it comes to labeling horses.