Thunder Gulch -
Circle of Life, by
Belong to Me
2004
- Entered Stud: 2009 - Fee: $4,000 Stands and Nurses
Circular Quay
Sire of $300,000 OBS April 2YO
- The Leading Second Crop Sire in Florida
- Florida's Champion Freshman Sire of 2012
- First crop led by Florida Champion 2-Year-Old Filly VERSO A VERSO (5-length winner $300,000 Florida Stallion/My Dear Girl S.) and Graded stakes performer Reporting Star
- 2013 2YOs in Training averaging $52,500
- Dominating G1 winner at 2 - 3rd highweight on the Experimental
- Won first 3 starts at two, including fastest Hopeful (G1) in six years, over SCAT DADDY
- Also at two, 2nd Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1) & Breeders' Futurity (G1) (defeating Champion STREET SENSE)
- Won $600,000 Louisiana Derby (G2) and $500,000 New Orleans H. (G2)
- Graded stakes winner every year raced, at 6f, 7f, 8 1/2f, and 9f
- Out of G1-winning 2YO and Experimental 3rd-highweight CIRCLE OF LIFE
- Two-year-olds in training include $300,000 colt and $150,000 filly
- Buyers include include West Point Thoroughbreds, Justin Casse, Klaravich Stable, Dr. Leonard Blach, K. K. Eishindo
“Circular Quay is the entire package. He is by a champion sire out of a grade I winner, and was a spectacular 2-year-old. He fits Florida perfectly and helps to fill a spot in the Florida market that has been recently depleted.”-- Brent Fernung
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Thursday, April 25, 2013
A colt by Journeyman Stud stallion Circular Quay brought a winning bid of $300,000 during the final day of the April 22-25 OBS 2-year-olds in Training sale...
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Monday, January 14, 2013
Circular Quay's 2-year-old stakes-winning filly Verso a Verso was recently named the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association (FTBOA) 2012 divisional winner...
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Thursday, January 03, 2013
Journeyman Stud stallions Circular Quay and Cowtown Cat wrapped up 2012 ranked first and second, respectively, on Florida's First Crop Sire list...
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Saturday, December 01, 2012
Island Music battled to a neck maiden win Friday night at Charles Town, giving Florida's leading freshman sire Circular Quay his tenth winner this year...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Journeyman stallions Circular Quay and Exclusive Quality added to their black-type total in 2012 on Calder Millions Day...
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Monday, October 29, 2012
Florida's leading freshman sire Circular Quay keeps churning out winners from his first crop, getting his second winner in as many days...
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
G1-winning millionaire Circular Quay remains on top of the Florida Freshman Sire list after having his 8th two-year-old winner from his first crop...
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Reporting Star took to Calder's turf with plenty of gusto, winning his Oct. 17 debut by 7 1/2-lengths...
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Saturday, October 13, 2012
Verso a Verso drew off in powerful fashion to roll to a five length victory in Saturday's $300,000 My Dear Girl S. at Calder...
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Friday, October 12, 2012
Florida's second-leading sire of first-crop winners Circular Quay chalked up number six Friday at Calder...
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Circular Quay got his fifth winner from his first crop on Aug. 16, lifting the Journeyman Stud stallion to co-leading Freshman Sire of winners...
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Monday, August 13, 2012
Jewel in the Sky cruised to a 6 3/4-length score July 12 at Calder to give the 2-year-old daughter of Circular Quay the second score of her young career...
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Mayberry Madness broke his maiden by 15 ¾ lengths Friday, Aug. 10 at Calder, giving his sire Circular Quay the 4th winner from his debut crop to race...
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Friday, July 20, 2012
Circular Quay got his third winner from his first crop on July 20 at Calder as Rhondaslemondrop galloped to a front-running 4 1/2-length maiden win...
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Monday, July 02, 2012
Circular Quay picked up his second winner from his first crop, when Pick It Up Peg broke her maiden first time out by 3 1/2 lengths in the first race today at Parx Racing...
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
A daughter of hot freshman sire Circular Quay was the top-priced filly at the opening session of the OBS June Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training...
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
Freshman sire Circular Quay, a Grade 1-winning millionaire who stands at Journeyman Stud, sired his first winner on Saturday when two-year-old filly Jewel in the Sky...
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
Numbers from the 2012 two-year-old sales are in, and Journeyman Stud freshman sires Circular Quay and Cowtown Cat both enjoyed high marks...
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Friday, April 27, 2012
Buyers jumped at the chance to buy a pair of colts from the first-crop sire Circular Quay offered during the first day of the April 23-26 OBS Select 2-year-old sale...
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Thursday, August 25, 2011
First-crop yearlings by Circular Quay proved popular on day 1 of the Aug. 23-25 OBS yearling sale...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Grade 1-winning juvenile and racing millionaire Circular Quay sired his first foal on Jan. 15 when a chestnut filly was born at Destiny Oaks Farm in Ocala, FL...
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Friday, March 20, 2009
Journeyman Stud has revised the stud fees on a number of its stallions for the remainder of the 2009 breeding season, it was announced by the Florida-based farm Friday, March 20th...
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Friday, December 05, 2008
Author: By Nick Fortuna, Wire to Wire
Stallions who want to stand at Brent and Crystal Fernung’s Journeyman Stud in Ocala should follow the advice of Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis and “just win, baby.”
Brent Fernung said he uses four sets of criteria to evaluate potential stallions – race record, sire, female family and looks – but if a horse lacks accomplishments on the racetrack, it’s not necessary to look at the other three areas...
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Brent & Crystal Fernung’s Journeyman Stud has set stud fees for its expanded 11-horse roster for 2009, it was announced Tuesday, Nov 11th...
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Friday, September 12, 2008
Brent & Crystal Fernung's Journeyman Stud announce the addition of Circular Quay for 2009 and their new breeding facility.
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Race Record:
| Age |
Starts |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
Earnings |
| 2 |
5 |
3(2) |
2(2) |
0 |
$781,434 |
| 3 |
5 |
1(1) |
0 |
0 |
$396,000 |
| 4 |
3 |
1(1) |
0 |
0 |
$328,000 |
| Totals |
13 |
5(4) |
2(2) |
0 |
$1,505,434 |
Racing Highlights
Won at 2
- Hopeful S (gr-I, 7f, by 4 1/4, defeating Scat Daddy, Unbridled Express, Pegasus Wind, Irish Ace).
- Bashford Manor S (gr-III, 6f, defeating Shermanesque, Run Alex Run, Teuflesberg, Pegasus Wind, Chace City, Elite Squadron, Mister Cugat).
- A maiden special weight race at Churchill Downs (5.5f, by 6 1/4, defeating Flashstorm, Head to Toe, Race Warrior, Esperamos, Kon Krete Kid, Bronze Tribute).
2nd at 2
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Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile (gr-I, 8.5f, to Street Sense, defeating Great Hunter, Scat Daddy, Stormello, C P West, U D Ghetto, King of the Roxy, Skip Code, Teuflesberg, Pegasus Wind, Malt Magic, Got the Last Laugh, Principle Secret).
- Lane's End Breeders' Futurity (gr-IA, 8.5f, to Great Hunter, defeating Street Sense, Birdbirdistheword, Passport, Bold Start, Teuflesberg, French Transition).
Won at 3
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Louisiana Derby (gr-II, 8.5f, by 2 1/4, defeating Ketchikan, Zanjero, Imawildandcrazyguy, Birdbirdistheword, Liquidity, Slew's Tizzy, Soaring By).
Won at 4
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New Orleans H (gr-II, 9f, defeating Grasshopper, Reporting for Duty, Brass Hat, Magna Graduate, Silver Lord).
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Circular Quay Generational Pedigree
Dosage Profile: ch. C, 2004 DP = 6-2-11-1-0 (20) DI = 2.08 CD = 0.65
courtesy of Pedigree Query
Circular Quay Research Links
Circular Quay Foal Gallery
Non-Flash gallery, click on first photo to open, then on right side of photo to view next.