Circle Of Fire
Former winner Selino (2021) was among the beaten runners, finishing fifth. The four-year-old gelding is by Almanzor out of Fiery Sunset. The win was worth AUD 1,155,000 to the winner. The winning time was 3m 20.89s.
Australia
Randwick · 13.04.24
Watch the racePurseA$1,950,000
To the winnerA$1,155,000
Distance3200 metres
Winning time3m 20.89s
SurfaceTurf · Good(4)
Conditions3-year-olds and up
Runners16
Stories of this Result
Circle Of Fire
Watch the race
Australia and NZ Blacktype Racing Dump · English commentaryResult
16 runners · prize money to 10th placePosHorseJockey · TrainerMarginPrize
4thSerpentine7yo gelding by Galileo × Remember WhenTimothy ClarkGai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott2.78A$88,000
6thMostly Cloudy5yo gelding by Harzand × ClarindaRachel KingT Busuttin & N Young5.05A$20,000
8thMilitary Mission6yo gelding by Mastercraftsman × Atlantic IsleAdam HyeronimusGai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott8.45A$20,000
12thSo Dazzling4yo mare by So You Think × Dazzling LadyJ FordJ G Sargent9.56
Pedigree of the winner
As of race day 13.04.24DamFiery Sunset
Circle Of Fire is the fourth foal and third winner out of Fiery Sunset (Galileo), who won a maiden over 1m4f at Lingfield. He is a half-brother to Evening Sun (Muhaarar), a graded winner in the US in the Grade 3 San Francisco Mile. Fiery Sunset is a half-sister to Upcountry (Oasis Dream), a Listed winner in Macau.
Second damFive Fields
Second dam Five Fields (Chester House) was a winner and is a half-sister to Senure (Nureyev), a dual Grade 1 winner in the US, and to Speak In Passing (Danzig), a Grade 3 winner in the US.
Third damDiese
Third dam Diese (Diesis) won the Prix Corrida in France, then a Group 3, and bred three stakes winners, the best of them Senure. She is a half-sister to the Group 1 winner Xaar (Zafonic).
Next generation
Fiery Sunset has younger foals by Fastnet Rock, Time Test and Land Force.
Connections
All winners since 2020
| Year | Winner | Trainer / Jockey | Owner / Breeder | Video | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Explosive JackJakkalberry × Extra Explosive | Ciaron Maher & David EustaceDylan Gibbons | M Johnston, Mrs A J Johnston, T A Ginnane, Madica, Mrs B E Porter, Miss J L Porter, Miss M Porter, D J O'Connor, N Matthews, D J Canny, A E Ronalds, J H Mcinnes, The Kov & A S IngersoleLuigi Muollo | ||
| 2022 | Knights OrderSo You Think × Lamanka Lass | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian BottRachel King | Mrs S M Montague, R H Montague, Mrs S A Hardie, D W Lilley, Mrs S Lilley, J B Bongiorno, J R Lindsay, Ms S J Marshall, A J Stephens, Mrs J J H Stephens, Australian Chinese Jockey Club 1, G J Fisher, Mrs P S Hall, R McClure, Newfan Pty Ltd, Prof R J Coombes, G T Hall, D De Jersey & WoodburnAirlie Stud & Sonia Rogers | ||
| 2021 | SelinoChamps Elysees × Air Kiss | Chris WallerRon Stewart | OTI Racing (Mgrs: T Henderson & S Driscoll), Qatar Bloodstock, G Sneesby, Mrs S Auramides, P Aspros, J Woodbridge, R Menchise, A & Mrs P Goodfellow, J & Mrs J Spence, J Higgins, L Webb, Ms D McKeown, Kirk Thoroughbred Racing, Jalana & Uthmeyer RacingSt Clare Hall Stud | ||
| 2020 | Etah JamesRaise The Flag × Etah | Ciaron Maher & David EustaceGlen Boss | M Lupton, Mrs C R Lupton, T C Reid & G R Howesowner = M Lupton, Mrs C R Lupton, T C Reid & G R Howes |
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