Hard Circle (USA) Horse
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Hard Circle is a 4yo gr/ro horse from the United States trained by Michael J. Maker. It is sired by the stallion Hard Spun out of the dam Fierce For Sul. Hard Circle has not yet broken its maiden status, having failed to win in 9 starts. In its most recent race at Turfway Park on 22nd Jan 2026, Hard Circle was ridden by Walter A. Rodriguez and finished 10th, behind winner Sound Cause.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turfway Park 22-Jan-26 1609m R5 Md (of $100,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:41.560, SP: 13.00 tracked in the four to two path around the first turn, chased along the inside around the far turn and weakened on his left lead. 1st Sound Cause ( J D Ramos 122 ) 2nd Sumood ( E Morales 122 ) 0.00L 3rd Susan's Boy ( F D L Cruz 122 ) 0.00L 10th Hard Circle ( W A Rodriguez 122 ) 0.00L See full results | W A Rodriguez 55.3kg 0.00L | 10 (12) |
| Turfway Park 19-Dec-25 1710m R5 Md $744 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:43.890, SP: 9.00 raced along evenly lacking any late response when needed. 1st Clear The Beach ( A Beschizza 121 ) 2nd Sumood ( E Morales 124 ) 0.50L 3rd Marshal ( V Cheminaud 121 ) 8.50L 6th Hard Circle ( S Gonzalez 121 ) 11.10L See full results | S Gonzalez 54.9kg 11.10L | 6 (12) |
| Keeneland 14-Apr-25 1710m GOOD R3 Md $1,375 (of $110,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:41.710, SP: 13.00 pulled keenly inside of rivals early on, bumped an outer rival while attempting to bear out into the first turn, settled in midpack along the inside then failed to factor. 1st Dublin's Knight ( I O Jr 120 ) 2nd World Beater ( J Torres 120 ) 3.25L 3rd Salamis ( F Prat 120 ) 2.00L 7th Hard Circle ( J Hernandez 120 ) 10.75L See full results | J Hernandez 54.4kg 10.75L | 7 (12) |
| Turfway Park 15-Feb-25 1610m FIRM R2 Md $8,240 (of $41,200) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:39.600, SP: 6.50 sharp outside to the lead stayed game to the final stages and caught late. 1st Coalmoon ( A Beschizza 120 ) 2nd Hard Circle ( L Machado 120 ) 1.00L 3rd Courageous Clay ( J Ramos 120 ) 2.00L See full results | L Machado 54.4kg 1.00L | 2 (7) |
| Turfway Park 25-Jan-25 1610m FIRM R4 Md $400 (of $41,200) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:39.610, SP: 4.00 outside run tracking leader to the half, emptied out readily. 1st Desperate Proposal ( A Achard 120 ) 2nd Coalmoon ( L Machado 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Brotha Keny ( G Corrales 120 ) 6.00L 10th Hard Circle ( A Cedillo 120 ) 20.85L See full results | A Cedillo 54.4kg 20.85L | 10 (12) |
| Turfway Park 21-Dec-24 1710m FIRM R7 Md $15,999 (of $79,998) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:46.270, SP: 4.50 chased to half, dueled to far turn and stretch, no match late. 1st Paraclete ( V Cheminaud 119 ) 2nd Hard Circle ( A Cedillo 119 ) 3.00L 3rd Cash The Money ( S Civaci 119 ) 0.75L See full results | A Cedillo 54kg 3.00L | 2 (10) |
| Aqueduct 16-Nov-24 1210m GOOD R5 Md $9,000 (of $90,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:10.250, SP: 3.75 Chased ins, kept on 1st Flat To Da Mat ( D Davis 119 ) 2nd After Taxes ( L Dettori 119 ) 0.20L 3rd Hard Circle ( R J Santana 119 ) 2.35L See full results | R J Santana 54kg 2.35L | 3 (10) |
| Laurel Park 29-Sep-24 1710m GOOD R9 Laurel Futurity (Stakes) (of $149,999) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:38.870 , a forward factor in the two path around the turn, gave way in upper stretch. 1st Pascaline ( V R Carrasco 122 ) 2nd Studlydoright ( X Perez 122 ) 2.00L 3rd Just A Fair Shake ( J Barbosa 122 ) 2.10L 7th Hard Circle ( B Curtis 117 ) 16.45L See full results | B Curtis 53.1kg 16.45L | 7 (9) |
| Kentucky Downs 06-Sep-24 1410m GOOD R2 Md $17,000 (of $170,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:21.670 was bumped, squeezed back at the break, raced with the second flight early after the poor start, raced five deep around the far turn and finished gamely to the wire. 1st Warheart ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 2nd City Of Oscars ( F Prat 119 ) 0.10L 3rd Hard Circle ( L Saez 119 ) 1.10L See full results | L Saez 54kg 1.10L | 3 (11) |