Virtuous Circle

Foal Date

15-Oct-19

Sex

gelding

Colour

bay/brown

Sire

Almanzor

Dam

She Is Stryking

Prize Money

$803700

Trainer

Liam Howley

Owners

C W Kwok, Miss E McDonald, Ms D F Howley, F J Howley, Upper Bloodstock (Mgr: H F Lau), B Smith, Stag's Leap (Mgr: A Williams), Whiskey Racing (Mgr: W C Phillips), Ms D L McDonald & R G Mulcaster

About

Virtuous Circle is a 6yo bay or brown gelding trained by Liam Howley, based at Kyneton. His sire is Almanzor and his dam is She Is Stryking. He has won 3 races in his career. On June 8, 2024, at Flemington, Virtuous Circle secured his most impressive victory, winning the $150000 3yo+ Benchmark 100 Handicap. He has been a profitable horse for punters. If you had backed Virtuous Circle throughout his career, you would have achieved a 321% return on investment.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Flemington 19-Jul-25 2800m SOFT 5 R7 3YO+ Open Hcp (of $150,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 02:56.850, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th	T Stockdale 60 15.25L	11 (11)
Flemington 05-Jul-25 2600m SOFT 6 R5 3YO+ Open Quality $7,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:44.180, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.080	T Stockdale 59.5kg 5.15L	4 (10)
Flemington 21-Jun-25 2540m GOOD 4 R6 3YO+ Open Quality $7,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 02:40.270, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.620	T Stockdale 58.5kg 1.02L	4 (12)
Flemington 07-Jun-25 2000m SOFT 6 R7 3YO+ BM 100 Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:04.960, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.740	R Hammond 58.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 7.56L	9 (15)
Flemington 17-May-25 2800m SOFT 7 R7 LR Open Set Weight $6,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:57.880, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 18th, 1200m 18th, 800m 18th, 400m 14th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.420	A Kelly 58.5kg 9.77L	7 (18)
Warrnambool 01-May-25 2350m SOFT 7 R9 LR Open Hcp (of $300,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 02:31.210, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 1200m 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 5th	J Childs 57kg 11.00L	9 (16)
Randwick 08-Mar-25 2000m GOOD 4 R9 LR 3YO+ Open Quality $3,500 (of $200,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 02:01.860, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 1200m 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.700	R Bayliss 56.5kg 6.49L	9 (12)
Ladbrokes Geelong 29-Jan-25 1000m GOOD 4 R3 3UP-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:02.280	J Maskiell 23.75L	7 (10)
Flemington 08-Jun-24 2000m GOOD 4 R6 3YO+ BM 100 Hcp $82,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:02.580, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.780	E Brown 58.5kg	1 (13)
Flemington 18-May-24 1600m SOFT 7 R9 BM 100 Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.340, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 16th, 1200m 16th, 800m 13th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.010	E Brown 58kg 3.10L	6 (16)
Caulfield 04-May-24 1600m GOOD 4 R7 BM 100 Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:37.990, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.710	D Moor 58kg 5.80L	7 (8)
Apiam Bendigo 23-Apr-24 1300m GOOD 4 R1 2UP-TRL Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:21.340	M Aitken	1 (8)
bet365 Benalla 08-Apr-24 1200m SOFT 7 R1 3UP-TRL Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.520	D Munro	1 (4)
Flemington 07-Nov-23 3200m GOOD 4 R7 G1 MELB CUP (of $8,410,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 03:18.370, SP: 151.00 In-running: Settled 23rd, 1200m 23rd, 800m 23rd, 400m 22nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.980	C Newitt 51kg 32.30L	18 (23)
bet365 Geelong 25-Oct-23 2400m GOOD 4 R7 G3 GEEL CUP $10,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:30.700, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.740	D Lane 55kg 4.60L	8 (13)
Flemington 07-Oct-23 2520m SOFT 5 R7 G3 BART CUMMINGS (of $500,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:39.030, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.280	D Lane 57.5kg 3.60L	10 (16)
Caulfield 23-Sep-23 2000m GOOD 4 R8 G3 NATURALISM (of $200,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:00.740, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 10th, 1200m 14th, 800m 15th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.890	B Egan 55.5kg 4.35L	9 (16)
The Valley 09-Sep-23 1600m GOOD 4 R9 G2 FEEHAN (of $500,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:34.790, SP: 41.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.410	M Zahra 58.5kg 12.50L	12 (13)
Royal Randwick 01-Apr-23 2400m SOFT 6 R9 G1 ATC DERBY $380,000 (of $2,000,000) Barrier 18, Winning Time: 02:40.370, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 17th, 1200m 14th, 800m 12th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.720	B Prebble 56.5kg 0.80L	2 (18)
Flemington 25-Mar-23 2000m GOOD 4 R7 G1 AUST CUP (of $3,000,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:01.430, SP: 20.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 1200m 9th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700	D Moor 54.5kg 6.40L	12 (16)
Flemington 04-Mar-23 1600m GOOD 4 R7 G1 AUST GNS $20,000 (of $1,000,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:36.340, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 14th, 1200m 14th, 800m 13th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.920	B Mcdougall 57kg 2.60L	8 (15)
Ladbrokes Park Hillside 11-Feb-23 1400m GOOD 4 R2 G2 AUTUMN STKS $6,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:24.420, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:33.260	B Mcdougall 57kg 4.05L	8 (9)
The Valley 22-Oct-22 2040m HEAVY 8 R7 G2 VASE $90,000 (of $500,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:10.350, SP: 5.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.820	J Mcdonald 57kg 0.80L	2 (9)
The Valley 23-Sep-22 1600m SOFT 5 R4 G2 STUTT STK $27,000 (of $300,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:39.320, SP: 15.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.800	J Mcdonald 57kg 0.90L	3 (9)
The Valley 20-Aug-22 1500m HEAVY 9 R2 3Y HCP $82,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.280, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.420	B Mcdougall 59.5kg	1 (9)
Tatura 18-Jul-22 850m SOFT 7 R11 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:55.060	M Gretton 0 6.55L	7 (8)
Mornington 26-Mar-22 1500m GOOD 4 R2 2Y-SW $71,500 (of $130,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:32.510, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.380	F W Kersley 58kg	1 (8)
Sportsbet-Pakenham 24-Feb-22 1200m GOOD 4 R1 2Y MDN-SW $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.350, SP: 91.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.640	B Mcdougall 58kg 6.85L	9 (10)