Virtuous Circle (2019) Horse

Foal Date

15-Oct-19
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay or brown

Sire

Almanzor

Dam

She Is Stryking

Prize Money

828000

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 seven-year-old bay or brown gelding sired by Almanzor and out of She Is Stryking. He races under the guidance of Liam Howley and is owned by C W Kwok, Miss E McDonald, Ms D F Howley and others. In 32 starts he has secured three victories, finished second two times and third two times, earning $828,000 in prize money. His most recent outing took place at Coleraine on 25 September 2026, where he finished 3rd out of 11 starters.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Kyneton 04-Nov-26 2006m HEAVY 9 R8 bet365 Kyneton Cup Barrier 3, SP: 12.00 A.Kelly 54.5kg 1 (8)
Coleraine 25-Sep-26 1800m GOOD 3 R7 HCP $5,400 (of $60,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:48.570, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 10th, 400m 6th 1st Mangione ( M Julius 54 , Cd 55 ) 2nd Omnic ( D Yendall 54 ) 0.15L 3rd Virtuous Circle ( A Kelly 58.5 ) 0.90L See full results A Kelly 58.5kg 0.90L 3 (11)
Caulfield 29-Aug-26 1800m SOFT 7 R2 BM78 $2,400 (of $80,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:51.550, SP: 101.00 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 13th, 400m 13th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.890 1st Politely Dun ( D G Thornton 56.5 ) 2nd Jenni Multabella ( J L Melham 53.5 ) 1.00L 3rd Oraqua ( H T Coffey 55 ) 1.50L 5th Virtuous Circle ( J Radley 62 , Cd 60 ) 2.80L See full results J Radley 62kg, Cd 60 2.80L 5 (14)
Flemington 18-Jul-26 2800m SOFT 6 R6 Qlty $3,000 (of $152,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 02:59.970, SP: 13.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 1200m 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.350 1st Bold Soul ( J Noonan 59 ) 2nd Highland Blaze ( T Madden 55 ) 0.15L 3rd Tempesti ( H T Coffey 57 ) 0.25L 10th Virtuous Circle ( J Mcneil 56 ) 8.18L See full results J Mcneil 56kg 8.18L 10 (10)
Flemington 04-Jul-26 2600m SOFT 7 R6 BANJO PATERSON $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:48.890, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 1200m 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.090 1st Highland Blaze ( T Madden 53 ) 2nd Bold Soul ( W J Egan 60 ) 2.25L 3rd Samuel Langhorne ( L K Cartwright 53 ) 3.00L 6th Virtuous Circle ( J Mcneil 58 ) 7.15L See full results J Mcneil 58kg 7.15L 6 (10)
Flemington 20-Jun-26 2540m HEAVY 8 R3 Qlty Hcp (of $150,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:44.650, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 13th, 1200m 13th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.100 1st Vegas Jack ( D Yendall 54 ) 2nd The Western Front ( D W Stackhouse 57.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Bold Soul ( W J Egan 59 ) 1.75L 12th Virtuous Circle ( D Bates 58 ) 11.72L See full results D Bates 58kg 11.72L 12 (13)
Flemington 06-Jun-26 2000m HEAVY 8 R7 BM100 (of $150,000) Barrier 6, SP: 12.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 10th J Radley 53kg 2.25L 7 (14)
Sandown Hillside 23-May-26 1800m SOFT 6 R4 BM100 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, SP: 61.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th A Kelly 56kg 6L 5 (9)
Caulfield 09-May-26 2000m SOFT 7 R8 BM100 (of $150,000) Barrier 10, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 11th J Radley 53.5kg 4.26L 7 (12)
Caulfield Heath 23-Apr-26 1500m GOOD 4 R3 3UP-TRL J Maskiell 0.02L 1 (6)
Caulfield Heath 26-Mar-26 1000m GOOD 4 R2 3UP-TRL C Gaudray 7.65L 6 (6)
Flemington 19-Jul-25 2800m SOFT 5 R7 Qlty (of $150,000) Barrier 9, SP: 14.00 In-running: 800m 11th, 400m 10th T Stockdale 60 15.25L 11 (11)
Flemington 05-Jul-25 2600m SOFT 6 R5 BANJO PATERSON (of $150,000) Barrier 3, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 10th T Stockdale 59.5kg 5.15L 4 (10)
Flemington 21-Jun-25 2540m GOOD 4 R6 Qlty Hcp (of $150,000) Barrier 10, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 10th T Stockdale 58.5kg 1.02L 4 (12)
Flemington 07-Jun-25 2000m SOFT 6 R7 BM100 (of $150,000) Barrier 7, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 13th R Hammond 55.5kg 7.56L 9 (15)
Flemington 17-May-25 2800m SOFT 7 R7 RAMSDEN (of $300,000) Barrier 16, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 18th, 400m 14th A Kelly 58.5kg 9.77L 7 (18)