Fierceness

Age:: 4 years old - Colt
Status:: Active
Pedigree:: City of Light - Nonna Bella by Stay Thirsty
Owner(s):: Smith, Derrick, Repole Stable, Tabor, Michael B. and Magnier, Mrs. John
Trainer:: Todd A. Pletcher
Bred:: Kentucky, US by [Add Data]
Rating:: 7.93/10

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Fierceness is a 4 year old colt and has raced from 2023 to 2025. He was sired by City of Light out of the Stay Thirsty mare Nonna Bella. He was trained by Todd A. Pletcher and has raced for Smith, Derrick, Repole Stable, Tabor, Michael B. and Magnier, Mrs. John, and was bred in Kentucky, United States by [Add Data]. Fierceness has raced at Belmont at Aqueduct, Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita, Saratoga with wins at Churchill Downs, Del Mar, Gulfstream Park, Santa Anita, Saratoga. His stakes wins include wins in the Pacific Classic S., 2025 Pacific Classic (G1), 2025 Alysheba (G2), 2024 Travers Stakes (G1), 2024 Jim Dandy (G2), 2024 Florida Derby (G1), and the 2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1).

Pedigree / Progeny / Siblings

City of Light

Quality Road Paris Notion

Elusive Quality Kobla Dehere Fabulous Notion

Nonna Bella

Stay Thirsty Nonna Mia

Bernardini Marozia Empire Maker Holy Bubbette

Stakes Tracker - Probables
Date	Horse	Race	Status
11/1/25	Fierceness	2025 Breeders Cup Classic G1	Probable

Fierceness - Race Results, Speed Figures, and Past Performances
Date	Finish (speed) Fin	Trk	Distance	Surface	Race	1st (HRN Speed fig) Finish (HRN Speed)	2nd	3rd	Time
8/30/25	1st (126)	DMR	1 1/4 m	Dirt-Fast	Pacific Classic S.	Fierceness (126) Journalism (121) Ultimate Gamble (115)	Journalism (121)	Ultimate Gamble (115)	2:01
8/30/25	1st	DMR	1 1/4 m	Dirt	2025 Pacific Classic (G1)	Fierceness Journalism Ultimate Gamble	Journalism	Ultimate Gamble	2:01.00
8/2/25	5th (124)	SAR	1 1/8 m	Dirt-Fast	2025 Whitney (G1)	Sierra Leone (132) Highland Falls (130) Disarm (127)	Highland Falls (130)	Disarm (127)	1:48.92
6/7/25	2nd (120)	SAR	1 m	Dirt-	2025 Metropolitan (G1)	Raging Torrent (123) Fierceness (120) Just a Touch (115)	Fierceness (120)	Just a Touch (115)	1:35.89
5/2/25	1st (135)	CD	1 1/16M	Dirt-Fast	2025 Alysheba (G2)	Fierceness (135) Most Wanted (133) Hall of Fame (130)	Most Wanted (133)	Hall of Fame (130)	1:40.66
11/2/24	2nd (137)	DMR	1 1/4 m	Dirt-Fast	2024 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1)	Sierra Leone (138) Fierceness (137) Forever Young (JPN) (135)	Fierceness (137)	Forever Young (JPN) (135)	2:00.78
8/24/24	1st (133)	SAR	1 1/4 m	Dirt-Fast	2024 Travers Stakes (G1)	Fierceness (133) Thorpedo Anna (131) Sierra Leone (130)	Thorpedo Anna (131)	Sierra Leone (130)	2:01.79
7/27/24	1st (140)	SAR	1 1/8 m	Dirt-Fast	2024 Jim Dandy (G2)	Fierceness (140) Sierra Leone (139) Batten Down (130)	Sierra Leone (139)	Batten Down (130)	1:49.15
5/4/24	15th (91)	CD	1 1/4 m	Dirt-Fast	2024 Kentucky Derby (G1)	Mystik Dan (120) Sierra Leone (120) Forever Young (JPN) (120)	Sierra Leone (120)	Forever Young (JPN) (120)	2:03.34
3/30/24	1st (135)	GP	1 1/8 m	Dirt-Fast	2024 Florida Derby (G1)	Fierceness (135) Catalytic (117) Grand Mo the First (114)	Catalytic (117)	Grand Mo the First (114)	1:48.22
2/3/24	3rd (96)	GP	1 1/16M	Dirt-Fast	2024 Holy Bull (G3)	Hades (101) Domestic Product (99) Fierceness (96)	Domestic Product (99)	Fierceness (96)	1:46.07
11/3/23	1st (132)	SA	1 1/16M	Dirt-Fast	2023 Breeders' Cup Juvenile (G1)	Fierceness (132) Muth (122) Locked (121)	Muth (122)	Locked (121)	1:41.9
10/7/23	7th (93)	BAQ	1 m	Dirt-	2023 Champagne (G1)	Timberlake (125) General Partner (118) Dancing Groom (109)	General Partner (118)	Dancing Groom (109)	1:35.9
8/25/23	1st (127)	SAR	6 f	Dirt-Muddy	Msw	Fierceness (127) Air of Defiance (103) Billal (103)	Air of Defiance (103)	Billal (103)	1:09.56
*Indicates preliminary speed figures

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