Fierceness
| Fierceness | |
|---|---|
Fierceness parading before the Pacific Classic]] | |
| Sire | City of Light |
| Grandsire | Quality Road |
| Dam | Nonna Belle |
| Damsire | Stay Thirsty |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | March 28, 2021 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Bay |
| Breeder | Repole Stables |
| Owner | 1. Repole Stables (until 2024) 2. Derrick Smith, Repole Stables, Mrs. John Magnier & Michael Tabor (2025- ) |
| Trainer | Todd A. Pletcher |
| Record | 14: 7 - 2 - 3 |
| Earnings | US$5,785,320 |
| Major wins | |
| Florida Derby (2024) Jim Dandy Stakes (2024) Travers Stakes (2024) Alysheba Stakes (2025) Pacific Classic Stakes (2025) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Juvenile (2023) | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse (2023) | |
| Last updated on November 2, 2025 | |
Fierceness (foaled March 28, 2021) is a retired champion American Thoroughbred racehorse. In 2023 the two-year-old colt won the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita Park en route to being named champion juvenile of 2023. In 2024 he won the Grade I Florida Derby by a record 13+1⁄2 lengths and later that year also the Travers Stakes.