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Son Of Sun
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Trained by B Wallace & G Cooksley at Byerley Park, Son Of Sun is a 6 year old gelding by the sire Tavistock, out of the dam Smoothing.

He has won a total of 7 races from 25 starts for a win percentage of 28%. His career earnings are $353k, with the biggest win of his career coming at Ellerslie on January 1st in 2025 when he won $127,923 in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup (a handicap race over 2,400 metres).

Son Of Sun is a top level performer, having started 7 times at group race level, with 1 win.

Betting level stakes of $100 win on all of the horse's starts would have yielded a profit of $5440.

The gelding tends to run better on good ground, with an average prize money per start of $21k in those conditions.

Career Statistics

Overall
Prize Money
$353k
Starts
25
Wins
7
Second
1
Third
2
Win %
28
Place %
40
Profit
+54.4
Conditions
Good
13
4-0-1
$21k
Soft
7
2-0-1
$12k
Heavy
5
1-1-0
$7k
Race Standard
All
7
1-0-0
Group 1
1
0-0-0
Group 2
1
0-0-0
Group 3
4
1-0-0
Race Distance
2600m
1
0-0-0
-1
2400m
4
2-0-0
+9.2
2000m
1
0-0-0
-1
1600m
5
3-0-0
+33.6
3200m
1
0-0-0
-1
1500m
4
0-0-0
-4
2100m
2
1-0-1
+2.2
1400m
5
1-1-1
+18.4
1330m
1
0-0-0
-1
1200m
1
0-0-0
-1
Race Track
Randwick
3
0-0-0
-3
Te Aroha
1
1-0-0
+5.9
Ellerslie
10
5-0-0
+39.1
Pukekohe
2
0-0-1
-2
Te Rapa
1
0-0-0
-1
Matamata
3
1-0-1
+20.4
Pukekohe Park
2
0-1-0
-2
Tauranga
1
0-0-0
-1
Avondale
2
0-0-0
-2
Race State
NSW
3
0-0-0
-3
4
1-0-0
+2.9
NZ
18
6-1-2
+54.5

Declared to Run

Te Rapa 5 • Tomorrow Lodge Real Estate Mile Hcp
$10Bet

Race History

Oct-18 25
10/10
7.9
$91
Randwick
4
2600
Delta Building Automation St Leger Stakes 
$5k
$502k
T Sherry
57½
164.66
34.15
3
5,5,6
-4
Oct-4 25
16/18
10.8
$101
Randwick
4
2400
Asahi Super Dry Metropolitan 
$0k
$755k
M Bourke
51
146.84
34.54
11
11,12,17
+1
Sep-20 25
8/14
8.0
$71
Randwick
4
2000
Asahi Super Dry Kingston Town Stakes 
$4k
$251k
J Collett
56
121.85
35.97
10
10,10,10
+2
Aug-31 25
1/8
0.2
$6.9
Te Aroha
10
1600
Clotworthy Racing Hcp
$29k
$50k
W Kennedy
56
106.55
-
6
6,7
+6
Spell of 176 Days
Mar-8 25
8/18
6.1
$27.4
Ellerslie
5
3200
Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup 
$4k
$600k
M Cartwright
54
208.36
-
6
10,10,10
+2
Feb-22 25
9/18
3.0
$6.9
Ellerslie
5
2400
Eagle Technology Avondale Cup 
$4k
$250k
M Cartwright
54
151.60
-
12
12,12,12
+3
Feb-1 25
5/15
6.8
$16.6
Ellerslie
5
1500
Fulton Family Stakes 
$3k
$100k
A Goindasamy
53
88.46
-
8
8
+3
Jan-1 25
1/13
0.3
$5.5
Ellerslie
4
2400
Queen Elizabeth II Cup  
$144k
$250k
M Cartwright
53½
150.46
-
6
6,6,6
+5
Dec-7 24
1/8
0.4
$4.2
Ellerslie
5
2100
Dunstan Horsefeeds Stayers Champs Qualifier Hcp
$37k
$65k
A Goindasamy
54
134.43
-
2
2,2,2
+1
Nov-23 24
3/14
0.3
$10.8
Pukekohe
4
2100
HR Fisken & Sons (Bm75)
$7k
$75k
W Kennedy
60
134.59
-
10
10,10,10
+7
Nov-5 24
1/13
0.8
$7.7
Ellerslie
4
2400
Barfoot & Thompson (Bm75)
$43k
$75k
W Kennedy
57½
151.37
-
5
5,2
+1
Oct-19 24
5/14
4.0
$9.4
Ellerslie
4
1600
Barfoot & Thompson (Bm75)
$1k
$55k
W Kennedy
57
98.12
-
5
5,4
-1
Sep-21 24
1/14
0.3
$21.1
Ellerslie
5
1600
Head To Trackside.co.nz (Bm75)
$32k
$55k
W Kennedy
55
97.41
-
5
7,9
+8
Aug-24 24
7/13
3.4
$30.7
Te Rapa
9
1500
(Bm75)
$1k
$40k
K Myers
56
95.17
-
6
7,9
+2
Spell of 140 Days
Apr-6 24
10/10
11.6
$20.1
Pukekohe
4
1500
Sistema (Bm75)
$1k
$55k
A Lawson-Carroll
54½
88.41
-
10
10,10
Mar-9 24
10/12
5.0
$7.3
Ellerslie
4
1400
3yo+ Spec Mdn
$1k
$80k
N Hailey
56
83.85
-
11
11
+1
Mar-2 24
1/13
0.3
$10.6
Ellerslie
4
1600
Skycity Horizon (Bm65)
$46k
$80k
K Asano
58½
96.79
-
2
2
+1
Feb-7 24
1/14
0.1
$23.4
Matamata
4
1400
Te Akau Racing Stable Mdn
$14k
$25k
K Asano
58½
83.84
-
9
9,7
+6
Jan-1 24
9/9
14.5
$27.6
Pukekohe Park
7
1500
Eagle Technology Spec Mdn
$1k
$80k
A Lawson-Carroll
54
91.81
-
9
9,9
Dec-15 23
4/11
2.8
$5.2
Tauranga
3
1400
Jackson Reeves Lawyers Mdn
$1k
$25k
J Chung
55½
85.87
-
7
7,7
+3
Spell of 69 Days
Oct-7 23
3/15
0.6
$22.2
Matamata
6
1400
Fairview Motors Matamata Mdn
$2k
$25k
A Lawson-Carroll
55½
85.50
-
4
4,3
Sep-20 23
4/11
2.6
$8
Matamata
3
1600
RBC Racing Mdn
$1k
$19k
O Bosson
58½
96.76
-
3
3,3,3
-1
Sep-6 23
6/12
3.5
$4.2
Avondale
10
1330
AJC Marshall Stand - Venue Hire Mdn
$0k
$19k
A Lawson-Carroll
55½
87.50
-
5
7,9
+3
Spell of 77 Days
Jun-21 23
2/11
1.5
$5.4
Pukekohe Park
10
1400
Nzb Airfreight Mdn
$4k
$20k
A Lawson-Carroll
54½
91.44
-
5
5,5
+3
Jun-3 23
5/11
3.3
$11.1
Avondale
10
1200
All Spark Electrical Mdn
$0k
$15k
S Weatherley
58½
76.94
-
11
11,11
+6