Colorado Sun (AUS) Horse
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Colorado Sun is a 3yo bay gelding (male) from Australia trained by Keith Dryden & Libby Snowden. He is sired by the stallion Toronado out of the dam Red Heat. Colorado Sun has yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 3 attempts. In his most recent race at Wagga on 26th Jan 2026, he was ridden by Nick Heywood and finished 5th, behind winner Cayman Island.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wagga 26-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 4 R1 CTRY MDN-SW $975 (of $30,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:24.450, SP: 1.90 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.650 1st Cayman Island ( P Boudvillain 57.5 ) 2nd Divine Spark ( J Richards 57 ) 0.36L 3rd Inna Zou ( J Martin 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 3.24L 5th Colorado Sun ( N Heywood 57.5 , Cd 58 ) 4.99L See full results | N Heywood 57.5kg, Cd 58kg 4.99L | 5 (11) |
| Wagga 11-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 MDN $5,050 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.860, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.650 1st Judith's Revenge ( M A Cahill 55.5 ) 2nd Colorado Sun ( N Heywood 57 ) 0.18L 3rd He's Our Boy ( C J Parish 58.5 ) 1.26L See full results | N Heywood 57kg 0.18L | 2 (12) |
| Canberra Acton 25-Jul-25 1280m SYNTHETIC R2 Mdn Set Weight $310 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:15.380, SP: 3.70 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.560 1st Brutal Eyes ( C Keatings 57 ) 2nd I Am Steffi ( B Ryan 55 ) 3.01L 3rd Feedback ( Q Krogh 59 ) 4.93L 8th Colorado Sun ( J I Jnr 56.5 ) 6.98L See full results | J I Jnr 56.5kg 6.98L | 8 (8) |
| Canberra Acton 04-Jul-25 900m SYNTHETIC R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:54.480 1st Intense Effort ( O S Chambers ) 2nd Dekadance ( P Boudvillain ) 0.39L 3rd Triptolemus ( C Keatings ) 1.18L 7th Colorado Sun ( N Heywood ) 2.81L | N Heywood 2.81L | 7 (12) |