Colorado Sun (AUS) Horse
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In the Nowra R2 Affinity Constructions Country Boosted Maiden Plate, Colorado Sun is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Keith Dryden and Libby Snowden. He is by Toronado out of Red Heat and has yet to win, remaining maiden after four starts. In his most recent start at Canberra on 6 Feb 2026, he was ridden by Nick Heywood and finished second, behind winner Listen Sweetheart.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canberra 06-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R4 MDN $4,100 (of $22,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.710, SP: 6.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:33.730 1st Listen Sweetheart ( M G Bourke 56.5 ) 2nd Colorado Sun ( N Heywood 58.5 ) 0.78L 3rd Fierce Critic ( P Boudvillain 57 ) 1.01L See full results | N Heywood 58.5kg 0.78L | 2 (6) |
| 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-SW $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 (10) |