Playa Del Sol (AUS) Horse
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Playa Del Sol is a 3yo bay filly (female) from Australia trained by Darren McAuliffe, who is based at Pinjarra. She is sired by the stallion Starspangledbanner out of the dam El Costa Mar. Playa Del Sol is yet to break her maiden status, having not won a race yet from 2 attempts. During her most recent race at Belmont on 18th Feb 2026, Playa Del Sol was ridden by Brad Parnham and finished 5th, behind the winner Tycoon Dreamer.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont 18-Feb-26 1200m GOOD 4 R3 3YO MDN $725 (of $25,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:12.700, SP: 17.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.050 1st Tycoon Dreamer ( C Parnham 55 ) 2nd Desert Ora ( J Mcnaught 55 ) 0.94L 3rd Kat Five ( S O'donnell 55 ) 1.90L 5th Playa Del Sol ( B Parnham 55 ) 2.82L See full results | B Parnham 55kg 2.82L | 5 (12) |
| Northam 08-Oct-25 1000m GOOD 4 R1 MDN $450 (of $25,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.680, SP: 10.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.000 1st Moonwalk ( W A Pike 54 ) 2nd Ninetymilestraight ( S L O'donnell 54 ) 0.63L 3rd Bondi Lifesaver ( C J Parnham 56 ) 1.63L 6th Playa Del Sol ( L Fiore 54 ) 3.72L See full results | L Fiore 54kg 3.72L | 6 (10) |
| Lark Hill 22-Sep-25 950m GOOD 4 R6 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:58.370 1st She's Capitana ( W A Pike ) 2nd Rubens' Ceiling ( V A Corver ) 0.38L 3rd Playa Del Sol ( B Parnham ) 0.81L | B Parnham 0.81L | 3 (8) |
| Lark Hill 08-Sep-25 950m SOFT 6 R14 3Y MDN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:58.840 1st Conchetta's Dream ( W A Pike ) 2nd Oscars No Grouch ( J S Whiting ) 1.44L 3rd Playa Del Sol ( B Parnham ) 3.54L | B Parnham 3.54L | 3 (8) |
| Lark Hill 25-Aug-25 400m SOFT 6 R1 3Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:24.390 1st Solar Chant ( V A Corver ) 2nd Playa Del Sol ( J Valas ) 0.83L 3rd Gilded Reign ( Z T Johnston-porter ) 1.95L | J Valas 0.83L | 2 (5) |
| Lark Hill 05-May-25 400m GOOD 4 R1 2Y-TRL, Winning Time: 00:24.900 1st Saigon Dancer ( Z T Johnston-porter ) 2nd Admire Tiff ( J R Azzopardi ) 2.04L 3rd Queen Cartel ( N Faithfull ) 2.17L 7th Playa Del Sol ( C Johnston-porter ) 6.28L | C Johnston-porter 6.28L | 7 (8) |