Sunshine Lute (USA) Horse
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Sunshine Lute is a 4yo dark bay/brown horse from the United States trained by Johnny Singh. The colt is by Holy Lute out of Rapping Karen. It has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in 11 starts. In its latest start at Sunland Park on 5 Jan 2026, Enrique Portillo Gomez rode Sunshine Lute to a sixth-place finish behind winner Private Equity.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sunland Park 05-Jan-26 1308m FIRM R4 Md (of $30,700) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.590, SP: 26.00 raced in the middle of the pack up the backstretch, swung out to the five path coming around the bend and was empty in the stretch. 1st Private Equity ( O Hernandez 124 ) 2nd Gimme A Who ( M T F Jr 121 ) 0.25L 3rd Green Is The Daddy ( O A Jr 121 ) 2.75L 6th Sunshine Lute ( E P Gomez 121 ) 10.75L See full results | E P Gomez 54.9kg 10.75L | 6 (6) |
| Zia Park 17-Dec-25 1310m FIRM R10 Md $1,100 (of $55,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:17.100, SP: 67.00 raced off the pace on the inside up the backstretch, navigated the bend from the three path and made no bid. 1st M L's Sportscaster ( K Tohill 123 ) 2nd Gimme A Who ( M F Jr 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Private Equity ( O Hernandez 123 ) 2.00L 6th Sunshine Lute ( E Gomez 121 ) 19.30L See full results | E Gomez 54.9kg 19.30L | 6 (9) |
| Zia Park 25-Nov-25 1010m FIRM R1 Md $3,850 (of $55,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:58.900, SP: 34.00 dueled on the inside up the backstretch, continued to battle while saving ground around the turn and weakened in the final furlong. 1st Exit Strategy ( K Tohill 121 ) 2nd Private Equity ( A Arboleda 123 ) 0.30L 3rd M L's Sportscaster ( L Fuentes 123 ) 0.75L 4th Sunshine Lute ( E Gomez 121 ) 5.50L See full results | E Gomez 54.9kg 5.50L | 4 (8) |
| Zia Park 12-Nov-25 1010m FIRM R2 Md $885 (of $29,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:57.590, SP: 26.00 pressed the pace on the outside through the opening quarter, came around the bend in the two path and weakened in the lane. 1st Eyecandothisallday ( C Ramos 121 ) 2nd Chino Mirage ( I Rosendo 121 ) 7.50L 3rd Ringo ( E Gomez 123 ) 1.00L 5th Sunshine Lute ( A Medellin 121 ) 10.00L See full results | A Medellin 54.9kg 10.00L | 5 (6) |
| Sunray Park 25-May-25 910m R2 Race 2 $157 (of $15,725) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:52.930 off slow, chased inside, no late rally. 1st Proceedtothefront ( J Bobroff 116 ) 2nd Runaway Heat ( A Medellin 121 ) 1.75L 3rd W F American Honey ( K Purcell 116 ) 0.50L 6th Sunshine Lute ( J Torres 121 ) 9.50L See full results | J Torres 54.9kg 9.50L | 6 (9) |
| Sunland Park 01-Mar-25 1110m FIRM R1 Md $936 (of $31,200) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:05.630, SP: 34.00 broke in at the start, was prompted along in the three path early but made no closing bid. 1st Nobody's Perfect ( M Perez 121 ) 2nd Runaway Heat ( A J Jr 121 ) 0.30L 3rd King Of Country ( A Medellin 121 ) 0.75L 5th Sunshine Lute ( R Jaime 121 ) 4.75L See full results | R Jaime 54.9kg 4.75L | 5 (6) |
| Sunland Park 31-Jan-25 1110m FIRM R6 Md (of $31,200) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:04.910, SP: 41.00 stalked the leaders on the outside early, navigated the turn from the two path and tired in the stretch. 1st Mojica ( J Vazquez 121 ) 2nd Nobody's Perfect ( M Perez 121 ) 8.50L 3rd Shiny Shores ( A J Jr 121 ) 5.75L 7th Sunshine Lute ( R Jaime 121 ) 26.25L See full results | R Jaime 54.9kg 26.25L | 7 (8) |
| Sunland Park 17-Jan-25 1310m R1 Md (of $31,200) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:18.000, SP: 51.00 raced at the back of the pack on the inside through the early going, saved ground around the bend and made no bid. 1st Short Round Bound ( F Amparan 121 ) 2nd American Ranger Bb ( M F Jr 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Bye Bye Russ ( C Ramos 121 ) 2.00L 10th Sunshine Lute ( A Arboleda 121 ) 31.75L See full results | A Arboleda 54.9kg 31.75L | 10 (11) |
| Zia Park 19-Dec-24 1110m FIRM R10 Md (of $54,999) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:03.560, SP: 67.00 raced off the pace up the backstretch, saved ground around the turn and made no bid. 1st Gamblaway ( A Arboleda 120 ) 2nd Mojica ( J Vazquez 120 ) 2.75L 3rd King Of Country ( J Carreno 120 ) 4.75L 7th Sunshine Lute ( E Gomez 120 ) 10.25L See full results | E Gomez 54.4kg 10.25L | 7 (10) |
| Zia Park 03-Dec-24 1210m FIRM R10 Md (of $54,999) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:12.410, SP: 101.00 raced at the back of the pack on the inside through the opening quarter, saved ground around the turn and made no bid. 1st My Peaches Q ( F Valdez 120 ) 2nd King Of Country ( J Carreno 120 ) 3.00L 3rd Short Round Bound ( F Amparan 120 ) 0.30L 9th Sunshine Lute ( I Rosendo 120 ) 25.85L See full results | I Rosendo 54.4kg 25.85L | 9 (11) |
| Zia Park 12-Nov-24 1110m FIRM R4 Md $3,851 (of $54,999) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:06.210, SP: 13.00 trailed the field up the backstretch, saved ground around the turn and showed no kick. 1st Lime Chilton ( A Medellin 120 ) 2nd Shiny Shores ( F Amparan 120 ) 0.05L 3rd Bye Bye Russ ( A J J Jr 120 ) 3.30L 4th Sunshine Lute ( E P Gomez 120 ) 16.05L See full results | E P Gomez 54.4kg 16.05L | 4 (6) |