Venetian Sun (2023) Horse

Foal Date
03-Feb-23
Colour
bay
Sire
Starman
Dam
Johara
Prize Money
778240
Trainer
K R Burke
Owners
Tony Bloom & Ian McAleavy
About

Venetian Sun is a 2yo b unknown from trained by K R Burke, who is based at Leyburn. It is sired by the stallion Starman out of the dam Johara. Venetian Sun has managed to win 4 races in its career so far. On 24th Aug 2025 at Deauville, Venetian Sun scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $350000.00 Sumbe Prix Morny Stakes (group 1). It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Venetian Sun throughout its career you'd have achieved a 198% return on investment.

Raced At
Curragh • Deauville • Newmarket • Royal Ascot • Carlisle
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Curragh 14-Sep-25 1410m SOFT R3 CL1 $40,000 (of $400,001) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:29.130, SP: 3.50 1st Precise ( R P Whelan 128 ) 2nd Beautify ( D B Mcmonagle 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Venetian Sun ( C Lee 128 ) 2.50L See full resultsC Lee 58.1kg 2.50L3 (7)
Deauville 24-Aug-25 1200m GOOD R4 Sumbe Prix Morny Stakes (Group 1) $220,500 (of $350,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.390, SP: 4.00 1st Venetian Sun ( C Lee 122 ) 2nd Gstaad ( R L Moore 125 ) 0.30L 3rd Wise Approach ( W Buick 125 ) 0.80L See full resultsC Lee 55.3kg1 (6)
Newmarket 11-Jul-25 1210m GOOD R2 CL1 $56,710 (of $98,370) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.580, SP: 1.40 1st Venetian Sun ( C Lee 128 ) 2nd Royal Fixation ( W Buick 128 ) 0.30L 3rd Argentine Tango ( D Allan 128 ) 3.80L See full resultsC Lee 58.1kg1 (6)
Royal Ascot 20-Jun-25 1210m GOOD R1 CL1 $70,888 (of $122,963) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.870, SP: 8.00 Mid-division far side of group, steady headway halfway, chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on strongly 1st Venetian Sun ( C Lee 128 ) 2nd Awaken ( B Loughnane 128 ) 1.50L 3rd Balantina ( T Marquand 128 ) 2.50L See full resultsC Lee 58.1kg1 (17)
Carlisle 19-May-25 1010m GOOD R1 CL2 Nv $21,600 (of $39,348) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:59.980, SP: 1.50 Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well 1st Venetian Sun ( C Lee 128 ) 2nd Argentine Tango ( D Allan 134 ) 1.50L 3rd Soca Star ( J Hart 128 ) 2.75L See full resultsC Lee 58.1kg1 (7)