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 gelding trained by K R Burke. It is sired by the stallion Starman out of the dam Johara. To date the horse has won four races. On 24 Aug 2025 at Deauville, Venetian Sun claimed its biggest victory, collecting $350,000 in the Sumbe Prix Morny Stakes (Group 1). It has been a profitable runner for bettors; a career‑long back would have yielded 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)