Colorado Sun (AUS) Horse
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About
Colorado Sun, a four-year-old bay gelding bred in Australia, was sired by Toronado out of Red Heat. He is trained by Keith Dryden and Libby Snowden and owned by Redbank North Pty Ltd (Mgr: J Middleton), Mrs A D Wallace, J A Baldry and other partners. Across ten starts he has captured one win, placed second twice, and earned $30,345 in prize money. His most recent start was at Canberra on 9 October 2026, finishing eighth of ten, while his latest victory came at Wagga on 28 September 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Canberra 09-Oct-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 CL1-SW $310 (of $22,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:36.140, SP: 11.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.710 1st Alabama Charm ( J V Overmeire 57 ) 2nd Ring Of Fire ( N Heywood 59 ) 0.75L 3rd Pure Melody ( R B Prag 57 ) 3.99L 8th Colorado Sun ( A Collett 59 ) 7.93L See full results | A Collett 59kg 7.93L | 8 (10) |
| Wagga 28-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R1 CTRY MDN $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:25.620, SP: 2.50 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 11th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100 1st Colorado Sun ( J V Overmeire 56 ) 2nd Gold Decree ( B A Button 57 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.31L 3rd Tarakan Lad ( E Bent 59 , Cd 57 ) 1.07L See full results | J V Overmeire 56kg | 1 (11) |
| Moruya 15-Sep-26 1435m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:27.990, SP: 3.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.350 1st Zippy Lion ( J Penza 59 ) 2nd Reveillon ( P Gorton 57 , Cd 54 ) 0.50L 3rd Better Bloom ( S Guymer 57 ) 1.50L 4th Colorado Sun ( N Heywood 59 ) 1.80L See full results | N Heywood 59kg 1.80L | 4 (8) |
| Moruya 28-Aug-26 1310m GOOD 4 R4 MDN-SW $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:18.590, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 1st Sectionals: 600m 00:36.500 1st Perchance ( P Boudvillain 57 ) 2nd Cold Mist ( Q Krogh 59 ) 0.80L 3rd Reveillon ( P Gorton 57 , Cd 54 ) 1.60L 5th Colorado Sun ( S Guymer 59 ) 2.90L See full results | S Guymer 59kg 2.90L | 5 (11) |
| Sapphire Coast 01-Mar-26 1600m SOFT 7 R8 CTRY BM58 $1,000 (of $35,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:37.940, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.070 1st Fire And Gemstone ( J Brookes 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Star Bling ( S Guymer 59.5 ) 0.29L 3rd Straight Fire ( C Ramsbotham 62 , Cd 60.5 ) 0.69L 7th Colorado Sun ( A Collett 56 ) 5.21L See full results | A Collett 56kg 5.21L | 7 (10) |
| Nowra 22-Feb-26 1400m SOFT 5 R2 CTRY MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 8, SP: 1.85 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th | N Heywood 58.5kg 1.3L | 4 (11) |
| Canberra 06-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R4 MDN (of $22,000) Barrier 6, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 1st, 400m 1st | N Heywood 58.5kg 0.78L | 2 (6) |
| Wagga 26-Jan-26 1400m GOOD 4 R1 CTRY MDN-SW (of $30,000) Barrier 3, SP: 1.90 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th | N Heywood 58kg 4.99L | 5 (11) |
| Wagga 11-Jan-26 1200m GOOD 4 R4 MDN (of $27,000) Barrier 10, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 4th | N Heywood 58kg 0.18L | 2 (12) |
| Canberra Acton 25-Jul-25 1280m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-SW (of $22,000) Barrier 4, SP: 3.70 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th | J Innes Jnr 56.5kg 6.98L | 8 (8) |
| Canberra Acton 04-Jul-25 900m SYNTHETIC R1 OPEN-BT | N Heywood 2.81L | 7 (10) |