El Soleado (AUS) Horse

Country

Australia

Foal Date

22-Nov-19
Sex
gelding

Colour

bay or brown

Sire

Toronado

Dam

Sunnyvale

Prize Money

516500

Trainer

Jack Laing

Owners

Mrs C O Bamford & K L Bamford

About

The six-year-old bay or brown gelding named El Soleado, bred in Australia and sired by Toronado out of Sunnyvale, is in the care of trainer Jack Laing and owned by Mrs C O Bamford & K L Bamford. Across 28 starts he has secured six victories, placed second four times and third five times, accumulating earnings of $517,000. His most recent race took place at Geelong on 21 October 2026, where he came home 8th out of a field of 9.

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Flemington 07-Nov-26 1600m GOOD 4 R7 VRC Champions Mile Barrier 8, SP: 101.00 B.A.Shinn 59kg 20.1L 8 (8)
Geelong 21-Oct-26 1200m GOOD 4 R8 BM84 (of $75,000) Barrier 8, SP: 71.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th L Wood 58.5kg 4.85L 8 (9)
Southside Cranbourne 12-Oct-26 1000m SOFT 6 R1 Jump Out-S6 L Wood 2 (13)
Southside Cranbourne 28-Sep-26 1000m SOFT 5 R11 Jump Out-S5 L Wood 2 (9)
Southside Cranbourne 14-Sep-26 1000m SOFT 5 R3 Jump Out-S5 B Allen 9 (11)
Southside Cranbourne 31-Aug-26 800m SOFT 5 R3 Jump Out-S5 J Darose 5 (8)
Caulfield 27-Jun-26 1400m SOFT 7 R8 HCP (of $150,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:25.170, SP: 71.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 800m 10th, 400m 11th 1st Coeur Volante ( J Radley 58 ) 2nd Big Swinger ( B Allen 55.5 ) 1.00L 3rd He'll Rip ( H Durnan 54 ) 1.46L 13th El Soleado ( P Moloney 54 ) 23.98L See full results P Moloney 54kg 23.98L 13 (14)
Flemington 06-Jun-26 1200m HEAVY 8 R9 BM84 (of $130,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:11.640, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.810 1st Moby Dick ( J B Stanley 55 ) 2nd Markdel ( B Mertens 55.5 ) 1.50L 3rd Great Maximus ( H Durnan 62 , Cd 59 ) 4.00L 11th El Soleado ( M Bourke 64 , Cd 62 ) 18.31L See full results M Bourke 64kg, Cd 62kg 18.31L 11 (11)
Southside Cranbourne 13-Apr-26 800m HEAVY 8 R2 Jump Out-H8 1 (10)
Flemington 02-Aug-25 1620m GOOD 4 R8 BM84 (of $130,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:36.870, SP: 16.00 In-running: Settled 15th, 1200m 15th, 800m 14th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.820 1st Too Darn Discreet ( D Bates 57 ) 2nd Farhh Flung ( J L Melham 54 ) 0.75L 3rd Hard To Cross ( T Prebble 60 , Cd 58 ) 3.00L 14th El Soleado ( S Clarke 64 , Cd 61 ) 8.08L See full results S Clarke 64kg, Cd 61kg 8.08L 14 (15)
Caulfield 12-Jul-25 1400m SOFT 6 R7 BM100 $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:25.010, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 10th, 800m 10th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.320 1st Zou Sensation ( J L Melham 54.5 ) 2nd El Rocko ( J B Stanley 53 ) 1.75L 3rd Yellow Sam ( L K Cartwright 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 3.00L 7th El Soleado ( B Shinn 57.5 ) 4.51L See full results B Shinn 57.5kg 4.51L 7 (12)
Flemington 07-Jun-25 1200m SOFT 6 R9 BM 84 Hcp $23,400 (of $130,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:10.300, SP: 51.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 9th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.400 1st Marble Nine ( H P Edgley 61.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd El Soleado ( S Clarke 64.5 , Cd 61.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Sessions Road ( J Mcneil 54 ) 2.10L See full results S Clarke 64.5kg, Cd 61.5kg 0.35L 2 (14)
Cranbourne 26-May-25 800m SOFT 5 R1 Jump Out-S5 J Darose 1 (10)
Cranbourne 19-May-25 800m SOFT 5 R1 Jump Out-S5 B Melham 6 (8)
Cranbourne 05-May-25 800m GOOD 4 R1 Jump Out-G4 J Darose 6 (8)
Sandown Hillside 28-Sep-24 1800m GOOD 4 R6 HCP (of $150,000) Barrier 11, SP: 6.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 9th P Moloney 56.5kg 10.67L 9 (12)
Flemington 14-Sep-24 1400m HEAVY 8 R6 TONTONAN (of $175,000) Barrier 15, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 15th, 400m 15th P Moloney 54.5kg 5.32L 7 (15)
Cranbourne 09-Sep-24 1200m SOFT 5 R14 Jump Out-S5 1 (9)
Caulfield 17-Aug-24 1200m GOOD 4 R7 REGAL ROLLER (of $175,000) Barrier 4, SP: 21.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 10th E Brown 56.5kg 6.61L 11 (11)
Flemington 18-May-24 1600m SOFT 7 R9 BM100 (of $150,000) Barrier 11, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 4th, 400m 3rd P Moloney 58kg 0.7L 3 (16)
Caulfield 04-May-24 1600m GOOD 4 R7 BM100 (of $150,000) Barrier 4 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd P Moloney 58kg 0.61L 3 (8)