Sorry Sunshine (AUS) Horse
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Sorry Sunshine is a seven-year-old brown gelding bred in Australia, by Apologia out of Sunwisp. Currently under the care of trainer Doug Gorrel and owned by D J Gorrel, Miss K E Gorrel, The Pumpking (Mgr: M J Malone) & SSG Racing (Mgr: J J Sanbrook), the horse has contested 45 starts, securing eight victories, placing second two times and third four times, and has amassed earnings of $153,800. The most recent outing was at Wagga on 30 October 2026, where he finished 3rd out of a field of 7. His latest win was recorded at Wagga Riverside on 3 October 2026.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gundagai 14-Nov-26 1800m HEAVY 8 R4 GUNDAGAI DISTRICT SERVICES CLUB HAIR OF THE DOG CUP - BENCHMARK 66 HANDICAP Barrier 12, SP: 12.00 | J.Richards 58kg 1.82L | 3 (10) |
| Wagga 30-Oct-26 2500m GOOD 4 R1 ANDERSENS FLOORING MOUNTAINEER CUP - HEAT OF THE WAGGA STAYERS SERIES Barrier 6, SP: 5.50 | J.Richards 55kg 1.65L | 3 (7) |
| Wagga 17-Oct-26 2000m GOOD 4 R4 BM66 $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 02:04.410, SP: 8.00 In-running: Settled 6th, 1200m 6th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.300 1st Marsabit ( G Cahill 62.5 , Cd 61 ) 2nd Spurline ( Q Krogh 57 ) 0.29L 3rd Perfectly Good ( P Boudvillain 55 , Cd 56 ) 0.46L 5th Sorry Sunshine ( J Richards 58 ) 1.17L See full results | J Richards 58kg 1.17L | 5 (7) |
| Wagga Riverside 03-Oct-26 1800m SOFT 5 R2 BM58 $8,320 (of $16,170) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:49.870, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.020 1st Sorry Sunshine ( J Richards 60 ) 2nd Tabor ( B Mcdougall 59.5 ) 1.11L 3rd Vasala ( D Cole 62.5 , Cd 60.5 ) 2.24L See full results | J Richards 60 | 1 (4) |
| Wagga 19-Sep-26 2000m GOOD 4 R3 AGGIES CUP $14,120 (of $27,170) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:06.950, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.720 1st Sorry Sunshine ( J Richards 58 ) 2nd Justifiably ( N Heywood 60 ) 1.07L 3rd Miss Defy ( P Boudvillain 57.5 ) 1.44L See full results | J Richards 58kg | 1 (10) |
| Wagga 27-Aug-26 2000m HEAVY 10 R2 BM74 (BM69) $5,300 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 02:08.650, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:38.080 1st Mr Tadashi ( J Penza 59 ) 2nd Sorry Sunshine ( M Bourke 55 ) 3.48L 3rd It Is To Be ( D Cole 55 , Cd 53 ) 3.52L See full results | M Bourke 55kg 3.48L | 2 (6) |
| Albury 27-Jul-26 1600m HEAVY 9 R5 CTRY BM58 $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:41.600, SP: 8.50 In-running: Settled 7th, 1200m 8th, 800m 7th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.050 1st Desert Opal ( B A Button 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Guy's Last Prize ( C Keatings 61 ) 0.26L 3rd Sunroe ( C J Parish 57 ) 4.67L 7th Sorry Sunshine ( J Duffy 58 ) 12.72L See full results | J Duffy 58kg 12.72L | 7 (9) |
| Wagga 20-Jul-26 1600m HEAVY 8 R7 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 12, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 6th | J Taylor 58.5kg 8L | 6 (12) |
| Wagga 06-Jul-26 1400m HEAVY 9 R7 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, SP: 20.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | J Penza 59kg 3.82L | 5 (10) |
| Albury 16-Jun-26 1600m HEAVY 9 R4 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, SP: 8.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 6th | B Loy 60 5.65L | 7 (9) |
| Wagga 04-Jun-26 2000m HEAVY 9 R4 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 4th | B Owen 60 6.53L | 3 (10) |
| Albury 26-May-26 2000m SOFT 6 R5 BM58 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, SP: 51.00 In-running: 800m 3rd, 400m 6th | C Stuart 59kg 16.19L | 10 (10) |
| Leeton 09-May-26 1600m GOOD 4 R5 CUP-BM58 (of $14,000) Barrier 1, SP: 6.00 | N Heywood 61.5kg 2.45L | 4 (8) |
| Albury 23-Apr-26 1600m GOOD 4 R4 BM66 (of $27,000) Barrier 3, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 5th | P Boudvillain 58.5kg 4.9L | 8 (9) |
| Wagga 29-Mar-26 1200m SOFT 5 R7 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, SP: 16.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th | E Bent 59.5kg 5.5L | 9 (13) |
| Albury 19-Aug-25 1500m HEAVY 8 R4 CTRY BM58 (of $30,000) Barrier 8, SP: 5.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 8th | B Mc Dougall 62.5kg 6.69L | 9 (11) |
| Forbes 03-Aug-25 1400m HEAVY 8 R5 CTRY BM58 (of $35,000) Barrier 2, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 10th, 400m 11th | J Brookes 61kg 5.68L | 6 (11) |