Southern Sunshine (AUS) Horse
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Southern Sunshine is a 4yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Mitchell Leek in Pakenham. He is by the stallion Adelaide out of Rory's Gold. He has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in three starts. In his most recent race at Kyneton on 23 Apr 2026, ridden by Arron Lynch, he finished fifth behind the winner Vivid Blooms.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kyneton 23-Apr-26 1894m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $960 (of $32,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:02.560, SP: 2.70 In-running: Settled 1st, 1200m 1st, 800m 2nd, 400m 1st 1st Vivid Blooms ( W Gordon 67.5 ) 2nd Parrot Club ( L Remondet 69.5 ) 2.75L 3rd Spicy Apple ( D Parker 69 ) 2.81L 5th Southern Sunshine ( A Lynch 69.5 ) 8.66L See full results | A Lynch 69.5kg 8.66L | 5 (7) |
| Yarra Valley 24-Mar-26 1500m SOFT 5 R3 MDN-SW $1,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:32.180, SP: 61.00 In-running: Settled 9th, 800m 7th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.520 1st Wonboyn ( L Currie 59 ) 2nd Temu Tilly ( N Daniels 57 , Cd 55 ) 3.25L 3rd Share The Stars ( T M Nugent 57.5 ) 3.45L 4th Southern Sunshine ( T Stockdale 59.5 ) 5.45L See full results | T Stockdale 59.5kg 5.45L | 4 (11) |
| Pakenham 19-Feb-26 1400m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $900 (of $45,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:26.340, SP: 17.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 9th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.680 1st Light Moves ( B J Melham 59 ) 2nd Talkin' Stern ( J Allen 59 ) 0.50L 3rd Mr Margolin ( L J Neindorf 59 ) 3.25L 10th Southern Sunshine ( B Allen 59.5 ) 8.96L See full results | B Allen 59.5kg 8.96L | 10 (12) |
| Southside Pakenham 03-Feb-26 1000m R2 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 01:01.480 1st Dolce Carolina ( L Nolen ) 2nd Tartan Queen ( N Punch ) 3rd Hot Sand ( N Daniels ) 4th Southern Sunshine ( B Allen ) | B Allen | 4 (8) |
| Southside Pakenham 21-Oct-25 1000m R5 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 01:02.080 1st Ocean Equity ( T Stockdale ) 2nd Saltillo ( B Allen ) 3rd Sous La Lune ( Z Spain ) 5th Southern Sunshine ( E Pozman ) | E Pozman | 5 (6) |
| Southside Pakenham 23-Sep-25 1000m R2 Jump Out-S6, Winning Time: 01:01.560 1st She's Bulletproof ( B Rawiller ) 2nd Dollar Chaser ( N Daniels ) 3rd Sneaky Sunrise ( D W Stackhouse ) 6th Southern Sunshine ( L Remondet ) | L Remondet | 6 (8) |
| Southside Pakenham 02-Sep-25 800m R10 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:51.190 1st Southern Slammer ( C G Gaudray ) 3rd Ominous Lady ( G Gilmour ) 4th Southern Sunshine ( A Mccabe ) | A Mccabe | 4 (8) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham 11-Feb-25 800m R13 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:47.640 1st Accordance ( E K Pozman ) 2nd I'm Back In Town ( J Virgona ) 3rd Blue Bandit ( D W Stackhouse ) 8th Southern Sunshine ( B Allen ) | B Allen | 8 (8) |