Sun Chaser (USA) Horse
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Sun Chaser is a 3yo b from the United States trained by Michael W. McCarthy. He is by the stallion Justify out of the mare Envied. The horse has yet to break his maiden, remaining winless after five attempts. In his latest start at Turfway Park on 22 Mar 2026, Kazushi Kimura rode him to a tenth‑place finish, behind the winner Volendam.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Turfway Park 22-Mar-26 1207m R5 Md (of $100,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.570, SP: 9.00 vied two wide early on, then with an outer pair approaching and into the turn, chased the clearing leader turning for home then faltered. 1st Volendam ( I O Jr 120 ) 2nd Mr. Vaggio ( F D L Cruz 120 ) 2.00L 3rd Terre Haute ( A Beschizza 120 ) 3.75L 10th Sun Chaser ( K Kimura 120 ) 16.50L See full results | K Kimura 54.4kg 16.50L | 10 (12) |
| Turfway Park 04-Jan-26 1609m R5 Md $712 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:40.500, SP: 17.00 led two wide before moving to the inside into the backstretch, vied with an outer bidder rounding the far turn, got headed reaching the quarter pole and weakened. 1st Kilo Tango ( L Machado 120 ) 2nd Celtic Flame ( W Rodriguez 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Boss' Deed ( I Moncada 120 ) 2.50L 11th Sun Chaser ( P Moran 120 , Cd 115 ) 22.25L See full results | P Moran 54.4kg, Cd 52.2kg 22.25L | 11 (12) |
| Churchill Downs 30-Nov-25 1610m R9 Md $24,000 (of $120,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:37.780, SP: 11.00 set the pace along the inside, built a clear advantage down the backstretch, held sway through midstretch, but was collared at the sixteenth pole, got bested then narrowly held place. 1st No Joke Joe ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd Sun Chaser ( D E Sheehy 119 ) 1.50L 3rd Kilo Tango ( I O Jr 119 ) 0.30L See full results | D E Sheehy 54kg 1.50L | 2 (11) |
| Keeneland 13-Oct-25 1110m FIRM R2 Md $1,375 (of $110,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:03.530, SP: 13.00 stalked thee wide, chased in the three to four path in upper stretch, got floated wider into midstretch and yielded between horses shortly after. 1st Elston Gunnn ( L Saez 119 ) 2nd Wexford One ( I O Jr 119 ) 0.15L 3rd Thailand ( J Ortiz 119 ) 1.00L 7th Sun Chaser ( A Concepcion 119 ) 3.35L See full results | A Concepcion 54kg 3.35L | 7 (12) |
| Kentucky Downs 11-Sep-25 1310m FIRM R2 Md $11,900 (of $170,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:15.340, SP: 21.00 got sent to duel for the lead in the two path, came under a ride along the inside entering the long stretch, dug in into the final furlong, but yielded around the sixteenth. 1st Blinging It Back ( F Prat 119 ) 2nd Vasy ( T Gaffalione 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Alpyland ( J Rosario 119 ) 1.25L 4th Sun Chaser ( J Velazquez 119 ) 3.75L See full results | J Velazquez 54kg 3.75L | 4 (12) |