Sunflower State (USA) Horse
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Sunflower State is a 4yo chestnut from the United States trained by Jamie Ness. It is by the stallion Divining Rod out of the mare Curtseytothekitten. The horse has won three races so far. On 7 July 2024 at Laurel Park, Sunflower State earned its biggest victory to date, collecting $32999.00 in prize money.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park 21-Jun-26 1609m FIRM R5 Race 5 $3,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.480, SP: 3.50 , four deep in a forward position leaving the backstretch, circled the turn three wide, had aim on the lead in upper stretch and flattened out. 1st Weekend Wife ( F Boyce 126 ) 2nd Enigmatic ( M Chuan 124 ) 1.25L 3rd Sunflower State ( Y Hazlewood 120 , Cd 115 ) 1.50L See full results | Y Hazlewood 54.4kg, Cd 52.2kg 1.50L | 3 (8) |
| Laurel Park 06-Jun-26 1106m FIRM R8 Race 8 $1,000 (of $49,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:01.350, SP: 26.00 , brushed and forced in at the break, bumped with an inner foe, raced off the pace, edged up behind rivals near the three sixteenths, checked off heels and was eased late. 1st River Seine ( S Hess 123 ) 2nd Mopo ( F Boyce 126 ) 0.10L 3rd Cooperation ( M J Sanchez 116 ) 5.60L 7th Sunflower State ( K Gomez 123 ) 16.90L See full results | K Gomez 55.8kg 16.90L | 7 (10) |
| Philadelphia Park 12-May-26 1308m FIRM R7 Philadelphia Park Race 7 $6,400 (of $26,880) Barrier 1, SP: 6.00 1st More Than Grace ( M Sanchez 125 ) 2nd Sunflower State ( Y Hazlewood 122 ) 3rd Mo Attitude ( J V Jr 122 ) 3.00L | Y Hazlewood 55.3kg | 2 (7) |
| Charles Town 18-Apr-26 1408m FIRM R4 Race 4 $2,388 (of $34,100) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:28.260, SP: 2.25 1st Xanthe ( J Lewis 122 ) 2nd Oscor ( N B Arroyo 124 ) 0.75L 3rd Ready To Rocknroll ( J Stokes 122 ) 3.50L 4th Sunflower State ( J Acosta 122 ) 3.75L See full results | J Acosta 55.3kg 3.75L | 4 (7) |
| Laurel Park 16-Mar-26 1106m R4 Race 4 $13,860 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:06.340, SP: 2.25 1st Sunflower State ( J E Vargas 126 , Cd 119 ) 2nd Centsamilla ( R E Mena 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Instagrand Girl ( C Maldonado 122 ) 8.25L See full results | J E Vargas 57.2kg, Cd 54kg | 1 (6) |