Sunshine Ale (2021) Horse
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Sunshine Ale is a 5yo chestnut mare trained by Guy Lowry and Leah Zydenbos. She is by Telperion out of Red Carpet. To date she has recorded two victories, the most important coming on 16 Nov 2025 at Waipukurau when she won the $18,500 Benchmark 65 Handicap. Punters have found her to be a value runner, delivering a 132% ROI for anyone who backed her throughout her career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings 26-Sep-26 1400m SOFT 5 R9 BM 65 Hcp (of $52,457) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:23.470, SP: 49.90 1st Chicago Jack ( G Rooke 60 ) 2nd Live On Air ( E M Leighton 57 ) 0.70L 3rd Los Santos ( C Grylls 60 ) 1.20L 13th Sunshine Ale ( K Myers 55.5 ) 10.10L See full results | K Myers 55.5kg 10.10L | 13 (13) |
| Awapuni SYNTHETIC 30-Aug-26 1400m SYNTHETIC R7 BM 69 Hcp $766 (of $15,319) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.390, SP: 6.50 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Al Passo ( S J Macnab 55.5 ) 2nd Pistachio ( A K Riddell 54.5 ) 0.80L 3rd Cocobill ( T Davies 60 , Cd 59 ) 0.90L 4th Sunshine Ale ( L Sutherland 54 ) 2.70L See full results | L Sutherland 54kg 2.70L | 4 (9) |
| Awapuni SYNTHETIC 03-Jul-26 1400m SYNTHETIC R6 BM 74 Hcp $1,029 (of $20,579) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:23.470, SP: 8.70 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th 1st Dazz ( R Mudhoo 54 ) 2nd Anaroa ( H Oh 54 , Cd 50 ) 2.80L 3rd Shez Shamus ( C Dell 54 ) 3.60L 4th Sunshine Ale ( A Riddell 54 ) 3.90L See full results | A Riddell 54kg 3.90L | 4 (9) |
| Awapuni SYNTHETIC 21-Jun-26 1300m SYNTHETIC 3 R8 BM 74 Hcp $307 (of $20,466) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:16.210, SP: 32.00 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 10th 1st Kereti ( A K Riddell 57 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Exaggeration ( F Moerman 60 , Cd 58 ) 5.30L 3rd Meglio Di Falcrest ( J K Riddell 58 ) 5.50L 10th Sunshine Ale ( L Kauri 54 ) 10.80L See full results | L Kauri 54kg 10.80L | 10 (11) |
| Awapuni SYNTHETIC 31-May-26 1000m SYNTHETIC R8 BM 71 Hcp $312 (of $20,828) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 00:57.970, SP: 25.50 In-running: Settled 8th, 400m 8th 1st Bodacious Kate ( E H Nicholas 54 ) 2nd Showbastian Coe ( F Moerman 61 , Cd 59 ) 0.10L 3rd Ka Ying Lucky ( K Chowdhoory 57 ) 0.90L 8th Sunshine Ale ( L Kauri 54 , Cd 54.5 ) 6.90L See full results | L Kauri 54kg, Cd 54.5kg 6.90L | 8 (9) |