SON OF SUN Thoroughbred



Son Of Sun is a thoroughbred horse born in New Zealand in 2019. Race horse Son Of Sun is by Tavistock (NZ) out of Smoothing (AUS) , trained by Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley. Son Of Sun form is available here. Owned by NEW ZEALAND GINGKOSUN INVESTMENT LTD.


Pedigree :
Sire TAVISTOCK (NZ) 2005
Dam SMOOTHING (AUS) 2005
Dam Sire TALE OF THE CAT (USA) 1994

About the horse :
Foal Date 25 Sep 2019
Description 5yo B Gelding
Trainer Bruce Wallace & Grant Cooksley
Owner New Zealand Gingkosun Investment Ltd
Career 5 Wins (29%) - 3 Placings (47%) - 17 starts
Wins 1400m (1), 1600m (2), 2100m (1), 2400m (1)
PM New Zealand : NZD $193,245

Sale Information :
offline

2021 Ready to Run Sale (306)  

Regal Farm 

Psd. NZD $

Res. NZD $ 150,000

offline

2021 Karaka National Yearling Sale - Book 1 (127)  

Cambridge Stud 

Bq Sun

NZD $ 65,000



Starts:

17

Win Rate:

29%

Place Rate:

47%










Son of Sun Past Races

1 of 8, 07 Dec 2024, R1 DUNSTAN HORSEFEEDS STAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 2100m | NZD $ 65,000 | 54.0kg | J: A C GOINDASAMY | T: BRUCE WALLACE & GRANT COOKSLEY | OP-Game win | 2:14.43 | 2nd: OUTOVSTOCK
3 of 14, 23 Nov 2024, R4 HR FISKEN SONS 2100m | NZD $ 75,000 | 60.0kg | J: W KENNEDY | T: BRUCE WALLACE & GRANT COOKSLEY | MF-Game in defeat | 2:14.59 | Winner: BLUE SKY AT NIGHT
1 of 13, 05 Nov 2024, R5 BARFOOT & THOMPSON 2400m | NZD $ 69,554 | 57.5kg | J: W KENNEDY | T: BRUCE WALLACE & GRANT COOKSLEY | Off-P-Just got the verdict | 2:31.37 | 2nd: HIGH COUNTRY
5 of 14, 19 Oct 2024, R8 BARFOOT & THOMPSON 1600m | NZD $ 55,000 | 57.0kg | J: W KENNEDY | T: BRUCE WALLACE & GRANT COOKSLEY | Off-P-Got home fair | 1:38.12 | Winner: ARABIAN SONGBIRD
1 of 14, 21 Sep 2024, R6 HEAD TO TRACKSIDE.CO.NZ 1600m | NZD $ 55,000 | 55.0kg | J: W KENNEDY | T: BRUCE WALLACE & GRANT COOKSLEY | Off-P-Got home narrowly | 1:37.41 | 2nd: WHAT YOU WISH FOR
7 of 13, 24 Aug 2024, R9 SUPER SETH 1500m | NZD $ 40,000 | 56.0kg | J: K A MC CULLOCH | T: BRUCE WALLACE & GRANT COOKSLEY | MF-Solid effort late | 1:35.17 | Winner: SPORTING CHANCE
10 of 10, 06 Apr 2024, R7 SISTEMA 1500m | NZD $ 55,000 | 54.5kg | J: ACE LAWSON-CARROLL | T: BRUCE WALLACE & GRANT COOKSLEY | Last-Never in the picture | 1:28.41 | Winner: CHATTAHOOCHEE
10 of 12, 09 Mar 2024, R4 THANK YOU TO THE NZB KIWI SLOT HOLDERS 1400m | NZD $ 80,000 | 56.0kg | J: N HAILEY | T: BRUCE WALLACE & GRANT COOKSLEY | Last-Never in the race | 1:23.85 | Winner: HAT TRICK
1 of 13, 02 Mar 2024, R10 SKYCITY HORIZON 1600m | NZD $ 80,000 | 58.5kg | J: K ASANO | T: BRUCE WALLACE & GRANT COOKSLEY | OP-Won in a tight finish | 1:36.79 | 2nd: HASSTOBEAWINNER
1 of 14, 07 Feb 2024, R5 TE AKAU RACING STABLE 1400m | NZD $ 25,000 | 58.5kg | J: K ASANO | T: BRUCE WALLACE & GRANT COOKSLEY | MF-Just prevailed | 1:23.84 | 2nd: BAGGIO



Horse Stat

Jockey
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
KOZZI ASANO 2 100% 0 0% 2 $56,301 320 1600
WARREN KENNEDY 2 50% 1 25% 4 $75,616 248 670
ASHVIN GOINDASAMY 1 100% 0 0% 1 $33,977 32 320
SAM WEATHERLEY 0 0% 0 0% 1 $278 -10 0
A LAWSON-CARROLL 0 0% 2 40% 5 $7,736 -50 0
OPIE BOSSON 0 0% 0 0% 1 $849 -10 0
JIM CHUNG 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,157 -10 0
NGAKAU HAILEY 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,121 -10 0
KELLY MYERS 0 0% 0 0% 1 $545 -10 0

Course
Win
Win%
Place
Place%
Starts
PM
Profit
POT
ELLERSLIE 4 67% 0 0% 6 $147,569 376 660
MATAMATA 1 33% 1 33% 3 $16,262 204 747
PUKEKOHE 0 0% 2 50% 4 $11,430 -40 0
AVONDALE 0 0% 0 0% 2 $617 -20 0
TAURANGA 0 0% 0 0% 1 $1,157 -10 0
TE RAPA 0 0% 0 0% 1 $545 -10 0