Sun Thunder
Bay Colt / March 11th, 2020 in KY / by Into Mischief out of Greenfield d'Oro
$181,500
2023 earnings
94
speed figure
0%
2023 wins
racing Record
2023 Stats
Career Stats
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Firsts
1
1
Seconds
1
0
Thirds
1
4
Unplaced
4
5
Starts
7
$181,500
Earnings
$247,500
$36,300
Earnings / Start
$35,357
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Bio
Sun Thunder was a bit green in his career debut but he rallied belatedly for third in the seven-eighths of a mile race on Nov. 26, 2022, at Churchill Downs. He took a nice step forward in his second race when he powered from off the pace to a 6 1/2-length runaway Dec. 31 going a mile at Oaklawn Park.
Sun Thunder was a bit green in his career debut but he rallied belatedly for third in the seven-eighths of a mile race on Nov. 26, 2022, at Churchill Downs. He took a nice step forward in his second race when he powered from off the pace to a 6 1/2-length runaway Dec. 31 going a mile at Oaklawn Park.
Trainer Kenny McPeek next tested the Into Mischief colt in the $750,000 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Jan. 28 for Sun Thunder's 3-year-old debut and he finished fourth in a race won by dominant front-runner Arabian Knight. Sun Thunder made his next start in the Grade 2 $400,000 Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds on Feb. 18 and finished second in a 14-horse field. He accumulated 20 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby for his runner-up finish in the Risen Star, giving him a total of 24 points along with the four points he earned in the Southwest Stakes.
Sun Thunder made his next start in the Grade 2 $1 million Louisiana Derby at Fair Grounds on March 25, where he finished fifth in a 12-horse field. He followed with a fourth-place finish in the $1 million Toyota Blue Grass Stakes that very likely gave him sufficiant qualifying points to secure a place in the starting gate for the Kentucky Derby.
Sun Thunder was produced by the placed Medaglia d’Oro mare Greenfied d’Oro and his grandam (maternal grandmother) is 2007 champion female sprinter Maryfield.
