Easter Sun

Easter Sun
Sire	Bustino
Grandsire	Busted
Dam	Magical
Damsire	Aggressor
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	10 April 1977
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Dayspring Co Ltd
Owner	Lady Beaverbrook
Trainer	Michael Jarvis
Record	27: 5-6-6
Major wins
Aston Park Stakes (1982) Coronation Cup (1982)
Awards
Timeform rating 90 (1979), 102 (1980), 106 (1981), 122 (1982), 120 (1983)

Easter Sun (10 April 1977 – ca. 1988) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In his first three seasons he showed good form in handicap races but appeared to be well below top class. In 1982, at the age of five, he showed remarkable improvement (16 pounds on Timeform ratings) and won the Aston Park Stakes before recording his biggest win in the Coronation Cup. He never won again but was placed in several good races before being retired at the end of the 1983 season. He made no impact as a breeding stallion in a brief stud career.

Easter Sun was a "compact", "bonny"race". bay horse with a small white star bred in the United Kingdom by Dayspring Co. Ltd. for his owner Lady Beaverbrook. He was from the first crop of foals sired by Bustino an outstanding middle-distance who won the St Leger and the Coronation Cup as well as finishing second to Grundy in a famous race for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. He went on to sire many other successful racehorses including Height of Fashion, Paean and Terimon. Easter Sun's dam Magical won two minor races from seven starts and was a distant, female-line descendant of the influential British broodmare Melody.

Lady Beaverbrook sent Easter Sun into training with Michael Jarvis at Newmarket, Suffolk. He was ridden in most of his races by Jarvis's stable jockey Bruce Raymond.

Easter Sun ran three times in maiden races as a two-year-old in 1979 and although he failed to win he showed some promise when finishing third to Bireme over seven furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse in October.

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