Sparkles (AUS) Horse
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Sparkles is a 4yo brown mare (female) from Australia trained by John D Pearson, who is based at Gunbower. She is sired by the stallion Grunt out of the dam Shampz. Sparkles is yet to break her maiden status, having not won a race yet from 5 attempts. During her most recent race at Kyneton on 10th Feb 2026, Sparkles was ridden by John Keating and finished 4th, behind the winner Vega Blues.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kyneton 10-Feb-26 1118m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW $1,600 (of $32,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:06.230, SP: 101.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 8th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.530 1st Vega Blues ( B Rawiller 59 ) 2nd Fondled ( J Allen 57.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Rock Glory ( J Duffy 57.5 ) 2.00L 4th Sparkles ( J Keating 57.5 ) 2.15L See full results | J Keating 57.5kg 2.15L | 4 (8) |
| bet365 Echuca 03-Feb-26 900m R4 Jump Out-G4 1st Sparkles ( C Taylor ) 2nd Ole Daze ( J Duffy ) 3rd Her Legacy ( A G Kennedy ) | C Taylor | 1 (8) |
| Hanging Rock 26-Jan-26 1000m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $625 (of $25,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:59.280, SP: 71.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.680 1st Himeno ( A K Kelly 56 ) 2nd Bold Amore ( C E Hollowood 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.75L 3rd Wayne's Dream ( R L Hammond 57.5 , Cd 56 ) 1.25L 9th Sparkles ( H L Blanc 57.5 ) 17.20L See full results | H L Blanc 57.5kg 17.20L | 9 (9) |
| Corowa 30-Dec-25 900m GOOD 4 R1 MDN $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:50.500, SP: 91.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:32.100 1st Melodee Rose ( J Duffy 57.5 ) 2nd Sizzleist ( E Bent 56 , Cd 53 ) 1.26L 3rd Rita Red ( C T Stuart 56 , Cd 54 ) 1.76L 4th Sparkles ( C Hill 56 , Cd 53 ) 6.53L See full results | C Hill 56kg, Cd 53kg 6.53L | 4 (8) |
| Wangaratta 06-Dec-25 1170m GOOD 4 R2 MDN-SW (of $32,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.190, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 7th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.100 1st Tallingas Indirose ( M Bunjevac 56 ) 2nd The Quiet Immortal ( W Gordon 58 ) 0.10L 3rd Racy Thoughts ( R Mcleod 59.5 ) 5.85L 12th Sparkles ( S Kennedy 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 10.17L See full results | S Kennedy 57.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 10.17L | 12 (14) |
| Bendigo 01-Dec-25 800m R14 Jump Out-S5 1st Sparkles ( J Keating ) 2nd Natalie Joy ( C Atkinson ) 3rd She's Elusive ( C Quilty ) | J Keating | 1 (6) |
| Ballarat SYNTHETIC 22-May-25 1200m SYNTHETIC R2 2YO+ Mdn Set Weight $675 (of $27,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:11.860, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 2nd Sectionals: 600m 00:34.240 1st Spirited Defence ( J Allen 59.5 ) 2nd Ville De Lumiere ( H T Coffey 57.5 ) 5.25L 3rd Infer ( L N Mcneil 59.5 ) 8.25L 9th Sparkles ( J Duffy 57.5 ) 14.12L See full results | J Duffy 57.5kg 14.12L | 9 (11) |
| Sportsbet-Pakenham SYNTHETIC 29-Apr-25 1000m R2 JumpOut-Synth, Winning Time: 00:59.080 1st Full Body Red ( N Daniels ) 2nd Sparkles ( S Duric ) | S Duric | 2 (6) |
| Cranbourne 14-Apr-25 1000m R17 Jump Out-G4, Winning Time: 00:59.400 1st Tophet ( T Stockdale ) 2nd Yankee Miss ( L Riordan ) 3rd Witter ( D Moor ) 4th Sparkles ( B Allen ) | B Allen | 4 (6) |
| Cranbourne 24-Mar-25 800m R10 Jump Out-S5, Winning Time: 00:49.700 1st Biancelli ( B Mertens ) 3rd Morisa ( B R Kinninmont ) 9th Sparkles ( M Dee ) | M Dee | 9 (9) |