Sparkles (AUS) Horse
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About
Sparkles is a 4yo brown mare from Australia trained by Michael Newton in Echuca. She is by Grunt out of Shampz. To date she has won one race. On 14 June 2026 at Wangaratta she captured her biggest victory, taking the $55,000 Maiden Plate. She has been a profitable runner for bettors, delivering a 575% return on investment for anyone who backed her throughout her career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bendigo 05-Jul-26 1300m HEAVY 9 R8 BM62 $700 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:19.550, SP: 10.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:37.360 1st Magnetic Chess ( H T Coffey 59.5 ) 2nd Hotei Senshi ( W J Egan 60.5 ) 0.10L 3rd Jenni Intiba ( J B Stanley 57 ) 0.25L 7th Sparkles ( T Nugent 56 ) 9.15L See full results | T Nugent 56kg 9.15L | 7 (12) |
| Echuca 23-Jun-26 1400m HEAVY 9 R6 BM56 $1,760 (of $22,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:30.740, SP: 4.40 In-running: Settled 8th, 800m 8th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.820 1st Full Commitment ( Z Spain 57 ) 2nd Brassi Road ( S K Kennedy 54 ) 0.75L 3rd Sparkles ( C Hill 59 , Cd 57 ) 2.50L See full results | C Hill 59kg, Cd 57kg 2.50L | 3 (12) |
| Wangaratta 14-Jun-26 1300m HEAVY 10 R2 MDN-SW $30,250 (of $55,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:21.550, SP: 81.00 In-running: 800m 6th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:39.000 1st Sparkles ( C Hill 57.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Jimmy Beans ( C Williams 59.5 ) 0.02L 3rd Forrest Gump ( B A Button 59.5 , Cd 58 ) 0.22L See full results | C Hill 57.5kg, Cd 54.5kg | 1 (14) |
| Echuca 23-May-26 1109m SOFT 7 R1 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:06.000, SP: 31.00 In-running: 800m 9th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.560 1st Artbeat ( A Mccabe 59.5 ) 2nd Thinkyahot ( K Jennings 59.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Highaboveme ( B D Kennedy 57.5 ) 1.65L 7th Sparkles ( S Kennedy 57.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 3.60L See full results | S Kennedy 57.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 3.60L | 7 (9) |
| Echuca 21-Mar-26 1412m GOOD 4 R1 MDN-SW $640 (of $32,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:25.180, SP: 18.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.700 1st Winter Nights ( W Gordon 59 ) 2nd Meka Vibe ( B Rawiller 59.5 ) 0.02L 3rd The Mailer ( L Riordan 59 ) 0.77L 6th Sparkles ( J Keating 57.5 ) 2.42L See full results | J Keating 57.5kg 2.42L | 6 (12) |