Sparkles (AUS) Horse
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Sparkles, a 5yo brown mare from Australia, is trained by John D Pearson. She is out of the dam Shampz and by the stallion Grunt. To date she has recorded a single victory. On 14 Jun 2026 at Wangaratta she claimed her biggest success, winning the $55,000 Maiden Plate. Punters have found her to be a worthwhile selection; backing her throughout her career would have yielded a 523% ROI.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Manangatang 10-Oct-26 1175m GOOD 3 R5 BM56 $500 (of $20,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:09.070, SP: 18.00 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 9th 1st Sir Loyne ( L King 61.5 ) 2nd Kamezali ( J Martin 60.5 ) 0.35L 3rd Asawin ( P Brewster 59 , Cd 57 ) 0.75L 9th Sparkles ( J Smith 58.5 , Cd 55.5 ) 7.55L See full results | J Smith 58.5kg, Cd 55.5kg 7.55L | 9 (10) |
| 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 10 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) |