Trotters Only in Here...

[Messenger]

Seriously how can a young trotter who is anything but fool-proof go around at the odds of $1.20

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...ic#MHC22121708

[aussiebreno]

I absolutely love Sparkling Success. Was on track in Feb 2016 when it was having its second or third start. Lights went out that night too and Sparkling Success was in last race. It was the final of a T0 or T1 after heats. John Meade had been suspended a week or two earlier for a howler of a drive and Gav Lang was on. I really liked its run in the heat, and while not thinking it could go on to group 1s thought it was easily bet of the night. Was paying about $6 but galloped out and gave them about 40m, I thought it was all over. Got up in the last stride. On track pokies got a good workout that night! Followed it ever since and probably rates as my favourite horse going around right now despite not really following trotters all too closely.

[arlington]

I absolutely love Sparkling Success. Was on track in Feb 2016 when it was having its second or third start. Lights went out that night too and Sparkling Success was in last race. It was the final of a T0 or T1 after heats. John Meade had been suspended a week or two earlier for a howler of a drive and Gav Lang was on. I really liked its run in the heat, and while not thinking it could go on to group 1s thought it was easily bet of the night. Was paying about $6 but galloped out and gave them about 40m, I thought it was all over. Got up in the last stride. On track pokies got a good workout that night! Followed it ever since and probably rates as my favourite horse going around right now despite not really following trotters all too closely.

Is this the race Breno? http://media.harness.org.au/vic/MXM19021610.mp4 Love the romance but poor old John Meade, sometimes Gavvy gets too much credit.

possible edit: bromance

[aussiebreno]

Is this the race Breno? http://media.harness.org.au/vic/MXM19021610.mp4 Love the romance but poor old John Meade, sometimes Gavvy gets too much credit.

possible edit: bromance

That was the race and if you listen closely you can hear me barracking in the audio ! Unfortunately my recollection was wrong but I blame that on celebrating the win too hard! Well done J Meade!

[arlington]

That was the race and if you listen closely you can hear me barracking in the audio ! Unfortunately my recollection was wrong but I blame that on celebrating the win too hard! Well done J Meade!

Love it Breno! Hope you shouted J Meade a drink for the overs you got on the night Now that's good punting.

The last few weeks with Sparkling Success, John and Chris have been fantastic, starting with the declaration at Bendigo. Congrats all!

[Adaptor]

I absolutely love Sparkling Success. Was on track in Feb 2016 when it was having its second or third start. Lights went out that night too and Sparkling Success was in last race. It was the final of a T0 or T1 after heats. John Meade had been suspended a week or two earlier for a howler of a drive and Gav Lang was on. I really liked its run in the heat, and while not thinking it could go on to group 1s thought it was easily bet of the night. Was paying about $6 but galloped out and gave them about 40m, I thought it was all over. Got up in the last stride. On track pokies got a good workout that night! Followed it ever since and probably rates as my favourite horse going around right now despite not really following trotters all too closely.

With Chris Svanosio being a Bendigo driver , I just had to add this:
The Great Southern Star, and Maori Mile winner Sparking Success is a 12th generation descendent of an 1888 Bendigo trotter.

Sparkling Success is a member of the A13 family, known as the FAIR NELL family
Fair Nell, foaled in 1888 by General Jackson from a buggy mare, was a trotting winner at the Bendigo Jockey Club’s Epsom Racecourse.
She was owned by Sandhurst mining millionaire Sam Lazarus of Homebush Estate, just 5 km from Lord’s Raceway.
Homebush, once a property of 2000 acres is opposite the Farmer’s Arms Hotel in Junortoun.

As well as Sparkling Success, other members of the FAIR NELL FAMILY include:
1911 Victorian Trotters Sires Produce winner Lady Edna
1937 Interdominion winner Dan’s Son
1963 NSW Trotter’s Derby, Admirals Last
1970 Interdominion winner Bold David

and the top trotters:
Downsouth Clare 1:59.2TT $101,313, Game Ebony 2:03 $181,63
Trapper’s Salute 1:54.5 $222,685, Trapper’s Puzzle 1:57.7 $122,120
Will Trapper 1:59.9 $266,000

[Messenger]

Didn't you love how keenly contested the race was. The running line reminded me of a pursuit cycling team rotating to share the load of cutting the breeze

[David Martin]

Thanks Noel. That's a really interesting posting - amazing to have that history. It was lovely to see the John/Chris team and hear them talk of what the win meant to them.

[Adaptor]

Thanks Noel. That's a really interesting posting - amazing to have that history. It was lovely to see the John/Chris team and hear them talk of what the win meant to them.

Thanks for the post David, It's pretty amazing isn't it?
Chris Svanosio trains his team from Bruce Morgan's stables in McIvor Rd Junortoun. across from where the South Atlas Racecourse (renamed Jubilee Park in 1897) was , up until about 1907. It's site is where Gary Graham, and Trevor Monk have stables, and where the Domain Village is. Lord's Raceway is the next door neighbour of the site of the South Atlas Racecourse/Jubilee Park site. ( Hallowed ground?)

With the help of the amazing John Peck, and the Bendigo Library files of the Bendigo Adveriser, we are pretty sure that Sam Lazarus actually drove his trotters at South Atlas. He definitely won with FAIR NELL in a trot at the Bendigo Jockey Club course where there was a mile track raced on by The Sandhurst Trotting Club.
John Meade was particularly happy to get the history of the family of his great trotter. One of his texts mentioned that a humble dairy farmer was not in the league of a mining magnate. We think he is !

Sam Lazarus owner of FAIR NELL and his wife Mary ( nee Junor) hence Junortoun !

[Adaptor]

Using Classic Families, here's are the females in the descent from FAIR NELL to SPARKLING SUCCESS

0 Sparkling Success 2011 A13 Great Success Diamond Insitu
1 Diamond Insitu 2007 A13 CR Commando Mary Clare
2 Mary Clare 1996 A13 Keystone Crosby Idol Clare
3 Idol Clare 1991 A13 Maoris Idol Downsouth Clare
4 Downsouth Clare 1977 A13 Caliburn Lucy Clare
5 Lucy Clare 1965 A13 Raiders Design Winone Soon
6 Winone Soon 1961 A13 Scottish Star Dawnette
7 Dawnette 1944 A13 Wonga Pronto Ednas First
8 Ednas First 1936 A13 Dalla Derby Little Edna
9 Little Edna 1919 A13 Culloden Lady Edna
10 Lady Edna 1908 A13 Mauritius Sweet Nell
11 Sweet Nell 1901 A13 Honest Harold Fair Nell
12 Fair Nell 1888 A13 Stonewall Jackson from Polly (road mare)
13 Polly (road mare) 187- A13 Untraced sire (Aust) A13