Sierra Kea scores first win for husband-wife owners

The champion gelding's sister could do the same.

Sierra Kea, in her fourth run, took out the three-year-old trotters handicap at Maryborough on Monday.

Meade, who drove the filly to victory, said her mother Diamond Insitu had produced a string of successful horses.

"She's had seven foals," he said.

"The first four foals, they've all raced and won.

"The others are too young."

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Meade said the youngest foals looked promising. He hopes they can prosper like their siblings.

Sparkling Success won the $300,000 Great Southern Star in 2018 which is Australasia's richest trotting race.

But Sierra Kea has achieved something her older brother never did.

"This is the first one that's won as a three-year-old," Meade said.

But the hobby trainer, who works in tandem with his wife Mary, isn't expecting the horse to reach the heights of Sparkling Success.

"I'd hope so but she's a filly, she probably won't be quite as strong as him," he said.

"If she can be competitive, if she can pick up one or two wins we'll be happy."

Sierra Kea went into Monday's race with a fifth, third and fourth to her name.

The Meades introduced the strong lineage of horses into their stable when they bought Diamond Insitu's mother, Mary Clare.

Meade said they bought Mary Clare off friend Graham Pearson who lives at Terang.

He added Diamond Insitu and Mary Clare never raced.

Meanwhile, Heywood trainer Bec East had two winners on Wednesday at Stawell.

Eastbro Adele got the chocolates in race seven, her second victory from 21 starts.

The three-year-old pacer was coming off a second-place finish at Stawell last month.

Meanwhile, Tuesdays Edition tasted success for the first time since January.

The three-year-old collected $3,990 prize-money in the 1785m pace.

Michael Bellman drove both runners to victory.

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