RIP Greg Sugars

[Rangatira]

Passed away in his sleep. 

[Nowornever]

Yes tragic news. Gone way too soon.

[Gammalite]

only a very young man. something has gone terribly wrong.

Trotting has the Interdomion as it's Traditional Pinnacle of success.

Greg dominating with the Grand trotter JUST BELIEVE , clean Sweeping 2 series in a row . all 3 heats and then the Grand Finals at Melton 2022 and Albion Park Brissie 2023.  

Greg nearly winning the Pacers Grand Final in 2023. with BETTER ECLIPSE running 2nd to the local hero named Leap To Fame (always hard to beat) NZ Cup winner Swayzee was 3rd. 

But just prior to that Greg had his BIGGEST Interdominion Thrill  winning his first one in 2021. with a horse trained by an ex-pat New-Zealander , and here he is with MAORI LAW  (defeating the kiwi 'Majestic Man' of Williamsons and his own future star 'Just Believe' was 3rd before he took over the training . 

A great story here for the great man Greg Sugars . RIP Greg. the harness racing scene will miss you deeply.

 

Square-gaiters will have plenty to 'play for' in 2023.

 

Sugars strikes to give Brosnan an epic double

December 11, 2021 Michael Court

WINNING one Inter Dominion Trotting Championship is pretty special.

But to back up and win another one – 42 years later Fullstop or comma. well, that’s the stuff legends are made of.

Yet that’s what Richard Brosnan did with Maori Law at Tabcorp Park Menangle tonight, as leading reinsman Greg Sugars scored a commanding win in the $150,000 TAB-sponsored Trotting Championship, leading most of the way to beat Majestic Man and Just Believe by one and a half metres in a 1:59.4 mile rate over the marathon 3009m journey.

Maori Law is co-trained by Brosnan and his son Emmett in Victoria and it was Richard, regarded as a legend in the sport, who won with No Response at Christchurch way back in 1979.

For Emmett and Sugars, though, it was their first win in this big feature – and it was a night to savor.

“I’m on cloud nine, I’m just over the moon with this,” said Sugars as he trotted back to the enclosure.

[Ronaldo]

Will never get to grips with how such a tragedy takes place .   Have lost too many friends same way, one was on phone to us, hung up , went to bed and passed away in his sleep  15 minutes later.  Medically not one cause showed up .    They call it ASDS (  Adult Sudden Death Syndrome ).  Maybe more research should be done,  that someone like Greg in prime of his life should be taken like this is beyond comprehension .