Smart Pirka (JPN) Horse
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Smart Pirka, a 3yo bay horse from Japan, is trained by Hirofumi Watanabe. He is by California Chrome out of Smart Kali. The horse has not yet secured a maiden win, remaining winless after 17 starts. In its latest outing at Saga on 8 February 2026, jockey Shinya Matsui guided Smart Pirka to a third‑place finish, trailing winner Chica Poco.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saga 08-Feb-26 1300m R5 Race 5 (c2) $72,000 (of $680,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.500, SP: 3.75 1st Chica Poco ( T Demizu 119 ) 2nd Kashino Freude ( R Kobayashi 119 ) 5.00L 3rd Smart Pirka ( S Matsui 119 ) 6.25L See full results | S Matsui 54kg 6.25L | 3 (10) |
| Saga 25-Jan-26 1300m GOOD R2 Race 2 (c2) $72,000 (of $680,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:26.100, SP: 3.50 1st Fer A Cheval ( T Kamo 119 ) 2nd Gandiva ( Y Miyauchi 119 ) 2.50L 3rd Smart Pirka ( S Matsui 119 ) 2.65L See full results | S Matsui 54kg 2.65L | 3 (12) |
| Kanazawa 15-Dec-25 1400m HEAVY R2 Race 2 (c2) $137,000 (of $729,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:30.800, SP: 2.20 1st Rikea Darjeeling ( S Kato 121 ) 2nd Smart Pirka ( T Kurihara 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Last Yommaru ( K Uozumi 126 ) 3.00L See full results | T Kurihara 54.9kg 0.50L | 2 (11) |
| Kanazawa 02-Dec-25 1400m GOOD R3 Race 3 (c2) $137,000 (of $729,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:30.000, SP: 3.00 1st Maria Diosa ( T Kurihara 121 ) 2nd Smart Pirka ( T Nakajima 121 ) 0.30L 3rd Marukan Mayer ( M Aoyagi 126 ) 8.00L See full results | T Nakajima 54.9kg 0.30L | 2 (6) |
| Kanazawa 17-Nov-25 1500m GOOD R4 Race 4 (c2) $137,000 (of $729,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:38.100, SP: 5.00 1st Derma La Mer ( S Kato 121 ) 2nd Smart Pirka ( T Kurihara 121 ) 2.50L 3rd Nouvelle Sol ( T Nakajima 121 ) 3.00L See full results | T Kurihara 54.9kg 2.50L | 2 (7) |
| Kanazawa 04-Nov-25 1500m HEAVY R2 Race 2 (c2) $137,000 (of $729,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.000, SP: 19.00 1st Memory Drive ( T Nakajima 126 ) 2nd Smart Pirka ( S Kato 121 ) 4.00L 3rd Kanameishi ( M Matsudo 121 ) 0.50L See full results | S Kato 54.9kg 4.00L | 2 (9) |
| Kanazawa 21-Oct-25 1400m GOOD R2 Race 2 (c2) $137,000 (of $729,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:30.800, SP: 6.50 1st Aitoka Koitoka ( K Uozumi 121 ) 2nd Smart Pirka ( S Kato 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Majokko Piroko ( M Matsudo 121 ) 4.00L See full results | S Kato 54.9kg 0.50L | 2 (6) |
| Kanazawa 07-Oct-25 1500m GOOD R7 Race 7 (c2) $68,000 (of $729,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.800, SP: 9.50 1st Tower Climber ( M Matsudo 126 ) 2nd Festive Iris ( T Nakajima 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Smart Pirka ( S Kato 121 ) 5.00L See full results | S Kato 54.9kg 5.00L | 3 (7) |
| Kanazawa 20-Sep-25 1500m HEAVY R5 Race 5 (c2) (of $729,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.300, SP: 6.50 1st Sunadokei ( T Kurihara 121 ) 2nd Touch The Ceiling ( C Kaneko 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Festive Iris ( T Nakajima 121 ) 1.50L 7th Smart Pirka ( T Suzuki 121 ) 13.75L See full results | T Suzuki 54.9kg 13.75L | 7 (9) |
| Kanazawa 08-Sep-25 1400m HEAVY R4 Race 4 (b6) $68,000 (of $729,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:28.800, SP: 8.00 1st Cotton Flower ( S Oki 121 ) 2nd Seira Dancer ( Y Shibata 121 ) 1.50L 3rd Smart Pirka ( T Suzuki 121 ) 7.50L See full results | T Suzuki 54.9kg 7.50L | 3 (11) |
| Kanazawa 29-Jul-25 1400m GOOD R5 Race 5 (b5) $68,000 (of $729,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:31.800, SP: 7.00 1st Moributo Bakukaji ( C Kaneko 126 ) 2nd G T Camellia ( T Nakajima 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Smart Pirka ( T Suzuki 121 ) 1.05L See full results | T Suzuki 54.9kg 1.05L | 3 (8) |
| Kanazawa 15-Jul-25 1400m GOOD R3 Race 3 (cond) $68,000 (of $729,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:30.400, SP: 4.33 1st Kroraina ( M Aoyagi 126 ) 2nd Southern Brave ( S Kato 126 ) 2.00L 3rd Smart Pirka ( S Yonekura 121 ) 7.00L See full results | S Yonekura 54.9kg 7.00L | 3 (12) |
| Kanazawa 01-Jul-25 1400m GOOD R2 Race 2 (b6) (of $729,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:30.000, SP: 6.00 1st Eight Beat Letter ( T Kurihara 121 ) 2nd Kazuno Maria ( M Aoyagi 121 ) 0.20L 3rd G T Glow ( T Nakajima 121 ) 1.50L 7th Smart Pirka ( S Yonekura 121 ) 11.70L See full results | S Yonekura 54.9kg 11.70L | 7 (10) |
| Kyoto 01-Jun-25 1200m GOOD R1 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:12.300, SP: 101.00 1st Pentelikon ( Y Fujioka 121 ) 2nd Flash Kelly ( D Ozawa 121 ) 3.50L 3rd Meisho Hodawara ( T Danno 121 ) 0.30L 11th Smart Pirka ( N Kawaharada 112 ) 17.05L See full results | N Kawaharada 50.8kg 17.05L | 11 (15) |
| Hanshin 01-Mar-25 1200m GOOD R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.700, SP: 81.00 1st Hosho Maris ( Y Take 121 ) 2nd Mild Rydeen ( K Ikezoe 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Shingitai ( S Kato 126 ) 0.30L 15th Smart Pirka ( H Wada 115 ) 23.20L See full results | H Wada 52.2kg 23.20L | 15 (16) |
| Chukyo 08-Dec-24 1200m GOOD R1 Md (of $10,480,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.000, SP: 151.00 1st Mozu Tachiagare ( Y Shibata 117 ) 2nd Riku Ei ( Y Nagaoka 121 ) 1.25L 3rd T M Bago O ( K Tanaka 123 ) 3.75L 7th Smart Pirka ( N Kawaharada 112 ) 6.80L See full results | N Kawaharada 50.8kg 6.80L | 7 (12) |
| Kyoto 24-Nov-24 1400m GOOD R4 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $13,720,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.400, SP: 81.00 1st C'estbon Cadessert ( H Miyuki 123 ) 2nd Tamago ( Y Hishida 121 ) 3.50L 3rd Daigo Seiryu ( Y Furukawa 123 ) 4.50L 12th Smart Pirka ( N Kawaharada 112 ) 13.35L See full results | N Kawaharada 50.8kg 13.35L | 12 (14) |