Smart Pirka (JPN) Horse
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Smart Pirka is a 3yo b horse from Japan trained by Hirofumi Watanabe. The colt is by California Chrome out of Smart Kali. He has not yet broken his maiden, going winless in 18 starts. In his most recent race at Saga on 22 February 2026, Shinya Matsui rode Smart Pirka to a ninth‑place finish behind the winner Rumillion.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saga 22-Feb-26 1300m R5 Race 5 (c2) (of $680,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:24.200, SP: 4.00 1st Rumillion ( R Kobayashi 123 ) 2nd Sayono Fuji ( S Ishikawa 123 ) 0.50L 3rd T M Reality ( S Kanayama 119 ) 5.50L 9th Smart Pirka ( S Matsui 119 ) 12.35L See full results | S Matsui 54kg 12.35L | 9 (12) |
| Saga 08-Feb-26 1300m GOOD 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) |