Smart Sunny (JPN) Horse
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Smart Sunny is a 5yo bay colt from Japan trained by Mamoru Ishibashi. He is by Sinister Minister out of Smart Spica. To date, Smart Sunny has secured four victories in his career. On 16 September 2023 at Hanshin, he captured his most important win, earning $30,020,059.00 in the Cluster. The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors, delivering a 102% return on investment for those who backed him throughout his career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hanshin 28-Dec-25 1400m R11 CL1 (of $42,290,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:23.400, SP: 34.00 1st Noble Roger ( Y Ishikawa 128 ) 2nd Batuque ( A Saito 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Namura Frank ( Y Hishida 128 ) 1.25L 6th Smart Sunny ( D Ozawa 126 ) 2.40L See full results | D Ozawa 57.2kg 2.40L | 6 (16) |
| Kyoto 05-Oct-25 1200m R10 CL1 (of $42,330,000) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 01:09.400, SP: 34.00 1st Tagano Mist ( K Matsuyama 121 ) 2nd American Stage ( R Sakai 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Star Turn ( Y Kawada 126 ) 2.80L 11th Smart Sunny ( S Hamanaka 126 ) 11.00L See full results | S Hamanaka 57.2kg 11.00L | 11 (16) |
| Hanshin 21-Jun-25 1400m GOOD R11 CL1 (of $42,300,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:23.700, SP: 17.00 1st Conquista ( M Iwata 126 ) 2nd Rose Star ( T Danno 126 ) 0.50L 3rd Mozu Migikataagari ( R Takasugi 121 ) 0.30L 11th Smart Sunny ( R Wada 126 ) 7.10L See full results | R Wada 57.2kg 7.10L | 11 (16) |
| Kyoto 18-May-25 1400m HEAVY R11 CL1 $9,700,000 (of $46,100,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:24.000, SP: 17.00 1st Continuar ( A Starke 121 ) 2nd Smart Sunny ( S Hamanaka 121 ) 0.50L 3rd Justin Earth ( K Sameshima 123 ) 0.30L See full results | S Hamanaka 54.9kg 0.50L | 2 (16) |
| Hanshin 22-Mar-25 1800m GOOD R10 CL1 $2,200,000 (of $42,220,000) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:53.100, SP: 41.00 1st Marble Rock ( Y Take 128 ) 2nd Mont Blanc Minoru ( K Matsuyama 128 ) 1.00L 3rd Ritual ( S Hamanaka 126 ) 1.25L 5th Smart Sunny ( R Wada 128 ) 5.50L See full results | R Wada 58.1kg 5.50L | 5 (14) |
| Kokura 02-Feb-25 1700m SOFT R11 CL1 $3,300,000 (of $42,290,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:42.700, SP: 12.00 1st Whole Shebang ( T Akiyama 128 ) 2nd Thermal Soaring ( Y Furukawa 123 ) 3.00L 3rd Chuwa Heart ( D Sasaki 126 ) 0.30L 4th Smart Sunny ( D Ozawa 128 ) 4.80L See full results | D Ozawa 58.1kg 4.80L | 4 (16) |
| Fukushima 17-Nov-24 1700m GOOD R11 Fukushima Minyu Cup (Listed Stakes) $2,400,000 (of $46,080,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:46.200, SP: 51.00 1st T O Drefong ( G Maruyama 128 ) 2nd Sunrise Arion ( K Ogino 126 ) 3.50L 3rd Miracle Tiara ( K Nishizuka 121 ) 0.75L 5th Smart Sunny ( F Izumiya 126 ) 7.05L See full results | F Izumiya 57.2kg 7.05L | 5 (15) |
| Kyoto 03-Feb-24 1900m R11 Aldebaran Stakes (open) (of $42,189,948) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:58.900, SP: 41.00 1st Awesome Result ( Y Take 119 ) 2nd Hapi ( K Matsuyama 128 ) 0.75L 3rd Z Lien ( R Wada 123 ) 3.00L 11th Smart Sunny ( T Danno 123 ) 0.00L | T Danno 55.8kg 0.00L | 11 (12) |
| Kokura 14-Jan-24 1700m FIRM R11 (of $32,987,023) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:46.500, SP: 13/2 1st Suleyman ( A Saito 128 ) 2nd Pace Setting ( K Sameshima 123 ) 4.00L 3rd Tosetsu ( H Yoshida 128 ) 0.75L 8th Smart Sunny ( D Ozawa 126 , Cd 0 ) 6.00L | D Ozawa 57.2kg, Cd 0 6.00L | 8 (16) |
| Chukyo 16-Dec-23 1800m GOOD (of $22,352,400), Winning Time: 01:50.300, SP: 4/5 1st Smart Sunny ( K Fujioka 126 ) 2nd I Blanco ( A Nishimura 128 ) 1.75L 3rd Alm Brave ( G Maruyama 128 ) 0.75L | K Fujioka 57.2kg | 1 (14) |
| Fukushima 11-Nov-23 1700m R11 $7,106,067 (of $22,383,898) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:47.200, SP: 17/2 1st Vibraphone ( H Doyle 123 ) 2nd Smart Sunny ( D Ozawa 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Prince Minoru ( H Yoshida 128 ) 1.25L | D Ozawa 55.8kg 2.00L | 2 (15) |
| Hanshin 16-Sep-23 1800m R10 CL $18,912,599 (of $30,020,059) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:54.000, SP: 4.50 1st Smart Sunny ( D Ozawa 121 ) 2nd Liestal ( F Matsuwaka 123 ) 0.15L 3rd Toa Shion ( A Tomita 128 ) 1.65L See full results | D Ozawa 54.9kg | 1 (16) |
| Hakodate 16-Jul-23 1700m R10 CL (of $29,929,973) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 01:44.000, SP: 3.00 1st Rai Creator ( S Hamanaka 128 ) 2nd Laugavegur ( Y Kitamura 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Rose Star ( K Yokoyama 121 ) 0.00L 7th Smart Sunny ( D Ozawa 121 ) 0.00L See full results | D Ozawa 54.9kg 0.00L | 7 (14) |
| Hakodate 17-Jun-23 1700m R12 CL $9,576,015 (of $15,200,049) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:48.900, SP: 2.10 1st Smart Sunny ( D Ozawa 119 ) 2nd Zapatear ( Y Tannai 128 ) 4.00L 3rd Trust Belle ( D Sasaki 119 ) 4.30L See full results | D Ozawa 54kg | 1 (14) |
| Niigata 06-May-23 1800m GOOD R9 CL $2,088,954 (of $20,890,019) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:54.900, SP: 9.00 1st Jasper Barows ( G Maruyama 123 ) 2nd Dear Successor ( S Akiyama 123 ) 2.00L 3rd Smart Sunny ( S Imamura 123 ) 2.30L See full results | S Imamura 55.8kg 2.30L | 3 (15) |
| Kokura 26-Feb-23 1700m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) (of $14,880,065) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:45.100, SP: 3.75 1st Eifer Teio ( T Fujikake 123 ) 2nd Copano Pasadena ( F Izumiya 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Meisho Koboke ( Y Tannai 119 ) 3.75L 6th Smart Sunny ( D Ozawa 121 ) 6.00L See full results | D Ozawa 54.9kg 6.00L | 6 (16) |
| Chukyo 04-Feb-23 1800m R4 Newcomer Race (newc) $7,465,453 (of $11,849,905) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:59.400, SP: 26.00 1st Smart Sunny ( D Ozawa 121 ) 2nd Wonder Edge ( R Wada 123 ) 8.00L 3rd Hiruno Victoria ( N Yokoyama 123 ) 17.00L See full results | D Ozawa 54.9kg | 1 (9) |