Smartest (USA) Horse
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Smartest is a 4yo from United States trained by H. Graham Motion. It is sired by the stallion Karakontie out of the dam Smart Emma. Smartest has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in three attempts. In its most recent race at Tampa Bay Downs on 2nd Feb 2026, Smartest was ridden by Sonny Leon and finished 5th, behind winner Calla.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Downs 02-Feb-26 1609m FIRM R9 Md (of $55,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:36.320, SP: 3.50 chased the pace from the inside early on, shifted out slightly on the turn to the three path while advancing and moved out to the seven path in the upper and briefly took command but was outkicked at the wire. 1st Calla ( M Meneses 123 ) 2nd Marketplaceofideas ( S Camacho 123 ) 0.10L 3rd Pop Art ( P Morales 123 ) 0.15L 5th Smartest ( S Leon 123 ) 0.45L See full results | S Leon 55.8kg 0.45L | 5 (10) |
| Saratoga 06-Jun-25 1710m GOOD R10 Md $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:41.520, SP: 3.00 got bumped at the start and bobbled when. 1st More For Sure ( L Luzzi 118 ) 2nd Smartest ( U Rispoli 118 ) 0.05L 3rd Just So Pretty ( J Rosario 125 ) 2.75L See full results | U Rispoli 53.5kg 0.05L | 2 (10) |
| Colonial Downs 27-Jul-24 1610m GOOD R5 Md $12,000 (of $59,999) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.830 void of speed just off the inside, angled out four wide entering the stretch, closed with good late energy to be in time for the place, no real threat to the winner. 1st Merry And Bright ( B A Curtis 119 ) 2nd Smartest ( J Ruiz 119 ) 3.50L 3rd Taco Cat Backwards ( A Gallardo 119 ) 3.00L See full results | J Ruiz 54kg 3.50L | 2 (9) |