Smile Curve (JPN) Horse
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Smile Curve is a 3yo bay horse from Japan trained by Hitoshi Kotegawa. He is by Kizuna out of Smile Meteor. To date he has recorded two victories. On 13 Sep 2026 at Nakayama he captured his biggest triumph, winning the $15,620,000.00 Allowance Race. The horse has been a strong money‑maker for bettors, delivering a 411% ROI for anyone who backed him from the start.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Nakayama 13-Sep-26 1600m R7 Allowance Race (allow) $74,161 (of $141,268) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:34.100, SP: 29.00 1st Smile Curve ( K Kikuzawa 119 ) 2nd Danon Ascolti ( M Iwata 119 ) 1.00L 3rd Nahato Nanaleon ( T Yokoyama 119 ) 2.25L See full results | K Kikuzawa 54kg | 1 (16) |
| Niigata 22-Aug-26 1600m SOFT R10 Allowance Race (allow) (of $72,432) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:32.300, SP: 8.50 1st Poppet ( M Nagashima 112 ) 2nd Taisei Astro ( Y Ishikawa 121 ) 0.00L 3rd Citral ( G Maruyama 128 ) 1.00L 11th Smile Curve ( K Kikuzawa 117 ) 3.20L See full results | K Kikuzawa 53.1kg 3.20L | 11 (15) |
| Tokyo 21-Jun-26 1600m GOOD R8 Allowance Race (allow) (of $72,539) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:33.800, SP: 41.00 1st La Belle Scene ( K Ogino 117 ) 2nd Taisei Astro ( Y Ishikawa 121 ) 0.75L 3rd Matsuri Daiko ( A Tsumura 117 ) 0.00L 7th Smile Curve ( T Ono 117 ) 3.95L See full results | T Ono 53.1kg 3.95L | 7 (16) |
| Nakayama 11-Apr-26 1600m GOOD R11 CL1 (of $489,270) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:33.300, SP: 81.00 1st Reservation ( Y Hara 126 ) 2nd Rodeo Drive ( A Tsumura 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Gene King ( K Yokoyama 126 ) 1.50L 8th Smile Curve ( T Ono 121 ) 5.00L See full results | T Ono 54.9kg 5.00L | 8 (15) |
| Nakayama 14-Mar-26 1600m GOOD R11 CL1 $18,712 (of $190,303) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:32.700, SP: 201.00 1st Dear Diamond ( A Tsumura 121 ) 2nd Rule The Wave ( Y Hara 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Balboa Park ( C P Lemaire 121 ) 1.25L 5th Smile Curve ( T Ono 121 ) 4.85L See full results | T Ono 54.9kg 4.85L | 5 (16) |