Smiling Champion (2022) Horse
Foal Date
Colour
Sire
Dam
Trainer
Owners
About
Smiling Champion is a 4yo bay gelding (male) from trained by Douglas Whyte, who is based at Hong Kong. He is sired by the stallion Vercingetorix out of the dam Shauntrel. Smiling Champion is yet to break his maiden status, having not won a race yet from 1 attempt. During his most recent race at Sha Tin on 8th Feb 2026, Smiling Champion was ridden by James Orman and finished 12th, behind the winner King Dance.
Raced At
Sha TinRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 08-Feb-26 1200m GOOD R2 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.020, SP: 59.00 In-running: Settled 11th, 400m 12th 1st King Dance ( A Atzeni 52.5 ) 2nd Herbal Star ( M Guyon 61 ) 0.10L 3rd Glaciated ( V Ho 56 ) 0.50L 12th Smiling Champion ( J Orman 57.5 ) 7.30L See full results | J Orman 57.5kg 7.30L | 12 (12) |
| Sha Tin 29-Jan-26 1200m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.100 1st Find My Love ( J Bowman ) 2nd Light Years Glory ( B Avdulla ) 0.10L 3rd Matzden ( A Badel ) 1.60L 6th Smiling Champion ( J Orman ) 2.80L | J Orman 2.80L | 6 (8) |
| Conghua Turf 16-Jan-26 1200m R8 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 4 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.700 1st To Infinity ( D B Mcmonagle ) 2nd Voyage Captain ( M F Poon ) 0.30L 3rd Stormy Knight ( H Bentley ) 2.60L 5th Smiling Champion ( J Orman ) 2.50L | J Orman 2.50L | 5 (8) |
| Conghua Turf 17-Nov-25 1200m R8 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.700 1st Turquoise Velocity ( M L Yeung ) 2nd Amazing Partners ( C M Thabana ) 1.00L 3rd Island Breezes ( P N Wong ) 1.50L 9th Smiling Champion ( L Hewitson ) 7.00L | L Hewitson 7.00L | 9 (10) |
| Conghua Turf 28-Oct-25 1000m R2 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 3 In-running: Settled 6th, 400m 7th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.800 1st Turquoise Velocity ( M L Yeung ) 2nd Northern Fire Ball ( Y L Chung ) 0.50L 3rd Honorary ( M Chadwick ) 2.00L 8th Smiling Champion ( R Kingscote ) 7.30L | R Kingscote 7.30L | 8 (10) |
| Conghua Turf 29-Sep-25 800m R7 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 3 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 400m 00:21.500 1st Hong Kong Hall ( P N Wong ) 2nd Turin Champions ( K D Melo ) 4.50L 3rd Lucky Plus ( J Chau ) 4.80L 6th Smiling Champion ( J Orman ) 9.50L | J Orman 9.50L | 6 (7) |