Smiling Champion (2022) Horse
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About
Smiling Champion is a 4yo bay gelding trained by Douglas Whyte in Hong Kong. He is by Vercingetorix out of Shauntrel. The horse is still a maiden, with no win from his one start. In his latest race at Sha Tin on 8 Feb 2026, James Orman rode him to a 12th‑place finish behind the winner King Dance.
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| 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) |