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 the stallion Vercingetorix out of Shauntrel. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In his most recent race at Sha Tin on 12th Apr 2026, James Orman rode him to a 10th‑place finish behind Flashing Fighter.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Sha Tin 12-Apr-26 1200m GOOD R5 CL4 Hcp (of $1,170,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.330, SP: 175.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 400m 6th 1st Flashing Fighter ( N Yuen 57.5 , Cd 53 ) 2nd Spicy Standard ( A Atzeni 61 ) 0.10L 3rd Gorgeous Victory ( A Chung 56 , Cd 55 ) 1.00L 10th Smiling Champion ( J Orman 57.5 ) 7.80L See full results | J Orman 57.5kg 7.80L | 10 (12) |
| Sha Tin 24-Mar-26 1000m R3 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 7 In-running: Settled 7th, 400m 11th Sectionals: 400m 00:22.200 1st Precision Mind ( K Teetan ) 2nd Invictus ( J Orman ) 0.80L 3rd Well Enough ( M L Yeung ) 2.80L 7th Smiling Champion ( L Ferraris ) 5.00L | L Ferraris 5.00L | 7 (11) |
| Sha Tin 10-Mar-26 1200m R4 Barrier Trial Catch Weight Barrier 1 In-running: Settled 5th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 400m 00:23.200 1st Superb Spirit ( Z Purton ) 2nd Telecom Power ( Y L Chung ) 2.00L 3rd Navas G ( L Ferraris ) 2.80L 7th Smiling Champion ( J Orman ) 6.30L | J Orman 6.30L | 7 (10) |
| 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 Sectionals: 400m 00:22.810 1st King Dance ( A Atzeni 52.5 ) 2nd Herbal Star ( M Guyon 61 ) 0.10L 3rd Glaciated ( C Y Ho 56 ) 0.60L 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) |