Smiling Rapper (USA) Horse
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Smiling Rapper is a 4yo b from the United States trained by Bill McLean. The horse is by Smiling Tiger out of Street Rapper. Smiling Rapper has not yet broken its maiden, failing to win in 13 starts. In its most recent start at Santa Anita on 26th Jan 2026, Armando Ayuso rode the horse to a fourth‑place finish, behind winner Subtle Knowledge.
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Santa Anita • Del Mar • Los Alamitos Racecourse • Golden State Racing • Pleasanton • Fresno • Santa RosaRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 26-Jan-26 1207m FIRM R6 Md $1,190 (of $17,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:12.970, SP: 7.50 1st Subtle Knowledge ( D A Herrera 124 ) 2nd Tom's Star ( F Orduna-rojas 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Play For Me ( T J Pereira 124 ) 3.25L 4th Smiling Rapper ( A Ayuso 124 ) 4.00L See full results | A Ayuso 56.2kg 4.00L | 4 (8) |
| Del Mar 23-Nov-25 1110m GOOD R5 Md $500 (of $16,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:04.900, SP: 21.00 raced near the back of the pack in the opening stages, traveled off the rail leaving the backstretch, found the rail on the turn and passed tired rivals. 1st Amelia's Echo ( A Fresu 122 ) 2nd Que Bella Luna ( W Orantes 124 ) 0.00L 3rd Dixie's Delight ( J Hernandez 122 ) 0.00L 6th Smiling Rapper ( K Kimura 122 ) 4.25L See full results | K Kimura 55.3kg 4.25L | 6 (10) |
| Santa Anita 27-Oct-25 1110m FIRM R7 Md $500 (of $15,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:06.420, SP: 9.00 bumped leaving the gate, raced along the inside well off the pace, saved ground to the stretch and offered a mild response to improve placings. 1st She's A One Of One ( A Aguilar 122 ) 2nd Celestial Skies ( T Pereira 122 ) 3.75L 3rd Free Nomination ( A Bautista 122 ) 2.25L 5th Smiling Rapper ( K Kimura 122 ) 6.55L See full results | K Kimura 55.3kg 6.55L | 5 (10) |
| Los Alamitos Racecourse 15-Sep-25 1210m FIRM R8 Md $1,050 (of $15,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:10.610, SP: 3.25 1st Headstrong Ways ( B Pena 120 ) 2nd Smoove Over ( C Ortega 125 ) 7.00L 3rd Mamarando ( P Flores 125 ) 3.25L 4th Smiling Rapper ( K Kimura 120 ) 10.30L See full results | K Kimura 54.4kg 10.30L | 4 (7) |
| Del Mar 29-Aug-25 1610m FIRM R3 Md $500 (of $23,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:38.960, SP: 9.00 tracked in the two path, asked through the far turn, saved ground to the stretch, steered out in the lane and weakened. 1st Union Heiress ( S Carmona 125 ) 2nd Expressive Love ( R B Painen 121 ) 6.50L 3rd Severe Clear ( R Gonzalez 121 ) 1.25L 5th Smiling Rapper ( T Baze 121 ) 10.25L See full results | T Baze 54.9kg 10.25L | 5 (10) |
| Del Mar 15-Aug-25 1110m FIRM R4 Race 4 $2,760 (of $23,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:06.340, SP: 11.00 broke a step slow, coaxed along early from off the pace, went three wide into the turn, angled to the inside, closed well through the lane and finished a game third. 1st Mia Mac ( C Herrera 120 ) 2nd Dixie's Delight ( A Lezcano 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Smiling Rapper ( T Baze 120 ) 1.00L See full results | T Baze 54.4kg 1.00L | 3 (8) |
| Del Mar 25-Jul-25 1210m FIRM R8 Md $1,610 (of $23,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:11.800, SP: 15.00 sat off the pace in the early going, chased two wide into the lane and offered a mild response to round out the superfecta. 1st Perfect Life ( A Aguilar 120 ) 2nd Dixie's Delight ( A Lezcano 120 ) 3.75L 3rd Coconut Girl ( S Barandela 124 ) 3.25L 4th Smiling Rapper ( T Baze 120 ) 9.50L See full results | T Baze 54.4kg 9.50L | 4 (12) |
| Santa Anita 08-Mar-25 1210m FIRM R5 Md $1,500 (of $15,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:13.630, SP: 21.00 raced near the back in the early going, went two wide around the bend, swung out into the lane, rallied under left handed urging but could not reach the top pair. 1st Lucky Sermon ( A Aguilar 122 ) 2nd Nephele ( A Ayuso 122 ) 0.75L 3rd Smiling Rapper ( A Castellanos 122 ) 1.50L See full results | A Castellanos 55.3kg 1.50L | 3 (9) |
| Santa Anita 01-Feb-25 1110m FIRM R4 Md $500 (of $14,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:06.810, SP: 13.00 tracked from inside, lost ground around the turn and weakened in the lane. 1st Robin's Tough Love ( A Espinoza 122 ) 2nd Nephele ( A Ayuso 122 ) 0.15L 3rd Roman Bronze ( F Alvarado 122 ) 1.25L 5th Smiling Rapper ( K Orozco 122 ) 8.30L See full results | K Orozco 55.3kg 8.30L | 5 (7) |
| Golden State Racing 21-Oct-24 1210m R3 Md $1,154 (of $16,498) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.810 a bit slow into stride away from the start, guided three to four wide into the turn, lost ground into the stretch and did not offer a late rally. 1st Pennypatter ( E Garcia 120 ) 2nd Shipping Lane ( A Espinoza 120 ) 5.00L 3rd Spicy Rosso ( A Chavez 120 ) 5.50L 4th Smiling Rapper ( L M J Aburto 120 ) 7.25L See full results | L M J Aburto 54.4kg 7.25L | 4 (6) |
| Pleasanton 20-Oct-24 1210m FIRM R3 Md $990 (of $9,744) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:12.810, SP: 8.00 3-4w,no late rally 1st Pennypatter ( E Garcia 120 ) 2nd Shipping Lane ( A Espinoza 120 ) 5.00L 3rd Spicy Rosso ( A Chavez 120 ) 0.50L 4th Smiling Rapper ( L A Jimenez 120 , Cd 0 ) 7.25L | L A Jimenez 54.4kg, Cd 0 7.25L | 4 (6) |
| Fresno 22-Sep-24 1010m FIRM R3 Race 3 $960 (of $16,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:58.770 settled early, improved position three to four wide nearing the quarter pole, swung five wide into stretch, offered a mild late rally and missed for third. 1st Rumpus A. P. ( S Rivera 120 ) 2nd Ima Margarita Girl ( K E Orozco 120 ) 0.50L 3rd Winsome Love ( W A Iii 120 ) 3.50L 4th Smiling Rapper ( L M J Aburto 120 ) 4.00L See full results | L M J Aburto 54.4kg 4.00L | 4 (8) |
| Santa Rosa 17-Aug-24 1110m FIRM R2 Md $1,600 (of $16,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:05.730 Dull effort, kept on 1st Runnin On Promises ( A Castellanos 120 ) 2nd Pennypatter ( A Chavez 120 ) 0.00L 3rd Smiling Rapper ( A Espinoza 120 ) 5.25L See full results | A Espinoza 54.4kg 5.25L | 3 (6) |