Smoking Gun (2023) Horse
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About
Smoking Gun is a 3yo colt trained by Fanie Bronkhorst. He is by the stallion Act Of War out of the dam Theta. Smoking Gun has yet to break his maiden, having not won in five starts. In his most recent race at Vaal on 27th Aug 2026, he was ridden by Craig Zackey and finished fifth, behind the winner Time To Fire.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Vaal 27-Aug-26 1000m GOOD R2 MdCh $120 (of $9,569) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:58.200, SP: 7.50 1st Time To Fire ( J Gates 128 ) 2nd Two Tigers ( M Yeni 128 ) 0.50L 3rd Autograph ( C Habib 128 ) 1.75L 5th Smoking Gun ( C Zackey 128 ) 2.25L See full results | C Zackey 58.1kg 2.25L | 5 (12) |
| Vaal 06-Aug-26 1200m GOOD R5 Md $949 (of $5,924) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:10.070, SP: 4.50 1st Cool Gambler ( C Murray 132 ) 2nd Forever Canford ( J Gates 132 ) 3.00L 3rd Smoking Gun ( M Yeni 128 ) 3.30L See full results | M Yeni 58.1kg 3.30L | 3 (11) |
| Turffontein 11-Jul-26 1160m GOOD R1 Md $262 (of $6,543) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:08.290, SP: 67.00 1st Rising Eagle ( C Murray 132 ) 2nd Hot Choice ( D D Gouveia 127 ) 2.25L 3rd October Reef ( C Habib 132 ) 0.50L 5th Smoking Gun ( K Strydom 132 ) 4.45L See full results | K Strydom 59.9kg 4.45L | 5 (9) |
| Turffontein 27-Jun-26 1160m GOOD R4 Md (of $6,010) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:06.950, SP: 67.00 1st Highwayman Harry ( M Michel 132 ) 2nd Rising Eagle ( C Murray 126 ) 1.50L 3rd October Reef ( K Lihaba 126 ) 1.00L 8th Smoking Gun ( K Strydom 126 ) 5.35L See full results | K Strydom 57.2kg 5.35L | 8 (17) |
| Turffontein 14-Jun-26 1000m GOOD R2 Md (of $6,458) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 00:57.580, SP: 34.00 1st Bisou Bisou ( C Murray 132 ) 2nd Rivera ( K D Melo 127 ) 1.00L 3rd Snowblade ( G Lerena 132 ) 6.75L 8th Smoking Gun ( J Botes 132 , Cd 126 ) 11.55L See full results | J Botes 59.9kg, Cd 57.2kg 11.55L | 8 (11) |