Spectacular Tiger (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

04-Jun-21

Colour

bay

Sire

Smiling Tiger

Dam

Erica's Smile

Prize Money

45559

Owners

Gary Marrone

About

Spectacular Tiger is a 5yo colt from the United States trained by Jacqui Navarre. He is by Smiling Tiger out of Erica's Smile. To date he has secured three victories. On 6 Jan 2026 at Turf Paradise he captured his biggest triumph, winning the $17,500 Race 8. The horse has been a money‑maker for bettors, delivering about a 31% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Turf Paradise 06-Jan-26 1106m FIRM R8 Race 8 $11,025 (of $17,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:03.330, SP: 4.00 sped clear soon after the start, set a rated pace towards the inside, moved away under little asking around the turn, responded when shaken up a bit in upper stretch then eagerly widened while steadily hand ridden through the final furlong. 1st Spectacular Tiger ( M Americano 122 ) 2nd Factory Drive ( F T Alvarado 122 ) 8.25L 3rd Frisco ( G W Corbett 122 ) 8.35L See full resultsM Americano 55.3kg1 (8)
Emerald Downs 01-Sep-25 1210m FIRM R6 Race 6 $8,190 (of $13,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:08.560, SP: 3.25 saved ground setting the pace and gradually increased his advantage. 1st Spectacular Tiger ( M Americano 122 ) 2nd Bourbon Dancer ( A Castellanos 122 ) 7.75L 3rd True Mantra ( F Alvarado 121 ) 0.50L See full resultsM Americano 55.3kg1 (6)
Emerald Downs 17-Aug-25 1210m FIRM R3 Race 3 $1,265 (of $11,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.530, SP: 3.50 saved ground setting the pace, responded when asked and held on gamely during the drive while not being able to resist the top two late. 1st Mr. Executive ( K Krigger 122 ) 2nd Pole To Pole ( C Figueroa 118 ) 0.30L 3rd Spectacular Tiger ( M Americano 125 ) 0.50L See full resultsM Americano 56.7kg 0.50L3 (6)
Emerald Downs 12-Jul-25 1210m FIRM R6 Race 6 $910 (of $13,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.780 vied for the lead with. 1st Conrad Meadows ( C Montalvo 122 ) 2nd Red Leader ( K Mcgregor 121 ) 3.25L 3rd Street Mogul ( S Amador 119 ) 2.25L 4th Spectacular Tiger ( M Americano 117 , Cd 112 ) 5.55L See full resultsM Americano 53.1kg, Cd 50.8kg 5.55L4 (9)
Emerald Downs 28-Jun-25 1210m R4 Race 4 $320 (of $16,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.330, SP: 3.50 prompted the early pace while racing three-wide and tired. 1st Graceful Mischief ( P Castillo 122 ) 2nd Bourbon Dancer ( K Krigger 122 ) 3.00L 3rd Red Leader ( K Mcgregor 121 ) 1.50L 6th Spectacular Tiger ( M Americano 122 , Cd 127 ) 6.35L See full resultsM Americano 55.3kg, Cd 57.6kg 6.35L6 (6)
Emerald Downs 01-Jun-25 1110m FIRM R2 Md $6,615 (of $10,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:02.650, SP: 4.50 saved ground setting the pace and drew off to win as the rider pleased. 1st Spectacular Tiger ( M Americano 122 ) 2nd Five Twenty Sunset ( F Duran 125 ) 8.25L 3rd Dominate ( A Cruz 121 ) 2.50L See full resultsM Americano 55.3kg1 (5)
Santa Anita 28-Apr-25 1210m FIRM R4 Md $500 (of $13,500) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:11.440, SP: 11.00 Vied inside pair,tired 1st Jaguar Jon ( W I Antongeorgi 118 ) 2nd Far Over Loaded ( A Bautista 118 ) 8.50L 3rd Hoser Satrapa ( W Orantes 118 ) 4.00L 8th Spectacular Tiger ( S Carmona 126 , Cd 131 ) 19.25L See full resultsS Carmona 57.2kg, Cd 59.4kg 19.25L8 (11)
Santa Anita 07-Apr-25 1210m FIRM R9 Md $500 (of $37,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:10.970, SP: 6.00 bumped and bobbled at the start, chased briefly then rushed up to duel from inside, could not keep up with the top pair early on the bend, weakened around the turn and tired. 1st Letmein ( K Kimura 118 ) 2nd Jennys Tiz ( A Espinoza 118 ) 12.00L 3rd Artist Point ( W R Orantes 126 , Cd 121 ) 12.10L 9th Spectacular Tiger ( A Aguilar 126 ) 36.10L See full resultsA Aguilar 57.2kg 36.10L9 (10)
Santa Anita 18-Mar-25 1210m GOOD R1 Md $500 (of $65,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:09.740, SP: 17.00 dropped back off the pace, saved ground through the turn and failed to menace. 1st Razen The Stakes ( A Lezcano 124 ) 2nd Just A Graze ( H I Berrios 124 ) 0.25L 3rd Papa Love's Vegas ( E A Maldonado 124 ) 1.25L 6th Spectacular Tiger ( A Aguilar 124 ) 6.75L See full resultsA Aguilar 56.2kg 6.75L6 (6)