Wink And A Grin (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

13-Mar-22

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Smiling Tiger

Dam

Style Award

Prize Money

161437

Trainer

Carla Gaines

Owners

Harris Farms, Inc

About

Wink And A Grin is a 3yo ch unknown from United States trained by Carla Gaines, who is based at . It is sired by the stallion Smiling Tiger out of the dam Style Award. Wink And A Grin has managed to win 2 races in its career so far. On 24th Mar 2025 at Santa Anita, Wink And A Grin scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $65000.00 Md. It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Wink And A Grin throughout its career you'd have achieved a 425% return on investment.

Raced At

Santa Anita • Del Mar

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Santa Anita 27-Oct-25 1610m FIRM R8 Autumn Miss Stakes (Stakes) $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:34.440, SP: 41.00 bumped leaving the gate, reserved and tucked inside at the back, had one rival beat into the far turn, gained along the rail around the bend, challenged between rivals in upper stretch, flattened late and got edged for third. 1st Warming ( J J Hernandez 120 ) 2nd A Thousand Miles ( D A Herrera 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Precise Timing ( A Fresu 120 ) 3.00L 4th Wink And A Grin ( A Ayuso 120 ) 3.05L See full results	A Ayuso 54.4kg 3.05L	4 (9)
Santa Anita 28-Sep-25 1310m FIRM R10 John C. Harris Stakes (Stakes) $500 (of $100,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 01:12.980, SP: 13.00 trailed two wide into the turn, angled six wide across the dirt and failed to threaten. 1st Innovative ( R Gonzalez 120 ) 2nd Lee's Baby Girl ( M Demuro 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Warming ( U Rispoli 120 ) 0.50L 10th Wink And A Grin ( H Berrios 120 ) 5.35L See full results	H Berrios 54.4kg 5.35L	10 (12)
Del Mar 18-Aug-25 1610m FIRM R7 Solana Beach Stakes (Stakes) $10,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:34.920, SP: 8.00 dropped back and tucked inside, waited behind rivals around the far turn, tipped out and split foes in upper stretch, angled out and kept on to round out the superfecta. 1st Grand Slam Smile ( W I Antongeorgi 121 ) 2nd Sneaker ( K Kimura 125 ) 0.50L 3rd Cornelia Fort ( A Fresu 121 ) 1.00L 4th Wink And A Grin ( U Rispoli 119 ) 4.25L See full results	U Rispoli 54kg 4.25L	4 (9)
Del Mar 21-Jul-25 1710m GOOD R7 Race 7 $500 (of $81,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.590, SP: 8.00 broke a step slow, unhurried in the beginning on the inside, saved ground to the lane, steered out in the stretch and kept trying to the wire. 1st Velocity ( R Gonzalez 121 ) 2nd Princess Em Too ( A Fresu 121 ) 0.15L 3rd Slick ( U Rispoli 121 ) 0.50L 6th Wink And A Grin ( V Cheminaud 124 ) 2.35L See full results	V Cheminaud 56.2kg 2.35L	6 (12)
Santa Anita 16-Jun-25 1610m GOOD R7 Race 7 $4,758 (of $61,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:34.430, SP: 8.00 broke a step slow, raced on the inside near the back around both turns, cut the corner into the lane, moved out in upper stretch, gained between runners, ran into traffic at the sixteenth pole and missed third. 1st Hopeful ( A Fresu 126 ) 2nd Laudatory ( K Frey 124 ) 0.30L 3rd Eternal Reign ( J Hernandez 124 ) 1.25L 4th Wink And A Grin ( H Berrios 120 ) 1.60L See full results	H Berrios 54.4kg 1.60L	4 (10)
Santa Anita 03-May-25 1610m GOOD R8 Race 8 $38,430 (of $61,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.080, SP: 8.00 traveled along the inside towards the rear, tipped two wide approaching the quarter pole, swung out into the stretch, rallied four deep into the final sixteenth and proved best. 1st Wink And A Grin ( H Berrios 118 ) 2nd Cornelia Fort ( T Pereira 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Quantum Innergy ( A Ayuso 124 ) 0.50L See full results	H Berrios 53.5kg	1 (9)
Santa Anita 24-Mar-25 1810m GOOD R7 Md $40,950 (of $65,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:50.300, SP: 34.00 reserved in the early going and moved into the two path, drew closer into the far turn, waited behind rivals on the second bend next to the rail, tipped out a bit at the top of the stretch, closed in under strong handling, tipped out with a sixteenth remaining and surged late to overhaul the top pair in the end. 1st Wink And A Grin ( A Espinoza 122 ) 2nd We The Hobby ( A Fresu 122 ) 0.20L 3rd Hello Kid O Kid O ( G Franco 122 ) 0.30L See full results	A Espinoza 55.3kg	1 (8)
Santa Anita 24-Feb-25 1210m GOOD R6 Md $500 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.670, SP: 21.00 raced outside a rival at the back then between foes, continued in the two path around the bend and could not make an impact. 1st Lava Lucy ( A Ayuso 122 ) 2nd Sei Bella ( T Baze 122 ) 5.00L 3rd Nepal ( J J Hernandez 122 ) 7.75L 6th Wink And A Grin ( A Espinoza 122 ) 12.00L See full results	A Espinoza 55.3kg 12.00L	6 (9)