Book Smart (USA)
About
Book Smart is a 6yo gr/ro horse from the United States trained by Robert B. Hess, Jr. He is by Stanford out of Magic Lily. To date, Book Smart has won eight races. On July 26, 2025 at Del Mar, the horse secured its biggest victory, taking the $82,000 prize in Race 4. It has been a lucrative runner for bettors; backing Book Smart throughout its career would have yielded a 102% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Anita 12-Oct-25 1310m FIRM R7 NHF $10,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.070, SP: 7.00 tracked along the inside through the turn, chased two wide into the lane, challenged the top pair from inside in upper stretch, drifted out midstretch and corrected at the sixteenth pole, lacked the needed late kick and held third. | M Smith 55.3kg 1.30L | 3 (7) |
| Del Mar 31-Aug-25 1010m FIRM R9 Hcp $3,000 (of $150,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:55.900, SP: 15.00 sprinted clear and set the tone early, led along the inside to the stretch, remained clear to the eighth pole, challenged on both sides and clung to a short lead with a sixteenth remaining and yielded late. | E Maldonado 54kg 1.40L | 5 (12) |
| Del Mar 26-Jul-25 1010m FIRM R4 Race 4 $51,660 (of $82,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:56.640, SP: 6.50 | M Smith 54.4kg | 1 (8) |
| Santa Anita 25-May-25 1210m FIRM R4 Thor's Echo Stakes (Stakes) $10,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.710, SP: 1.73 Shftd/bp erly,duel ins | M Smith 56.2kg 4.75L | 3 (6) |
| Santa Anita 05-Apr-25 1210m FIRM R7 Race 7 $13,800 (of $69,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.330, SP: 5.00 sped to an early lead, set pace while slightly off the rail, was two wide on the turn, resisted when challenged by the winner nearing quarter marker, fought outside that rival thru the lane but was denied in a game effort. | M Smith 56.2kg 0.25L | 2 (6) |
| Santa Anita 02-Mar-25 1210m FIRM R6 Race 6 $42,210 (of $67,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.890, SP: 34.00 Duel,kick clear,safely | M Smith 56.2kg | 1 (11) |
| Santa Anita 26-Jan-25 1210m GOOD R5 Race 5 $500 (of $61,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:07.750, SP: 10.00 set the pace up the backstretch, led along the rail then took pressure late on the bend, lost command in upper stretch, stayed on well into deep stretch and weakened a bit late. | R Gutierrez 56.2kg 0.00L | 6 (9) |
| Santa Anita 29-Dec-24 1210m FIRM R7 Race 7 $1,586 (of $61,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.090, SP: 6.50 Pace ins,yield,tired | E A Maldonado 56.2kg 25.25L | 5 (5) |
| Santa Anita 27-Jan-24 1210m GOOD R6 Race 6 $1,742 (of $67,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:09.220 vied three deep into and around the bend, held a narrow lead still three wide into the stretch, overtaken at the furlong marker, got bothered midstretch and weakened. | K J Desormeaux 56.2kg 4.75L | 5 (9) |
| Santa Anita 27-Dec-23 1310m GOOD R7 Race 7 $13,400 (of $67,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:11.950 Pace ins,came out uppr | E A Maldonado 56.2kg 3.25L | 2 (10) |
| Del Mar 19-Nov-23 1010m GOOD R7 Race 7 $39,690 (of $63,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:55.440 sprinted to the front and showed the way up the backstretch, led along the rail through the turn, asked right handed with a furlong left to run, then widened under steady handling to win going away. | E A Maldonado 56.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Del Mar 13-Nov-23 1210m FIRM R6 Race 6 $39,690 (of $63,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.920 off alertly from outside to take control, drew away on the turn, led two wide into the lane, roused and urged left handed in upper stretch, kept to task through the final furlong and held safely. | G Franco 55.3kg | 1 (6) |
| Santa Anita 08-Oct-23 1310m R7 CL $16,380 (of $26,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:15.790 sped clear and showed the way up the backstretch, coaxed along a bit off the rail into the drive and padded the margin under left handed urging. | G Franco 56.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Del Mar 05-Aug-23 1210m R8 CL $22,050 (of $35,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:10.240 rushed up inside rivals and poked a head in front with five furlongs remaining, sprinted away past the half then was coaxed along on the turn, saw his lead diminish past the five sixteenths, thwarted challenges to open back up under a drive leaving the three sixteenths, switched over to his correct lead inside the furlong grounds and was resolute to the wire. | G Franco 56.2kg | 1 (9) |
| Santa Anita 18-Jun-23 1310m R5 CL (of $36,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:16.740 broke through the gate and had to be brought around and reloaded, came away alertly to clear the field, challenged into the turn, lost command but fought back around the bend, lost touch in upper stretch and weakened. | R A Vazquez 57.2kg 7.40L | 6 (7) |
| Santa Anita 14-May-23 1110m GOOD R6 CL $6,800 (of $34,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:05.170 Ins,shook free,caught | G Franco 57.2kg 1.25L | 2 (7) |
| Santa Anita 30-Apr-23 1310m GOOD R4 CL (of $36,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:14.920, SP: 5.25 Vied 3deep, weakened | A Aguilar 57.2kg, Cd 60.3kg 9.25L | 8 (10) |
| Santa Anita 30-Apr-23 1310m R10 Race 10 (of $40,320) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:14.920 vied three deep up the backstretch, continued to battle three wide through the turn, could not kick on with the winner at the top of the lane and weakened through the final furlong. | A Aguilar 54kg, Cd 57.2kg 9.35L | 8 (10) |
| Santa Anita 28-Mar-23 1210m R4 Race 4 $4,480 (of $40,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:08.610 and held over the late run from. | G Franco 57.2kg 1.50L | 3 (7) |
| Santa Anita 04-Feb-23 1210m R5 Race 5 $8,960 (of $40,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.450 past the five-sixteenths pole, inched ahead to take control in the lane and dug in late to hold that rival at bay. | G Franco 56.2kg 0.50L | 2 (7) |
| Emerald Downs 20-Aug-22 1310m R6 Race 6 $5,000 (of $25,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:16.500 dueled for the lead from along the outside, was carried out slightly entering the stretch, could not stay with the winner but continued on gamely for the place. | L Mawing 54.9kg 2.25L | 2 (6) |
| Emerald Downs 18-Jul-22 1210m FIRM R3 Race 3 $11,025 (of $17,500) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.050 | K E Orozco 54.9kg | 1 (7) |
| Emerald Downs 17-Jul-22 1210m SYNTHETIC CLMd (of $8,556), Winning Time: 01:10.050, SP: 7/1 2-w, prevailed | K Orozco 54.9kg | 1 (7) |
| Emerald Downs 26-Jun-22 1210m R5 Race 5 $1,225 (of $17,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:11.030 was forwardly placed from the start racing between horses and finished in a mild rally. | K E Orozco 55.3kg 1.35L | 4 (9) |