Book Smart (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

20-Apr-19

Colour

gray or roan

Sire

Stanford

Dam

Magic Lily

Prize Money

539372

Owners

Bernal, Eduardo, Buckendorf, Larry S, Bullard, Charlotte A, Harringer, Tyler And Lambert, Jeffrey

About

Book Smart is a seven-year-old grey or roan gelding bred in the United States, by Stanford out of Magic Lily. He races under the guidance of Robert B. Hess, Jr. and is owned by Bernal, Eduardo, Buckendorf and others. Out of 28 starts he has secured eight victories and has been placed eleven times, accumulating $539,372 in earnings. His most recent outing was at Del Mar on 20 July 2026, where he finished 5th of a 7 runner field. The latest win came at Del Mar on 26 July 2025.

Raced At

Del Mar • Santa Anita • Turf Paradise • Emerald Downs

Race Record

Event Summary Runner Stats Rank
Del Mar 20-Jul-26 1006m FIRM R3 Race 3 (of $84,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:55.720, SP: 5.50 1st Sumter ( K Kimura 120 ) 2nd Motorious ( A Fresu 120 ) 0.75L 3rd Sorrento Sky ( U Rispoli 120 ) 1.00L 5th Book Smart ( M E Smith 120 ) 2.25L See full results M E Smith 54.4kg 2.25L 5 (7)
Santa Anita 24-May-26 1207m FIRM R3 Thor's Echo Stakes (Stakes) $20,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:09.320, SP: 9.00 1st Big City Lights ( K Kimura 126 ) 2nd Book Smart ( M Smith 124 ) 1.50L 3rd Thirsty Rebel ( A Lezcano 114 ) 5.00L See full results M Smith 56.2kg 1.50L 2 (7)
Turf Paradise 22-Mar-26 1207m FIRM R8 Hcp $10,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:07.580, SP: 3.50 raced in striking position while five wide, lodged a six wide bid leaving the turn, reached the front just past the furlong marker and was reeled in late. 1st Distant Fleet ( K Lopez 116 ) 2nd Book Smart ( A Lezcano 124 ) 0.25L 3rd Departure ( J Asencio 120 ) 2.00L See full results A Lezcano 56.2kg 0.25L 2 (10)
Santa Anita 18-Jan-26 1207m FIRM R2 Don Valpredo California Cup Sprint Stakes (Stakes) $12,500 (of $125,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:08.680, SP: 6.00 raced up close on the inside, eased over to the two path on the turn, watched the winner kick away in upper stretch, flattened out in the late stages but managed to save third. 1st Man O Rose ( E Maldonado 124 ) 2nd Drop Um ( K Frey 124 ) 9.00L 3rd Book Smart ( M Smith 122 ) 11.50L See full results M Smith 55.3kg 11.50L 3 (5)
Del Mar 01-Dec-25 1010m FIRM R5 Stormy Liberal Stakes (Stakes) $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:56.100, SP: 6.00 was closest in pursuit from the two path up the backstretch and around the turn, challenged from outside with a furlong remaining, led into the final sixteenth and got outkicked by the top trio. 1st Unconquerable Keen ( U Rispoli 120 ) 2nd Zio Jo ( A Fresu 120 ) 0.30L 3rd Sorrento Sky ( F Prat 120 ) 0.20L 4th Book Smart ( M Smith 122 ) 0.40L See full results M Smith 55.3kg 0.40L 4 (10)
Santa Anita 11-Oct-25 1308m Flat, SP: 6/1 Mike Smith 55.3kg 3 (7)
Del Mar 31-Aug-25 1006m FIRM Flat, SP: 14/1 Edwin Maldonado 54kg 5 (12)
Del Mar 26-Jul-25 1006m FIRM Flat, SP: 11/2 Mike Smith 54.4kg 1 (8)
Santa Anita 24-May-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 8/11 Mike Smith 56.2kg 3 (6)
Santa Anita 04-Apr-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 4/1 Mike Smith 56.2kg 2 (6)
Santa Anita 01-Mar-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 33/1 Mike Smith 56.2kg 1 (11)
Santa Anita 25-Jan-25 1207m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/1 Reylu Gutierrez 56.2kg 6 (9)
Santa Anita 28-Dec-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 11/2 Edwin Maldonado 56.2kg 5 (5)
Santa Anita 26-Jan-24 1207m FIRM Flat, SP: 9/4 Kent Desormeaux 56.2kg 5 (9)
Santa Anita 26-Dec-23 1308m FIRM Flat, SP: 2/1 Edwin Maldonado 56.2kg 2 (10)
Del Mar 18-Nov-23 1006m FIRM Flat, SP: 4/1 Edwin Maldonado 56.2kg 1 (9)
Del Mar 12-Nov-23 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 2/1 Geovanni Franco 55.3kg 1 (6)
Santa Anita 07-Oct-23 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 7/4 Geovanni Franco 56.2kg 1 (10)
Del Mar 05-Aug-23 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 13/2 Geovanni Franco 56.2kg 1 (9)
Santa Anita 17-Jun-23 1308m FAST Flat, SP: 8/1 Ramon Vazquez 57.2kg 6 (7)
Santa Anita 13-May-23 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 5/6 Geovanni Franco 57.2kg 2 (7)
Santa Anita 30-Apr-23 1308m FIRM Flat, SP: 3/1 Armando Aguilar 57.2kg 8 (10)
Santa Anita 27-Mar-23 1207m FIRM Flat, SP: 7/2 Geovanni Franco 57.2kg 3 (7)
Santa Anita 03-Feb-23 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 15/2 Geovanni Franco 56.2kg 2 (7)
Emerald Downs 17-Jul-22 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 10/1 Kevin Orozco 54.9kg 1 (7)
Emerald Downs 25-Jun-22 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 3/1 Kevin Orozco 55.3kg 4 (9)