Lucky Smile (USA)

Country

United States

Foal Date

01-Jun-19

Colour

chestnut

Sire

Tapit

Dam

Lucky Copy

Prize Money

$123721

Trainer

Valorie Lund

Owners

Ramiro Meraz

About

Lucky Smile is a 6yo ch from the United States trained by Valorie Lund. He is by Tapit out of Lucky Copy and has earned eight wins so far. On 29 January 2025 at Turf Paradise, the horse secured its biggest victory, taking $17,500 in Race 7. Bettors have found him profitable; backing Lucky Smile throughout his career would have yielded a 100 % return on investment.

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Canterbury Park 18-Aug-25 1005m R6 Race 6 (of $12,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:57.860, SP: 5.00 bumped at the start, raced behind the pace four wide, retreated at the quarter.	K Lopez 56.2kg 9.70L	8 (8)
Canterbury Park 10-Jul-25 1005m GOOD R2 Race 2 $175 (of $12,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:56.170, SP: 9.00 vied inside, drew clear entering the stretch, led past the eighth pole and faltered.	E Gallardo 55.3kg 6.80L	6 (6)
Canterbury Park 03-Jul-25 1508m GOOD R2 Race 2 $175 (of $12,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:28.290, SP: 7.00 led in the two path entering the backstretch, but got bumped by an outer foe and had to check hard approaching the half, then was driven in the three path around the far turn, and yielded in the stretch.	E Gallardo 55.3kg 17.10L	8 (8)
Canterbury Park 26-May-25 1005m GOOD R2 Race 2 $2,600 (of $13,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 00:56.820 set a pressured pace, drew clear on the turn, led to deep stretch and was outclosed in a good effort.	E Gallardo 55.3kg 1.25L	2 (9)
Turf Paradise 28-Feb-25 1005m FIRM R7 Race 7 $145 (of $14,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:56.460, SP: 7.00 , steadied behind horses leaving the backstretch, saved ground on the turn and gave way in upper stretch.	M Americano 56.2kg, Cd 58.5kg 7.50L	7 (10)
Turf Paradise 29-Jan-25 1207m FIRM R7 Race 7 $11,025 (of $17,500) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:09.010, SP: 11.00 settled in the middle of the pack through the early stages while under some restraint, crept closer through the turn, then got a dream run into the stretch, surged clear under a hand ride and intermittent urging and drew off as the rider pleased.	E Gallardo 55.3kg	1 (7)
Turf Paradise 02-Jan-25 1207m FIRM R5 Race 5 $1,575 (of $22,499) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:09.980, SP: 6.00 Vied ins,led str,tired	E Gallardo 56.2kg 2.25L	4 (8)
Turf Paradise 18-Dec-24 1207m FIRM R6 Race 6 $9,135 (of $14,499) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:08.780, SP: 9.00 was quick to lead, moved clear leaving the backstretch dictating terms from off the fence, drifted out a bit in the stretch, was kept to the task to the wire and held sway.	E Gallardo 55.3kg	1 (11)
Turf Paradise 26-Nov-24 1106m FIRM R7 Race 7 $1,120 (of $16,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 00:56.860, SP: 10.00 was under a hard chase early two deep and weakened through the drive.	E Gallardo 56.2kg 9.00L	4 (8)
Turf Paradise 13-Nov-24 1106m FIRM R8 Race 8 $10,080 (of $16,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:03.660, SP: 15.00 sent to a clear early lead from the inside and drew off to be clear under steady handling.	E Gallardo 55.3kg	1 (10)
Canterbury Park 27-Sep-24 1005m GOOD R6 Race 6 $400 (of $30,501) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 00:55.570, SP: 18/1 Track btwn,2p,faded	L Valenzuela 54.9kg 8.00L	7 (8)
Canterbury Park 06-Sep-24 1005m GOOD R5 $8,820 (of $8,400) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:55.940, SP: 9/10 Led,svd gnd,drew off	E Gallardo 55.8kg	1 (5)
Canterbury Park 11-Aug-24 1005m GOOD R7 $2,800 (of $8,400) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:56.610, SP: 19/5 Duel,svd gnd,missed	E Gallardo 56.2kg 0.20L	2 (7)
Canterbury Park 15-Jul-24 1106m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $8,400) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:05.350, SP: 15/1 Outside,4p,empty	M F Jr 55.3kg 8.25L	8 (8)
Canterbury Park 09-Jun-24 1005m GOOD $3,400 (of $1,356), Winning Time: 00:57.420, SP: 15/2 6-w, just missed	E Gallardo 56.2kg 0.50L	2 (8)
Turf Paradise 01-May-24 1106m FIRM R5 Race 5 $1,365 (of $11,700) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:02.610, SP: 14/1 Rel load,3p,outkicked	A Morales 56.2kg 2.50L	4 (7)
Turf Paradise 23-Apr-24 905m FIRM R4 Race 4 $8,820 (of $8,540) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 00:50.880, SP: 22/1 Inside,drift 5w,clear	K Mcgregor 56.2kg	1 (6)
Turf Paradise 31-Jan-24 905m FIRM R5 Race 5 (of $8,742) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:51.660, SP: 13/1 Outside,5p,no kick	B Pena 56.2kg 7.00L	7 (9)
Mahoning Valley 07-Dec-23 1609m GOOD R8 Race 8 (of $14,899) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.610 Steady backside	K Gonzalez 56.2kg 15.50L	10 (10)
Mountaineer 22-Nov-23 1207m FIRM R6 Race 6 (of $18,800) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.370 chased the pace through the turn weakening in upper stretch.	J H Hernandez 54.4kg 8.10L	6 (7)
Mahoning Valley 17-Nov-23 1673m FIRM R4 Race 4 (of $14,899) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:48.190 taken in hand to be at the rear of the field into the backstretch, chased from wide throughout and lacked a sufficient closing kick.	V Severino 56.2kg 5.25L	5 (7)
Mahoning Valley 09-Nov-23 1207m FIRM R3 Race 3 $1,043 (of $14,899) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:13.430 bumped at the start, taken in hand to be reserved off the pace and made a late mild bid in the lane passing weakened rivals.	V Severino 57.2kg 6.50L	4 (9)
Mountaineer 31-Oct-23 1005m FIRM R7 Race 7 (of $18,800) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:58.950 gave way on the turn.	A Williams 54.4kg 12.50L	6 (6)
Presque Isle Downs 17-Oct-23 1207m FIRM R8 Race 8 $8,820 (of $14,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.010 stalked the pace on the outside, gained position two and three wide through the turn, came three wide into the stretch, made a steady gain and drove clear late.	G A Martinez 56.2kg	1 (10)
Presque Isle Downs 26-Sep-23 1207m FIRM R2 CL $8,190 (of $13,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:11.060 unhurried, steadied for racing room into the turn, moved up while angling out, came five wide into the stretch, made a steady gain and drew off late.	G A Martinez 55.3kg	1 (8)
Presque Isle Downs 22-Aug-23 1307m FIRM (of $7,800), Winning Time: 01:18.030, SP: 3/10 Bore out,drifted out	G Martinez 56.2kg 1.75L	2 (5)
Presque Isle Downs 08-Aug-23 1207m FIRM Md (of $7,800), Winning Time: 01:10.760, SP: 3/1 Drew off,kept to task	G Martinez 56.2kg	1 (7)
Presque Isle Downs 25-Jul-23 1106m FIRM Md (of $7,800), Winning Time: 01:05.030, SP: 6/4 Pc,clr,drft in,wknd	E Walker 56.2kg, Cd 0 4.50L	5 (10)
Churchill Downs 12-May-23 1810m FIRM Md (of $18,500), Winning Time: 01:53.310, SP: 9/1 4p,dueled,wknd btw1/8	J R Jr 56.7kg, Cd 0 5.25L	4 (10)
Keeneland 23-Apr-23 1408m FIRM R3 CLMd (of $47,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:25.070 broke a step slow, chased the leaders from the two path while inside of rivals, but weakened at the five sixteenths pole.	J R Jr 56.7kg 19.75L	UPD (11)
Fair Grounds 11-Mar-23 1207m SYNTHETIC CLMd (of $30,000), Winning Time: 01:10.050, SP: 7/1 Bumpd st,2wd btw,faded	B J Hernandez 56.7kg, Cd 0 20.25L	7 (8)
Churchill Downs 15-Sep-22 1207m SYNTHETIC CLMd (of $33,511), Winning Time: 01:09.580, SP: 6/1 Beat slow,2w-3p,evenly	T Gaffalione 54.9kg, Cd 0 11.50L	4 (12)