Shining Smile (AUS) Horse
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Shining Smile is a 3yo bay gelding from Australia trained by Ben, Will & Jd Hayes. He is out of the dam Nataya Rose and sired by Spirit of Boom. As a stakes winner with career earnings of $540,125, he is considered an above‑average racehorse. On 25 Jan 2025 at Sandown Lakeside, Daniel Stackhouse rode Shining Smile to his biggest victory, capturing the $250,000 2yo C&G Open Set Weight With Penalties and beating Yamashita's Gold.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morphettville Parks 18-Jul-26 1000m SOFT 6 R9 BM76 $1,300 (of $65,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 00:59.340, SP: 8.50 In-running: 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:35.000 1st Real Deluxe ( S Metcalfe 54 ) 2nd Vexatious Dancer ( C Murtagh 56.5 ) 0.30L 3rd Zanthron ( T Hutchinson 56 , Cd 53 ) 2.44L 6th Shining Smile ( D Thornton 58 ) 3.03L See full results | D Thornton 58kg 3.03L | 6 (12) |
| Caulfield 27-Jun-26 1000m SOFT 7 R6 3Y HCP $4,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.020, SP: 26.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 9th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.470 1st I'm Foxing ( L K Cartwright 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 2nd Street Artist ( J Mott 58 ) 4.25L 3rd Farcited ( B Allen 58 ) 5.50L 5th Shining Smile ( J Radley 60 , Cd 58 ) 5.67L See full results | J Radley 60, Cd 58kg 5.67L | 5 (14) |
| Swan Hill 07-Jun-26 975m SOFT 5 R5 BM70 $9,000 (of $50,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 00:56.830, SP: 5.50 In-running: 800m 8th, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.400 1st Per Sempre ( B Rawiller 59.5 ) 2nd Shining Smile ( B Button 62 , Cd 60.5 ) 1.25L 3rd Demojo ( S Vella 61 ) 1.60L See full results | B Button 62kg, Cd 60.5kg 1.25L | 2 (12) |
| Sandown Hillside 23-May-26 1000m SOFT 6 R5 BM78 $1,600 (of $80,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 00:58.310, SP: 15.00 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 3rd Sectionals: 600m 00:33.950 1st Dreamzel ( D Thornton 56 ) 2nd Landmark ( B Mertens 57 ) 0.30L 3rd Per Sempre ( N Farley 55.5 ) 0.80L 8th Shining Smile ( B Allen 58 ) 1.62L See full results | B Allen 58kg 1.62L | 8 (13) |
| Caulfield 09-May-26 1000m SOFT 7 R6 BM84 (of $130,000) Barrier 11, Winning Time: 00:58.170, SP: 9.00 In-running: 800m 12th, 400m 12th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.480 1st Bazaball Rewarded ( T M Nugent 54 ) 2nd Cannyworth ( R K Houston 54 , Cd 52 ) 1.00L 3rd Bustling ( M Zahra 62 ) 1.40L 11th Shining Smile ( J Mott 56 ) 6.06L See full results | J Mott 56kg 6.06L | 11 (12) |