Smart Striker (USA) Horse
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Smart Striker is a 6yo colt from the United States, trained by David Vanwinkle. He is by Connect out of the dam You Wish. The horse has won six races in his career. On 3 Sep 2023 at Colonial Downs, Smart Striker achieved his most important win, earning $70,000 in the listed race.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Gulfstream 21-Jul-26 1609m R9 Race 9 (of $38,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:34.170, SP: 15.00 steadied after the start and was outrun. 1st Jayhawk ( D A Herrera 124 ) 2nd Grand David ( J Ocasio 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Eddie The Great ( E Perez 122 ) 2.00L 8th Smart Striker ( M A Vasquez 120 ) 31.75L See full results | M A Vasquez 54.4kg 31.75L | 8 (8) |
| Gulfstream 14-Jun-26 1609m FIRM R10 Race 10 $3,500 (of $35,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:37.580, SP: 15.00 lacked speed while racing off the inside, came four wide for the drive, proved no match to the top two in the run to the wire. 1st Santos To Wilson ( E Gonzalez 126 ) 2nd Sneak Preview ( E Perez 122 ) 1.75L 3rd Smart Striker ( M Vasquez 122 ) 11.00L See full results | M Vasquez 55.3kg 11.00L | 3 (5) |
| Gulfstream 23-May-26 1673m R3 Race 3 $2,660 (of $38,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:40.700, SP: 17.00 chased the early pace four wide on the first turn and had outside pursuit down the backside and had no rally. 1st Jack Kerouac ( L Reyes 124 ) 2nd Gold Foot ( E Gonzalez 120 ) 1.75L 3rd Saratoga Flash ( M Husbands 122 ) 3.75L 4th Smart Striker ( M Vasquez 124 ) 7.75L See full results | M Vasquez 56.2kg 7.75L | 4 (6) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 26-Apr-26 1609m FIRM R9 Race 9 $245 (of $30,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:36.350, SP: 6.50 raced off the pace inside and did not factor. 1st Spanish Noble ( P Lopez 119 ) 2nd Jibilian ( S Marin 123 ) 1.50L 3rd Fly The W ( C Gil 119 ) 0.30L 9th Smart Striker ( W Ho 123 ) 9.50L See full results | W Ho 55.8kg 9.50L | 9 (9) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 05-Apr-26 1710m R8 Race 8 $19,215 (of $30,500) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:41.200, SP: 11.00 raced at the back of the pack in the three path through the opening half mile, saved ground around the second turn, launched a bid entering the stretch and gained ground late, edging clear and holding off a closer to the wire. 1st Smart Striker ( W Ho 119 ) 2nd Spanish Noble ( S Leon 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Journeyman ( S Marin 119 ) 1.50L See full results | W Ho 54kg | 1 (10) |