Smile Hop (JPN) Horse
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Smile Hop is a 2yo bay from Japan trained by Kinya Sugawara. It is by the stallion American Patriot out of Lightning Ray. So far, Smile Hop has won a single race. On 29 Sep 2025 at Kanazawa, the horse claimed its biggest victory to date, earning $1,020,000.00 in Race 6 (cond).
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kanazawa 23-Jun-26 1400m R5 Race 5 (b2) (of $751,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:32.300, SP: 21.00 1st Bell Wood Vamos ( S Kato 126 ) 2nd Kitten's Silver ( M Aoyagi 126 ) 10.00L 3rd Rikea Fedelini ( H Yoshihara 121 ) 15.00L 6th Smile Hop ( M Matsudo 121 ) 18.60L See full results | M Matsudo 54.9kg 18.60L | 6 (10) |
| Kanazawa 08-Jun-26 1400m GOOD R3 Race 3 (cond) $55,000 (of $751,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:33.800, SP: 23.00 1st Isabella Sunrise ( T Nakajima 121 ) 2nd Hanthawaddy ( M Aoyagi 121 ) 3.00L 3rd Dazzling Game ( H Tachi 121 ) 8.00L 4th Smile Hop ( T Kurihara 121 ) 12.50L See full results | T Kurihara 54.9kg 12.50L | 4 (11) |
| Kanazawa 26-May-26 1501m GOOD R5 Race 5 (b2) (of $751,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:39.600, SP: 34.00 1st Star Candy ( Y Shibata 121 ) 2nd Dinky ( A Toy 119 ) 10.00L 3rd Nac Heart's ( M Aoyagi 121 ) 2.00L 8th Smile Hop ( T Kurihara 121 ) 20.80L See full results | T Kurihara 54.9kg 20.80L | 8 (9) |
| Kanazawa 12-May-26 1501m GOOD R4 Race 4 (b3) $146,000 (of $751,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.700, SP: 34.00 1st Gold Social ( S Yonekura 121 ) 2nd Smile Hop ( T Kurihara 121 ) 4.00L 3rd Nine Peace ( K Uozumi 121 ) 0.50L See full results | T Kurihara 54.9kg 4.00L | 2 (9) |
| Kanazawa 29-Apr-26 1501m GOOD R4 Race 4 (b2) (of $751,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:43.300, SP: 34.00 1st Lord El Dorado ( T Nakajima 126 ) 2nd Luciel ( S Kato 121 ) 8.00L 3rd Daddy's Thanks ( A Toy 119 ) 3.00L 7th Smile Hop ( T Kurihara 121 ) 13.95L See full results | T Kurihara 54.9kg 13.95L | 7 (8) |