Wink And A Grin (USA)
About
Wink And A Grin is a 3yo ch from the United States trained by Carla Gaines. The horse is by Smiling Tiger out of Style Award. To date, Wink And A Grin has captured two wins. Its biggest victory came on March 24, 2025 at Santa Anita, where it earned the $65,000 Md purse. The animal has been a rewarding choice for bettors, delivering about a 600% return on investment for those who backed it throughout its career.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Del Mar 18-Aug-25 1609m FIRM R7 Solana Beach Stakes (Stakes) $10,500 (of $150,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:34.920, SP: 8.00 dropped back and tucked inside, waited behind rivals around the far turn, tipped out and split foes in upper stretch, angled out and kept on to round out the superfecta. | U Rispoli 54kg 4.25L | 4 (4) |
| Del Mar 21-Jul-25 1709m GOOD R7 Race 7 (of $81,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:43.590, SP: 8.00 broke a step slow, unhurried in the beginning on the inside, saved ground to the lane, steered out in the stretch and kept trying to the wire. | V Cheminaud 56.2kg 2.35L | 6 (12) |
| Santa Anita 16-Jun-25 1609m GOOD R7 Race 7 $4,758 (of $61,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:34.430, SP: 8.00 broke a step slow, raced on the inside near the back around both turns, cut the corner into the lane, moved out in upper stretch, gained between runners, ran into traffic at the sixteenth pole and missed third. | H Berrios 54.4kg 1.60L | 4 (10) |
| Santa Anita 03-May-25 1609m GOOD R8 Race 8 $38,430 (of $61,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:36.080, SP: 8.00 traveled along the inside towards the rear, tipped two wide approaching the quarter pole, swung out into the stretch, rallied four deep into the final sixteenth and proved best. | H Berrios 53.5kg | 1 (9) |
| Santa Anita 24-Mar-25 1810m GOOD R7 Md $40,950 (of $65,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:50.300, SP: 34.00 reserved in the early going and moved into the two path, drew closer into the far turn, waited behind rivals on the second bend next to the rail, tipped out a bit at the top of the stretch, closed in under strong handling, tipped out with a sixteenth remaining and surged late to overhaul the top pair in the end. | A Espinoza 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Santa Anita 24-Feb-25 1207m GOOD R6 Md $500 (of $60,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:08.670, SP: 21.00 raced outside a rival at the back then between foes, continued in the two path around the bend and could not make an impact. | A Espinoza 55.3kg 12.00L | 6 (9) |