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Smart Surprise (KY)

2004 Chestnut Filly

Trainer: Josie Carroll
Jockey: Patrick Husbands
Owner: Hill 'n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc. (J. G. Sikura)
Breeder: W. S. Farish & Kilroy Thoroughbred Partnership
Smart Surprise Smart Strike Mr. Prospector
Classy 'n Smart
Weekend Storm Storm Bird
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Auction History

YearSalePrice
2005Keeneland 2005 September Yearling Sale$235,000

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Stakes Winner Smart Surprise Retired

Stakes Winner Smart Surprise Retired

Smart Surprise, a leading contender for Canadian champion older mare, has been retired from racing, according to John Sikura's Hill n' Dale Farms.

 Monday, November 23, 2009
Tribal Belle Rings True Again in Bessarabian

Tribal Belle Rings True Again in Bessarabian

Odds-on choice Tribal Belle scored her fifth consecutive win on Woodbine's Polytrack this season when she wore down the determined 37-1 shot Silver Z to register a half-length victory in the $156,500 Bessarabian Stakes Nov. 22.

 Sunday, November 22, 2009

Smart Surprise Rallies to Take Hendrie

Smart Surprise rallied from off the pace, took over in mid-stretch and held off a late bid from Proud Heiress to win the $158,600 Hendrie Stakes (Can-III) for older fillies and mares May 10 at Woodbine.

 Sunday, May 10, 2009
Dancing Allstar Looks for Woodbine Repeat

Dancing Allstar Looks for Woodbine Repeat

After tripping up odds-on choice Smart Surprise by nearly two lengths in winning Woodbine's Whimsical (Can-III) in front-running fashion last month, Dancing Allstar will try to do it again in the Hendrie Stakes (Can-III) on May 10.

 Thursday, May 07, 2009
Dancing Allstar Shows Moves in Whimsical

Dancing Allstar Shows Moves in Whimsical

Dancing Allstar, Canada's champion 2-year-old filly two years ago, won the first graded stakes race of the 2009 Woodbine season when she dictated the pace en route to a 1 3/4-length win in the $124,108 Whimsical Stakes (Can-III) April 18.

 Saturday, April 18, 2009
Fitness is Key in Woodbine's Whimsical

Fitness is Key in Woodbine's Whimsical

The first graded stakes of the year in Canada, the $150,000 Whimsical Stakes (Can-III) for older fillies and mares at six furlongs on the main track April 18, brings together a field of eight horses, two of which have started this year.

 Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Acoma Returns in Azeri Stakes

Acoma Returns in Azeri Stakes

Acoma, who bagged consecutive graded stakes on the turf to close out her sophomore season, makes her 4-year-old debut against seven rivals in the $150,000 Azeri Stakes (gr. III) March 8 at Oaklawn Park.

 Friday, March 06, 2009
Game Stakes Debut Win for Smart Surprise

Game Stakes Debut Win for Smart Surprise

Smart Surprise made her stakes debut a winning one, outfighting Saskawea in the final furlong to win the $132,327 Bessarabian Stakes by a half-length Nov. 23 at Woodbine.

 Sunday, November 23, 2008
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