Smile Sprint H.

Apriority to Stand at Elite Thoroughbreds

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• November 10, 2014
• Breeding, Southeast Region, Southwest Region

Grade I-placed Apriority, winner of the Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III), has been retired to stand at Michele Rodriguez and Lee Daniel Thomas's Elite Thoroughbreds in Folsom, La.

Ribo Bobo, My Pal Chrisy in 'Million' Sprints

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• January 15, 2014
• Racing, Southeast Region

Ribo Bobo, who has won six of seven since he was claimed, and the solid mare My Pal Chrisy top the fields for the Florida Sunshine Millions Sprint and Florida Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Sprint Jan. 18 at Gulfstream.

Star Harbour Could Shine in Mr. Prospector

• By Frank Angst
• December 26, 2013
• Racing, Southeast Region

Recent Sunshine State Stakes winner Star Harbour again will try to carry his early speed to the wire when he faces an expected seven other sprinters in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) Dec. 28 at Gulfstream Park.

That Handicapping Show: Mr. Prospector Stakes

• By Frank Angst
• December 26, 2013

Tom LaMarra and Frank Angst handicap the Mr. Prospector Stakes at Gulfstream Park. watch video

Apriority Once Again a Winner

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• November 24, 2013
• Racing, Southeast Region

Apriority, winless in 12 starts since taking the Mr. Prospector Stakes Dec. 31, 2011, returned to the winner's circle Nov. 24 after a five-length victory in a $41,500 optional claiming allowance test at Gulfstream Park.

Fawkes Sees Positives for Bahamian Squall

• By Frank Angst
• October 30, 2013
• Racing, Breeders' Cup, West Region

South Florida-based trainer David Fawkes hopes for some racing luck when he saddles Bahamian Squall in the $1.5 million Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) Nov. 2 at Santa Anita Park.

Bahamian Squall Blows Away Smile Sprint Foes

• By Jack Shinar
• July 6, 2013
• Racing, Breeders' Cup, Southeast Region

Bahamian Squall upset a strong field of sprinters in the $350,000 Smile Sprint Handicap (gr. II) July 6 at Calder Casino & Race Course, earning a potential start in the Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I).

THS: Calder Summit of Speed

• By Tom LaMarra
• July 3, 2013

Tom LaMarra and Claire Novak take a look at Calder's Summit of Speed race card. They handicap the Smile Sprint Handicap and the Princess Rooney Handicap. Will Jackson Bend be able to handle the talented Trinniberg? watch video

Trinniberg Seeks Smile Sprint Redemption

• By Claire Novak
• July 3, 2013
• Racing, Breeders' Cup, Southeast Region

Champion sprinter Trinniberg looks to get back on track in a competitive edition of the $350,000 Smile Sprint Handicap (gr. II) July 6 at Calder Casino & Race Course.

Comma to the Top Leads Los Angeles Cast

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• May 24, 2013
• Racing, West Region

Comma to the Top will seek his third win of the year and fifth stakes victory at Betfair Hollywood Park against six opponents in the $100,000 Los Angeles Handicap (gr. III) on Memorial Day May 27.

Jimmy Creed Makes It a Grand Day

• By Lenny Shulman
• April 6, 2013
• Racing, West Region

B. Wayne Hughes, Richard Mandella, and Garrett Gomez score stakes double as Jimmy Creed takes Potrero Grande after Beholder wins Santa Anita Oaks.

'Comma,' Creed Head Strong Potrero Grande

• By Lenny Shulman
• April 4, 2013
• Racing, West Region

Comma to the Top, Jimmy Creed, and Camp Victory all bring grade I victories into the Potrero Grande (gr. II) at Santa Anita, vying to become the West Coast's top sprinter.

Martinez, Trinniberg Look Forward to Dubai

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• March 21, 2013
• Racing, International, Southeast Region

Jockey is full of confidence as he prepares to ride last year's Breeders' Cup Sprint champion in the Dubai Golden Shaheen March 30 at Meydan Racecourse.

Bahamian Squall Heads GP Sprint Championship

• By Claire Novak
• February 6, 2013
• Racing, Southeast Region

Donald Dizney's Bahamian Squall will go up against open company including Silverton Hill's Swagger Jack in the $150,000 Gulfstream Sprint Championship Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 9 at Gulfstream Park.

Dublin's First Foal Arrives in New York

• January 24, 2013
• Breeding, Northeast Region

Dublin, winner of the 2009 Three Chimneys Hopeful Stakes (gr. I) as a 2-year-old at Saratoga Race Course, sired his first reported foal, a filly born Jan. 18 at Newtown Anner Stud Farm in Millbrook, N.Y.

Comma to the Top Makes Jump in Palos Verdes

• By Jack Shinar
• January 16, 2013
• Racing, West Region

Versatile Comma to the Top, who has produced wins on dirt, synthetic, and turf, as well as going long and sprinting, brings his best form recently into the $150,000 Palos Verdes Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 19.

Slideshow: 2012 Farewells

• December 29, 2012

Remembering the people and horses that left us in 2012. View Slideshow

Caixa Eletronica Takes Fall 'Weight in Style

• By Claire Novak
• November 22, 2012
• Racing, Northeast Region

Repole Stable's Caixa Eletronica made start number 60 a winning one Nov. 22, carrying 133 pounds across the finish line in the $147,000 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack in solid style.

Poseidon's Warrior Totes 135 in Fall 'Weight

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• November 18, 2012
• Racing, Northeast Region

Poseidon's Warrior seeks to bounce back off a dull effort in the Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I) as the 135-pound highweight in the Nov. 22 Fall Highweight Handicap (gr. III) at the Big A.

Sum of the Parts Wires Phoenix Field

• By Eric Mitchell
• October 5, 2012
• Racing, Breeders' Cup, Kentucky

The 3-year-old son of Speightstown earns a spot in the Breeders' Cup Sprint with the win.

Wide-Open Phoenix Offers Breeders' Cup Shot

• By Eric Mitchell
• October 3, 2012
• Racing, Breeders' Cup, Kentucky

Opening day at Keeneland offers one of the last gateways to a spot in the Xpressbet Breeders' Cup Sprint (gr. I), and it's a wide open contest.

Over-Achieving Gantry Has BC Sprint in Sight

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• July 8, 2012
• Racing, Southeast Region, West Region

The morning after his commanding five-length victory in the Smile Sprint Handicap (gr. II), Brittlyn Stable's Gantry gave the appearance of a horse that had done very little July 7 at Calder Casino & Race Course.

Gantry Proves Gallant in Smile Sprint

• By Lenny Shulman
• July 7, 2012
• Racing, Southeast Region

Gantry remained perfect at six furlongs, winning his sixth straight at that distance and winning easily in the Smile Sprint after a third to monsters Shackleford and Amazombie at Churchill Downs.

Trinniberg Lone 3-Year-Old in Smile Sprint

• By Lenny Shulman
• July 3, 2012
• Racing, Southeast Region

Trinniberg, Field Commission, and Gantry are highweighted trio in the six-furlong Smile Sprint (gr. II), the $400,000 highlight of Calder Race Course and Casino's Summit of Speed card July 7.

Grade I Winner Giant Ryan Euthanized

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• June 14, 2012
• Racing, Northeast Region, Southeast Region

Grade I-winning New York champion Giant Ryan, who fractured both left front sesamoids during the June 9 True North Handicap (gr. II), was euthanized at New Bolton Center at the University of Pennsylvania June 14.