Smart Strike
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| Smart Strike | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Mr. Prospector |
| Grandsire | Raise a Native |
| Dam | Classy 'n Smart |
| Damsire | Smarten |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1992 |
| Country | Canada  |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Sam-Son Farm |
| Owner | Sam-Son Farm |
| Trainer | Mark Frostad |
| Record | 8: 6-1-0 |
| Earnings | $337,376 |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Salvator Mile Handicap (1996) Philip H. Iselin Handicap (1996) |
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| Racing Awards | |
| Leading sire in North America (2007) | |
| Infobox last updated on: 19:40, Wednesday June 11, 2008 (UTC). | |
Smart Strike (foaled 1992 in Ontario) is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. The son of the Champion sire, Mr. Prospector, and out of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame mare, Classy 'n Smart, Smart Strike is a half-brother to 1991 Canadian Triple Crown champion, Dance Smartly.
Owned and bred by Sam-Son Farm, on the racetrack, Smart Strikes' most important win came in the Grade I Philip H. Iselin Handicap. However, he was just developing into a top-flight horse when his career was cut short by injury. He suffered a condylar fracture during a workout while preparing for the Breeder's Cup.
[edit] Retirement
Retired to stud duty at Lane's End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky in 1997, Smart Strike's value as a stallion has risen dramatically as a result of the performance of his offspring.
- Fleetstreet Dancer (b. 1998) - won Japan Cup Dirt
- Tenpins (b. 1998) - Philip H. Iselin Handicap
- Soaring Free (b. 1999) - Canadian Horse of the Year (2004), set North American record for 7 furlongs on turf
- Portcullis (b. 1999) - 2002 Champion Grass Horse in Canada
- Added Edge (b. 2000) - Canadian Champion 2-Year-Old Colt (2002)
- English Channel (b. 2002) - American Champion Male Turf Horse (2007), winner of the Grade I United Nations Handicap, Woodford Reserve Turf Classic, Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Handicap, Breeders' Cup Turf
- Fabulous Strike (b. 2003) - earned a "huge" 118 Beyer Speed Figure in his first race of 2007 [1] then won the Aristides Breeders' Cup Stakes
- Strike a Deal (b. 2004) - won the Laurel Futurity (2006), Straight Deal Stakes (2007)
- Curlin (b. 2004) - 2007 American Horse of the Year, won 2007 Arkansas Derby, Preakness Stakes, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Breeders' Cup Classic, won 2008 Dubai World Cup
