Group 1 record 2021
2021 North American season1Win
3Placed
4Recorded G1 results
—Prize money
Recorded results are the Group 1 wins and placings in this database. Unplaced runs are not recorded, so no win rate is shown. Prize money is what the horse earned in these results; it stays empty where a prize is not on file.
Group 1 performance 2021
1 win · 3 placesTrainer / Jockey / Track
Breeders' Cup Mile1609 metres · US$ 1,999,9992nd——06.11.2021Del MarPrize money €351,472Race detailsWatch
Shoemaker Mile Stakes1609 metres · US$ 300,0001stMichael McCarthyUmberto Rispoli31.05.2021Santa Anita ParkPrize money €166,071Race detailsWatch
Turf Classic Stakes1810 metres · US$ 500,0003rd——01.05.2021Churchill DownsPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes1609 metres · US$ 400,0012ndMichael McCarthyUmberto Rispoli06.03.2021Santa AnitaPrize money €70,294Race detailsWatch
Total Group 1 career
Group 1 since 2020 · 1 win · 7 placesTrainer / Jockey / Track
20220 wins · 3 places
Breeders' Cup Mile1609 metres · US$ 2,000,0009thMichael McCarthyJohn Velazquez05.11.2022KeenelandPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Arlington Million Stakes2012 metres · US$ 1,000,0002ndMichael W. McCarthyJohn R. Velazquez13.08.2022Churchill DownsPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Shoemaker Mile Stakes1609 metres · US$ 500,0002ndMichael W. McCarthyFlavien Prat30.05.2022Santa Anita ParkPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Maker's Mark Mile1609 metres · US$ 600,0003rd—Umberto Rispoli15.04.2022KeenelandPrize money —Race detailsWatch
20211 win · 3 places
Breeders' Cup Mile1609 metres · US$ 1,999,9992ndMichael McCarthyUmberto Rispoli06.11.2021Del MarPrize money €351,472Race detailsWatch
Shoemaker Mile Stakes1609 metres · US$ 300,0001stMichael McCarthyUmberto Rispoli31.05.2021Santa Anita ParkPrize money €166,071Race detailsWatch
Turf Classic Stakes1810 metres · US$ 500,0003rd—Umberto Rispoli01.05.2021Churchill DownsPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes1609 metres · US$ 400,0012ndMichael McCarthyUmberto Rispoli06.03.2021Santa AnitaPrize money €70,294Race detailsWatch
20200 wins · 1 place
Hollywood Derby1810 metres · US$ 300,0002ndMichael W. McCarthyUmberto Rispoli28.11.2020Del MarPrize money —Race detailsWatch
Group 1 video record
9 races on filmMore Videos (8)
Breeders' Cup Mile05.11.2022 · KeenelandWatch the Race
Arlington Million Stakes13.08.2022 · Churchill DownsWatch the Race
Shoemaker Mile Stakes30.05.2022 · Santa Anita ParkWatch the Race
Maker's Mark Mile15.04.2022 · KeenelandWatch the Race
Breeders' Cup Mile06.11.2021 · Del MarWatch the Race
Turf Classic Stakes01.05.2021 · Churchill DownsWatch the Race
Frank E. Kilroe Mile Stakes06.03.2021 · Santa AnitaWatch the Race
Hollywood Derby28.11.2020 · Del MarWatch the Race
Pedigree
As of race day 31.05.21Smooth Like Strait
Midnight LuteSire
Smooth As UsualDamby Flower Alley
DamSmooth As Usual
Smooth Like Strait is out of Smooth as Usual (Flower Alley).
Second damBeautiful Lil
Second dam Beautiful Lil (Aptitude).
Third damSky Meadows
Third dam Sky Meadows (Conquistador Cielo) produced the dam of the Grade 1 winner Siphonic (Siphon).
Wider family
This is also the family of Summer Front (War Front), placed in several Grade 1 races, and of the Grade 1 winner Laragh (Tapit).
Next generation
Smooth as Usual's 2-year-old Unusually Smooth, a filly by Temple City, is unraced. In 2020 she foaled a colt by Midnight Lute, and Nyquist covered her next.