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Irish Smoke
Trainer: Francois Parisel Last Jockey: Julien R. Leparoux Owner(s): West Point Thoroughbreds and Lakin, Lewis G.
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2007 Record: (4-2-0-0)
2007 Earnings: $187,200
2007 Win %: 50% In-The-Money %: 50%

Strengths: Dominated the early season Saratoga 2-year-old scene with daylight wins, including a strong-rallying victory in the Grade 1 Spinaway in her second career start. Has taken on the very best juvenile fillies on the east coast.

Weaknesses: Tired badly to finish last of 10 in the G1 Alcibiades, her first try around two turns. Was it the distance or the Polytrack surface? Her pedigree leans heavily toward sprints. Talented, but an enigma for handicappers and fans to assess.

In the Genes: Maternal granddaughter of 1992 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Gilded Time. Sire, Smoke Glacken, was 1997 champion sprinter and is best known at stud for producing graded stakes winners Smoke’n Frolic and Read the Footnotes.

Status: Sold to IEAH Stables for $750,000 at the Fasig-Tipton November sale following her disappointing run in the Juvenile Fillies. She was sent to Dick Dutrow's stable in New York.

Bet You Didn’t Know: Her 95 debut Beyer Speed Figure rates faster than any of the major graded stakes held for the 2-year-old fillies nationwide in 2007.


NOTE: Bio stats include North American and selected international races. Click here to view selected international race list. Biographies on jockeys, trainers and owners are from the Breeders' Cup World Championships events from 2001 through 2009, and are intended as informational resources. Biographies will be updated if an individual is again a participant in the Breeders' Cup World Championships. Biographies are available for most horses appearing in the top 100 money earnings list, and/or for those who are frequently making headlines in the news starting with the 2006 Triple Crown season.