{"id":76080,"date":"2026-08-13T21:30:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T21:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=76080"},"modified":"2026-08-15T13:54:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T13:54:20","slug":"competitive-field-for-the-tj-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/?p=76080","title":{"rendered":"Competitive Field for the TJ Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Equinics &#8211; <strong>Race 15<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>T J SMITH Grade 1 \u2013 10 furlongs on the main track<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas John \u201cTommy\u201d Smith dominated Sydney racing for over three decades, winning the Sydney trainers\u2019 premiership every year from 1953 to 1985 \u2014 a record that will likely never be broken. He trained the legendary Tulloch, along with Gunsynd, Kingston Town and Redcraze, and finished his career with 279 Group One wins, more than any other Australian trainer. His daughter, Gai Waterhouse, became one of the country\u2019s leading trainers in her own right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is the field:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong># 1 \u2013 11\/1&nbsp; Juan\u2019s Flaming \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Is a smallish 6 YO bay gelding by Candy Ride out of a Grade 2 winning Forty Niner mare, Lacrima.&nbsp; He has a wonderful way of moving and could easily be a dressage horse&nbsp; He won an allowance race two back at 10 furlongs and has a lifetime record of 23\/7\/2\/2.&nbsp; He is trained by <em>Racelord,<\/em> one of the Sims best trainers, and will represent The European Union.&nbsp; This horse loves the distance and will probably be on the pace or near to it and even though he is only an allowance winner he has a skillful trainer and he can\u2019t read a form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>#2 &#8211;&nbsp; 6\/1 &nbsp;Lorne Alibi<\/strong> \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;is a 6YO bay gelding with a big white star and is by Authentic out of the Curlin mare Outback Ala.&nbsp; He is trained by<em> Ygeldings04<\/em> and will be representing Down Under Residency.&nbsp; He has a record of 30\/11\/3\/4 and is a Grade 2 winner.&nbsp; His most recent win was two back and he won the Grade 3, Peach Stake Classic.&nbsp; This horse is in good form and has won three of his last five starts.&nbsp; He will most likely be in the back half of the field early but is a strong closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>#3 &#8211; 7\/1 &#8211; Take Assignment \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;is by Not This Time out of the allowance winning mare, Oaks City (Curlin)&nbsp; The 5YO brown horse is owned and trained by <em>Gldnmarlin<\/em> and will represent The Florida Racing Club.&nbsp; He is a solid type of horse, a Grade 3 winner and has a record of 20\/5\/5\/2 and has earned over $500,000 in his career.&nbsp; He will likely be found towards the back of the field early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong># 4 \u2013 10\/1 &#8211; Nyght Quest &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using a wonderful play on words, trainer Wildfire sends out Nyght Quest to represent Midas.&nbsp; Midas has a very strong residency and this 7 YO bay horse will most likely represent them well.&nbsp; By Nyquist out of a Seeking The Gold mare, he won last time out at longer so the distance will not be a problem. NQ has a record of 22 starts, eight wins, two seconds and three thirds.&nbsp; He is stakes winner and another that will probably be mid-pack early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>#5 \u2013 11\/1 &#8211; Mo Guns Make Sense &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">is a 7 YO bay horse trained by<em> Esrace2<\/em>, a division of the powerful Ace&nbsp; Stable.&nbsp; He is representing The Empire State Residency and is by Uncle Mo out of an allowance winning Gun Runner mare, Madam Minister.&nbsp; He is a Grade 2 winner and has earned more than $650,000 in his career.&nbsp; He sports a record of 23 \/ 9 \/ 4 \/ 2.&nbsp; Mo won his last out at longer and will be closing from mid-pack.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>#6 \u2013 15\/1 \u2013 Charged For A Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another 4 YO is Charged For The Day, a grey gelding trained by <em>Claimerz2024<\/em>.&nbsp; He broke his maiden first time out and is now a Grade 3 winner.&nbsp; Lightly raced with only 15 starts \u2013 seven of them are wins, also scoring a second and two thirds for earnings of over $400,000.&nbsp; He will represent Elite Racing and should be mid-pack.&nbsp; This is another horse that is in good form.&nbsp; He is by Knicks Go out of a Take Charge Indy mare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>#7 \u2013 10\/1 \u2013 Pleasse Mee &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Breaking his maiden first time out is Pleasse Mee, a 5 YO grey horse by Tapit X Cape Cross X Giants Causeway.&nbsp; He is trained by Shamus and will represent The URC Residency.&nbsp; Now a stakes winner he sports a record of 24\/10\/5\/3 and has made over $400,000 in his career.&nbsp; He is a closer and has won his last three in a row at 9 \u00bd furlongs.&nbsp; Can he make it four?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong># 8 \u2013 12\/1 -Green Mace<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">is another 4 YO, a chestnut colt by Justify out of the stakes placed mare End Of War by Gun Runner.&nbsp; Mace is a Grade 2 winner and is a deep closer.&nbsp; He has won over $400,000 and carries a record of 17\/6\/4\/4.&nbsp; This big good-looking &nbsp;red colt is trained by <em>Plano28<\/em> and will represent The British and European Racing Club.&nbsp; He won last time out and loves the distance and will be coming on strong as they turn for home.&nbsp; Don\u2019t leave this one off your ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>#9&nbsp; &#8211;&nbsp; 10\/1 &#8211; Michael Scott &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">is one of only a handful of 4 YO\u2019s entered in this race and has the least amount of starts in the field.&nbsp; With a record of 11\/6\/6\/2, the handsome bay colt by Uncle Mo out of the Grade 2 winning mare Dignify (Curlin).&nbsp; He is owned and trained by <em>Gowans2011<\/em> and represents the Mecca Residency.&nbsp; He took only 2 starts to break his maiden and went on to win the Grade &nbsp;2 Gotta Fix The Sprinklers Stakes a race dear to my heart, going wire to wire.&nbsp; Look for him to try those tactics again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>#10 &#8211; 8\/1 &#8211; Pescopagano \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;will race for The Latinos Del Mundo Residency.&nbsp; He is a 6 YO grey horse and is trained by <em>Erenotto.<\/em>&nbsp; This nice horse has made over $650,000 and has a record of 35\/11\/7\/1.&nbsp; He comes into this off a winning stakes race and has been in the money in seven of his last eight starts winning two of them.&nbsp; He has tactical speed and will run from wherever he is placed in the race.&nbsp; He is by Justify out of the stakes placed mare Algodonal (Tapit).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>#11 \u2013 8\/1 &#8211; Flight Is On Time \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;is trained by<em> Ewckash<\/em> and will represent the EWC Residency.&nbsp; The 5 YO son of Flightline is out of the stakes winner mare Kash Spender (War Front).&nbsp; He is a Grade 2 winner and has been racing in the best of company, even though he hasn\u2019t won in over a year, don\u2019t count him out.&nbsp; He has a great trainer and some solid speed figures.&nbsp; He will probably be close to the front and has a record of 27\/7\/6\/2.&nbsp; He will be scratched if it rains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong># 12 &nbsp;&#8211; 7\/1 &#8211; Champagne Larry<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">is trained by <em>ASRTapi<\/em>t and represents Orphan Racing.&nbsp; He is a 5YO dappled grey horse that has made just under $2 million in his career.&nbsp; He has a record of 21 starts \/4 wins \/ &nbsp;5 places \/ 4 thirds.&nbsp; He likes the distance and has two Grade 1 wins to his credit \u2013 the Cal Handicap and the Movieland Shiney Cup.&nbsp; His pedigree &#8211; Tapit X Kingmambo X Storm Cat, couldn\u2019t be any more blue-blooded.&nbsp; Look for him to be close to the pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong># 13 &nbsp;\u2013 13\/1 Dream Sensed &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last 4YO is Dream Sensed.&nbsp; He is a brown colt by Street Sense out of the Grade 1 winning mare Dream Stimulator (Frankel).&nbsp; Trained by <em>Vegasjef13 <\/em>( #13 and trained by<em> 13 it could be an omen) <\/em>he will represent NWRC.&nbsp; He is a Grade 2 winner and has earned over $600,000.&nbsp; He seems to prefer longer but was a closing third last time out.&nbsp; He should be mid-pack but he will be coming on at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Equinics &#8211; Race 15 T J SMITH Grade 1 \u2013 10 furlongs on the main track Thomas John \u201cTommy\u201d Smith<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":364,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-previews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/364"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=76080"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76241,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76080\/revisions\/76241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=76080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=76080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/btb.ehorseracing.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=76080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}