{{Infobox racehorse , horsename = Seattle Smooth , image = , caption = , sire = Quiet American , dam = Our Seattle Star , damsire =

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, foaled = 2005 , country = United States , colour = Dark Bay/Brown , breeder = Dr. Oscar Benavides and

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, trainer = Anthony W. Dutrow , record = 13: 7-1-1 , earnings = $971,160 , race =

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(2009) , awards = , honours = , updated= Seattle Smooth is a thoroughbred mare bred in Kentucky by Dr. Oscar Benavides in collaboration with

. Seattle Smooth's dam is the unraced mare, Our Seattle Star, by

who was bred to Quiet American; a Grade 1 winner by Fappiano who was in turn sired by the great

Mr. Prospector Mr. Prospector (January 28, 1970 – June 1, 1999) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who became an outstanding breeding stallion and notable sire of sires. A sprinter whose career was cut short by repeated injuries, he won seven of his 14 starts, i ...

. Being sired by Quiet American makes her-half sister to

Kentucky Derby The Kentucky Derby is a horse race held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, almost always on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The competition is a Grade I stakes race for three-year ...

and

Preakness Stakes The Preakness Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held on Armed Forces Day which is also the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs () on ...

winner

Real Quiet Real Quiet (March 7, 1995 – September 27, 2010) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was nicknamed "The Fish" by his trainer due to his narrow frame. He is best remembered for winning the first two legs of American Triple ...

, who lost the 1998 Triple Crown by a nose.

Race career

Racing Manager, Dennis Yokum (buying on behalf of Mercedes Stables), purchased Seattle Smooth in the 2006 Fasig-Tipton July yearling sale for $340,000. As a three-year-old, Seattle Smooth defeated eventual Eclipse Award winner Proud Spell in the Grade II

. In 2009, the four-year-old Seattle Smooth came into her own, after Yokum switched her from the artificial surfaces of the West Coast to the dirt tracks of the East Coast. Major wins include G2

, G2

, and she turned the tables on Seventh Street in the G1

. She was retired in May 2010 after a second-place finish in the Grade 2

due to "

ankle problems Ankle problems occur frequently, having symptoms of pain or discomfort in the ankles. Mild ankle pain can often be cured by home treatments, although these may be slow to take effect. Specialized physicians are needed if the condition is severe, ...

Broodmare career

Seattle Smooth has made a promising start as a producer with her 2013 stakes winner, Gunfire (by

Tapit Tapit (foaled February 27, 2001, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won three of his six races, including the Wood Memorial Stakes, then a Graded stakes race, Grade I event. He was an immediate success after retiring to stud, ...

). For the first few years she lived at her owner's farm, Mercedes Stables LLC, producing a 2012 colt by Giant's Causeway, a 2014 colt again by

and a 2015 unnamed filly by Giant's Causeway. She currently resides at Calumet Farm after being bought at auction in 2015 for $300,000; in foal to Malibu Moon.

External links

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2005 racehorse births Thoroughbred family 13 Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States