Smart Deb (foaled 1960) was an American

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racehorse.

Background

Smart Deb was bred by Russell L. Reineman and raced under the name of his wife, Marion. She was trained by Arnold Winick.

Racing career

In 1962 Smart Deb had an outstanding racing campaign. Unbeaten in seven straight races, she won her eighth but was disqualified and placed last in the September 27, 1962 edition of the

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. At the end of the year, Smart Deb was voted

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by the Thoroughbred Racing Association and ''

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''. The rival ''Turf & Sport Digest'' award was won by

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. She retired from racing after her four-year-old campaign with sixteen wins from thirty-seven starts and earnings of $383,765.

Breeding record

As a

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for Russell Reineman, Smart Deb was bred to some of the top racehorses including

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and

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. While twelve of her thirteen foals raced, none achieved anything close to Smart Deb's level of success.Smart Deb's offspring
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References

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Smart Deb's pedigree and partial racing stats
1960 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in the United States American Champion racehorses Thoroughbred family 9-f