Better To Smile (USA)
Better To Smile is a lightly raced filly by Medaglia d'Oro out of a Street Cry mare whose three previous foals to race have produced no winners. She has two starts since Jul 2026, both over 1m2f – 1m4f on turf, with no placed efforts on either heavy or soft ground. Her last run, at Vichy in Aug 2026, saw her finish 5 of 7 in the Grand Prix du Chabouif - Montpensier. Her sire's progeny have recorded a 17% strike rate with 1m – 1m1f runners since Jan 2008.
- 0–2Wins / Runs
- 0%Strike rate
- 0 (0%)Placed
- −2.00£1 level staken=2 at SP
- 21dBetween runs (median)
KTB Speed and Rating
No KTB Speed figures for this horse. The engine scores GB and Irish racing from Oct 2016; runs elsewhere, or earlier, have no figure.
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 0 figures from 0 runs · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 1,184 runs since Jun 2008 (190 horses).
Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17% from 395. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 12 | 0 | 0% | −13.4 | — |
| Good to Firm | 168 | 21 | 12.5% | −0.9 | — |
| Good | 278 | 32 | 11.5% | −1.9 | — |
| Good to Soft | 143 | 18 | 12.6% | −0.8 | — |
| Soft | 132 | 20 | 15.2% | +1.8 | 0 from 1 |
| Heavy | 41 | 6 | 14.6% | +1.2 | 0 from 1 |
| Standard (AW) | 410 | 62 | 15.1% | +1.7 | — |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 28 | 2 | 7.1% | −6.3 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 207 | 30 | 14.5% | +1.1 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 395 | 67 | 17% | +3.6 | — |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 406 | 50 | 12.3% | −1.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 113 | 5 | 4.4% | −9 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 30 | 4 | 13.3% | −0.1 | — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 4 | 1 | 25% | +11.6 | — |
| Over 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −13.4 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Jun 2008 · as at 7 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
3 siblings in the archive, 0 winners.
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ring Of Saturn (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Beyond The Cries (IRE) | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Better To Smile (USA) | 4 | 0 | — | — |
Too few runs for meaningful splits. The full record is below.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 2 runs | |||||||
| 03 Aug 26+21d | Vichy (FR) | Grand Prix du Chabouif - Montpensier (Prix des Berges de l'Allier) | 5/7 | 9½ | 8-9 | Antonio Orani | 25/1 |
| 13 Jul 26 | Dieppe (FR) | Prix De La Foret D'arques | —/16 | 9-6 | A Hamelin | 22/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Better To Smile won?
- Better To Smile (USA) has yet to win, from 2 archived starts in 2026.
- Who trains Better To Smile?
- Better To Smile (USA) is trained by P Groualle, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 3 August 2026.
- Who is Better To Smile's sire?
- Better To Smile (USA) is by Medaglia d'Oro (USA) out of Better Not Cry (USA), whose sire is Street Cry.
- What is Better To Smile's sire's record?
- Medaglia d'Oro (USA)'s progeny in our archive have won 13.4% of 1,184 runs since Jun 2008 (190 horses), Flat and jumps together. Strongest over 1m – 1m1f (all codes): 17% from 395. Weakest over 1m5f – 2m (all codes): 4.4% from 113.
- Who are Better To Smile's siblings?
- Out of Better Not Cry (USA), Better To Smile (USA) has 3 other produce in our archive, 0 of them winners. As at Nov 2026.