Since he was retired to
stud duty at
Lane's End Farm in
Versailles, Kentucky, in 1997, Smart Strike's value as a
stallion rose dramatically as a result of the performance of his offspring. Twice honored as the leading Sire in North America, he was the sire of 113 stakes winners, 12 champions, five Breeders' Cup winners, and two Classic victors. He has also found international success, both as a sire and broodmare sire, producing champions in several different countries. • Fleetstreet Dancer (b. 1998) - won
Japan Cup Dirt • Tenpins (b. 1998) -
Philip H. Iselin Handicap •
Soaring Free (b. 1999) -
Canadian Horse of the Year (2004), set
North American record for 7 furlongs on turf • Portcullis (b. 1999) - 2002
Champion Grass Horse in Canada • Added Edge (b. 2000) -
Canadian Champion 2-Year-Old Colt (2002) •
Eye of the Sphynx (b. 2001) -
Canadian Champion 3-Year-Old Filly, dam of
Eye of the Leopard •
English Channel (b. 2002) -
American Champion Male Turf Horse (2007), multiple Grade 1 winner including the
Breeders' Cup Turf •
Gold Strike (b. 2002) - wins included the
Woodbine Oaks. Voted 2005
Canadian Champion 3-Year-Old Filly (2005). Dam of
2022 Kentucky Derby winner
Rich Strike • Fabulous Strike (b. 2003) - earned a "huge" 118
Beyer Speed Figure in his first race of 2007 then won the
Aristides Breeders' Cup Stakes •
Strike a Deal (b. 2004) - won the
Laurel Futurity (2006), Straight Deal Stakes (2007) •
Curlin (b. 2004) - 2007 / 2008
American Horse of the Year, wins include
Preakness Stakes,
Breeders' Cup Classic,
Dubai World Cup. • Furthest Land (b. 2005) - winner of the 2009
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and Kentucky Cup Classic •
Square Eddie (b. 2006) - won 2008
Breeders' Futurity Stakes, 2nd
Breeders' Cup Juvenile •
Papa Clem (b. 2006) - won 2009
Arkansas Derby •
Lookin at Lucky (b. 2007) - at two, won three Grade 1 races. 2010 Champion Preakness Stakes Winner. Winner of over 2 million dollars at the age of 3. Voted 2009
American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt •
My Miss Aurelia (b. 2009) - undefeated as winner of the 2011
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies • Battle of Midway (b. 2014) - won the
Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile,
Affirmed Stakes, and
Shared Belief Stakes. 3rd in
2017 Kentucky Derby Damsire: •
Mine That Bird (b. 2006) - won 2009
Kentucky Derby • Shared Account (b. 2006) - won 2010
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf •
Eye of the Leopard (b. 2006) - won 2009
Queen's Plate and
Plate Trial Stakes •
First Dude (b. 2007) - won 2011
Hollywood Gold Cup, second in 2010
Preakness Stakes,
Pennsylvania Derby, 3rd in 2010
Belmont Stakes •
Inglorious (b. 2008) - won 2011
Queen's Plate,
Woodbine Oaks,
La Lorgnette Stakes •
Dullahan (b. 2009) - won 2012
Pacific Classic Stakes,
Blue Grass Stakes, 2011
Breeders' Futurity Stakes, half-brother to Mine That Bird •
Rich Strike (b. 2019) - won
2022 Kentucky Derby •
Stars on Earth (b. 2019) - won 2022
Oka Sho,
Yushun Himba •
Seize the Grey (b. 2021) - won 2024
Preakness Stakes == Death and honors ==