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Smooth Operator

Foaled 2006 · by Big Shuffle out of Salzgitter (Salse)

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54Runs

8Wins

122nd / 3rd

107Best OR

£361,712Prize money

Form 1405/660677 (latest on the right) · Flat · ran 13 May 08 – 15 Aug 14, last for Mario Hofer · current OR 102

Group 2 won the Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte (2008)
Group 3 won the Prix Eclipse (2008)
Group 3 won the Prix de la Porte Maillot (2009)
Group 3 won the Belmondo-Pokal (3yo+) (Turf) (2011)
Group 3 won the Silberne Peitsche (3yo+) (Turf) (2012)
Listed won the Kronimus-Rennen () (2008)
Listed won the Mercedes-Benz-Sprintpreis () (2012)
Listed won the Am Luitpoldpark Rennen Bayerischer Fliegerpreis () (Turf) (2013)

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
15 Aug 14	Deauville (FR)Prix de Belleme (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) · 7½f · Heavy	7½f	Heavy	7/10	–	Umberto Rispoli
17 Jul 14	Chantilly (FR)Prix d'Orry (Handicap) (4yo+) (Turf) · 6f · Good To Soft	6f	Good To Soft	7/16	–	Theo Bachelot
5 Jul 14	Longchamp (FR)Prix du Parc aux Daims (Claimer) (4yo+) (Turf) · 1m · Good To Soft	1m	Good To Soft	6/8	–	Umberto Rispoli
11 May 14	Krefeld (GER) ListedPreis der Wohnstatte Krefeld Wohnungs-Aktiengesellschaft - Krefelder Sprint Cup () · 6½f · Good To Soft	6½f	Good To Soft	11/12	–	Stefanie Hofer
1 May 14	Munich (GER) Group 3Silberne Peitsche (3yo+) (Turf) · 6½f · Good	6½f	Good	6/10	–	Stefanie Hofer
6 Apr 14	Longchamp (FR)Prix du Gros Caillou (Conditions) (4yo+) (Turf) · 7f · Good	7f	Good	6/10	–	Umberto Rispoli
23 Dec 13	Deauville (FR)Prix De La Bourdonniere (Claimer) (4yo+) (Fibresand) · 7½f · Standard	7½f	Standard	5/12	–	Georges-Antoine Anselin
14 Dec 13	Deauville (FR) ListedPrix Luthier () (3yo+) (Fibresand) · 7½f · Standard	7½f	Standard	12/16	–	Eduardo Pedroza
3 Oct 13	Cologne (GER) ListedKolner Herbst-Preis () · 7f · Good	7f	Good	4/7	–	Adrie de Vries
15 Sep 13	Munich (GER) ListedAm Luitpoldpark Rennen Bayerischer Fliegerpreis () (Turf) · 6½f · Soft	6½f	Soft	1/9	–	Eduardo Pedroza
25 Aug 13	Baden-Baden (GER) Group 2Goldene Peitsche - Powered By Burda@turf (3yo+) (Turf) · 6f · Good	6f	Good	8/13	–	Adrie de Vries
28 Jul 13	Munich (GER) ListedDallmayr Prodomo Trophy () (Turf) · 7f · Good	7f	Good	4/10	–	Stefanie Hofer

All 54 runs

Date	Course & race	Trip	Going	Pos	OR	Jockey
3 Jul 13	Hamburg (GER) Group 3Preis Der Deutschen Afrika-Linien/John T Essberger (Hamburger Flieger Preis) (3yo+) (Turf) · 6f · Good	6f	Good	2/12	–	Stefanie Hofer
12 May 13	Baden-Baden (GER) ListedMercedes-Benz Sprintpreis () · 6f · Good To Soft	6f	Good To Soft	2/10	–	Stefanie Hofer
1 May 13	Munich (GER) Group 3Bethmann Bank - Silberne Peitsche (3yo+) (Turf) · 6½f · Good	6½f	Good	3/9	–	Stefanie Hofer
2 Mar 13	Meydan (UAE)Linton (Handicap) (Tapeta) · 7f · Standard	7f	Standard	8/9	102	Ted Durcan
21 Feb 13	Meydan (UAE)SMKA Trophy (Handicap) (Tapeta) · 1m · Standard	1m	Standard	12/15	104	Adrie de Vries
31 Jan 13	Meydan (UAE)DUBAL Casthouse Trophy (Handicap) (Tapeta) · 7f · Standard	7f	Standard	5/14	106	Ted Durcan
24 Jan 13	Meydan (UAE)Meydan Golf Trophy (Conditions Race) (Tapeta) · 6f · Standard	6f	Standard	4/14	107	Adrie de Vries
10 Jan 13	Meydan (UAE)Longines Dolce Vita (Handicap) (Turf) · 5f · Good	5f	Good	7/16	107	Adrie de Vries
14 Dec 12	Deauville (FR) ListedPrix Luthier () (3yo+) (Fibresand) · 7½f · Standard	7½f	Standard	0/16	–	Filip Minarik
16 Sep 12	Munich (GER) ListedBayerische Hausbau - Am Luitpoldpark - Rennen Bayerischer Fliegerpreis () · 6½f · Good To Soft	6½f	Good To Soft	11/13	–	Stefanie Hofer
26 Aug 12	Baden-Baden (GER) Group 2Goldene Peitsche - Powered By Burda@turf.De (3yo+) (Turf) · 6f · Good To Soft	6f	Good To Soft	4/12	–	Stefanie Hofer
29 Jul 12	Munich (GER) ListedPreis Dallmayr Prodomo Trophy () · 7f · Soft	7f	Soft	7/9	–	Stefanie Hofer
29 Jun 12	Hamburg (GER) Group 3Grosser Preis Der Jungheinrich Gabelstapler (Flieger Trophy) (3yo+) (Turf) · 6f · Soft	6f	Soft	4/10	–	Stefanie Hofer
2 Jun 12	Longchamp (FR) Group 3Prix Du Palais-Royal (3yo+) (Turf) · 7f · Good	7f	Good	10/15	–	Gerald Mosse
20 May 12	Baden-Baden (GER) ListedMercedes-Benz-Sprintpreis () · 6f · Good	6f	Good	1/8	–	Stefanie Hofer
1 May 12	Munich (GER) Group 3Silberne Peitsche (3yo+) (Turf) · 6½f · Good	6½f	Good	1/8	–	Stefanie Hofer
5 Nov 11	San Siro (ITY) Group 3Premio Chiusura (2yo+) (Turf) · 7f · Soft	7f	Soft	5/10	–	T Hellier
16 Oct 11	San Siro (ITY) Group 3Premio Omenoni (3yo+) (Turf) · 5f · Good	5f	Good	3/8	–	T Hellier
28 Aug 11	Baden-Baden (GER) Group 2Bestwetten.De Goldene Peitsche (3yo+) (Turf) · 6f · Soft	6f	Soft	2/8	–	T Hellier
7 Aug 11	Deauville (FR) Group 1Prix Maurice De Gheest - Goldikova (3yo+) (Turf) · 6½f · Soft	6½f	Soft	8/13	–	Maxime Guyon
16 Jul 11	Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Group 3Prix De Ris-Orangis (3yo+) (Turf) · 6f · Good	6f	Good	3/10	–	T Hellier
29 Jun 11	Hamburg (GER) Group 3Preis Der Besitzervereinigung Fur Vollblutzucht Und Rennen E.V. (Flieger Trophy) (Turf) · 6f · Good	6f	Good	3/11	–	T Hellier
4 Jun 11	Baden-Baden (GER) Group 3Belmondo-Pokal (3yo+) (Turf) · 6f · Good	6f	Good	1/10	–	T Hellier
15 May 11	Hanover (GER) ListedGrosser Preis der VGH Versicherungen () · 6½f · Good	6½f	Good	3/12	–	Stefanie Hofer
25 Apr 11	Cologne (GER) Group 3Silberne Peitsche Der Sauren Fonds-Service Ag (3yo+) (Turf) · 6½f · Good	6½f	Good	8/10	–	T Hellier
6 Nov 10	San Siro (ITY) Group 3Premio Chiusura (2yo+) (Turf) · 7f · Good	7f	Good	9/12	–	T Hellier
3 Oct 10	Longchamp (FR) Group 1Qatar Prix De La Foret (3yo+) (Turf) · 7f · Very Soft	7f	Very Soft	9/10	–	Maxime Guyon
29 Aug 10	Baden-Baden (GER) Group 2Bestwetten.De Goldene Peitsche (3yo+) (Turf) · 6f · Soft	6f	Soft	11/12	–	T Hellier
8 Aug 10	Deauville (FR) Group 1Prix Maurice De Gheest (3yo+) (Turf) · 6½f · Good To Soft	6½f	Good To Soft	4/15	–	Yann Lerner
16 Jul 10	Hamburg (GER) Group 3Grosser Preis Der Jungheinrich Gabelstapler (Hamburg Flieger-Trophy) (3yo+) (Turf) · 6f · Good	6f	Good	2/9	–	T Hellier
9 May 10	Cologne (GER) Group 3Silberne Peitsche Des Gerling Quartiers (3yo+) (Turf) · 6½f · Soft	6½f	Soft	2/11	–	Stefanie Hofer
11 Apr 10	Frankfurt (GER) Group 3Frankfurter Meile - Fruhjahrspreis Der Stadt Frankfurt (Turf) · 1m · Soft	1m	Soft	14/16	–	Andreas Helfenbein
25 Oct 09	Baden-Baden (GER) Group 3Badener Sprint Cup · 7f · Soft	7f	Soft	4/12	–	Andreas Helfenbein
3 Oct 09	Longchamp (FR) Group 1Total Prix de la Foret · 7f · Good To Soft	7f	Good To Soft	7/14	–	Maxime Guyon
30 Aug 09	Baden-Baden (GER) Group 2bestwetten.de Goldene Peitsche · 6f · Good	6f	Good	2/8	–	Andreas Helfenbein
22 Jun 09	Longchamp (FR) Group 3Prix de la Porte Maillot · 7f · Good	7f	Good	1/9	–	Maxime Guyon
16 May 09	Baden-Baden (GER) Group 3Benazet-Rennen · 6f · Good To Soft	6f	Good To Soft	4/9	–	Andreas Helfenbein
4 Nov 08	Maisons-Laffitte (FR) Group 2Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte · 6f · Heavy	6f	Heavy	1/5	–	Andreas Helfenbein
13 Oct 08	Chantilly (FR) Group 3Prix Eclipse · 6f · Good To Soft	6f	Good To Soft	1/9	–	Andreas Helfenbein
2 Sep 08	Baden-Baden (GER) ListedKronimus-Rennen () · 6f · Soft	6f	Soft	1/8	–	Andreas Helfenbein
14 Jun 08	Longchamp (FR) ListedPrix la Fleche () · 5f · Good	5f	Good	5/6	–	Dominique Boeuf
13 May 08	Chantilly (FR)Prix du Premier Pas (Unraced) · 5f · Good	5f	Good	2/3	–	Andreas Helfenbein

Smooth Operator2006

Big Shuffle

Salzgitter

–

Salse

–

Big Shuffle as a stallion

In our records: 219 runners, 85 winners (39%), 35 black-type winners including 2 at the top level, 25 more placed in black type. Runners foaled 1997–2010.

His best
Feuerblitz Group 1 · Turfrose Group 1 · Smooth Operator Group 2 OR 107 · Pomellato Group 2 · Precious Boy Group 2 · Konig Turf Group 2

The dam: Salzgitter by Salse

No runs on our British and Irish records (unraced, or raced abroad). Dam of 1 winner from 6 other runners.

Black type in the family
Smoke On The Water Listed half-sibling, by Areion
Sugar Baby Love bt half-sibling, by Second Empire

The dam’s other foals

Horse	Runs	Wins	Best
Secret (GER) 2013 filly · by Soldier Hollow	2	0	–
Sign Your Name (GER) 2012 filly · by Areion	1	0	–
Smoke On The Water (GER) Listed 2011 gelding · by Areion	11	2	–
Spirit In The Sky (GER) 2010 gelding · by Samum	6	0	–
Something Stupid (GER) 2005 gelding · by Big Shuffle (full sibling)	4	0	–
Sugar Baby Love (GER) bt 2004 mare · by Second Empire	3	0	–

The family at the sales — out of the same dam

Foal	Sale	Result
Secret2013 filly by Soldier Hollow	2022 Arqana Summer SaleLot 276 · broodmare	€1,500MAG HORSES pr: Mag horses
2009 filly by Big Shuffle	2021 Arqana Breeding Stock SaleLot 698 · broodmare	€15,000
Sign Your Name2012 filly by Areion	2020 Arqana Breeding Stock SaleLot 801 · broodmare	€9,000AGENCE BHB
Sugar Baby Love2004 filly by Second Empire	2017 Arqana Breeding Stock SaleLot 55 · broodmare	€18,000
Sign Your Name2012 filly by Areion	2015 Arqana Breeding Stock SaleLot 156 · broodmare	€60,000MAB AGENCY
Sugar Baby Love2004 filly by Second Empire	2010 Arqana December SaleLot 201 · broodmare	€87,000BBA GERMANY

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