Mister Smartee becomes Australasia’s latest millionaire with Nullarbor win

Rising star Mister Smartee won the biggest race of his burgeoning career to date when powering home to take out the $1.25 million, Group 1 Nullarbor at Gloucester Park on Friday night, defeating a number of the sport’s established stars in the process.

Aided by a tactically perfect drive from Gary Hall Jnr, the lightly raced son of Always B Miki was able to finish over the top of the big guns Minstrel and Swayzee as well as hold out the fast finishing Gee Heza Sport to score by almost a length.

The Gary Hall Snr trained 5-year-old has forged an impressive record with 17 wins now from just 22 starts, including last season’s Group 1 Golden Nugget, and his champion trainer clearly sees a big future ahead of him, rating him second only to Im Themightyquinn in terms of the best horse he’s trained.

Mister Smartee’s slice of the Nullarbor’s prizemoney boosted his stakes earnings to $1,090,770 – making him Always B Miki’s first Southern Hemisphere millionaire.

Bred by Dancingonmoonlight Limited, Mister Smartee is out of the unraced Stonebridge Regal mare Luna Danza, a daughter of the two-time Group 1 winner Lento.