ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 23, 2026)—Top California-bred mare Grand Slam Smile steps up in class in Saturday’s Grade II, $200,000 Buena Vista Stakes for older fillies and mares going one mile on turf at Santa Anita.
The ultra-consistent Grand Slam Smile will be seeking her first graded stakes win. In her most recent start, Grand Slam Smile collected her eighth stakes win in the Sunshine Millions Filly & Mare Turf Sprint on the hillside turf course.
She is trained by Sean McCarthy and sports a record of 17: 10-6-1 with $828,120 in earnings for owners-breeders Larry and Marianne Williams. Grand Slam Smile will be ridden by Kazushi Kimura for the first time.