Bred by Ronald Edward Shelton, Short N Smooth is a gelding by Smooth As A Cat out of Southern Futurity champion Playin Shorty, by Playin Stylish. He had earned $31,000 on his way to the Super Stakes.
Trainer Paul Hansma had the second high score of 439 on Short N Smooth in the Open division, behind Boyd Rice’s 443 on CR Sun Reys, by Dual Rey. Short N Smooth was scratched from Tuesday’s Gelding Stakes finals, but is also qualified for Thursday’s Non-Pro Gelding finals with Blanton.
Five contestants tied with 434 for the second high score of the Non-Pro qualifying rounds. They were
- Chad Bushaw on Johnny Test, by One Time Pepto
- Christina Cox on SDP Twist Of Sue, by Meradas Blue Sue
- Gail Hooper on Spots On My Tummy, by Spots Hot
- Mary Ann Rapp on Katarack, by High Brow Cat
- Mary Ann Rapp on Pitch Till You Win, by Autumn Acre