Horse · 2017
NRHA Hall of Fame · Inducted 2017
Smart Like Juice
NRHA $4M Sire · Jose Vazquez's Stallion · Sire of 6th Million Dollar Dam · 2017
Smart Like Juice — a 1994 stallion by Smart Little Lena out of Jessies Oak — was bred by Lindy Burch and purchased by Justin and Vaughn Zimmerman (People HOF 2018) as an early 3-year-old. After watching the horse place 7th in the 1997 NRHA Open Futurity, Non Pro Jose Vazquez (People HOF 2021) saw his future mount. Juice earned $56,096 NRHA LTE before retiring to the breeding shed, becoming an NRHA $4 Million Sire. Every single one of his 25 offspring out of Wind Her Up Shiner (HOF 2024) became NRHA money earners — making her the only Million Dollar Dam in history with all offspring by one sire.
Career Highlights
- NRHA $4 Million Sire — first Million Dollar Sire title in 2008; stood at Hannagan Farms, Penfield, Illinois; owned by Jose Vazquez (People HOF 2021)
- Sire of Wind Her Up Shiner's 25 offspring (HOF 2024) — 24 of 25 are NRHA money earners; the magic pairing made Wind Her Up Shiner NRHA's only Million Dollar Dam with all offspring by the same sire
Class of 2017