{"id":324737,"date":"2026-05-20T15:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/324737\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:58:10","slug":"sacramento-cat-smino-leaps-104-inches-in-record-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/324737\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento cat Smino leaps 104 inches in record bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Midtown Sacramento resident <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chnkyalex\/?hl=en\">Alex Simphoukham<\/a> is showing how his pet cat Smino is challenging world record long jump numbers for felines.<\/p>\n<p>The black feline jumped 104 inches, according to a video Simphoukham posted to social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re beyond the record now,\u201d Simphoukham said via Instagram message. \u201cI don\u2019t know if Guinness will accept the record because I\u2019m catching my cat. I think it\u2019s safer to catch him. Also, if he doesn\u2019t make it, I can lunge forward to catch. I don\u2019t want to break the trust I have with my cat, so I will continue to catch him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guinnessworldrecords.com\/world-records\/111847-longest-jump-by-a-cat\">Guinness Book of World Records entry<\/a> for such a feat is just under 102 inches.<\/p>\n<p>Smino will be 2 years old in June, Simphoukham, who is co-owner of a Sacramento gym, Fitness Achievement Center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy boy has shown athleticism since he first chased a toy on a string around and was too fast for us to keep it away,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Simphoukham said getting a Guinness World Records listing requires submitting an application, waiting for the exact rules and providing \u201crobust evidence \u2014such as video footage and witness statements \u2014 to prove the attempt. The process can take several months, he added.<\/p>\n<p>He treats his cat like he might a fitness client: \u201cI\u2019m raising my cats how I\u2019d like to be raised, where an active lifestyle is encouraged and protein is always available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bee published the video from ViralHog, via its video content provide,r VideoElephant. Posted to Simphoukham\u2019s Instagram account, the clip has nearly 4,500 likes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbsolute athleticism and trust is essential,\u201d he wrote in the caption. \u201cNo other black cat can do what Smino does.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published May 20, 2026 at 8:05 AM.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/218174895\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Caraccio_David.JPG\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of David Caraccio\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/218174895\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">David Caraccio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>            David Caraccio is a video producer for The Sacramento Bee who was born and raised in Sacramento. He is a graduate of San Diego State University and a longtime journalist who has worked for newspapers as a reporter, editor, page designer and digital content producer.\n            <\/p>\n<p>    <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Midtown Sacramento resident Alex Simphoukham is showing how his pet cat Smino is challenging world record long jump&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324738,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":["post-324737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}