Smarty Jones
Smarty Jones featured in Sports Illustrated
Sire:	Elusive Quality
Grandsire:	Gone West
Dam:	I'll Get Along
Damsire:	Smile
Sex:	Stallion
Foaled:	2001
Country:	USA
Colour:	Chestnut
Breeder:	Someday Farm
Owner:	Roy and Patricia Chapman
Trainer:	John Servis
Record:	9: 8-1-0
Earnings:	$7,613,155
Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards
Major Racing Wins
Count Fleet Stakes (2004) Southwest Stakes (2004) Rebel Stakes (2004) Arkansas Derby (2004) Kentucky Derby (2004) Preakness Stakes (2004)
Racing Awards
U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (2004)
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Smarty Jones (born February 28, 2001) is a thoroughbred race horse, and winner of the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes. February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Thoroughbred race horses The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known as a race horse. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. ... The Preakness Stakes is a Grade I stakes race 1 3/16 mile (1. ...

He is a third-generation descendant of Mr. Prospector, and as such Smarty Jones is related to many recent Triple Crown race winners including Funny Cide, Afleet Alex and Fusaichi Pegasus. Smarty Jones's own sire, Elusive Quality, holds the world record for a mile on turf. Also included in Smarty Jones' pedigree are Triple Crown winners Secretariat and Count Fleet, and such other Triple Crown race winners as Northern Dancer, Foolish Pleasure and the mighty Man O' War, who is considered the top race horse of the 20th Century. His dam was I'll Get Along. He is compared with Barbaro, who was from the same region. Mr. ... The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Triple Crown for short, but the term is also used in other sports, and thus the full name should be used when it could cause confusion) consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. ... Funny Cide is a champion American thoroughbred race horse bred at Bill Casner and Kenny Troutts WinStar Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, and foaled on April 20, 2000 at the McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbred Farm, owned by Joe and Anne McMahon in the upstate New York town of Saratoga Springs. ... Afleet Alex (born 2002) is an American thoroughbred race horse. ... Fusaichi Pegasus(pronounced Foo-sa-EE-chee) was purchased as a yearling for $4 million by Fusao Sekiguchi. ... Elusive Quality (born 1993) is a thoroughbred racehorse who holds the world record for one mile on turf, 1 minute 31. ... Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse considered by many to be among the greatest, or even the greatest, racehorse of all time. ... Count Fleet, born March 24, 1940 at Stoner Creek Stud farm in Paris, Kentucky, United States and died there on December 3, 1973, was a thoroughbred racehorse and Triple Crown champion in 1943. ... Northern Dancer (May 27, 1961 - November 16, 1990) was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and the most successful sire of the 20th Century. ... Foolish Pleasure (1972-1994) is an American bay thoroughbred race horse who was one of the top three three-year-old colts of his time. ... Man O War, (March 29, 1917 Nursery Stud farm, Lexington, Kentucky - November 1, 1947, Faraway Farm) [1] is considered by many to be the greatest US thoroughbred racehorse of all time. ... In 1999, a panel for The Blood-Horse magazine made up of distinguished horse racing people Howard Battle, Lenny Hale, Jay Hovdey, William Nack, Pete Pedersen, Jennie Rees and Tommy Trotter compiled a list of what they considered to be the top 100 racehorses of the 20th Century who had... Ill Get Along is a thoroughbred racehorse now best known as a broodmare. ... Barbaro (April 29, 2003 – January 29, 2007) was an American thoroughbred that decisively won the 2006 Kentucky Derby but shattered his leg two weeks later, in the 2006 Preakness Stakes, ending his racing career and eventually leading to his death. ...

History

Born at Someday Farm in Chester County, Pennsylvania, the horse was named after Milly "Smarty Jones" McNair, the mother of co-owner Pat Chapman. The two shared a birthday, and Mrs. Chapman wanted to honor her late mother. She said the horse was a strong-willed actor from birth and her mother too was a bit of a smart aleck as a child who had gotten the nickname "Smarty." Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ...

Pat Chapman and her husband, the late Roy "Chappy" Chapman, had originally hired Bobby Camac to be Smarty Jones' trainer, but in December 2001, Camac and his wife were murdered by Camac's stepson, Wade Russell, who was eventually convicted and sentenced to 28 years in prison. This tragedy, combined with Roy Chapman's failing health, resulted in the Chapmans' decision to disband their small breeding operation, retaining only a few of their horses. One of these was Smarty Jones, the product of a breeding between their winningest horse, the mare I'll Get Along, and the stallion Elusive Quality.

Winning spree

In 2003, the Chapmans gave Smarty Jones to John Servis for training. They sold the Someday Farm property and moved into a smaller home, training only four horses. In July of 2003, Servis was schooling Smarty at the starting gate, when the animal spooked, reared up, and smashed his head on the top of the gate. He fell to the ground unconscious, blood pouring from his nostrils. Servis thought the horse was dead, but the animal was tended by a veterinarian who then shipped the horse to the New Jersey Equine Clinic. There he was diagnosed with a fractured skull. The bones around his left eye were so badly damaged that the veterinarians thought they might have to remove the eye. Smarty Jones overcame his injuries after a mere three weeks in the hospital, and spent more than a month recuperating on the farm. John Servis is an American thoroughbred horse racing trainer who was a relative unknown until May 2004 when his horse Smarty Jones won the Kentucky Derby. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ...

John Servis carefully led him back into training and by early November of 2003, the colt had recovered completely and was ready to make his racing debut at nearby Philadelphia Park, a small racetrack in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia. Under Canadian-born jockey Stewart Elliott, Smarty Jones won the six furlong (1207 m) race by 7¾ lengths. Two weeks later, the horse ran away from the field to capture the Pennsylvania Nursery Stakes by 15 lengths. At that point, the owners, the trainer, and the jockey were convinced that they had an extraordinary horse on their hands. Philadelphia Park Racetrack is a thoroughbred horse racetrack in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. ... Bensalem Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. ... Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... The racecourse is a classical meeting point for the people of Chester. ... Stewart Elliott, born March 1, 1965 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada is a thoroughbred jockey. ... A furlong is a measure of distance within imperial units and U.S. customary units, and is equal to 660 feet or one-eighth of a mile. ...

Smarty Jones working out at Philadelphia Park in 2004

In January of 2004, now racing as a three-year old, Smarty Jones was given his first major test against a quality field of horses in the Count Fleet Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York. On the home stretch, the colt pulled away from the field to win by 5 lengths. Realising that the Kentucky Derby was a real possibility, trainer John Servis chose to bring the horse along carefully and not push him before he was ready. As such, it was decided to take the path of least resistance to the Derby and avoid gruelling races against the very best horses in the United States. In February they shipped the horse to Oaklawn Park racetrack in Hot Springs, Arkansas where he won the Southwest Stakes, the Rebel Stakes and then the important Arkansas Derby. Despite being unbeaten in six races, Smarty Jones was nevertheless not rated as the morning line favorite for the Kentucky Derby because racing experts believed he had not been truly tested. He did go off as the slight post time favorite, however. Image File history File linksMetadata Smarty_jones. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Smarty_jones. ... Aqueduct Racetrack, known as the Big A, is a horse racetrack in the neighborhood of Ozone Park in the New York City borough of Queens. ... NY redirects here. ... Sign from the city limits. ... The Southwest Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses. ... The Rebel Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses. ... The Arkansas Derby is a race for thoroughbred horses. ...

On 1 May 2004, Smarty Jones became the first unbeaten Kentucky Derby winner since Seattle Slew in 1977. Trainer John Servis and jockey Stewart Elliott became the first combination in 25 years to win the Kentucky Derby in their debut appearance. Smarty Jones won the most prestigious horse race in North America by 2¾ lengths, earning $854,800 for the Chapmans, along with a bonus of $5 million from Oaklawn Park for having swept the Rebel Stakes, the Arkansas Derby, and the Kentucky Derby. May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seattle Slew (February 15, 1974 – May 7, 2002) was an American thoroughbred race horse who won the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1977, only the tenth horse, among eleven, to accomplish the feat. ... Oaklawn Park is a thoroughbred racetrack in Hot Springs, Arkansas. ... The Rebel Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses. ... The Arkansas Derby is a race for thoroughbred horses. ... The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. ...

On 15 May, after gracing the cover of Sports Illustrated, Smarty Jones won the second leg of the Triple Crown with a victory at the Preakness Stakes, by a record margin of 11½ lengths. is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ... The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (Triple Crown for short, but the term is also used in other sports, and thus the full name should be used when it could cause confusion) consists of three races for three-year-old thoroughbred horses. ... The Preakness Stakes is a Grade I stakes race 1 3/16 mile (1. ...

After his Preakness victory, Smarty Jones' popularity increased and he became, arguably, the #1 fan favorite to aspire to win the Triple Crown since Affirmed won it in 1978. Breeders made offers for the breeding rights to Smarty Jones, with the offers going as high as 40 to 50 million dollars. However, on June 5, 2004, Smarty Jones finished a heartbreaking second in the Belmont Stakes, being upset in a late charge by the 36-1 long shot Birdstone. Speculation arose that the loss was a result of Elliott allowing Smarty Jones to assume the lead too early. However, neither John Servis nor the Chapmans ever blamed the jockey (it was held that a careful viewing of the race video would reveal that Elliott had a tight hold on the reins). Others pointed to Smarty Jones' relatively unfavourable 3.40 Dosage Index as being a portent of his inability to successfully negotiate the 1½-mile Belmont distance (Birdstone's Dosage Index was 1.77; the lower the Dosage number, the better suited a horse is to longer races). In any case, the 120,139 in attendance at Belmont Park that day marked the largest crowd ever to see a sporting event in New York. ^[1] This article is about the racehorse. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. ... Birdstone (born May 16, 2001) is a thoroughbred racehorse now best known for winning the 2004 Belmont Stakes. ... The Dosage Index is a mathematical figure used by breeders of thoroughbred race horses, and sometimes by bettors handicapping horse races, to quantify a horses ability, or inability, to negotiate the various distances at which horse races are run. ... NY redirects here. ...

After the Belmont, careful study of the race video replays provoked accusations of unethical racing by two of the jockeys, Jerry Bailey who rode Eddington and Alex Solis atop Rock Hard Ten, who "rode not to win"--that is, they specifically colluded to deny Smarty Jones the victory, rather than to win for themselves. One fan wrote that watching Bailey attempt to move five-wide aboard Eddington with a mile to go "left me incredulous ... indicating to me that (Bailey) was more interested in trying to get Smarty Jones beaten than to win the race himself." A jockey wrote "wrote, " [Jerry Bailey]'s ride in the Belmont Stakes...was a disgrace to horse racing. Bailey sacrificed himself only to beat Smarty Jones and jockey Stewart Elliott."^[2] Although not against the rules, this kind of racing is considered highly unethical, and bad for the sport, since Triple Crown winners are so rare. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

The Belmont was Smarty Jones' single loss out of 9 starts. In many ways, his career mirrored that of Majestic Prince, who fell short of winning the 1969 renewal of the Triple Crown. Both horses entered the Belmont undefeated, finished second, and never raced again. Image File history File links Eclipse_award3. ... Image File history File links Eclipse_award3. ... Majestic Prince (1966 - April 22, 1981) was a Thoroughbred racehorse purchased by Calgary, Alberta oilman Frank McMahon at the Keeneland yearling sale in September of 1967 for a then record price of $250,000. ...

Smarty Jones was voted the 2004 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Three-Year-Old Male Horse. The Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Yr-Old Male Horse is a American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually. ...

Retirement

The end of his racing career was announced August 2, 2004 due to chronic bruising of his ankle bones. He finished his career with 8 wins and one place in nine starts, earning $2,613,155. He also earned an addition $5 million bonus from Oaklawn Park. August 2 is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Smarty Jones stands at stud at Three Chimneys Farm in Midway, Kentucky, and currently occupies the same stall that housed Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew throughout his stud career until his recent death. Midway is also famous for once being the home of Nantura Stock Farm where some of the first of America's great racehorses stood, among them the great Lexington and Glencoe, and where several were born—Ten Broeck and Longfellow. Three Chimneys Farm is a thoroughbred race horse breeding farm in Midway, Kentucky established in 1972 by Mr. ... Midway is a city located in Woodford County, Kentucky. ... Seattle Slew (February 15, 1974 – May 7, 2002) was an American thoroughbred race horse who won the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1977, only the tenth horse, among eleven, to accomplish the feat. ... Lexington (1850-1875) was a United States champion thoroughbred race horse who became the most successful sire during the second half of the 19th Century. ... Glencoe was a successful Thoroughbred racehorse, as well as a sire of several champions. ... Ten Broeck (June 29, 1872 - June 28, 1887) was an American U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse whose 1878 match race win in Louisville against the great California filly, Mollie McCarty was immortalized in the Kentucky folk song commonly called Molly and Tenbrooks. ... Longfellow (born in 1867, died in 1893) was one of Americas first great thoroughbred racehorses and the sire of great racehorses. ...

His first foals were born in 2006, and will likely begin racing mid- 2008 or early 2009.

Racing record

• 1st - MAIDEN TWO-YEAR-OLDS, Philadelphia Park, November 9, 2003
• 1st - Pennsylvania Nursery, Philadelphia Park, November 22, 2003
• 1st - Count Fleet Stakes, Aqueduct, January 3, 2004
• 1st - Southwest Stakes, Oaklawn Park, February 28, 2004
• 1st - Rebel Stakes, Oaklawn Park, March 20, 2004
• 1st - Arkansas Derby, Oaklawn Park, April 10, 2004
• 1st - Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, May 1, 2004
• 1st - Preakness Stakes, Pimlico, May 15, 2004
• 2nd - Belmont Stakes, Belmont Park, June 5, 2004

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Footnotes

References

• Smarty Jones's pedigree
• Smarty's website
• Smarty at Three Chimney, pedigree, racing record, conformation and photo album
• The Kentucky Derby of Smarty Jones
• Preakness winners
• Smarty Jones: Three-year-old Male of the Year
• Every horse that has ever participated in a classic: Kentucky Derby, Preakness, or Belmont
• Classic career history
• Smarty Jones information and merchandise, HorseHats.com