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	Three Chimneys
		Smarty Jones began his three-year-old season in New York, with an imposing five length victory in the Count Fleet S. He followed that up with three impressive wins at Oaklawn, in the $100,000 Southwest S., $200,000 Rebel S., and $1,000,000 Arkansas Derby-G2.
		Smarty Jones swept to the throatlatch of Lion Heart at the head of the stretch, and waged a stirring battle.
		Smarty Jones still had the lead at the eighth pole, but the fractions and the constant pressure had taken their toll, and he was passed in the final furlong.
	www.threechimneys.com /SmartyJones (665 words)

	Smarty Jones - 2004 Kentucky Derby Winner
		In front of a record crowd of 112,668 at Pimlico Race Course May 15, Roy and Pat Chapman's Smarty Jones made a shambles of the $1 million Preakness Stakes (gr.
		Smarty Jones drew loud cheers in the post parade, and they were even louder as he pulled away in total command in the lane.
		Smarty Jones ran his unbeaten record to seven and earned a $5 million bonus in the process Saturday, winning the 130th Kentucky Derby (gr.
	www.horsehats.com /SmartyJones.html (239 words)

	Smarty Jones & The Triple Crown - Belmont Stakes 2004
		Smarty Jones is the small chestnut colt with the blue collar background who captured the hearts of racing fans everywhere - and won many new friends to the sport of horse racing.
		Despite being unbeaten in six races, Smarty Jones was nevertheless not rated as the favorite for the Kentucky Derby because racing experts believed he had not been truly tested and was untried at the Derby’s punishing 1¼ mile distance.
		Smarty Jones won the most prestigious race in North America by 2 3/4 lengths, earning $854,800 for the Chapmans along with a bonus of $5 million from Oaklawn Park in Arkansas for having swept the Rebel Stakes, the Arkansas Derby, and the Kentucky Derby.
	www.chiff.com /a/smarty-jones.htm (1127 words)

	ESPN.com - Triple Crown 2004 - Smarty Jones earns largest payoff ever for race win
		Smarty Jones was the 15th horse to enter the Derby unbeaten and only the fifth to win, and he and Lil E. Tee, in 1992, are the only Pennsylvania-breds to take it.
		Smarty Jones was in a bit tight for a few strides, and Elliott and Servis were concerned.
		Smarty Jones settled comfortably behind him down the backstretch, and Elliott's confidence kept growing as Lion Heart passed the six-furlong marker in 1:11.80.
	espn.go.com /horse/triplecrown04/s/2004/0501/1793659.html (1294 words)

	Triple whammy for Smarty Jones - Horse Racing - www.theage.com.au
		Smarty Jones is a weakening second, beaten by outsider Birdstone and the distance of the Belmont Stakes.
		By Australian standards, Smarty Jones was set an impossible task from the outset of the 2400-metre race, a distance he had not been over, first sitting three wide and then going to the front with horses on his inside and outside still applying pressure.
		When Smarty Jones drew the outside barrier in the field of nine, Servis said he was happy about the draw saying: "We can sit outside horses and he doesn't have to worry about what's going on outside of him." Those words came back to haunt him.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/06/06/1086460172677.html?oneclick=true (827 words)

	Three Chimneys
		Smarty Jones retired in August with damage to the cartilage in his left front ankle and an almost-perfect record of eight wins from nine career starts, and an average margin of victory of six lengths.
		Smarty Jones was retired in August, but the owners of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner were prepared to announce a possible comeback as late as last month.
		Smarty Jones was retired Aug. 2 after it was discovered he had bone bruises in his feet, the effects of a grueling 3-year-old campaign that fell just short of a Triple Crown sweep in the Belmont Stakes on June 5.
	www.threechimneys.com /SmartyJones/news.shtml (3973 words)

	Birdstone upsets Smarty Jones at Belmont - Belmont Stakes - MSNBC.com
		Birdstone had to have heart to run down Smarty Jones, who opened a 3 1/2-length lead at the top of the stretch, bringing the record Belmont Stakes crowd of 120,139 to their feet cheering for the heaviest favorite in the race since Spectacular Bid in 1979.
		Smarty’s reputation as one of the strongest Triple Crown candidates in years worked against him, as both Rock Hard Ten and Eddington pressured him in the early stages of the 1 1/2-mile marathon, the longest of the three Triple Crown races.
		Smarty Jones withstood challenges from Eddington and Rock Hard Ten after he stuck his nose in front halfway up the backstretch, then he put them away turning for home.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5145098 (1246 words)

	Smarty Jones begins Kentucky retirement
		Smarty left his home state of Pennsylvania Sunday night, a day after he was honored during a farewell appearance at Philadelphia Park.
		Smarty Jones missed winning the Triple Crown by one length, falling to Birdstone in the Belmont Stakes June 5, a race that proved to be Smarty's last.
		Smarty will only be bred to 110 mares a year, according to the farm's contract with the Chapmans.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2004/08/17/loc_loc2smarty.html (500 words)

	It's Smarty's Party: Smarty Jones Wins Kentucky Derby, $5 Million Bonus \| bloodhorse.com
		Smarty Jones had earned $878,355 coming in to the Derby and picked up purse money of $854,000 and the bonus of $5 million to bring his total to $6,733,000.
		The four to win the race prior to Smarty Jones were Regret in 1915, Morvich in 1922, Majestic Prince in 1969, and Seattle Slew in 1977.
		Smarty Jones was the favorite, but at 4-1, while Lion Heart was the second choice at 5-1.
	tcm.bloodhorse.com /viewstory.asp?id=22247 (1056 words)

	Smarty Jones on to the Preakness
		Smarty Jones and Lion Heart turned what was supposed to be a wide-open Derby into a two-horse race.
		Smarty Jones, with rookie Derby rider Stewart Elliott aboard, caught the pacesetting Lion Heart near the top of the stretch and then pulled away to win the 1 1/4-mile race by 2 3/4 lengths.
		Servis said if Smarty Jones is not training to his satisfaction, he wouldn't hesitate to pull him from contention.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2004/05/03/spt_derbyfolo0503.html (569 words)

	Smarty Jones retired - Horse Racing - www.theage.com.au
		Smarty Jones, the three-year-old who came within a length of becoming the first Triple Crown winner in 26 years, has been retired because of bruising in his lower legs.
		Smarty Jones' injury is not normally career-ending but his high stud value undoubtedly played a role in the decision.
		Smarty Jones has not run since finishing second to longshot Birdstone in the Belmont Stakes on June 5, when attempting to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/08/03/1091476490899.html?from=storylhs (254 words)

	A Lesson in Perfection from Smarty Jones \| by Martha Ainsworth
		Even when Smarty Jones’ string of victories began to capture the public’s imagination, experts continued to doubt his ability to win at longer distances, to win on an off track, to win against the aristocrats of Thoroughbred racing.
		Smarty Jones’ competitors include million-dollar Thoroughbreds, products of generations of careful breeding; yet perfection came in the form of a colt with modest bloodlines.
		Smarty Jones is one athlete who won’t get caught in a sex scandal; he’ll never break the law or struggle with substance abuse.
	www.metanoia.org /martha/writing/smartyjones1.htm (1365 words)

	The Smarty Jones Story
		Smarty Jones was bred at Someday Farm near Philadelphia by his owner, Roy Chapman, and was foaled on February 28, 2001.
		Soon after Smarty Jones was foaled, Roy Chapman's trainer Bob Camac and his wife were murdered at their New Jersey farm, causing Chapman to consider getting out of the racing business altogether.
		Besides Smarty Jones and Jostle, Servis' favorite horse he trained was La Grande Pos, because "he was a warrior and had such a long career." Servis' father was a jockey and managed the Jockeys' Guild for 11 years, then was a steward in West Virginia for 18 years.
	www.horse-races.net /library/article-smarty.htm (1762 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Exhausted Smarty Jones getting job done, again
		Smarty Jones looks out the window of his stall at Three Chimneys Farm in Midway, Ky., where he's taken to his second career.
		Smarty had done the duty required in his second career, one year and four days after the Kentucky Derby victory that touched off Smarty Mania and an oh-so-close miss in a bid for the Triple Crown.
		Smarty's work is done for 88 of the 111 assignments he is scheduled for this year, with two months left for the 23 remaining.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/20050506-9999-1s6derby.html (759 words)

	USATODAY.com - Smarty Jones' ride goes on (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Smarty Jones is 8-0 with an intriguing tale of tragedy and triumph.
		And just as Smarty Jones benefited from a perfectly timed move to the inside rail before outdistancing runner-up Rock Hard Ten down the stretch, there is the notion that his racing arrival is perfectly timed.
		Smarty Jones' personal reward Sunday morning was a breakfast mash of oats, carrots, bran and sweet feed laced with molasses.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/horses/triple/preakness/2004-05-17-smarty-rides-on_x.htm (1200 words)

	Smarty Jones Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Smarty Jones, who races for his breeders Roy and Pat Chapman of New Hope, Bucks County, and is trained by John Servis, was making only his second start when he blew away 10 state-bred rivals in the seven-furlong PA Nursery.
		Obviously loaded with speed, Smarty Jones completed the PA Nursery in 1:21.88, missing the track mark by only one and a fifth seconds; his time was just.28 of a second shy of the best time for that distance at Philadelphia Park in the past three years.
		Smarty Jones is, in a huge sense, a part of the legacy of the late Pennsylvania horseman Bob Camac, explained Pat Chapman.
	www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk /image-search/smarty-jones.html (610 words)

	Smarty Jones Not letting Success Go to His Horse Head :: SportsGoons.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Kentucky Derby winner Smarty Jones is drawing praise from horse racing fans for his down-to-earth attitude as his pursuit of the first Triple Crown since 1978 continues on Saturday at the Preakness.
		Though he was thrust into the horse racing spotlight after his dominating performance in the Kentucky Derby, Smarty Jones, 3, is not letting his sudden stardom go to his head.
		Jones has already said he is looking forward to just taking it easy and running around in a meadow or something after this is all said and done.
	www.sportsgoons.com /volume2/Vol2_Iss17/smarty_jones.htm (709 words)

	USATODAY.com - Smarty Jones romps to record-setting Preakness victory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Smarty Jones is the first horse since Seattle Slew to be an undefeated Derby and Preakness winner.
		Smarty Jones broke out of the gate quicker Saturday than he did in the Derby and Elliott was determined to stay closer to Lion Heart than he had two weeks ago.
		Smarty Jones, with Stewart Elliott aboard, runs away from the field to win the 129th Preakness Stakes by a record 11 lengths.
	usatoday.com /sports/horses/triple/preakness/2004-05-15-preakness_x.htm (1096 words)

	Sports: Smarty Jones, legend?
		If Smarty Jones were to win the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, he would join the most exclusive, prestigious fraternity in thoroughbred racing; he would become a Triple Crown winner, the first in 26 years.
		Smarty Jones won the Preakness by 111/2 lengths.
		She will be at Belmont to pull for Smarty, as will Turcotte, confined to a wheelchair since a spill in 1978 left him paralyzed, and Wolfson.
	www.sptimes.com /2004/06/01/news_pf/Sports/Smarty_Jones__legend.shtml (838 words)

	Smarty Jones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		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.
		On 15 May, Smarty Jones won the second leg of the Triple Crown with a victory at the Preakness Stakes by a record margin of 11½ lengths.
		Smarty Jones will stand 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.
	smarty-jones.iqnaut.net (1028 words)

	ESPN.com: Triple Crown 2004
		One-to-five favorite Smarty Jones was downed in his Triple Crown bid by the Nick Zito-trained longshot Birdstone in the June 5 Belmont Stakes.
		Smarty Jones' run at the Triple Crown has racing fans in Nebraska wondering about the whereabouts of Omaha, who accomplished the feat almost 70 years ago.
		Smarty Jones blazed into the lead turning for home and won the Preakness by a record margin on Saturday.
	espn.go.com /horse/triplecrown04/index.html (445 words)

	Will Smarty Jones win the triple crown? Sporting News, The - Find Articles
		But there are parallels to the horse regarded by many as the greatest ever--and when Smarty wins the Belmont Stakes on June 5 to become horse racing's first Triple Crown winner in a quarter-century, the horses might be running neck and neck.
		Smarty Jones has the unique ability to give a burst of speed at any point of the race and goes wherever jockey Stuart Elliot puts him.
		Smarty Jones is as close to being a sure thing as we've seen.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1208/is_22_228/ai_n6126753 (493 words)

	Smarty Jones dominates Preakness - Preakness Stakes - MSNBC.com
		Smarty Jones pulls away down the stretch to win the second jewel of the Triple Crown.
		As Smarty Jones widened the margin with every compact stride, jockey Stewart Elliott gave him just two right-handed taps of the whip before coasting under the wire more than 30 yards in front of Triple Crown newcomers Rock Hard Ten and Eddington.
		Cries of “Smarty, Smarty” rung out as the colt returned to the winner’s circle, as the colt’s fans betrayed no disappointment with the $3.40 payoff for each $2 wagered.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /ID/4987347 (994 words)

	Smarty Jones Is Run Down at Belmont (washingtonpost.com)
		Smarty Jones became the 10th horse since 1979 to fail in the Belmont with a chance to win the Triple.
		Smarty went off a 1-5 favorite; only Secretariat before he won by 31 lengths in 1973 was more of a choice, at 1-9.
		Smarty had managed to bring together people in two cities as their rival teams in all major sports couldn't possibly.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A18978-2004Jun5.html (1095 words)

	Allure of Smarty Jones keeps growing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Smarty Jones, Servis said, has all the elements for his own book or movie.
		Smarty Jones survived a mishap preparing for his racing debut.
		He has taken Smarty to the gate, he said, as many times as he would three horses combined, but the efforts have paid off.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04153/325120.stm (927 words)

	Daily Record Sports - Sorry Smarty: Birdstone spoils Smarty Jones’ Triple Crown bid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Smarty Jones, the 1-5 favorite, was trying to become the first horse since Affirmed in 1978 to win the Triple Crown.
		Smarty Jones became the 18th horse and the sixth in the last eight years to win the Derby and Preakness, only to lose the Belmont.
		He also hoped that Smarty Jones would be able to run in his hometown Philadelphia this summer and prepare for the Breeders’ Cup in October.
	www.dailyrecord.com /sports/pro/sports1-smarty0606.htm (832 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Other Sport \| Horse Racing \| Smarty claims Preakness win
		Smarty Jones claimed the second leg of the US Triple Crown with victory in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday.
		Smarty Jones, who is virtually blind in one eye after fracturing his skull in a stalls accident last year, has won all seven races of his career so far.
		Smarty Jones will get the opportunity to win the final leg of the US Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes on 5 June.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/horse_racing/3711901.stm (349 words)

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