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Smarty Jones: the little horse that could wins the Derby.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Maryjean Wall
LOUISVILLE, Ky. _ Smarty Jones was leaving Lion Heart in the homestretch of Kentucky Derby 130 when the thought that will become the theme of these Triple Crown races must have struck nearly everyone watching the race.
Just what kind of horse is this Smarty Jones, really?
The little red horse that few believed could pull off the job until Saturday, when he was made the 4-1 favorite, was now pulling away in the long homestretch to beat Lion Heart by 23Z4 lengths. Imperialism was third and Limehouse fourth on a sloppy track that was so thoroughly rain-soaked that 140,054 hardy souls who went to Churchill Downs will also remember this Derby for the icky weather: humid and very, very wet.
Mostly, though, they will remember the day for Smarty Jones, the little horse who ran Saturday like the little engine that could.
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