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Smarty Jones surpassed by Ghostzapper's Classic performance.(Chicago Tribune)
Byline: Neil Milbert
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas _ Smarty Jones was living a life of leisure at Three Chimneys stud farm in Kentucky when the Breeders' Cup races were run at Lone Star Park.
But in the wake of what transpired in Saturday's $4 million Classic and $2 million Turf, the prematurely retired winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness figures to make up ground in the year-end ballot box race to determine America's 2004 thoroughbred champions.
Because of the second-place effort by Kitten's Joy in the rough-and-tumble Turf and the up-the-track finish by Birdstone in the Classic, it would seem that Smarty Jones is the clear-cut favorite in voting for the top 3-year-old male.
Smarty Jones also will get some Horse of the Year votes. However, he has only a long-shot chance of winning that award because of:
Ghostzapper's brilliant performance in winning the Classic.
A backlash against Smarty Jones by many turf writers who are holding against him his owners' decision to end his career early rather than giving him time off to recover from canon bone bruises in his fetlock joints.
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...to learn if his offspring have Smarty Jones' racing genius in their genes. ___ (c) 2004, Chicago Tribune. Visit the Chicago Tribune on...Service, 202-383-6099): Smarty Jones For information on republishing...
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) June 4, 2004 700+ words
...same way about upsetting Smarty Jones. "I'd be happy being second to Smarty Jones," he said. "There...of a champion. "Does Smarty Jones look unbeatable? Yes...c) 2004, Chicago Tribune. Visit the Chicago Tribune...
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- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) May 1, 2004 700+ words
...Downey LOUISVILLE, Ky. _ "Smarty Jones," a horse tale: Once upon...for Mom, she suggested: Smarty Jones. It was a happy time. A...his eye." So they kept Smarty Jones, and they won the big race...Farm. ___ (c) 2004, Chicago Tribune. Visit the Chicago ...
- With Smarty Jones in the hunt, Belmont's a bad bet.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) June 3, 2004 700+ words
...put a winning $2 ticket on Smarty Jones in a safe deposit box. If...worth? ___ (c) 2004, Chicago Tribune. Visit the Chicago Tribune on the Internet at http...Service, 202-383-6099): Smarty Jones For information on republishing...
- Smarty Jones is the smart money at Derby.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) May 1, 2004 700+ words
...from, Servis realized Smarty Jones could become an extraordinary...of the three races on Smarty Jones' itinerary was a graded...in graded stakes. If Smarty Jones had finished worse than...c) 2004, Chicago Tribune. Visit t
- Smarty Jones looks like a go for Belmont.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) May 16, 2004 700+ words
...Milbert BALTIMORE _ Smarty Jones was full of himself...he's going to let Smarty Jones' body-talk be his...to pick it up." Smarty Jones' electrifying performance...c) 2004, Chicago Tribune. Visit the Chicago...
- In Smarty Jones, trainer Servis has a rare runner.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) May 13, 2004 700+ words
...injured fatally. But Smarty Jones recovered and resumed...the Kentucky Derby, Smarty Jones hit a $5 million bonus...bonus beckons. If Smarty Jones wins the Preakness...c) 2004, Chicago Tribune. Visit the Chicago...
- No Hollywood ending for Smarty Jones as we remember Reagan.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) June 5, 2004 700+ words
...one. And a steed such as Smarty Jones, a champion every bit as...ending to the horse opera of Smarty Jones. On the day an American...with the rest, watching Smarty Jones as he broke from the outside...ride. ___ (c) 2004, Chicago Tribune. Visit the Chicago ...