Talk:Smarty Jones
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Smarty banged his skull pretty badly on a starting gate while rearing up during training before he had actually entered any races (9 months ago). He was knocked unconscious, and darn near killed himself.
He made a full recovery, and is undefeated going into the Preakness.
"Born of a very ordinary pedigree" - I think this "fact" is highly disputable - It seems that his "immediate" pedigree doesn't look impressive, but his bloodlines contain some great horses, notably Secretariat
1.http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/sports/8535377.htm?1c - from the article:"There is no shortage of stamina in Smarty Jones' breeding. His third-generation sires are Raise a Native, the sire of the great Mr. Prospector, and Secretariat, Northern Dancer, and Sir Ivor."
2.http://tcm.bloodhorse.com/viewstory_plain.asp?id=21438 - from the article: Going in straight tail-female line, Smarty Jone's seventh dam is La Troienne, the mother of all blue-hen broodmares in North America. More than 800 stakes winners can be traced back through her bloodlines, and she appears twice in Smarty Jones pedigree. La Troienne is the fourth dam of Glowing Tribute (dam of 1993 Derby winner Sea Hero), who is the dam of Elusive Quality's broodmare sire, Hero's Honor --Confuzion 01:26, 16 May 2004 (UTC)
- I've added some details that belie,and simultaneously removed,the "very ordinary pedigree" reference.I left in the puffery about the KDerby,though I have always considered the Belmont more important and think the Breeders' Cup Classic is certainly in its own way more "prestigious".--Louis Epstein/User:12.144.5.2/le@put.com
I'll miss Smarty. It's a shame that one loss in his short career kept him from winning the Triple Crown.
[edit] TV documentry on Smarty Jones
hi, i just saw a documentry on smart jones and it really moved me. i just wanted to know is there a way to obtain that video??? it was super sports i think. i searched the internet but i am currently unable to get the same documentry even on youtube. ???? anyone saw that??? 66.198.31.2 11:31, 16 March 2007 (UTC)
