I was there at the eight pole and we could sense Smarty was slowing, the crowd was silent as we felt Birdstone closing down the stretch, we all heard that magical line from Tom ‘it’s been 26 years and it’s just one furlong away’ what a thrill Smarty gave us all that year .. ❤️
@@gregorymartin2155 that's the New York way! They have been doing that to "Outsiders" since racing began in New York. Example big horse in for a stake from California . Sprint race late 70s . Cordero sent a horse who usually comes from behind head and head with the Invader . He finished up the track and as Woody Stephens is leading the horse into the winner's circle Cordero shouts over the crowd " We got him Woody !!" Look how they treated California Chrome in the Belmont or Rachael Alexandra in y Woodward
My buddy and I still talk about it to this day! He had ALOT riding on Smarty Jones, I decided on a whim to take Birdsong $10 across the board about 5 mins before post....he can laugh about it now, but at the time, he DID NOT find it funny....great horse 🐎 Smarty Jones, all timer
Smarty Jones is old now and has been stabled for years right down the road from me here in AmishLand, PA. He's still very beautiful to look at in person. Still to this day I damn near cry everytime I watch this race. He was SO close to the elusive Triple Crown.
Bill Fugate I blame the jockey sent him early but either way jockey gave him a chance it was up to him heart to hang on . Biggest upset for me was zenyatta last race
The moment my heart sank:"The whip is out on Smarty Jones!" I'll never forget the determination on sweet little Birdstone's face. If he hadn't won this Belmont, we might never have had Mine That Bird and Summer Bird. And Smarty is a "shoulda won the TC" llike Spectacular Bid. So I guess it was worth the loss of my twenty bucks! 😂
I was in attendance. The air coming out of the balloon was amazing silence and utter shock with those last final strides. The good part for me was also being in attendance in 2105...American Pharaoh.
For those confused by the 2105 reference, OP is a time traveler. A robotized AI American Pharaoh will repeat his triple crown victory nearly a century later in 2105.
The pace was slow, so the SJ jock let him go early. Most of the time, with the best horse, this will work. Give Birdsong credit for catching the leader off slow fractions.
This was just HORRIBLE. I remember I was on vacation with my family in Toronto, as a young girl, and I remember watching this while sitting on my parents’ bed in their hotel room. I was a horse-nut, and I’d been wishing and hope for a Triple-Crown win for years…I was beyond devastated as I watched Birdstone, a complete long shot and a nobody, surge past the brilliant and bold Smarty Jones. Just awful. Will never forget it. But, it made American Pharoah’s Triple-Crown win in 2015 all the more sweet!
I was at Belmont on this day and I so vididly remembered the complete and total silence of.the 120,000+ after Birdstone crossed the finished line ahead of Smarty Jones. People were schocked, in disbelief, speechless. To this day, I still wished Smarty Jones won this race.
@@anthonycaruso3688 Is this a serious question? Perhaps because there hadn't been a Triple Crown winner since 1978 and most Americans like seeing historical accomplishments made in sports.
Just finished watching the race and it brought me right back to how great Secretariat was and his times that he ran and especially over this distance. Got to give credit where it is due
All these years later and I STILL get the same feeling in my gut when I watch this. No knock against Birdstone, but like so many others, I was in love with Smarty....and he ran a valiant race. If anything, I just feel you cannot really go to the lead early in the Belmont (unless you are Da'Tara!) and expect to have enough left at the finish. Interestingly...Afleet Alex ran the race that I thought Smarty SHOULD have run, the following year, when he won impressively. Great horse, great trainer, great owners, and a great call. Never gets old. I was at the Preakness, so I got to see Smarty run..and to this day, he is the best horse I have ever seen race in person.
El gran Edgar Prado sacando la cara por el turf peruano...cuando entran a esa recta final de esa mítica arena no solo esta atropellando el en la silla de Birdstone, sino también tantos grandes jockeys que ha dado la milenaria tierra de los Incas , jinetes como : Marchessini ,Javier Canesa,Gonzalo Rojas,Julio Pezua,Jorge Chavez, Edwin Talaverano, Guillermo Herrera,Victor Hugo Bardales y tantos otros grandes de la fusta peruana que le han dado gloria el Perú..! EDGAR PRADO,ORGULLO PERUANO..!! ARRIBA PERÚ!!
What an incredible horse. Smarty Jones was too good in fact. The only thing that prevented his triple crown was the way he got targeted in this race. This wasn’t a race. It was a hit.
I was there.. Smarty Jones ran his heart out. He was pressured all the way the other jockeys sabotaging their own mounts to thwart a Philly invader of grabbing ny glory. I'll believe that to the day I die.
Track was fast; pace was reasonable considering the speed of the track; Stewart Elliott had a good hold on Smarty Jones and only asked him from a furlong out. Maybe Birdstone ran a huge one and won it? John Servis took the blame for having the horse too keyed up. Probably wasn't his fault either - Birdstone was bred for distance and Smarty Jones was not.
If anyone ever says “fans don’t matter at live events” like all the idiots in the empty stadiums post Covid era, watch this and then the network version with fan noise.
Larry Collmus would’ve called the race and be like Smarty Jones is showing all of his fight with one furlong to run Birdstone has got him and Birdstone has won the Belmont Stakes over Smarty Jones in a shocking upset, the final time was 2:27.50 the Test of champions has claimed another
That was so disappointing when Smarty lost. But he tried so hard, and it was a good race...a SUPER close one. Poor Smarty Jones just got tired after being pushed, and couldn't handle it (and as others have already said, he wasn't bred for distance, but still did excellent).
Smartie started to slow the minute that ldiot jocket started to whip him. you can actually see him throw his head at the first swat. He won the Preakness without being touched.
His tendons were shot. He wasn't in pain but couldn't run. Dirt racing and Triple Crown prep burned him up. He could have run for years on the grass like his dad, Elusive Quality. He traces back to Secrettame, a lightly-raced daughter of Secretariat who won two races by a dozen before getting injured. Sire Sired Gone West, Smarty's paternal grandfather.
At that point in time smarty Jones had buried this entire field all winter/spring elliot rode him correctly he had thee best horse and he knew it....just got tired at the end ..what a great race the crowd was loud!! Like to see triple crown this year (2015)
it's still too early for Elliott to try to put them away. They were fading anyways no need to let him run faster at that point. He had plenty of time. Just wait until the top of the stretch but nooooo.
OMG..The utter MASTERY of the language in this call. The Secretariat call was a distant second and I LOVE the Secrariat account. Durkin allowed the blind to see this race. WOW wow Wow
Unbelievable call by Durkin. Like someone here said....the blind could see this. Tom was totally justified in showing his dissapointment. We were devastated when Smarty lost.
Marylou Whitney (RIP) , may God rest her soul, was definitely apologetic for Birdstone winning. I admired her for doing so, even though my philosophy is usually "never apologize for a win."
Stewart Elliot got destroy by his ride on Smarty Jones but the horse moved in hand and he waited to the top of the stretch to go all out but Smarty Jones was distance challenged and all the stars have to align in order to win a tripe crown.
I made so much money this day. I told all my friends on Friday night,that BIRD STONE was going to beat Smarty Jones and they all laughed at me and called him " DEADBIRD" so i said, how many horses had a race over the TRACK 🤔😂😂😂
i don't know what this trainer was thinking ,,,,, it was his 7 th. start of the year 2 races too much,,,,,, if that was his fifth he would of won by a mile
Risen Star for me. If Eddie pushed a little more early and somehow got out of traffic at the Derby, he could've kept Risen Star close to Winning Colors before destroying the filly down the stretch. Secretariat's boy should've won the Triple Crown.
@@NJ187 Wouldn't you enjoy having sex all day? It's not like they force the horse. If he wants, he can do it. If not, he doesn't do it. Hard to force a 1,000lb animal to have sex Lmao
Was there as usual...great call , can hear the disappointment in Toms voice.."Birdstone Surges"...i am still waiting to witness a triple crown live , but luved and clean up on Birdstone that day...my favorite race ever!!
would someone explain...Why did the Jockey of Smarty Jones not hold him back from leading the race so soon? Why is it believed that it was a deliberate attempt to cost Smarty Jones the Triple Crown when clearly the jockey on SJ allowed him to lead the race too early? Had he held him back a little longer maybe SJ would have had a bit more left? I am asking a genuine question. I don't know enough about horse racing strategy to understand. What I see is SJ going out too early in front when it is such a long race. Is it a genuine concern to try to stay in the lead so that your horse doesn't get boxed in by the horses that pass you??? Thank you in advance for answering my question.
I am not a horse racing expert. A jockey hopefully will be kind enough to answer your question. If the pace is fast out of the starting gate and a horse or a couple of horses set the pace, it forces all the other horses to run faster to stay within stalking position. In the case of Smarty Jones perhaps the jockey wanted to get out in front to get a good position. No jockey wants their horse to get boxed in, which happened to California Chrome before Victor took him to the outside to get out of that position. Once the horse is boxed in then the race is pretty much lost. They say the Belmont is a jockey's race meaning strategy is more important than perhaps the other races. Without watching the replay of the race I'd say it wasn't the smartest move to take SJ out fast, not when the race is a mile and a half.
Lisa Wilder According to the comments above, the pace was slow and if he stalked he would have gotten tired sooner. Most of the time with the best horse this will work, but maybe because SJ wasn't bred for 12 furlongs Birdsong was able to catch him. Racing is funny -- you really don't know what you're going to get from your horse when facing this tough test.
@@MichaelBentleyPublicity Smartie started to slow the minute that ldiot jocket started to whip him. you can actually see him throw his head at the first swat. He won the Preakness without being touched.
How many of the brilliant handicappers on that fine Saturday had a Birdstone key over Smarty with all..not me!! Tom Durkin lost his touch after this one
Smartie started to slow the minute that ldiot jocket started to whip him. you can actually see him throw his head at the first swat. He won the Preakness without being touched.
At this 2004 Belmont in New York, Elmont there was no way the powers that be up there were going to let a philly horse win the T Crown ,horse racing most prestigious event , that is why they buried those horses just so that Smarty would not win that triple. That is why people say that they Hate New York!!! It will be that way forever, sadly but I hope not true, but sadly.
@@boswindle9050 His jockey ran a bull shit race no doubt, but those mother fuckers up there, sandbagged that horse. The all sacrificed their horde so that Smarty would have been spent down the stretch, and it worked to perfection.
@@ericday4505 again no one made Smarty Jones run at the front. You see horses hang in the back all the time ..why because the bait horses will tire and the horses that ran their will pace will go get them. As the jocky said for Smarty Jones. He did do nothing wrong the other horse just came got him. If you know the Belmont is a 1 1/2 mile why the hell would you go out with the rabbits knowing full well that wont be your competition in the end.
@@boswindle9050 My point exactly, the Belmont is a mile and a half, and it seems like the stretch run is forever, if you have the best horse, you cannot get baited into running out early, horses are born to run, as the jockey and trainer you have gotta know exactly when to let your horse run. I put that loss on the jockey, with the trainer also getting his share. Still, though that was a great year for that horse, undefeated Derby winner, not to bad. Supremely confident horse, had some injury issues as I am sure you may know, but still an all timer and great competitor.
@@ericday4505 i agree with you. People are blaming the other horses and said they did something shady by putting bait horses in the race. Doesn't matter who is in the race run your race and you have the best horse it will show last 3 furlongs. I agree i think jockey fault. Sent him to early and couldn't hold on.
Believe or Not, I really dont care. This was the biggest score I ever made of a single race. I had $100.00 to win on the "4" Birdstone. Boxed a $20.00 Exacta, Birdstone and Smarty Jones. Keyed Birdstone with Smarty Jones/ with All in Tri.. Thank you Jerry Bailey, with Eddington. Bailey softened Smarty Jones. Stewart Elliot took the bait. Payout: $2.00 Win Bet "4" Birdstone $74.00- $2.00 Exacta Box " 4/9" Birdstone, Smarty Jones Payed $139.00 $2.00 Trifecta Birdstone/with/Smarty Jones/ with ALL Payed $1,589.00. Edgar Prado could ride then and he is still riding at Laurel...Good Luck to all of the Horse Players
I was working at river downs that day in the Charlson broadcasting simulcast studio and had the exacta box. My coworkers were yellin at me bec I was happy. Told them to hug it. like bobby frankel said after empire maker won , "hey I like money ". They finally tore down that hole of race track River Downs. Mice everywhere, co-workers passing out from Vicodin od's and the fire alarms don't work.
I hit the fat exacta box on that one. Watched it at work in the simulcast studio at River Downs. All the needledick punks I worked with, my mgr Tom and co worker Charles lost tons of money and were trash talking me before the race. I gave it right back to them and they were ready to fight me . I said suck it wuss boys , jump like a frog whenever you're ready. All talk. I was sorta bummed smarty didn't win, but hey like Bobby Frankel said:"I like money"
“& Smarty Jones enters the stretch to the roar of 120,000!! But Birdstone is gonna make him earn it, today !! It’s been 26 years !!” Chills
Without a doubt one of the greatest calls ever. Epic
I was there at the eight pole and we could sense Smarty was slowing, the crowd was silent as we felt Birdstone closing down the stretch, we all heard that magical line from Tom ‘it’s been 26 years and it’s just one furlong away’ what a thrill Smarty gave us all that year .. ❤️
Amazing call. I play this call in my head all the time. Unforgettable. I lost a lot of money that day.
"but birdstone is going to make him earn it today!" great call
This call gives me chills. I remember watching this live. Smarty Jones will forever be etched in my memory, even over some Triple Crown Winners.
I miss TomDurkin's race calls, the Travers Holy Bull is one of his best
@@gregorymartin2155 that's the New York way! They have been doing that to "Outsiders" since racing began in New York. Example big horse in for a stake from California . Sprint race late 70s . Cordero sent a horse who usually comes from behind head and head with the Invader . He finished up the track and as Woody Stephens is leading the horse into the winner's circle Cordero shouts over the crowd " We got him Woody !!" Look how they treated California Chrome in the Belmont or Rachael Alexandra in y Woodward
My buddy and I still talk about it to this day! He had ALOT riding on Smarty Jones, I decided on a whim to take Birdsong $10 across the board about 5 mins before post....he can laugh about it now, but at the time, he DID NOT find it funny....great horse 🐎 Smarty Jones, all timer
Smarty Jones is old now and has been stabled for years right down the road from me here in AmishLand, PA. He's still very beautiful to look at in person. Still to this day I damn near cry everytime I watch this race. He was SO close to the elusive Triple Crown.
The greatest race call of all time...and one of the most disappointing losses ever.
Agreed on both statements!
It still is the most money I've lost on one horde race, but the saddest part was Smarty losing the Triple Crown.
Bill Fugate I blame the jockey sent him early but either way jockey gave him a chance it was up to him heart to hang on . Biggest upset for me was zenyatta last race
John Piassek I miss Tom Durkin, amazing, dramatic calls. This guy, Larry something or other, sounds like he should he announcing at a used call lot.
rugger104 Larry has gradually improved.
Who keeps rewatching this race hoping Smarty Jones wins?
Not me
Birdstone nice and rested. Sat out the Preakness. Smarty Jones was awesome and actually raced in the Preakness! what a beast.
It is annoying, most of these horses sit out Preakness …
@@ginger_breadman More than annoying - it's a crime. Like making Sandy Koufax pitch from 80 feet.
@@ginger_breadman
Didn't matter 😂😂
One of these days Smarty's going to get up there when I watch.
Great horse with the perfet jock for it. Just ran out of gas that day.
It’s 2021 and still what a race. Wow!
The moment my heart sank:"The whip is out on Smarty Jones!"
I'll never forget the determination on sweet little Birdstone's face. If he hadn't won this Belmont, we might never have had Mine That Bird and Summer Bird. And Smarty is a "shoulda won the TC" llike Spectacular Bid.
So I guess it was worth the loss of my twenty bucks! 😂
I was in attendance. The air coming out of the balloon was amazing silence and utter shock with those last final strides. The good part for me was also being in attendance in 2105...American Pharaoh.
That must have been wild in 2015. I was at another racetrack watching the simulcast and even there the energy was crazy after the finish
For those confused by the 2105 reference, OP is a time traveler. A robotized AI American Pharaoh will repeat his triple crown victory nearly a century later in 2105.
@@redcatofdeathlmao
The pace was slow, so the SJ jock let him go early. Most of the time, with the best horse, this will work. Give Birdsong credit for catching the leader off slow fractions.
This was just HORRIBLE. I remember I was on vacation with my family in Toronto, as a young girl, and I remember watching this while sitting on my parents’ bed in their hotel room. I was a horse-nut, and I’d been wishing and hope for a Triple-Crown win for years…I was beyond devastated as I watched Birdstone, a complete long shot and a nobody, surge past the brilliant and bold Smarty Jones. Just awful. Will never forget it. But, it made American Pharoah’s Triple-Crown win in 2015 all the more sweet!
Well Birdstone horse is one that will always to be remembered. Because I' m a Birdstone
I was at Belmont on this day and I so vididly remembered the complete and total silence of.the 120,000+ after Birdstone crossed the finished line ahead of Smarty Jones. People were schocked, in disbelief, speechless. To this day, I still wished Smarty Jones won this race.
why do you wish he won?
@@anthonycaruso3688 Is this a serious question? Perhaps because there hadn't been a Triple Crown winner since 1978 and most Americans like seeing historical accomplishments made in sports.
Just finished watching the race and it brought me right back to how great Secretariat was and his times that he ran and especially over this distance. Got to give credit where it is due
All these years later and I STILL get the same feeling in my gut when I watch this. No knock against Birdstone, but like so many others, I was in love with Smarty....and he ran a valiant race. If anything, I just feel you cannot really go to the lead early in the Belmont (unless you are Da'Tara!) and expect to have enough left at the finish. Interestingly...Afleet Alex ran the race that I thought Smarty SHOULD have run, the following year, when he won impressively. Great horse, great trainer, great owners, and a great call. Never gets old. I was at the Preakness, so I got to see Smarty run..and to this day, he is the best horse I have ever seen race in person.
I was there. It was heartbreaking for nearly 100,000 people to watch Smarty Jones looking so strong at the 1/4 pole lose it down the stretch.
Was there too, crowd went totally silent, most everyone was really disappointed that we didn’t get to see a Triple Crown winner
I have never been so bummed by the results of a horse race. Philadelphia would have gone NUTS if Smarty had won.
Cannot touch the stretch call from a legend named Tom Durkin.
El gran Edgar Prado sacando la cara por el turf peruano...cuando entran a esa recta final de esa mítica arena no solo esta atropellando el en la silla de Birdstone, sino también tantos grandes jockeys que ha dado la milenaria tierra de los Incas , jinetes como : Marchessini ,Javier Canesa,Gonzalo Rojas,Julio Pezua,Jorge Chavez, Edwin Talaverano, Guillermo Herrera,Victor Hugo Bardales y tantos otros grandes de la fusta peruana que le han dado gloria el Perú..!
EDGAR PRADO,ORGULLO PERUANO..!! ARRIBA PERÚ!!
Cómo dicen "Siempre un Peruano cagandola" 😅
@@Bacci_47 No te vayas a morder la lengua, astroboy...en una de esas te envenenas....no, si son...
Si
What an incredible horse. Smarty Jones was too good in fact. The only thing that prevented his triple crown was the way he got targeted in this race. This wasn’t a race. It was a hit.
It's different hearing the stadium version of Durkin's call and not the NBC telecast version.
My heart aches every time.
I cry every time I see this video as the adrenaline flows.
why?
I was there.. Smarty Jones ran his heart out. He was pressured all the way the other jockeys sabotaging their own mounts to thwart a Philly invader of grabbing ny glory. I'll believe that to the day I die.
Track was fast; pace was reasonable considering the speed of the track; Stewart Elliott had a good hold on Smarty Jones and only asked him from a furlong out. Maybe Birdstone ran a huge one and won it?
John Servis took the blame for having the horse too keyed up. Probably wasn't his fault either - Birdstone was bred for distance and Smarty Jones was not.
Durkin sounds so disappointed in the last 100 feet.
Lmfao I'm in tears Tom, sounded PISSED!
Smarty Jones was leading when he passed us on the apron at the top of the stretch. Very sad day when he didn't win.
If anyone ever says “fans don’t matter at live events” like all the idiots in the empty stadiums post Covid era, watch this and then the network version with fan noise.
Incredible call. Tom Durkin is fantastic.
Every time I watch this race, I wonder if Smarty will hold on and he never does…. An absolute classic
Larry Collmus would’ve called the race and be like Smarty Jones is showing all of his fight with one furlong to run Birdstone has got him and Birdstone has won the Belmont Stakes over Smarty Jones in a shocking upset, the final time was 2:27.50 the Test of champions has claimed another
That was so disappointing when Smarty lost. But he tried so hard, and it was a good race...a SUPER close one. Poor Smarty Jones just got tired after being pushed, and couldn't handle it (and as others have already said, he wasn't bred for distance, but still did excellent).
Smartie started to slow the minute that ldiot jocket started to whip him. you can actually see him throw his head at the first swat. He won the Preakness without being touched.
He could have killed birdsong himself!! Man he sounded pissed 😂
I wanted to cry.
You could hear the angst in durkins voice.
Durkins the greatest
Elliott moved way too early for 1.5 miles and the poor horse gassed. Hat tip to Birdstone, Edgar Prado and Nick Zito
The sad thing is smarty jones didn’t race again after this. It would’ve been interesting to see what he would’ve done after.
His tendons were shot. He wasn't in pain but couldn't run. Dirt racing and Triple Crown prep burned him up. He could have run for years on the grass like his dad, Elusive Quality. He traces back to Secrettame, a lightly-raced daughter of Secretariat who won two races by a dozen before getting injured. Sire Sired Gone West, Smarty's paternal grandfather.
great commentary
Great call by the commentator even with the obvious disappointment at the end.
The :commentator is the greatest race caller in the history of the sport.
@@markklein5230 No doubt about that- Dunkin, the 🐐
Can anyone share website link of usa race horses ?
Too bad Smarty did not have Justify's 1:13 plus first 3/4
At that point in time smarty Jones had buried this entire field all winter/spring elliot rode him correctly he had thee best horse and he knew it....just got tired at the end ..what a great race the crowd was loud!! Like to see triple crown this year (2015)
And we did!! I can't believe it! American Pharoah got it done! This is slightly less sad now
Yup it is
it's still too early for Elliott to try to put them away. They were fading anyways no need to let him run faster at that point. He had plenty of time. Just wait until the top of the stretch but nooooo.
OMG..The utter MASTERY of the language in this call. The Secretariat call was a distant second and I LOVE the Secrariat account. Durkin allowed the blind to see this race. WOW wow Wow
Durkin was a wordsmith and knew exactly what buttons to push to elevate the drama in the stretch.
Unbelievable call by Durkin. Like someone here said....the blind could see this. Tom was totally justified in showing his dissapointment. We were devastated when Smarty lost.
Amazing, unforgettable and sad race call. It's almost like Birdstone's victory is anti-climactic. Too bad for Smarty Jones.
Will never get over the little guy losing like that. #1 in our hearts.
This is when I got my Horse Racing Betting Feber!!!
I remember the owners of Birdstone apologizing to the media for winning the race & playing the spoilers.
Marylou Whitney (RIP) , may God rest her soul, was definitely apologetic for Birdstone winning. I admired her for doing so, even though my philosophy is usually "never apologize for a win."
Nick Zito was very happy. I prefer that reaction
If you're going to apologize, then run the damn Preakness. And tell Zito he's a cheater.
Still watch this video thinking “Maybe Smarty Jones will win it this time”. All time call, was really pulling for Smarty that day.
The blood of secretariat. Such sad day. But what a great race from birdstone.
Epic Call
That was a shame smarty jones was clealy the best horse that triple crown season the jockey had to hold him back, he blew that race and that bonus.
It was the jockey’s fault?
John Servis is a friend of mine told me he has never watched the replay of this race
For some reason that doesn't surprise me. Absolutely brutal
Love it
The track announcer seemed really miffed that Birdstone won.
It was a sad day for me
steward elliot made is move too early on smarty jones
Stewart Elliot got destroy by his ride on Smarty Jones but the horse moved in hand and he waited to the top of the stretch to go all out but Smarty Jones was distance challenged and all the stars have to align in order to win a tripe crown.
Tommy D called many races at Belmont and he knew that stretch would be too much for the son of elusive quality
I made so much money this day. I told all my friends on Friday night,that BIRD STONE was going to beat Smarty Jones and they all laughed at me and called him " DEADBIRD" so i said, how many horses had a race over the TRACK 🤔😂😂😂
I still hate Birdstone till this day
Get sick everytime watching this race. Idk why I do it to myself anymore. Lol.
The highest of highs... and the lowest of lows
Birdstone caught Smarty Jones with about 100 yards left
Stewart couldn't get Smarty to settle. Plus there were rabbits in there and made Smarty get competitive to early.
He just had to slow that damn horse down early in that race. .
Race Call:
Tom Durkin
i don't know what this trainer was thinking ,,,,, it was his 7 th. start of the year 2 races too much,,,,,, if that was his fifth he would of won by a mile
A day I'll never forget
We loved bird stone
Nicky zito 🐎
Birdstone wins...THE BELMONT STAKES
I had the triple!
Birdstone
(May 16, 2001 - )
* Sire: Gridstone
* Grandsire: Unbridled
* Dam: Dear Birdie
* Damsire: Storm Bird
* Sex: Stallion
* Breeder and Owner: Marylou Whitney Stable
* Trainer: Nick Zito
* 9 Starts
* 5 Wins
* 0 Seconds
* 0 Thirds
* $ 1,575,600 earned
* 2004 NTRA "Moment of the Year"
Greetings from Venezuela.
Birdstone
(16 de Mayo, 2001 - )
* Padre: Gridstone
* Abuelo materno: Unbridled
* Madre: Dear Birdie
* Abuelo materno: Storm Bird
* Sexo: Semental
* Criador y Propietario: Marylou Whitney Stable
* Entrenador: Nick Zito
* 9 Salidas
* 5 Primeros
* 0 Segundos
* 0 Terceros
* $ 1,575,600 producidos
* "Momento del Año NTRA" 2004
Saludos desde Venezuela.
Befor American Pharoah Triple Crown Smarty Jones was the closest in 37 years to almost win the Triple Crown.
no he wasn't. Real Quiet lost the Belmont by a photo finish
Risen Star for me. If Eddie pushed a little more early and somehow got out of traffic at the Derby, he could've kept Risen Star close to Winning Colors before destroying the filly down the stretch. Secretariat's boy should've won the Triple Crown.
Real Quiet dummy
Smarty Jones ended up being someone's dinner. Win next time!
Nope, not quite. Unlike you, Smarty has spent the last 9 years getting laid.
Paris Hilton called. She wants her lame insult back!
Spacedock Steve Poor horse is a prisoner. You make it seem like the horse enjoys studding at his owners
@@NJ187 Wouldn't you enjoy having sex all day? It's not like they force the horse. If he wants, he can do it. If not, he doesn't do it. Hard to force a 1,000lb animal to have sex Lmao
What an awful ride by Stewart Elliott! That's what happens you don't know the Belmont track.
He let him go too early!
Was there as usual...great call , can hear the disappointment in Toms voice.."Birdstone Surges"...i am still waiting to witness a triple crown live , but luved and clean up on Birdstone that day...my favorite race ever!!
A great race won by a great horse.
American Pharoah and Justify in the past 4 years..
More than most people have ever seen, heh
would someone explain...Why did the Jockey of Smarty Jones not hold him back from leading the race so soon? Why is it believed that it was a deliberate attempt to cost Smarty Jones the Triple Crown when clearly the jockey on SJ allowed him to lead the race too early? Had he held him back a little longer maybe SJ would have had a bit more left? I am asking a genuine question. I don't know enough about horse racing strategy to understand. What I see is SJ going out too early in front when it is such a long race. Is it a genuine concern to try to stay in the lead so that your horse doesn't get boxed in by the horses that pass you??? Thank you in advance for answering my question.
Maybe the jockey didn't know how fast they were going? Could he even hold Smarty Jones back?
I am not a horse racing expert. A jockey hopefully will be kind enough to answer your question. If the pace is fast out of the starting gate and a horse or a couple of horses set the pace, it forces all the other horses to run faster to stay within stalking position. In the case of Smarty Jones perhaps the jockey wanted to get out in front to get a good position. No jockey wants their horse to get boxed in, which happened to California Chrome before Victor took him to the outside to get out of that position. Once the horse is boxed in then the race is pretty much lost. They say the Belmont is a jockey's race meaning strategy is more important than perhaps the other races. Without watching the replay of the race I'd say it wasn't the smartest move to take SJ out fast, not when the race is a mile and a half.
Lisa Wilder According to the comments above, the pace was slow and if he stalked he would have gotten tired sooner. Most of the time with the best horse this will work, but maybe because SJ wasn't bred for 12 furlongs Birdsong was able to catch him. Racing is funny -- you really don't know what you're going to get from your horse when facing this tough test.
@@MichaelBentleyPublicity Smartie started to slow the minute that ldiot jocket started to whip him. you can actually see him throw his head at the first swat. He won the Preakness without being touched.
How many of the brilliant handicappers on that fine Saturday
had a Birdstone key over Smarty with all..not me!! Tom Durkin lost his touch after this one
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Smartie started to slow the minute that ldiot jocket started to whip him. you can actually see him throw his head at the first swat. He won the Preakness without being touched.
The 97 and 98 Belmont Stakes were better but this one was tough. The 97 and 97 ones are still gut punches for me.
Pat Day should have rode Smarty Jones.
At this 2004 Belmont in New York, Elmont there was no way the powers that be up there were going to let a philly horse win the T Crown ,horse racing most prestigious event , that is why they buried those horses just so that Smarty would not win that triple. That is why people say that they Hate New York!!! It will be that way forever, sadly but I hope not true, but sadly.
Well horse run thier own fucking race.
You either run your pace or you go with leaders or hsng in the back. No one forced Smarty Jones to do shit.
@@boswindle9050 His jockey ran a bull shit race no doubt, but those mother fuckers up there, sandbagged that horse. The all sacrificed their horde so that Smarty would have been spent down the stretch, and it worked to perfection.
@@ericday4505 again no one made Smarty Jones run at the front.
You see horses hang in the back all the time ..why because the bait horses will tire and the horses that ran their will pace will go get them.
As the jocky said for Smarty Jones. He did do nothing wrong the other horse just came got him.
If you know the Belmont is a 1 1/2 mile why the hell would you go out with the rabbits knowing full well that wont be your competition in the end.
@@boswindle9050 My point exactly, the Belmont is a mile and a half, and it seems like the stretch run is forever, if you have the best horse, you cannot get baited into running out early, horses are born to run, as the jockey and trainer you have gotta know exactly when to let your horse run. I put that loss on the jockey, with the trainer also getting his share. Still, though that was a great year for that horse, undefeated Derby winner, not to bad. Supremely confident horse, had some injury issues as I am sure you may know, but still an all timer and great competitor.
@@ericday4505 i agree with you.
People are blaming the other horses and said they did something shady by putting bait horses in the race.
Doesn't matter who is in the race run your race and you have the best horse it will show last 3 furlongs.
I agree i think jockey fault. Sent him to early and couldn't hold on.
Jockey of Smarty Jones blew it.......Save the horse till the end....
Durkin,he really wants to see a Triple Crown,Too bad,after he retire AP,got it,...
This race is like the 2016 POTUS elections ...
Believe or Not, I really dont care. This was the biggest score I ever made of a single race. I had $100.00 to win on the "4" Birdstone. Boxed a $20.00 Exacta, Birdstone and Smarty Jones. Keyed Birdstone with Smarty Jones/ with All in Tri.. Thank you Jerry Bailey, with Eddington. Bailey softened Smarty Jones. Stewart Elliot took the bait. Payout: $2.00 Win Bet "4" Birdstone $74.00- $2.00 Exacta Box " 4/9" Birdstone, Smarty Jones Payed $139.00
$2.00 Trifecta Birdstone/with/Smarty Jones/ with ALL Payed $1,589.00. Edgar Prado could ride then and he is still riding at Laurel...Good Luck to all of the Horse Players
I was working at river downs that day in the Charlson broadcasting simulcast studio and had the exacta box. My coworkers were yellin at me bec I was happy. Told them to hug it. like bobby frankel said after empire maker won , "hey I like money ". They finally tore down that hole of race track River Downs. Mice everywhere, co-workers passing out from Vicodin od's and the fire alarms don't work.
I hit the fat exacta box on that one. Watched it at work in the simulcast studio at River Downs. All the needledick punks I worked with, my mgr Tom and co worker Charles lost tons of money and were trash talking me before the race. I gave it right back to them and they were ready to fight me . I said suck it wuss boys , jump like a frog whenever you're ready. All talk. I was sorta bummed smarty didn't win, but hey like Bobby Frankel said:"I like money"
I hit this race at 36 to 1 odds also hit mind that bird