2004 Belmont Stakes : Full NBC Broadcast
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- A record crowd of more than 120,000 went from a roar to silence today at Belmont Park as Birdstone upset Smarty Jones in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) and denied racing its 12th Triple Crown winner.
Stewart Elliott sent Smarty Jones to the lead early on the backside and the Kentucky Derby (gr. I) and Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner was pressed most of the way down the backstretch, first by Eddington and then by Rock Hard Ten.
Smarty Jones put both of those horses away, but Edgar Prado had Birdstone moving well and he came up on Smarty Jones' outside with a furlong to run and gutted out a one-length win.
"He kind of drug Stew to the lead. He didn't settle as easily as he had in his other races," Smarty Jones' trainer John Servis said immediately after the race.
"I was pressured by still felt like I had enough horse," Elliott said.
Prado, who rode the winner, apologized for spoiling yet another Triple Crown bid. "I'm very sorry," Prado said, "but I had to do my job. This is just part of the business."
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I keep coming back to watch this every year or so....that stretch call is absolutely amazing.
Every time I watch I keep thinking the ending will change !
@@nealbaker4170 I come back all the time and keep hoping Smarty gets there
This was one of the greatest broadcast calls ever. Tom Durkin shows the heartbreak and the astonished respect for Birdstone. All of those that want Belmont racers to somehow be required to race the two other legs do not understand the history of horse racing. "Birdstone wins the Belmont Stakes!"
Indeed, one of the greatest calls in any sport. Tom Durkin is the goat.
Yes...Durkin was fantastic. The right amount of drama without overdoing it. Tom conveyed the emotion of a heart-breaking race. I still watch this race occasionally just to hear his call. Still feel bad about the finish.
Props to Birdstone. He won that day. Disappointment for most though. That's why they play the games. People say that the Kentucky Derby is the most exciting two minutes in sports. I disagree. Nothing compares to the Belmont if a Triple Crown is on the line!
So true
100 percent
Instead of pointing fingers at Smarty Jones and their connections, let's give Birdstone his due. Ran a tremendous race that day and absolutely earned the win. The rest were miles behind.
guess Smarty as good as he was wasn’t triple crown caliber 🥲
@@lespangen
Smarty Jones lost the only race of his life in the least indicated competition: 136th. Belmont Stakes. Anyway, he will always be a great racehorse. So intense was the sympathy Smarty Jones generated that Donna Barton instead of interviewing Birdstone´s Jockey Edgar Prado, went straight to Stewart Elliot. That is what is called "The horse of the people"
Greetings from Venezuela.
11 years later and it still breaks my heart..
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Weird
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Yeah. But the sport is different now. At some pt it would be nice to see a TC winner.
***** Smarty Jones and Big Buttsucker weren't that great (BB's trainer is in and out of prison and suspended for life). I'll Have Another was an exciting horse, but New York's rules concerning analgesics right before the race kept him out of the Belmont.
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JRizz009 Me too man! Still pisses me off!!!
Mary Lou Whitney is a strong woman of such Grace, and she was in tears that her horse beat America's champion. No apologies needed, that's horse racing.
Well said.
It’s been 20 years ago today 💙I will forever be a Smarty Jones fan
Hearing Birdstone's jockey, Edgar Prado, sort of apologize for winning was so gracious knowing what was at stake for team Smarty Jones.
He apologized because he knew the race was set up to beat Smarty Jones by sending three rabbits at him and Zito rested Birdstone from the Preakness. This was a travesty and criminal. You don't run them all you don't run any of them and this is a case in plain sight.
@@danc3831 if you can’t win all three regardless of what is thrown at you, you don’t deserve the Triple Crown.
Bird Stone sired my favorite derby winner Mine That Bird!!!
The fact that Elliot turned on some gas so early and Rock Hard Ten pressuring Smarty for much of the race is what caused this heartbreaking loss. Having a 4 length lead at the turn for home should have put this race in the bag for Smarty Jones. It is rare that such quality championship horse give up a significant lead down the stretch of the grueling 1 1/2 Belmont. Give it Birdstone and his jock for having the tactical speed and energy reserve to run down Smarty Jones. They did everything right to take advantage of the one thing wrong that Elliot did on Smarty Jones. Sad. What a great horse. Greatest triple crown loser ever.
Well Birdstone was a quality championship horse too, it happens
Sounds like you could have done a better job, nc?
@@wowaquariums What kind of goofy response is this? He's right on the money. Smarty won the Derby and Preakness coming from behind. What was Stewart Elliott doing pushing him to the front so early? He put the target on Smarty's back and everyone else obliged. Smarty had nothing left in the last 1/4 mile because of such. Maybe Smarty wins, maybe he doesn't if he ran the way he did before, who knows? But Elliott was completely to blame for this loss by letting him go too hard too early.
@@JDjade1 The goofy response is...he came within about a length of winning...even his trainer said he ran a great race...if he wins, great race...if he loses, blame game...ya never know, and hindsight is always 20/20...that is all.
- That was a tough loss, so close, but yet so far away. Smarty Jones and Stewart Elliott were a great combo to watch.
I watched this as it happened - I was so sure I was going to see a TC winner that day. I've never felt the grandstand of my local track shake like it did - what a memory that was.
This was a heartbreaking loss, cause Smarty Jones was truly the people's horse. I just hope and I pray we will see a Triple Crown winner this year, GO AMERICAN PHAROAH!!!!
Megan Woodard LONG LIVE THE PHAROAH
Favorite all time horse. Breaks my heart but he was incredible. One for the ages regardless!
Bravo Six Agreed!
Looks like Stewart Elliot doesn't really urge the horse until the final bend - a little more than two furlongs from the wire. The horse did the rest all on his own.
Many reasons why Smarty Jones got beat, but it wasn't because Elliot asked him too early. I prefer to give the credit to Birdstone for winning the race with a great closing move.
DanielSong39 agreed 100% - the idiots who think that Elliot went too soon are pocket talkers!!
It’s been 17 years today since this race!
It's like one of those sad stories where the valiant hero dies in the end. Birdstone is the figure of death stalking and inevitably catching up to the doomed hero.
People seem to forget the crowd was audibly booing about this. Whitney really had lots of guts and grace to stand up to this. People were horrible. I was part of Smarty fandom but I would never boo this lady and the winner. Smarty was the great that never got to be, but I would never be so disrespectful and mean because my beloved horse didn’t win.
Every time I watch it I still think Smarty Jones will
hang on!
i remember watching this with my uncle ,,,Cheering for Smarty so sad,never remembered what a monstrous horse Rock Hard Ten was
One of the best stretch calls ever
Ah, that winning Jockey, what a great guy. He won it but could hardly enjoy it like he should have!
This Saturday, Many People will be tuned to their Televisions and see history in the making.
I hope and pray that we will see a Triple crown winner this year, GO AMERICAN PHARAOH.
The 37 year Triple Crown drought will end on Saturday night.
It sure did.
W American Pharoah. What a legend
Looking back.... and heck...going forward. I hope and wish a group like Sackatoga Stables (Funny Cide) or owner like Roy Chapman could win a triple crown. When the opportunity arises, the "blue bloods" seem to conspire to not let "the little guys" win. At least this was rumor as far as Smarty Jones year go. I've watched horse racing in depth since 1997. I've watched replays over and over and over from almost every big race from 1980 and beyond. Looking back....1997/2003/2004 are my best memories from this sport. RIP Roy. I wish you coulda got the TC, but ya know...with Smarty, you created a generation of horse racing fans....and for a moment in 2004.... you had the world cheering for you and your horse. And I would have loved to see Tom Durkin get to call a TC winner. :)
Like smarty jones but thats why there has only been 13. You have to be way better than the other horses to win all 3 not just a little better. Go back and watch 73 Belmont and it will make you appreciate it even more.
i wish the jocks would have made American Pharaoh earn in 2!!!! no one pressured him in his triple crown journey..
I remember in the Belmont Frosted wasn't even pushed to fight back. Makes ya go hmm...
Bird Stone still had Fuel in the Tank and Smarty had started running out. Had Smarty been held back a little big instead of the Jockey running him hard throughout, It could of been way different. Sad for Smarty but smart and good for Bird Stone's Jockey to run the race he ran.
He still would have lost. Birdstone was bred for distance.
@@adotintheshark4848 No he wouldn't have bud. BS wasn't able to pass until 70 yards or so from the finish. That's bc SJ was tiring half down the stretch which is the only reason BS was able to close at all. If SJ jockey would have waited until about 10 seconds before he let him go, we aren't talking about BS at all. We're talking about SJ being an undefeated triple crown winner.
He was held back until the final bend, a little over 2 furlongs from the wire
The trainer explained that the horse was too keyed up and eager to fend off his challengers, Elliott did his best to settle the horse down
Sometimes the horse does what he wants to do and there is nothing the trainer or jockey can do
I remember watching this at the track in Houston... Got Stoned!! So depressing it was there that day
Birdstone ran an awesome race! His Jockey ran him right in this as well. Best Horse won for sure.
This was the race that when it hit me, "Wow this is a really long track." I was still fairly new to horse racing then. Very tough to watch Smarty Jones lose, but give credit to Birdstone at 37-1 odds.
Zito's reaction was classic. Celebrated with the best of them; as he should. Great moment for him.
"Birdstone wins the Belmont Stakes!" I can still hear Durkin's voice. When Birdstone moves past Smarty Jones, it is like the end of the movie when the villainous team wins and your heart is torn from your chest.
This loss was a killer when I was younger, but I think it hurts more now that I'm older and more into horse racing. I could of sworn that Smarty was in the clear going into the stretch, but you can see Birdstone making his move at the far turn and looked like he was going to run right past Smarty. The only thing that had Smarty lose only by a length was his heart. I will always have a soft spot for SJ and his offspring (and usually lose money on his offspring).
I think the difference between Smarty jones and Ameircan Pharoah was that American Pharoah didn't get a whole ton of meda hype heading into his belmont run Belmont unlike Smarty who was viewed as a winner before post time.
A distance that was just a little too great for Smarty Jones. If this race had been about 600 feet shorter, Smarty wins the 2004 Triple Crown.
Mrs. Whitney what a classy lady..Such a gracious lovely woman..Congratulations to the Whitney's....
At the end of the race, if you interpret Durkin's voice, it said "SONOFABITCH!"
yep as soon as he said "BiRdStone Wins" lol
My Dad to this day gets angry at Stewart Elliott for not using the whip more during that stretch duel. He hit Smarty Jones twice that whole run down the stretch. Edgar Prado was one the whip every stride when they came off the turn.
As a 16 year old boy watching that day...I cried my eyes out.
I blame them not having used Frank Sinatra's version of New York New York.
I'm crying right now as hard as I did back when this was run. Smarty Jones is still my favorite horse in the horse racing world
***** I don't get this. Everyone is saying that California Chrome will be beaten. Who will beat him? Please tell me.
SugarTomAppleRoger If I had to guess, I'd say Wicked Strong or Commanding Curve.
Man, when they enter the top of the stretch, it's almost impossible to envision Smarty Jones losing. It looks like he's won it. What a shame.
Gotta love s elliot no matter how the reporter kept trying to get him to say something fake he told him over and over the horse just got beat and maybe mile and half people get so caught up in blaming jock or trainer bc its for the triple crown all horses cant get that distance
I remember tuck Edwards and myself followed this awesome animal all the way through the triple crown.tell the day tuck left us,he always called me smarty Jones. Cusoon brother,but not today
Birdstone, father of Mine that Bird and Summer Bird who won the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes in the same year respectively.
Edgar comes roaring in 2 years later with Barbaro 💙 tough loss for Smarty Jones.
You feel that one for a long time
Simply heartbreaking.
And you have to feel, not just for Smarty Jones, not just for Stuart Elliott, but for Tom Durkin. He really wanted to call a horse to Triple Crown victory and almost had it MULTIPLE TIMES, including here. He never got that chance.
Fuck Stewart Elliott.. he panicked at the half mile marker and cost the horse and the connections the Triple crown.. no ifs ands or buts about it!!!!
Tom Durkin, one of the greatest to ever do it. Collmus, is decent, but Durkin didn’t just call a race, he was theatrical and usually perfectly conveyed the drama of what was happening at the moment. I really miss him.
@@rugger104 Can you IMAGINE Durkin calling American Pharoah's Belmont win? :)
1948Cit n 1973Sec are the best
RIP Marylou Whitney..
42:59: A class act.
It takes longer than 2minutes to run the Belmont
THE BETTER HORSE WON
no, the better jockey won. 9 of 10, Smarty wins.
R.I.P. Triple Crown drought
Now we have 2 in 4 with Justify who is better than American Pharoah
Boy, you could sure hear the faint boos in the background in reaction to the audio delay during the Winner's Circle segment.
''31 lengths the standard '' well said well said!!!
Durkin sound like he had dough on smarty jones. You can hear the devastation in his voice.
GREAT FINISH! GO OTHER GUY!
Rookies jockies , Elliot and Rodney blown triple crown horses .
Birdstone had broken his maiden a year earlier with a 99 Beyer. One of these days if I watch it enough Smarty will get up.
Well said.
I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ON THE FENCE,,MID STRETCH THAT DAY AND I'M STILL NOT OVER IT.IN MY OPINION OF 35 PLUS YEARS OF WATCHING HORSE RACING,STEWART ELLIOTT DESERVES TO BE CRITICIZED FOR THE RIDE.LOOK AT THOSE FRACTIONS.WAYYYYYYYY TO FAST STEW.
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.
Stuart Elliott threw that race away going for home too early. But that's life, human error..we all make mistakes
If the race was 1.25 miles, it would have been the right time, but the jock really choked here; anyone that says otherwise, is sawft af
Smarty Jones was not bred to stay a mile and a half, it doesn't matter what Elliot did he would have packed in the last 200 yards, same thing with Real Quiet.
Holy fuck, WHAT A CALL BY DURKIN! "But Birdstone is going to make him earn it today! The whip is out on Smarty Jones. It's been 26 years and it's just one furlong away! "
To call Tracy's doll, & stomach shot the chop, do you think I'm good enough to Ordo's the two panthers statutes? 4 service I feel the guy didn't settle. I Wana be over there by 50 years old.❤
On Kentucky Derby day many of the on-track bettors at Oaklawn and Philly Park where Smarty ran had to come back the next day to be paid.
That race was painful and heartbreaking he should’ve won it and Now American Pharoah got the triple crown now and 37 year drought has ended
Stewart Elliott what were you thinking? USE THE WHIP, that cost Smarty Jones the Triple Crown.
like watching the titanic. You know an iceberg is looming out there, but you hope they'll miss every time.
The late great Mary Lou Whitney...all class.
Sports is not about upsets. Is about being a champion. If you check the time used by Smarty Jones on each win and compare then to real champions you would know why he lost running against a poor group like this. Same for Big Brown... Those days are gone. A lot of politics.
that was the shit ride for the ages on Smarty Jones. you sit back with that cheap speed dude.
A bad ride
"Birdstone wins the Belmont Stakes" the level of disgust in his voice 😄😄
No
California Chrome could play the role of Smarty Jones and Wicked Strong could play the role of Birdstone where he will catch California Chrome in the final strides.
Stewart Elliott rode this race all wrong he knew everyone was going to push him hard early why did he not just take a lead and come with one sustain run on the outside and am pretty sure he would of won - but i suppose that his just nit picking
Birdstone, Victory Gallop and Da Tara crashed the Triple Crown party. I see it happening again on Saturday!
Rp Perez I liked Da Tara. I loved it when Big Buttsucker started thrashing around because Desormeaux wouldn't let him run.
+Michael K because Dumass it's a horse u dummy there animals not machines and big brown is a great horse
Birdstone so funny how he has delayed response to the whip. Give em a tap, acts like he doesnt feel it then 3 secs later surge
A lot of blame goes to all jockey's in this race. It almost seemed the "bigger name" jockeys wanted to gang up on Smarty and push him enough to make him fold, with no regard for their own mounts. Secondly, Elliot only ran one race that whole day (I believe). Any rider on a foreign track will take as many mounts as possible to get a feel for the track, slow points, etc. He should've done more in his own right. In any instance, I was here and this was an extremely disappointing day
He almost.... Pulled it off
But the extra dozen year wait made AP's Crown that much sweeter!!
Na, It was Smarty's Jockey that lost him the race taking the lead and trying to keep it the whole race. He burned Smarty out and just did not have enough left. If he had ran it like Birdstone did, would of been a different story. If Jockey's indeed get together to plot what you say David, then its a Piss poor Jockey to fall for such antics. you do your best, run the best race you can and this just happens brother.
David Abel B.B. b *
Jeez I wonder how much Visa paid to have it called the “Visa triple crown”. They just had to get their greedy little hands in there didn’t they?
Well Smarty Jones did a good job, but they all had to come for him.
I hope the commatary didn't get rapped to tell that in 04 for that 13th ghost fool.
Every time i watch this, i keep thinking smarty is going to do it :(
That was a heart breaker so sad...
William Ryan Smarty was running against crows in that Triple Crown. His winning times in the first two races weren't anything to shout about; the only good time of the three races was Birdstone's 2:27 in the Belmont.
Tom Durkin last call of the race says it all....
55:37: The last NYRA CEO who knew what he was doing.
wow Smarty pad $3.30 for Second. 65% profit.
No he will not fight again that was his last race
Smarty couldn't take those drugs in New York. It showed
He never was on them
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all this rubbish about the jockey costing smarty jones the race was an absolute joke, i thought he gave smarty jones every single possible chance to win that race
SMARTY JONES GOT OUTSTAYED BY BIRDSTONE
nothing more
Smarty Jones was an overrated horse,Rock Hard Ten was better!
Sure didn't show it in those 3 races.