"Lionheart is all heart, Smarty Jones is all out.." Love and miss Tom Durkin! Funnycide losing the Belmont crushed me. Smarty losing the Belmont sent me over the edge, lol. Since those two, I've never allowed myself to get emotionally attached to a race again. Both brutal losses.
smkarty jones is my favourite horse race ever along with invasor...they are both awesome...they came from places we never thought the best horse races could come...and they became greats
When I watched it live, I knew he was going too fast for the distance. You cannot be doing 48 second halves and at the lead when you have a mile and a half marathon. If he reserved some energy, hung in fourth or fifth in the backstretch, and then hit the gas in the turn, maybe the end result would have been different.
I was 10 when Smarty Jones almost won the Triple Crown, I remember being crying for hours when he came 2nd in the Belmont Stakes and everytime I see or remember that race it still breaks my heart. It wasn't jockey's fault, the other jockeys played "dirty" to him, they obligated him to push too soon and the horse wasn't like Secretariat and couldn't resist that kind of effort...
@@leobowman8149 No, the other jockeys are supposed to try and get their horse to win. Not team up and lower their individual chances just to ensure the favorite loses. It's not a team sport.
Oh man, that was a great montage up until the end. I lived Smarty's triple crown, it was my first, second and third horse race and the most amazing experience of my life. But watching the Belmont, I still can't watch the final furlong, it's heartbreaking. I was there and it was devastating. Never has this city taken a sports loss so hard. That damn Philly curse.
I'm not an expert by any means, but based on what I saw in the Derby, SJ stepped on the gas in the stretch. I think he (Elliot?) may have pushed him too soon. I think if he had waited a bit longer then he may have won -- maybe not by much, but it would have ben a victory.
@carlykaiser Its truly amazing what Smarty did when you consider him having a fractured skull, hard to believe its been six years already, wow time flies.
ug this is so depressing..especially if your from philadelphia (like me) i was actually there when smarty jones won his first maiden race as a 2 year old..and when he won the kentucky derby i dug out the racing form and I have it framed..but do u have to have the belmont? like no lie i cried when he lost...oh and a few corrections: smarty jones isnt that little...hes 15 3...which is sorta small but not small enough to be considered "little"
Birdstone won simply because of the pace and the fact the jocks put constant pressure on Smarty. Also, Eliot did not run a very wise tactical race. He picked it up with Smarty far too early. Had he simply been a bit more patient and used his horses natural stalking capabilities he'd have won with ease. Birdy simply plodded to victory.
Smarty Jones' performance at Belmont was displaced/overshadowed(?) by the death of President Reagan. Anyone else remember the running of the Belmont in '04 and how the two events seemed to collide? Well, for what it's worth, I do and the memory of that Saturday afternoon almost fifteen years ago is surreal.
If Man O' War was defeated once, any horse can be defeated. However, i think that we all agree in the fact that that was the year. Smarty Jones was the horse. No Big Brown, no Afleet Alex, no Real Quiet, no Silver Charm, no Charismatic. Smarty Jones was the one that should have won the Triple Crown.
As a kid, I became a fan of Smarty and was absolutely crushed to see him lose the Belmont Stakes, especially that close. To this day watching this video makes me teary eyed. Bird Stone committed a crime that day. Even the jockey said afterward he felt sorry he had comeback and won. I will never forgot the feeling I got when it became apparent that Bird Stone was going to pass him. My heart dropped, it was like nothing I have ever felt before. It tortures me to watch this video!
I loved Smarty Jones. His Preakness performance was stunning, but his Belmont race breaks my heart everytime I watch it (yet I'm drawn to it to watch it over and over, only to relive the disappointment). *cries*
In my view, Elliott probably moved too soon with Smarty, and Birdstone (all out into the far turn) just had the momentum late. Smarty still ran a very strong race. Reminded me of Desormeaux's ride on Real Quiet in the Belmont back in 1998, where the horse was clearly moving best going into the turn, but Desormeaux moved too soon with the horse. In the final 1/16, he had nothing left, and Victory Gallop was able to catch him in a thrilling photo.
Probably the greatest, yet saddest races I've ever attended. Sensing I might get a chance to see history being made, I decided to go to the track on a whim. Sat in 2 hours of traffic, bought a $10 general admission ticket, and miraculously made my way to a decent spot on a railing just below the rafters above the grandstand. When Smarty took the lead on the backstretch, the entire grandstand began to shake, and I held onto a support beam with all my might. Then came the final turn. . . DAMN!
this still breaks my heart. I lived 5 minutes away from where smarty lived. bensalem right outside philly. servis lived across from my development. tough run, man. that was a tough race. he didn't even win horse of the year. that horse excited all of horse racing and an entire nation. good show, smarty. go forth and breed. RIP Barbaro.
Smarty Jones will always be "America's Horse". He will be remembered in folklore for years to come. His owners story along with the horses determination will always make him a fan favorite. The call from Durkin is a special one. Your simply not a racing lfan if you don't love Smarty. The call that can be replayed around the racing world forever ..." Smarty Jones enters the streach to the roar of 120' thousand but Birdstone is gonna make him earn it today". WoW.
Smarty Jones had the heart of heart of a true and valiant champion. That's what Big Brown lacked on Saturday, it wasn't a tough field, the hot day, deep course or steroid issue. BTW...didn't Smarty Jones have a fractured skull and his owners ride in a school bus to all the big races? I have the book on order at B&N...
The stretch at Belmont is so long that it's dangerous to move too soon into the far turn, as the stretch is so lengthy. It isn't like at Pimlico where a sweeping move into the far turn is likely a winning move given the shorter stretch and the tighter turns. A great effort from both horses in this race. Just my humble opinion.
There are race horses..some better than others throughout racing history...and then there is the legend that we'll never see again on any level...Secretariat. Thank God we saw what supernatural looks like...and a miracle of nature. Nothing compares to his greatness...nothing ever will.
I still get goosebumps when i hear Tom Durkins call when Smarty enters the stretch "to the roar of a 120 thousand but birdstone is gonna make him earn it today" I still wish Smarty would of won the race. Philly stills loves you Smarty.
Let's give some credit to Birdstone; a talented horse on his favorite racetrack - and ran a huge one that day. He would prove his class in the Travers by soundly defeating Cliff's Edge. Smarty was simply the second best horse that day. Elliot did the right thing by letting him run instead of fighting the horse and tiring the horse out that way. The track was rock-hard that day, and 2:00 4/5 was NOT an unreasonable time for the 1 1/4.
I think a different jocky would have did that, but Stewart Elliott decided to run the same race that he did in the KDerby and Preakness and that wasn't going to work against Birdstone, had been a big disappointment up until he beat Smarty, at one time his owners thought he had a chance of being a triple crown winner. When anyone watches the video, there is no other horse close to Smarty when they cross the finish line , so you cant say it's all Elliott's fault.
Smarty would have made a great champion.Bailey and Solis threw the race on their horses just to spoil stewie elliot and smarty the crown. Bailey broke inside of smarty jones and took eddington back and sent him to the outside of smarty goin into the first turn while solis came up the inside on rock hard ten and put the squeeze on smarty. he was rank all the way down the backside and stewie had no choice but to let him go. The ride wasn't his fault at all, poor sportsmanship by the other riders.
I disagree with the notion that some sort of fix was in here as far as riders just to ruin Smarty Jones's chances in this race. Rock Hard Ten and Eddington were close the pace from the start. Given that Smarty Jones layed close in both the Derby and Preakness behind only Lion Heart, I would've expected more pace pressure in the Belmont, and that developed. Smarty Jones was a better horse than both of those.
First of all,let me give Birdstone credit,he went out and ran a race. But I always found it strange that Prado,Zito,and Whitney were so overly apologetic? I have said already what I think happened as far as Bailey and Solis are concerned. I don't know if Prado was in on it,but those interviews right after the race were very strange. I've read Servis pulled Elliot back,because he was furious about what happened in the race. Of course to the media they took the high road. I know something went on
After a grueling campaign of three races at Oaklawn, then the Triple Crown. Smarty ran second to a fresh horse hiding in the bushes. Should Smarty been fresh, no contest. From Philly to a Hog party, to the Blue Grass peak, if you mess with Smarty, you won't eat for a week.
@kkende112233 I couldn't have put what you wrote into words any better, Smarty Jones should have won that race plain and simple and to lose the way he did is very hard to accept to this day. Horse racing hasn't been the same since, I wonder if things would have turned out different if Lion Heart had ran in the Belmont.
We were lucky to have Smarty Jones. Like Real Quiet I wasn't sure he'd get the longer races but he won the derby and preakness and I believed. Too bad Bailey/Stevens sacrificed their horses to spoil Smarty's chance because they couldn't handle Elliot winning a Triple Crown when they couldn't. There was no way they were going to win putting their horses in the position they did.
I agree with your post's "hbqcnn101" for the most part, if I could change a rule it would be a horse would have to finish in the top three in the K-Derby to be eligible to run in the Belmont IF the horse skipped the Preakness. But I have written before that Birdstone did earn the victory, it just came at Smarty's expense.
uggg its so depressing 2 watch that race i was there and i along with everyone else was crying u have never seen a racetrack go from screaming 2 silent like that it was so horrible y couldn't edgar prado pull him up b/c he thought that he was injured even though he wasnt o well im rooting 4 nicanor in 2009
The triple crown still could have happened in 2004 if it was not for Jerry Bailey and his "spoiler" ride on Eddington. I don't think he wanted another jockey from his era winning the Triple Crown from his era when he did not. You have to respect him for his entire career, but I will always feel bitter towards him about his ride in the 2004 Belmont.
At least in the belmont you knew Birdstone was gonna pass Smarty. Poor Real Quiet was in front at the wire but the head bobs were opposite. Real Quiet is the closest any horse has been to the triple crown. Poor Smarty was exhausted, a Zito horse will run you down in the belmont.
cranker...once again, everybody took a shot at smarty,they didnt leave him alone,rock hard ten,eddington,purge, smarty couldnt relax or settle...it wasnt really the jockeys fault.after all that,smarty almost still won it...a more relaxed and settled birdstone came and got him in the end...sad
I don't know how great those 3 year olds were. The BC Classic was dominated by older horses. Rock Hard Ten was green and then you got birdstone as the 2nd best 3 year old and he's hardly a vintage top 3 year old. Smarty was clearly better than the others.
Raven, I'm inclined to agree, but one point: Alex Solis rode Rock Hard Ten in the 2004 Belmont. Gary Stevens did not have a mount in that race. Conspiracy? Maybe. Hell, Elliot's ride was no phi-beta-kappa. Tough one to watch.
My daughter was 4 when these races were run. She would watch them with me and her great-grandfather. She loved the races and ended up naming her doll "Smarty Jones", lol.
I love smarty jones, and even though Birdstone has shown hes already a great sire and smart jones has yet to give us some big winners, i do not like Birdstone.
some horses have the pace, some have the stamina, some got both. Those who had both definitely won the TC.. personally i would like to see the triple crown on 2000m, 1600m, 2400m. maybe only secretariat could have won on all 3 distances.. no disrespect to the great barbaro, he won well in the kentucky derby but we thought the same way about big brown and smarty jones but both didnt hold the 2400m
@kkende112233 but at the same time it would be a disgrace if all the horses just let him win the triple crown....its not an easy thing to do and it has to be earned not given...still love smarty and one of the best to ever run
That may be the case... but owners are gutless cheaters... what are you gaining holding a horse out 5 weeks when the other ones run 3 tough races? So you were able to upset a chance at history for like hundreds others... congrats you’re a gutless weenie who knows they can’t win fair
I agree. I was SCREAMING at the television for Smarty. I think Prado useed up too much energy on the backstretch rather then waiting for the final turn.
Yeah don’t hate Edgar guy is just doing his job... hate the owners who sit this horses out for no other reason than to play spoiler... it’s a load of garbage and needs to change
thanks for posting this. i remember watching this when i was only in 4th grade. i was so dumb at the time because i thought triple crown winners occured often (my family knows nothing about horse racing). it wasnt until the next month that i found that it was rare. it makes it more valiable to win. smarty just wasnt the one. unfortunatly we'll have to wait to see the next triple crown.
I think the ride in the Belmont was atrocious. Why didn't Lionheart run in the Belmont? Because it was too much for him. That's why the best horses don't necessarily win triple crowns. The hoop should have really nursed him through the first half of the race instead of breezing four/ five wide. He obviously had far too many gears for those, why would you turn it into a war of atrition? If it had of been mine I would have been furious.
@seniyad71 you know i was there in person and ive watched this race countless amounts of times and ive never noticed that until you pointed it out and you are so right. that double pull on the reigns slowed him down totally. great eye to see that and makes me wonder if he doesnt do that does smarty win.all along i blamed elliot for him not winning and after watching that at 8:18 i do even more lol. again thanks for poiting that out
@samynonthegreen Yes it was, that loss at the Belmont was a real heartbreaker but I feel that Birdstone earned that win all the way, Bird would have won by a big margin if it had been any one besides Smarty. I dont think any horse will break Smarty's 11 and a half length win in the Preakness.
wow now that i look at it for the second time it almost makes me want to cry. cause the first time i was just in shock. he was just sooooooooooo close to winning it all.
This crushes me everytime I watch this. I really believed Smarty was gonna do it....I wonder alot if this will be the last time we see a horse really have a great shot at the Triple Crown.
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Smarty Jones man...we love you. Small horse with the biggest heart!!!!
Win, loose, or draw, I still love you Smarty Jones !
12 years ago and that call by Tom Durkin in the Belmont feels like yesterday , what a call!!!
"Lionheart is all heart, Smarty Jones is all out.." Love and miss Tom Durkin! Funnycide losing the Belmont crushed me. Smarty losing the Belmont sent me over the edge, lol. Since those two, I've never allowed myself to get emotionally attached to a race again. Both brutal losses.
smkarty jones is my favourite horse race ever along with invasor...they are both awesome...they came from places we never thought the best horse races could come...and they became greats
Invasor!! Yes!!!2006.. how time flies
When I watched it live, I knew he was going too fast for the distance. You cannot be doing 48 second halves and at the lead when you have a mile and a half marathon. If he reserved some energy, hung in fourth or fifth in the backstretch, and then hit the gas in the turn, maybe the end result would have been different.
You also shouldn’t have to race a horse that’s been resting 5 weeks when you’ve been running...
I was 10 when Smarty Jones almost won the Triple Crown, I remember being crying for hours when he came 2nd in the Belmont Stakes and everytime I see or remember that race it still breaks my heart. It wasn't jockey's fault, the other jockeys played "dirty" to him, they obligated him to push too soon and the horse wasn't like Secretariat and couldn't resist that kind of effort...
Drankie94 I cry when I watch this lol I’m
27 I remember crying a million years ago too when he lost
So the other jockeys did their job
Yeah I remember one saying a few were the rabbits in there! But none expected Birdstone to win
@@leobowman8149 No, the other jockeys are supposed to try and get their horse to win. Not team up and lower their individual chances just to ensure the favorite loses. It's not a team sport.
Oh man, that was a great montage up until the end. I lived Smarty's triple crown, it was my first, second and third horse race and the most amazing experience of my life. But watching the Belmont, I still can't watch the final furlong, it's heartbreaking. I was there and it was devastating. Never has this city taken a sports loss so hard. That damn Philly curse.
if the jockey would have held back JUST A LITTLE he would have won it
I'm not an expert by any means, but based on what I saw in the Derby, SJ stepped on the gas in the stretch. I think he (Elliot?) may have pushed him too soon. I think if he had waited a bit longer then he may have won -- maybe not by much, but it would have ben a victory.
@carlykaiser Its truly amazing what Smarty did when you consider him having a fractured skull, hard to believe its been six years already, wow time flies.
I love this combo of the triple crown races of Smarty, awesome work carlykaiser, hope you never take it down, Thx!!!
ug this is so depressing..especially if your from philadelphia (like me) i was actually there when smarty jones won his first maiden race as a 2 year old..and when he won the kentucky derby i dug out the racing form and I have it framed..but do u have to have the belmont? like no lie i cried when he lost...oh and a few corrections: smarty jones isnt that little...hes 15 3...which is sorta small but not small enough to be considered "little"
Them calls by Tom Durkin are some of the best I've ever heard, still gives me goosebumps.
Birdstone won simply because of the pace and the fact the jocks put constant pressure on Smarty. Also, Eliot did not run a very wise tactical race. He picked it up with Smarty far too early. Had he simply been a bit more patient and used his horses natural stalking capabilities he'd have won with ease. Birdy simply plodded to victory.
Smarty Jones' performance at Belmont was displaced/overshadowed(?) by the death of President Reagan. Anyone else remember the running of the Belmont in '04 and how the two events seemed to collide? Well, for what it's worth, I do and the memory of that Saturday afternoon almost fifteen years ago is surreal.
If Man O' War was defeated once, any horse can be defeated. However, i think that we all agree in the fact that that was the year. Smarty Jones was the horse. No Big Brown, no Afleet Alex, no Real Quiet, no Silver Charm, no Charismatic. Smarty Jones was the one that should have won the Triple Crown.
As a kid, I became a fan of Smarty and was absolutely crushed to see him lose the Belmont Stakes, especially that close. To this day watching this video makes me teary eyed. Bird Stone committed a crime that day. Even the jockey said afterward he felt sorry he had comeback and won. I will never forgot the feeling I got when it became apparent that Bird Stone was going to pass him. My heart dropped, it was like nothing I have ever felt before. It tortures me to watch this video!
I loved Smarty Jones. His Preakness performance was stunning, but his Belmont race breaks my heart everytime I watch it (yet I'm drawn to it to watch it over and over, only to relive the disappointment). *cries*
In my view, Elliott probably moved too soon with Smarty, and Birdstone (all out into the far turn) just had the momentum late. Smarty still ran a very strong race. Reminded me of Desormeaux's ride on Real Quiet in the Belmont back in 1998, where the horse was clearly moving best going into the turn, but Desormeaux moved too soon with the horse. In the final 1/16, he had nothing left, and Victory Gallop was able to catch him in a thrilling photo.
Probably the greatest, yet saddest races I've ever attended. Sensing I might get a chance to see history being made, I decided to go to the track on a whim. Sat in 2 hours of traffic, bought a $10 general admission ticket, and miraculously made my way to a decent spot on a railing just below the rafters above the grandstand. When Smarty took the lead on the backstretch, the entire grandstand began to shake, and I held onto a support beam with all my might. Then came the final turn. . . DAMN!
this still breaks my heart. I lived 5 minutes away from where smarty lived. bensalem right outside philly. servis lived across from my development. tough run, man. that was a tough race. he didn't even win horse of the year. that horse excited all of horse racing and an entire nation. good show, smarty. go forth and breed. RIP Barbaro.
still after 7 years..it still breaks my heart....
Smarty Jones will always be "America's Horse". He will be remembered in folklore for years to come. His owners story along with the horses determination will always make him a fan favorite. The call from Durkin is a special one. Your simply not a racing lfan if you don't love Smarty. The call that can be replayed around the racing world forever ..." Smarty Jones enters the streach to the roar of 120' thousand but Birdstone is gonna make him earn it today". WoW.
It’s 2018 and I still watch the last 1min from time to time. Gives me chills.
Yea what a horse! Too bad he retired after the Belmont. Would loved to see him finish out that year.
Smarty Jones had the heart of heart of a true and valiant champion. That's what Big Brown lacked on Saturday, it wasn't a tough field, the hot day, deep course or steroid issue. BTW...didn't Smarty Jones have a fractured skull and his owners ride in a school bus to all the big races? I have the book on order at B&N...
The stretch at Belmont is so long that it's dangerous to move too soon into the far turn, as the stretch is so lengthy. It isn't like at Pimlico where a sweeping move into the far turn is likely a winning move given the shorter stretch and the tighter turns. A great effort from both horses in this race.
Just my humble opinion.
There are race horses..some better than others throughout racing history...and then there is the legend that we'll never see again on any level...Secretariat. Thank God we saw what supernatural looks like...and a miracle of nature. Nothing compares to his greatness...nothing ever will.
@8breyerlover yep! :) he's at three chimney farms, i believe, in kentucky.
I still get goosebumps when i hear Tom Durkins call when Smarty enters the stretch "to the roar of a 120 thousand but birdstone is gonna make him earn it today" I still wish Smarty would of won the race. Philly stills loves you Smarty.
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NO it was the jockeys fault....for sure.
Birdstone = epic troll.
Smarty Jones is my ultime favorite. Amazing horse. I love him.
Great Video...
Let's give some credit to Birdstone; a talented horse on his favorite racetrack - and ran a huge one that day. He would prove his class in the Travers by soundly defeating Cliff's Edge.
Smarty was simply the second best horse that day. Elliot did the right thing by letting him run instead of fighting the horse and tiring the horse out that way. The track was rock-hard that day, and 2:00 4/5 was NOT an unreasonable time for the 1 1/4.
I think a different jocky would have did that, but Stewart Elliott decided to run the same race that he did in the KDerby and Preakness and that wasn't going to work against Birdstone, had been a big disappointment up until he beat Smarty, at one time his owners thought he had a chance of being a triple crown winner. When anyone watches the video, there is no other horse close to Smarty when they cross the finish line , so you cant say it's all Elliott's fault.
Smarty would have made a great champion.Bailey and Solis threw the race on their horses just to spoil stewie elliot and smarty the crown. Bailey broke inside of smarty jones and took eddington back and sent him to the outside of smarty goin into the first turn while solis came up the inside on rock hard ten and put the squeeze on smarty. he was rank all the way down the backside and stewie had no choice but to let him go. The ride wasn't his fault at all, poor sportsmanship by the other riders.
I disagree with the notion that some sort of fix was in here as far as riders just to ruin Smarty Jones's chances in this race. Rock Hard Ten and Eddington were close the pace from the start. Given that Smarty Jones layed close in both the Derby and Preakness behind only Lion Heart, I would've expected more pace pressure in the Belmont, and that developed. Smarty Jones was a better horse than both of those.
First of all,let me give Birdstone credit,he went out and ran a race. But I always found it strange that Prado,Zito,and Whitney were so overly apologetic? I have said already what I think happened as far as Bailey and Solis are concerned. I don't know if Prado was in on it,but those interviews right after the race were very strange. I've read Servis pulled Elliot back,because he was furious about what happened in the race. Of course to the media they took the high road. I know something went on
After a grueling campaign of three races at Oaklawn, then the Triple Crown. Smarty ran second to a fresh horse hiding in the bushes. Should Smarty been fresh, no contest. From Philly to a Hog party, to the Blue Grass peak, if you mess with Smarty, you won't eat for a week.
@kkende112233 I couldn't have put what you wrote into words any better, Smarty Jones should have won that race plain and simple and to lose the way he did is very hard to accept to this day. Horse racing hasn't been the same since, I wonder if things would have turned out different if Lion Heart had ran in the Belmont.
We were lucky to have Smarty Jones. Like Real Quiet I wasn't sure he'd get the longer races but he won the derby and preakness and I believed. Too bad Bailey/Stevens sacrificed their horses to spoil Smarty's chance because they couldn't handle Elliot winning a Triple Crown when they couldn't. There was no way they were going to win putting their horses in the position they did.
I agree with your post's "hbqcnn101" for the most part, if I could change a rule it would be a horse would have to finish in the top three in the K-Derby to be eligible to run in the Belmont IF the horse skipped the Preakness. But I have written before that Birdstone did earn the victory, it just came at Smarty's expense.
uggg its so depressing 2 watch that race i was there and i along with everyone else was crying u have never seen a racetrack go from screaming 2 silent like that it was so horrible y couldn't edgar prado pull him up b/c he thought that he was injured even though he wasnt o well im rooting 4 nicanor in 2009
The triple crown still could have happened in 2004 if it was not for Jerry Bailey and his "spoiler" ride on Eddington. I don't think he wanted another jockey from his era winning the Triple Crown from his era when he did not. You have to respect him for his entire career, but I will always feel bitter towards him about his ride in the 2004 Belmont.
At least in the belmont you knew Birdstone was gonna pass Smarty. Poor Real Quiet was in front at the wire but the head bobs were opposite. Real Quiet is the closest any horse has been to the triple crown. Poor Smarty was exhausted, a Zito horse will run you down in the belmont.
cranker...once again, everybody took a shot at smarty,they didnt leave him alone,rock hard ten,eddington,purge, smarty couldnt relax or settle...it wasnt really the jockeys fault.after all that,smarty almost still won it...a more relaxed and settled birdstone came and got him in the end...sad
I don't know how great those 3 year olds were. The BC Classic was dominated by older horses. Rock Hard Ten was green and then you got birdstone as the 2nd best 3 year old and he's hardly a vintage top 3 year old. Smarty was clearly better than the others.
Raven, I'm inclined to agree, but one point: Alex Solis rode Rock Hard Ten in the 2004 Belmont. Gary Stevens did not have a mount in that race. Conspiracy? Maybe. Hell, Elliot's ride was no phi-beta-kappa. Tough one to watch.
My daughter was 4 when these races were run. She would watch them with me and her great-grandfather. She loved the races and ended up naming her doll "Smarty Jones", lol.
Smarty was my fav
I try to finish second with birdstone. But i made the upset. I won the belmont. Smarty jones was second. I felt ashamed for myself. Susan got me out.
I love smarty jones, and even though Birdstone has shown hes already a great sire and smart jones has yet to give us some big winners, i do not like Birdstone.
Birdstone got his buck on at the end.. he was lie F this i'm winnin.. i think if smarty new he was coming he would have hit that gear.
quit crying about the other jockeys. As long as they don't foul your horse, they have a right to ride theirs any way they feel.
I forgot how much I like this little horse...it would have been interesting to see what he could have done as a four year old
stewart elliott is the reason this horse did not win. look where he rides at? parx?? hahaahahaha thats a joke right there
they rode to win, not to be 2nd. that's what you congratulate them for. In racing, the great ones don't ride to be 2nd
edgar prado was riding birdstone not smarty jones stewart elliot was riding but stewart elliot did move 2 soon
Smarty Jones ALMOST had it. God damn it. An undefeated Triple Crown winner. Should've been... Alas, no
It's so easy to spot Smarty Jones with his unique 4 white foot and a white rein with blue shirt rider.
you have to hand it to birdstone...he just wanted it more...too bad for smarty though
When Smarty Jones lost that race, I felt like doing a Godfather on that fucking Birdstone!
he choked just like every other sports team in philadelphia!!!!!! LETS GO BIRDSTONE!!!!
I'd like to see American Lion and Backtalk run in the derby this year :D
i wish smarty jones had won... i wonder who will be the next winner of triple crown?
Ghostzapper much better horse who didn't start his campaign till the end of the year.
I really hope Birdstone is a glue factory somewhere…
is smary still alive? and i hate birdstone smary could have won!
ajump08 the big red freak !!!!!!!!!! he was a monster wan't he?
some horses have the pace, some have the stamina, some got both. Those who had both definitely won the TC.. personally i would like to see the triple crown on 2000m, 1600m, 2400m. maybe only secretariat could have won on all 3 distances.. no disrespect to the great barbaro, he won well in the kentucky derby but we thought the same way about big brown and smarty jones but both didnt hold the 2400m
And some horses don’t have to race a fresh horse that’s sat out 5 weeks while they’ve been running.. it’s a load of crap...
@carlykaiser THough some might say his stallion career is dead
Great call by Tom Durkin... "the whip is out on smarty jones!"
Quinton's Gold Rush. He always had breathing problems. He later died in Januray 2005, after surgery to remove a tumor.
@kkende112233 but at the same time it would be a disgrace if all the horses just let him win the triple crown....its not an easy thing to do and it has to be earned not given...still love smarty and one of the best to ever run
That may be the case... but owners are gutless cheaters... what are you gaining holding a horse out 5 weeks when the other ones run 3 tough races? So you were able to upset a chance at history for like hundreds others... congrats you’re a gutless weenie who knows they can’t win fair
No matter what, Smarty Jones is my favorite horse
Smarty Jones fractured his skull early in his two year old year.
Funny Cide's owners rode in a school bus
No way where they letting a PA bred non cheater win the triple lol
I agree. I was SCREAMING at the television for Smarty. I think Prado useed up too much energy on the backstretch rather then waiting for the final turn.
No it’s owners who are gutless cheaters...
YYH GO SMARTY JONES YOUR THE CHAMPION!
@Kulaness
Backtalk finished last :(
i do not hate Edgar...if it wasn't for him my precious Barbaro wouldn't have had a chance to make it off the track alive
Yeah don’t hate Edgar guy is just doing his job... hate the owners who sit this horses out for no other reason than to play spoiler... it’s a load of garbage and needs to change
thanks for posting this. i remember watching this when i was only in 4th grade. i was so dumb at the time because i thought triple crown winners occured often (my family knows nothing about horse racing). it wasnt until the next month that i found that it was rare. it makes it more valiable to win. smarty just wasnt the one. unfortunatly we'll have to wait to see the next triple crown.
I think the ride in the Belmont was atrocious. Why didn't Lionheart run in the Belmont? Because it was too much for him. That's why the best horses don't necessarily win triple crowns. The hoop should have really nursed him through the first half of the race instead of breezing four/ five wide. He obviously had far too many gears for those, why would you turn it into a war of atrition? If it had of been mine I would have been furious.
Lionheart is a great name for a horse.
Birdstone is Mine that Bird's Sire
Elliot got overly excited - what is he doing at 4 furlongs away? Just nothing like the roar of the crowd coming down the home straight.
The jockey asked him to go to early.. he would of won. He ran out of gas. What a shame 😭 that jockey is so screwed..
No owners are gutless cheaters
Stewart let him go right by
i agree with that sponge69able
RIP LionHeart
@seniyad71 you know i was there in person and ive watched this race countless amounts of times and ive never noticed that until you pointed it out and you are so right. that double pull on the reigns slowed him down totally. great eye to see that and makes me wonder if he doesnt do that does smarty win.all along i blamed elliot for him not winning and after watching that at 8:18 i do even more lol. again thanks for poiting that out
@samynonthegreen Yes it was, that loss at the Belmont was a real heartbreaker but I feel that Birdstone earned that win all the way, Bird would have won by a big margin if it had been any one besides Smarty. I dont think any horse will break Smarty's 11 and a half length win in the Preakness.
GO, little Birdy, GO!!!!!!
wow now that i look at it for the second time it almost makes me want to cry. cause the first time i was just in shock. he was just sooooooooooo close to winning it all.
This crushes me everytime I watch this. I really believed Smarty was gonna do it....I wonder alot if this will be the last time we see a horse really have a great shot at the Triple Crown.
Go Birdstone!!!!
Heartbreaker.
awesome races
GO BIRDSTONE!