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Smarty foals nearing the racetrack
March 26, 2008
While it’s too early to be expecting to hear much on the racetrack from the Smarty Jones 2-year-olds, they are being named and we thought you’d enjoy hearing some of their names. The colts and fillies include:
Abraham Again
Antigone Jones
Apple Fest
Artisan
Capote Jones
Chef
Dr. Smarty Jack
Go Smarty Go
Goldshaft
Happy Madison
Hey Smarty
I’ll Show Them
It Must Be Fates
Jonespartyofwon
Keefer
Kiddari
Maestro and Master
Me and Miss Jones
Me You and Her
Miracle Baby
Nafath
Oh Smarty Girl
Paper Route
Plasma Beam
Prairie Township
Procellous
Ritzy Jones
Saayebah
Sarah Cataldo
Smart ‘n Snazzy
Smart Justice
Smart Management
Smart N Lonely
Smart Sugar
Smarty Woman
Smarty Dance
Smarty Kota
Smarty Marty
Smarty Time
Smarty’s Charm
Smarty’s Gold
Smartysideup
Soda Jerk
Sommelier Smarty
Stark’s a Smarty
State Opera
Winnie the Stew
You Smarty Pants
Smarty is the Leading First Crop Sire of Yearlings
September 30, 2007
Smarty Jones is currently the Leading First-Crop Sire of Yearlings for 2007, with 29 yearlings sold averaging $219,137. He's had ten yearlings sell for in excess of $300,000, including:
• A colt out of Carly’s Crown was purchased by My MeadowView Farms for $350,000 from Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services.
• A filly out of Lovington was purchased by Jon Kelly for $350,000 from Runnymede Farm.
• A colt out of Mimi’s Golden Girl was purchased by RBTS for Sequoia Racing for $400,000 from Man o’War Farm.
• A colt out of Take the Cake was purchased by Mike Ryan, agent for $400,000 from Three Chimneys Sales.
• A colt out of Confidently was purchased by Big Red Farm for $350,000 from Burleson Farms, LLC.
• A colt out of Top Rung was purchased by Glen Hill from for $600,000 from Three Chimneys Sales.
• A filly out of Djebel Amour was purchased by Brian Grassick Bloodstick for $340,000 from Three Chimneys Sales.
• A filly out of Eishin Bridle was purchased by Lukas Enterprises for $325,000 from Taylor Made Sales.
• A filly out of Rahy Rose was purchased by Frankfort Park Farm for $350,000 from Mt. Brilliant Farm LLC.
Sparkling Smarty colt at the Saratoga yearling sale
August 10, 2007
A Smarty Jones colt brought $650,000 at the Saratoga Select Yearling Sales this week. Hip # 139, out of White Gulch, was purchased by B. Lunsford from the Woods Edge Farm consignment.
More stats about Smarty Jones' outstanding weanling sales
February 16, 2007
We’re a little behind on our reading material, but this cold weather is proving a good time to catch up!! In the Weanling Sire Review issue of The Blood-Horse MarketWatch, Frank Mitchell wrote:
“The first crop of weanlings by Smarty Jones have shown to be every bit as popular in 2006 as the chestnut son of Elusive Quality was in 2004 as “America’s Horse”.
“Smarty Jones’ foals towered over the progeny by other 2006 first-crop sires with a median of $270,000 for eight sold, which is nearly $100,000 more than second-ranked Medaglia d’Oro’s strong median of $175,000 for 21 sold. By average price, Smarty Jones has a smaller but still substantial lead. His $275,625 average is nearly $60,00 higher than that of second-place Speightstown.”
In the same issue of MarketWatch, it was reported that the Second Leading North American Sire by 2006 Median Weanling price was Dynaformer with a median of $300,000 for five sold and the Third Leading Sire by Median was Smarty Jones with eight sold for a median of $270,000. Next closest were Empire Maker ($220,000 median) and Elusive Quality ($210,000 median).
Smarty Jones Leading Freshman Sire of Weanlings
November 13, 2006
Not only is Smarty Jones the Leading Freshman Sire of Weanlings sold in 2006, but he is North America's Fourth Leading Sire among ALL sires who had two or more weanlings sell in 2006.
Smarty's weanling sold in Japan will not figure in the year-end North American figures, so his average will be reported at $275,625 for his eight weanlings sold in North America. That makes him the fourth leading sire of sale weanlings overall, behind Unbridled's Song, Giant's Causeway and Three Chimneys' DYNAFORMER in # 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Occupying spots # 5, 6 and 7 are Forestry, Smarty's sire Elusive Quality and Mineshaft.
Smarty Jones weanlings average $306,835 for 2006
November 8, 2006
We're proud to announce that the weanling sales results for Smarty Jones' first crop are in and his nine weanlings have averaged $306,835.
Six Smarty Jones weanlings -- four colts and two fillies -- sold at the Keeneland November Sale and they averaged $297,500, with a median of $295,000. Shadwell Estate Company brought the highest priced colt, at $425,000 for Hip # 303, a colt out of Wheatley Way. Bloodstock Management III bought Hip # 256, a colt out of So Ritzy for $350,000. Vin Cox Bloodstock bought Hip # 573 for $300,000, a filly out of Til Forbid. Doc Bloodstock bought Hip # 4, a colt out of White Gulch, for $290,000. Ferguson Valley Ranch bought Hip # 96, a filly out of Gera, for $250,000. Michael Davenport paid $170,000 for Hip # 734, the last Smarty Jones weanling cataloged for 2006, a colt out of Follow Betsy.
The first Smarty foal born, a filly out of Shoppingwithbetty, sold at the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November sale on Nov. 5 and was purchased by Shadwell Estate Company for $250,000.
The highest priced Smarty Jones weanling to sell at auction in 2006 was also the first to sell -- a colt out of Laguna Seca sold at the Select Sale in Japan in July (see below for details) for $556,521.
The nine youngsters averaged more than three times their stud fee. They were a strong and impressive group of foals. Smarty Jones' stud fee for 2007 remains at $100,000 live foal, payable September 1.
Smarty has 18 weanlings cataloged for November Sales
October 6, 2006
Eighteen members of Smarty Jones' great looking first crop of foals are cataloged for the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky and Keeneland November Sales on November 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Included are two half-siblings to Grade 1 stakes winners SILVER WAGON and BEVO and four more half-siblings to graded stakes winners or stakes winners of more than a half million dollars. Three are out of half-siblings to Grade I stakes winners GHOSTZAPPER, MS ELOISE and SENOR PETE.
For a complete list, click on the button at the top of the right hand side of this page.
Two of Smarty's first foals are half-sibs to new stakes winners
August 22, 2006
Two new stakes winners this week are half-brothers and sisters to 2006 colts by Smarty Jones.
ABBY ROAD (IRE) (04 f. by Danehill, out of Bells Are Ringing, by Sadler's Wells; Bells Are Ringing is a half-sister to UNBRIDLED'S SONG) won the 5 furlong Newvoicemedia St. Hugh's S. (L) in Ireland on August 19 by a length. The race comment was, "She'll be hard to beat in races like the Flying Childers and the Cornwallis." Breeder: Western Bloodstock.
REHOBOTH (03 c. by Wagon Limit, out of So Ritzy, by Darn That Alarm; half-brother to Grade I stakes winner SILVER WAGON) won the one-mile American Dreamer S. at Calder Racecourse on August 20 by a neck. He rallied for the win even after his rider lost his whip and he's earned $175,900. Breeders: Mr. & Mrs. Leverett S. Miller.
Two of Smarty's mares produced graded stakes winners this week
July 21, 2006
Two graded stakes winners this week are out of mares that were bred to Smarty Jones in 2006 and are currently in foal to him.
TOO MUCH BLING (03 c. by Rubiano) won the $300,000 Carry Back S.-G2 at Calder on July 15. His dam, Rose Colored Lady, is in foal to Smarty Jones for 2007. The very talented sprinter has earned $509,674 and won five of his ten career starts. Owners: Stonerside Stable & Blazing Meadows Farm LLC. Breeder: Destiny Farm LLC.
RICH IN SPIRIT (02 f. by Repriced) won the $165,000 Locust Grove H.-G3 going 1-1/8 m. on the turf at Churchill on July 15. Her dam, Qualatative, is currently in foal to Smarty Jones. Already a graded stakes winner, she’s now earnd $487,951 and won or placed in 11 of her 15 starts. Owner/Breeder: Glen Hill Farm.
Smarty Jones Advice Columnist?
July 19, 2006
The St. Paul Pioneer Press apparently has a telepathic pipeline to Smarty that we weren't aware of. They write: "The Loop has known for years that the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner is one of the most successful thoroughbreds in racing history. What we didn't know is that he's a wise source of advice and counsel." For the complete text of their Q & A session with Smarty, click here.
First Smarty Jones foal sold brings more than $500,000
July 11
The first foal by Smarty Jones to be sold at auction was a bay colt out of Laguna Seca (by Seattle Slew) sold for 64,000,000 yen, or $556,521, at the Select Sale in Japan on Tuesday, July 11. The colt was purchased by Yoshimi Ichikawa and was sold by Chiyoda Farm.
To put the price into perspective, that made Smarty the fourth leading sire by average for the two-day sale of foals -- ahead of King Kamehameha, even though a foal by him brought a world record price of $5.2 million. A familiar name who finished behind Smarty in average was Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem, whose two foals sold averaged 62,500,000 yen.
Smarty Jones stamping his foals
June 5, 2006
We hope you've been following the glowing reports regarding the Smarty Jones foals that have arrived this spring. As a reminder, the breeders' descriptions of foals, and various photos of foals, are posted at http://www.threechimneys.com/SmartyJones/foals.shtml
Pat Chapman was in Kentucky about ten days ago, saw between 30 and 35 of the youngsters and was similarly pleased. Maryjean Wall, of the Lexington Herald-Leader, went along on several of the visits and you can read her report at http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/sports/horse_racing/kentucky_derby/14661690.htm
Mare in foal to Smarty Jones brings almost $1 million
In addition to having his first foal, a mare in foal to Smarty Jones sold for $950,000 on the morning of January 10, making her the second highest priced mare sold thus far at the Keeneland January Sale. Solvig, a Grade 3 stakes winner of $800,694, was purchased by Charlton as agent for F. Eugene Dixon's Erdenheim Farm in Pennsylvania.
The website of The Blood-Horse quoted Rick Abbott of Charlton Bloodstock as saying, "She'll go home to Pennsylvania to (Charlton) and foal there, so we'll have a Pennsylvania-bred Smarty Jones, and then she'll probably go back to Afleet Alex – at least that's the plan," Abbott said. "Obviously, she was a great race mare, and Mr. Dixon was interested in getting a mare in foal to Smarty Jones. He's the chairman of Pennsylvania's racing commission, which I serve on with him, and he wanted to support the home team. She's worth every penny of it (her price) I think."
Smarty Jones' First Foal Arrives
January 10, 2006
For pictures of Smarty's good looking first foal, go to http://www.heraldleaderphoto.com/multimedia/smarty/baby.html for the Lexington Herald-Leader's slide show of photos.
To read the Herald-Leader's account of the birth of Smarty's first foal, go to http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/13592112.htm.
Stone Farm, just outside Paris, announced today that the first foal by 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Smarty Jones was born at the farm shortly after midnight, on the morning of Tuesday, January 10, 2006.
Three Chimneys Farm, home of Smarty Jones, confirmed that the bay filly out of Shoppingwithbetty is the first foal by Smarty Jones, the Fifth Richest American Racehorse in history who retired in 2004 with earnings of $7,613,155.
“We’re very excited about the foal,” said Arthur Hancock, owner of Stone Farm and part-owner of the filly. “A lot of work goes into bringing a foal into the world and it’s wonderful to have a good looking one like this. She has good bone and a lot of substance, she’s balanced and she’s quite a bright and intelligent-acting filly.”
Stone Farm is the noted Kentucky nursery that raised Kentucky Derby winner and Leading Japanese sire Sunday Silence, as well as Kentucky Derby winners Gato del Sol and Fusaichi Pegasus. “So, Arthur knows a thing or two about good horses and we’re delighted to have this glowing report from him about Smarty’s first foal,” said Robert Clay, owner of Three Chimneys Farm. “He even said they were thinking about breeding the mare back to Smarty.”
Shoppingwithbetty is owned by Hancock and Tom Tatham of Oak Cliff Stables. She is by Danzig and out of the Grade I stakes winner Buy the Firm, who won $735,409 and five graded stakes, including the Top Flight H. [G1].
Shoppingwithbetty was due to foal on January 19, so foaled nine days early and ahead of seven other mares who were “due” before her.
“It’s great to have Smarty Jones’ first foal on the ground,” said Clay. “We’ve been looking forward to this all year. As a racehorse, Smarty was virtually everything you could ask for and we’re hoping he will be just as great a stallion. This is the first step.”
Smarty Jones stands at Three Chimneys Farm, near Midway, KY, for a fee of $100,000 guaranteed live foal. He is bred to 111 mares a year, and currently 91 more mares – in addition to Shoppingwithbetty – are pregnant, so “America’s Horse” is expecting some 92 offspring to be born in 2006.
Smarty has strong sales of first mares carrying his foals
The 16 mares sold in foal to Smarty Jones at the Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton Kentucky November Sales averaged $335,000 and sold for an even higher median of $365,000 even though two thirds of the mares sold were neither stakes winners or stakes producers. They were led by LILAC QUEEN (GER), purchased by Shadai Farm for $525,000;, STRAIT FROM TEXAS, purchased by Katsumi Yoshida for $450,000; BELLS ARE RINGING, purchased by Gaines-Gentry for $425,000; and SARAH'S WORLD, purchased by Briggs and Cromartie Bloodstock for $400,000 and BIG AND BEAUTIFUL, purchased by Gaines-Gentry for $400,000.
Smarty Jones had 41 stakes producers and 39 stakes winners on his first book of mares. But of the 16 mares sold in foal to Smarty at the November Sales, 10 were neither. For more details of Smarty's stellar first book, go to http://www.threechimneys.com/SmartyJones/book.html
SMARTY JONES BY ANDRE PATER now available in limited edition
May 3, 2005
Three Chimneys announced today that three paintings of Smarty Jones by world renowned equine artist Andre Pater will be available in a limited edition of 500 giclee prints being sold by the farm, with profits to benefit the Smarty Jones Foundation.
"These are dynamic paintings that capture the spirit of Smarty Jones, as well as his charisma, strength and presence that so captivated the public," said Three Chimneys owner Robert Clay. "From the day the first painting appeared in our advertising, we had people asking if we were going to make the images available, and now we are."
Prints are priced individually at $425, or $1,000 for the series of three prints. Prices include U.S. shipping, handling and appropriate sales tax. Overseas purchasers will be quoted shipping costs upon request. Each print measures 22-1/2 inches by 24 inches, and will be signed and numbered by the artist.
One of the paintings, "Run, Smarty, Run", is the art being used to illustrate the most recent Three Chimneys advertising. It depicts Smarty Jones at the finish of the Preakness Stakes, which he won by a record setting eleven and a half lengths.
The other two paintings are making their first public appearances as the giclee prints. "Smarty Triumphant" is an image that has been described as "Smarty full of confidence and his jockey perhaps a bit humbled." The third, "The Winning Effort" is of Smarty with that characteristic bowed neck that his fans will remember from photos of his morning workouts, when even his 170 pound exercise rider could not curb Smarty's urge to run.
"Few horses have captured the public imagination like Smarty Jones, and photos just didn't seem to communicate that magnetism, so last October we turned to Andre Pater to convey Smarty's essence in our marketing campaign," said Clay. "Andre did a superb job. As one art authority observed, this is a case of the best painting the best. These three images just cried out to be made more widely available than simply hanging on the walls at Three Chimneys."
"It just seemed to be a natural that we go ahead and market these ourselves, so that profits could go to the Smarty Jones Foundation," said Three Chimneys Marketing Director Margaret Layton.
The Smarty Jones Foundation is being established by Three Chimneys so that money generated by Smarty-related marketing endeavors can be directed to equine related charities. A board that will include Pat Chapman, Dan Rosenberg and Blythe Clay will decide the specific charities to benefit from the proceeds.
Andre Pater has been hailed by many as the heir to the great artist, Sir Alfred Munnings. His powerful renditions of jockeys, racing and hunting scenes are sought by sporting art collectors and horse lovers around the world. A native of Poland, Pater now lives in Lexington, KY. His work set a record in 2001 for a non-oil painting by a living artist at the Sotheby's Sporting Arts Sale. A year later, an exhibit of 31 of his paintings at a London gallery sold out in less than 30 minutes. Since then he works primarily by commission, represented by Crossgate Gallery owner Greg Ladd.
"We could not have done any of this without Greg Ladd," said Layton. "He has guided us through this whole process. The prints will be on display beginning Thursday, May 5 at Three Chimneys and at Crossgate Gallery. We will announce further locations via our website, and the images can be seen at www.threechimneys.com/SmartyJonesbyAndrePater." Orders will be taken by mail to Three Chimneys Farm and brochures may be requested or questions can be directed via email to mel@threechimneys.com .
NOTE: Giclee (jhee-clay) printing is a recent improvement in printmaking technology, in which a fine stream of ink is sprayed onto artchival art paper or canvas. Because no screens are used, the prints have a higher apparent resolution than lithographs, providing better color accuracy and more vivid color and detail.
Forest Heiress is first mare in foal to Smarty Jones
February 22, 2005
Grade 3 stakes winner Forest Heiress is the first mare to be checked in foal to 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Smarty Jones, the fifth richest racehorse in North American history. She is owned by Mr. & Mrs. Robert McNair's Stonerside Stable and boarded at the Paris, Kentucky nursery.
"We're thinking about roses in May," said an ebullient Bobby Spalding, farm manager of Stonerside. "She was bred on her foal heat, and we checked her in foal this morning at 12 days," said Spalding. Forest Heiress foaled a Mineshaft colt, her first foal, in late January. She was bred one time, on February 10, to Smarty Jones.
Smarty Jones' book of mares will be limited to 110 mares, plus one Breeders' Cup season, as stipulated in the horse's syndicate agreement. It's an impressive group of mares, including Grade I stakes winners Fantastic Look, Heritage of Gold, La Gueriere, Mandy's Gold, and Serra Lake; and the dams of Grade I stakes winners Cuvee, Exogenous, Tactical Cat, Golden Ballet, Numerous Times, I Believe in You, Stephen Got Even, Distant Music, Silver Wagon, Volponi and Bevo. He is also booked to 17 mares that are half or full sisters to Grade/Group I stakes winners.
Smarty Jones retired in August with damage to the cartilage in his left front ankle and an almost-perfect record of eight wins from nine career starts, and an average margin of victory of six lengths. He earned $7,613,155 winning the Kentucky Derby-G1, Preakness S.-G1, and finishing a heartbreakingly-close second in the Belmont S.-G1.
"Smarty Jones has been as professional and proficient in his new career as he was on the racetrack," said Three Chimneys president Dan Rosenberg. "As of this morning, he's bred 19 mares. He's a great horse and it's great to have him here."
The public interest in Smarty Jones, a fan favorite with his game bid to become only the second undefeated Triple Crown winner in history, continues to be strong. "We counted that he had over 5,000 visitors between mid-August and the end of 2004," said Rosenberg. "At one point this fall, our Saturday tours were booked six weeks in advance. "
Smarty's New Life
December 26, 2004
Maryjean Wall's well written and thorough chronicle of Smarty's new life, and preparations for his future life as a stallion, can be accessed online at http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/
special_packages/10556314.htm, along with some great photos by Lexington Herald-Leader photographer Frank Anderson. If you're having trouble using that link, go to http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/ and about half-way down, in the center of the page, you'll see "Special Reports" listed and SMARTY JONES is one of them.
The Herald-Leader is planning to reprint the article, and photos, in a special color section. If you would like us to contact you with information regarding that reprint when it is available, please email Margaret Layton at mel@threechimneys.com and we will email you the particulars when we have them.
In the meantime, enjoy the article!
Smarty Jones was nearly un-retired
By Richard Rosenblatt, AP Racing Writer
November 11, 2004
Smarty Jones was retired in August, but the owners of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner were prepared to announce a possible comeback as late as last month.
"We wanted him to run again if there was any chance," owner Pat Chapman said Wednesday night from her Florida home. "Yes, we would have put him back in training if he was completely healthy."
Smarty Jones was retired Aug. 2 after it was discovered he had bone bruises in his feet, the effects of a grueling 3-year-old campaign that fell just short of a Triple Crown sweep in the Belmont Stakes on June 5.
However, Chapman and her husband, Roy, were stunned during the retirement conference call when prominent veterinarian Dr. Larry Bramlage said "we bring horses back from this all the time. It's not a structural problem and the prognosis for full recovery is excellent."
It was the first time the Chapmans, and trainer John Servis, had heard such a favorable prognosis, Pat Chapman said. They had been told by their vet in New Jersey that Smarty's ailment was serious enough that retirement seemed the best option.
After Bramlage's comments they decided to wait two more months and have Smarty Jones re-examined, hoping he would be healthy enough to resume training for a 4-year-old campaign. However, an ultrasound exam in October revealed cartilage erosion in the left ankle — and that's when it became clear the colt would never race again.
Smarty Jones was syndicated for nearly $40 million and stands at Three Chimneys Farm in Midway, Ky.
"People were saying we took the money and ran," Pat Chapman said.
Smarty's much questioned retirement has created a backlash against the owners and their colt, who is up for Horse of the Year honors with Ghostzapper. The 4-year-old Ghostzapper staked his claim to the title by beating a strong field in the Breeders' Cup Classic in record time.
The Chapmans have received so much criticism, that Bramlage wrote a letter in which he takes the blame for the confusion surrounding Smarty's retirement. He said he didn't personally examine Smarty Jones, but looked at radiographs and bone scan results at the request of Three Chimneys.
"My statement caused the problem," read part of Bramlage's letter, sent to several racing trade magazines and obtained by The Associated Press. "The Chapmans deserve none of this. They were patient. They preferred to race the horse, however, they put the horse first when the time came to care. ... Don't use my words to skewer them. Skewer me."
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Copyright 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Smarty Jones' Follow-up Examinations
October 28
You may have seen mention in the press regarding recent veterinary examinations of Smarty Jones, which were done two weeks ago.
The original veterinary recommendation was that Smarty Jones have 60 to 90 days rest before going back under saddle, so at 60 days Three Chimneys did
* A Lameness examination
* Digital radiographs and
* A bone scan (scintigraphy)
Then we did a follow-up ultrasound examination of the fetlock joint of Smarty Jones' left front ankle -- something that was not done back in August. That examination showed degeneration of the cartilage in the joint, similar to the sort of thing a pro athlete experiences that leads to his retirement.
We don't wish people to worry.....Smarty Jones is not lame in the pasture, he is not uncomfortable and we hope he eventually will be able to be ridden like the other Three Chimneys stallions. These subsequent examinations do, however, tell us that the original prognosis underestimated the extent of the wear and tear and that Smarty Jones would not have been able to return to, or withstand, hard training.
Haskin Earns Red Smith Writing Award for Smarty Jones Article
(Excerpted from The Blood-Horse, October 15)
The Blood-Horse senior correspondent Steve Haskin won divisional honors in Churchill Downs' 22nd annual 2004 Red Smith Kentucky Derby Writing Contest, a competition that honors the finest print media coverage of this year's famed "Run for the Roses."
Haskin earned his third Red Smith Award for Monday Wrap-Up in six years - and fourth overall - for a Blood-Horse story entitled "Can't Keep Up With This Jones." The article detailed the multi-layered development of the enthralling Smarty Jones saga from the murder of Bob Camac, the original trainer for owner-breeders Roy and Pat Chapman; the colt's near-tragic schooling gate mishap as a 2-year-old; to his unbeaten run to Derby glory with trainer John Servis and jockey Stewart Elliott.
Haskin, who earned his first Red Smith in the Advance division as a reporter for Daily Racing Form in 1996, tied the record for wins in the Monday Wrap-Up division. Stan Hochman and Dick Jerardi, both of the Philadelphia Daily News, each won that honor three times.
To read Haskin's award-winning article, go to http://www.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=22275
State Museum of PA to feature Smarty Jones exhibit
(Excerpted from The Thoroughbred Times, September 30)
The State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg plans to open an exhibit on November 16 highlighting the career of its native dual classic winner, Smarty Jones.
Pennsylvania residents Pat and Roy Chapman bred and raced Smarty Jones, who trained with John Servis throughout most of his career at Philadelphia Park in Bensalem. Smarty Jones won eight of nine starts, including two races at Philadelphia Park, and earned $7,613,155.
The exhibit will include Smarty Jones’s classic trophies, a photo essay on the son of Elusive Quality’s career, and biographical information on the people associated with him.
“This exhibit celebrates the history of horse racing in Pennsylvania and Smarty Jones, the remarkable horse that became a hero,” the museum’s Web site states.
Smarty Jones Book
We've been asked, "Where can we get the Smarty Jones book?" Sports Publishing LLC has published a softbound book titled "Smarty Jones: America's Horse".
The book is packed with photos and the text and photos capture some of the important moments and people in Smarty's amazing racing career. The cost of the book is $14.95 and it can be ordered at http://www.sportspublishingllc.com/book.cfm?id=673 .
September 18 was Smarty Jones Day in Midway, KY
The Midway City Council declared Saturday, September 18 to be Smarty Jones Day in Midway, Kentucky, "in honor of the contributions of Smarty Jones to the thoroughbred horse racing industry" and citing "the excitement created by Smarty Jones in his run for horse racing's Triple Crown, winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness" felt by "the residents of Midway, along with the entire world". Smarty Jones Day, and a ceremony recognizing Smarty's contributions to Midway, were part of the "Historic Midway Fall Festival" on September 18 and 19. Midway is the town nearest Three Chimneys Farm, which is located about four miles southeast of the community which has a population of about 1600 people.
"I understand this is the first time a horse has been so honored, and we are indeed honored by the pride that Midway feels about Smarty being a part of the community," commented Dan Rosenberg.
During the first two weeks of September, the Chapmans and trainer John Servis were here to visit Smarty Jones. Dan reports, "Smarty Jones has settled in well and feels very much at home here. The Chapmans said they can already see a difference in him, and how he's filled out and they were delighted with how he's doing."
SMARTY JONES' STUD FEE ANNOUNCED
MIDWAY, KY........ Three Chimneys Farm owner Robert N. Clay announced today that the 2005 stud fee for the recently retired Smarty Jones will be $100,000 guaranteed live foal, payable September 1, 2005.
"We were oversubscribed for shares in Smarty Jones, and have had immense interest in him amongst breeders," commented Robert Clay. "Indeed, we began this week giving breeders the option of buying four-year-contracts for Smarty Jones seasons, so that they can be assured they will have a season to the horse each of the first four years he is at stud," said Clay.
Smarty Jones' book of mares will be limited to 110 mares, plus one Breeders' Cup season, as stipulated in the horse's syndicate agreement.
Smarty Jones at Three Chimneys
Smarty Jones has arrived at Three Chimneys, is settling in well and seems to enjoy his many visitors on our regularly scheduled tours. For more details about visiting Three Chimneys, see our Farm Tour page.
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