SMARTY JONES
Name: Smarty Jones
Born: 28 February 2001
Smarty Jones (born February 28, 2001) is a thoroughbred race horse, and winner
of the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.
He is a third-generation descendant of Mr. Prospector, and as such Smarty Jones
is related to many recent Triple Crown hopefuls including Funny Cide, Afleet
Alex and Fusaichi Pegasus. Smarty Jones's own sire, Elusive Quality, holds the
world record for a mile on turf. Also included in Smarty Jones' pedigree are
Triple Crown winners Secretariat and Count Fleet, and such other Triple Crown
race winners as Northern Dancer, Foolish Pleasure and the mighty Man o' War, who
is considered the top race horse of the 20th Century. His dam was I'll Get Along.
Born at Someday Farm in Chester County, Pennsylvania, the horse was named after
Milly "Smarty Jones" McNair, the mother of co-owner Pat Chapman. The two shared
a birthday, and Mrs. Chapman wanted to honor her late mother. She said the horse
was a strong-willed actor from birth and her mother too was a bit of a smart
aleck as a child who had gotten the nickname "Smarty."
Pat Chapman and her husband, the late Roy "Chappy" Chapman, had originally hired
Bobby Camac to be Smarty Jones' trainer, but in December 2001, Camac and his
wife were murdered by Camac's stepson, Wade Russell, who was eventually
convicted and sentenced to 28 years in prison. This tragedy, combined with Roy
Chapman's failing health, resulted in the Chapmans' decision to disband their
small breeding operation, retaining only a few of their horses. One of these was
Smarty Jones, the product of a breeding between their winningest horse, the mare
I'll Get Along, and the stallion Elusive Quality.
Name: Smarty Jones
Born: 28 February 2001
Smarty Jones (born February 28, 2001) is a thoroughbred race horse, and winner
of the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.
He is a third-generation descendant of Mr. Prospector, and as such Smarty Jones
is related to many recent Triple Crown hopefuls including Funny Cide, Afleet
Alex and Fusaichi Pegasus. Smarty Jones's own sire, Elusive Quality, holds the
world record for a mile on turf. Also included in Smarty Jones' pedigree are
Triple Crown winners Secretariat and Count Fleet, and such other Triple Crown
race winners as Northern Dancer, Foolish Pleasure and the mighty Man o' War, who
is considered the top race horse of the 20th Century. His dam was I'll Get Along.
Born at Someday Farm in Chester County, Pennsylvania, the horse was named after
Milly "Smarty Jones" McNair, the mother of co-owner Pat Chapman. The two shared
a birthday, and Mrs. Chapman wanted to honor her late mother. She said the horse
was a strong-willed actor from birth and her mother too was a bit of a smart
aleck as a child who had gotten the nickname "Smarty."
Pat Chapman and her husband, the late Roy "Chappy" Chapman, had originally hired
Bobby Camac to be Smarty Jones' trainer, but in December 2001, Camac and his
wife were murdered by Camac's stepson, Wade Russell, who was eventually
convicted and sentenced to 28 years in prison. This tragedy, combined with Roy
Chapman's failing health, resulted in the Chapmans' decision to disband their
small breeding operation, retaining only a few of their horses. One of these was
Smarty Jones, the product of a breeding between their winningest horse, the mare
I'll Get Along, and the stallion Elusive Quality.