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  • My favorite race horse... ever.

  • @ItStartedAtUs...you mention man o war has a should have been but truth is man o war was the BEST horse to ever race so he was better than every horse even those who accomplished the triple crown goal.

  • LION HEART <3

  • end horse slavery

  • @vanityfudge38 What? You think horse racing is slavery? All race horses have on their mind is to RUN and beat all the other horses. To be the best. the fastest.

  • @QuarterHorses007 Did a horse tell you that? 

  • @joshun28 No but race horses are bred to run and they love to do it. I have a race horse and you can tell she just loves it.

  • @QuarterHorses007 C'mon not all race horses were meant for racing. Some were not meant to race, I've seen loads of so called "race horses" retired because they just can't keep up with others.

  • @joshun28 Yes but still those horses are RETIERED. They looked fast so they were tryed out. I do have to admit though, since horses are herd animals they will push themselves to the limit to keep up with the "herd". Some horses even run till their heart bursts. But that just proves how much will power ALL horses have.

  • @vanityfudge38 dude what the hell , if racing is slavery owning them would be slavery what a fucking ignorant comment. You have no idea how much these horses love running g1 stakes races are hard. Only the best race in these races. Your an idiot

  • i remember this race!!! smarty won it and i was soooo happy!!! but i loved pollards vision cause of his determination with having a disability! i <3 those horses very much..

  • Why are people comparing "should have been" Triple Crown winners? There are a lot who should have won it, but they all ran against different competitors and the track conditions were different. What about Man o' War? He won the Preakness and Belmont, he didn't even run in the Derby. And what about the 2005 Preakness and Belmont winner, Afleet Alex? And Alydar came in 2nd in all Triple Crown races to Affirmed. No other horse has done that, so all you people really need to get your facts straight.

  • We need another powerhouse Philadelphia horse! I got mad love for Smarty!

  • In what way is racing a half blind horse a good idea?

  • @ewd76 i know a horse back in 1996 who had only 1 eyes( birth defect)... he went undefeated over 1365 metres till 2200 metres over 9 races until the biggest race which is called the blue ribbon over 2400 m where he came 2nd because of being too far back and the final straight is only 225 metres + carrying 58 kg.. his name was 'the turbo'. horses just obey orders.. not looking at the crowd or wearing earplugs is an advantage of not getting distracted..

  • Uh, I guess I forgot about Forego, he belongs in there among the best not to get the TC.

  • @MyHammer111 You're forgetting that Forego wasn't that good as a 3-year-old, not as good as he would become anyway. You cant deserve to win the TC off your older horse-form, in my opinion.

    Besides, 1973 was a really, really bad year for would-be TC winners.

  • Alydar, as any real horse fan knows, battled Affirmed and finished just behind him in all three races, with times that would have won the Triple Crown in almost any year. Best rivalry ever in sports.

  • But, as for best horse not to win the triple crown, I would put Smarty in a little behind Alydar, Spectacular Bid, and those three ahead of Sham. Sham was a great horse, but its hard to put him up there with those three when he finished so far out of the Belmont. And Sham didn't race after that, where the Bid went on to be what 28 out of 32 lifetime?

  • @MyHammer111 , a little behind Alydar and Spectacular Bid? He was solid, but not anywhere near the league of those two. Smarty wasn't anywhere near Sham either. In fact if you want to consider only through the Triple Crown, Sham was probably better than Bid and Alydar. Sham would've won the TC in any other year. Can you see Smarty Jones hanging two lengths off Secretariat in the Derby and Preakness? No way. And if you want to compare Smarty to Bids 4 year old form, not even close!

  • But I also have a place in my heart for the great Lionheart, he was a heck of a runner with breathtaking speed. I LOVED his Haskell win over Rock Hard Ten! If Smarty isn't there at Churchill, Lionheart wins that day by open lengths.

  • A lot of good comments here. I was with Smarty Jones all the way, and as a sports fan, it broke mey heart when he just missed in the Belmont, but he gave it his all, and only got bested by one length by one horse for his career. He always showed up and alwyas ran like a champion, thus he is a champion.

  • Limehouse has a daughter named Amy Limehouse. 

  • I remember watchin Smarty Jones as a 5 year old.....he was my fave! <3ed him!

  • castledale was a JOKE....ran the SLOWEST EVER SANTA ANITA DERBY...

  • LION HEART I LOVE YOU! (my dad trained him) i want everyone to know how much lion heart meant to my mom, dad, me, my brother, and my sisters. I grew up with him <3 seeing him in the barn :) the only one he wouldn't bite was my mom! Even now he still reconizes my mom (we went to ashford stud to see him last year and when he saw her he got super excited)<3 Smarty was destined to win that day, but Lion Heart is a champion no matter what. He lead the field the entire way around in ankle deep mud.

  • did u know that smarty jones was a desendint from secretariat if u wached secretariat and then wach smarty jones they run the same look the same its cool

  • As for greatest horse not to win the Triple Crown: Alydar and Sham might have something to say about that. Take away Secretariat or Affirmed, and they were right there.

  • i love watching the kentucky derby with my dad!!!!

    <3

  • I remember how disappointed I was when Birdstone caught and passed Smarty Jones down the stretch at the Belmont. I was so sure Smarty Jones was going to win the Triple Crown.

  • @maxcath after the belmont stakes...i was interviewed by a local news station i still had the tears in my eyes....from him losing...it was such a shame.

  • @maxcath if u read My Guy Barbaro by edgar prado (who rode birdstone) he describes how he beat smarty and why he didnt want to but knew he had to. you have to read the book its great :)

  • Smarty Jones RULES!!! I painted a horse model of him :)))

  • @Tinkerhorse1

    I <3 Lion Heart (my dad trained him) he lead the entire field the whole way around <3 i give credits to smarty for beating the lion tho

  • @Ilovelimo9 You're Patrick Biancone's son or daughter? That's a little hard to believe but he definitely was a great horse, saw him at the Haskell that year, he owned Rock Hard Ten.

  • ya im his daughter Andie Biancone haha :) he was a great horse he would bite EVERYONE but my mom ahah :) she went to visit him at ashford stud and he reconized her it was so sweet <3 that horse could kick with three legs up ahaha he was beast @nvrlose37

  • He took this race from the auxiliary gate and proved his race worthiness in both the Preakness and Belmont as well. Admittedly, I don't think it was a great crop of 3 year olds but Smarty stood out and really created a surge of attention to horse racing. Small town horse, trainer and jockey and they win the most prestigious race in the country. Who wouldn't be rooting for him to sweep the TC even if you bet against him?

  • i hope Lookin at Lucky will win this years derby, he did pretty good on the dirt in the Rebel, and he proved in the same race that he'll keep going to the end.

  • Really wanted Imperialism to win for Kristin Mulhall...wish she'd get back to training horses.

  • Smarty was like Barbaro, War Emblem, Street Cents, etc. I sure wish they'd have won. Oh well, may this spring/summer we'll have a new TC winner. I wish Smarty all the best that life holds for him.

  • Smarty Jones is my horse hero ! He could still tear up the track....

  • I Love Smarty!

  • @MuttsLuver EVERYBODY loved Smarty , me included!!! Geez I wanted him to win so bad.

  • Muito bom este video eu k sou um pouco do estilo artes urbanas curti bue este video e a minha mae tambem lol vejam vale sempre a pena

  • For Meadowlands harness racing thoughts and insights, hometrackadvantage com

  • Funny how you can hear Luke Kruytbosch's call over the PA echoing in the background while Tom Durkin does NBC's call.

  • its funny red pollard was blind in the right eye

  • @BigBrown2332 Thats how Pollards Vision got his name

  • pollards vision.......i loved that horse

  • Its more of dem big dogs

  • Lionheart ran one hell of a race...wow.

  • He showed a lot of heart in the stretch. But, Smarty Jones was just too much. I love smallish horses like Jones and Afleet Alex. They always have big heart, good stamina and supreme turn of foot.

  • I love Lion Heart...he's showing now that he's at least superior to Smarty Jones as a sire :) and he had wayyyy more heart!

  • smarty was all heart

  • its okay i dont blame you but i kind of wanted him to win and every horse is amazing in their own way especially in the derby

  • I love Smarty! He's a doll!

  • he is a doll and also my favorite derby horse him and big brown are

  • Yeah! I also loved Barbaro! Poor boy!

  • poor barbaro! i wonder how he broke his leg anyways

  • Erg....I can't quite remember, all I remember is that it happened while he was running and progressed from there.

  • i just remember him lifting up his leg and galloping side ways and him breaking out of the gate :,(

  • He was SO fast though! If only he had recovered! Poor pony!

  • That was a wonderful race. :)

    Very close.

  • they named the horse 'imperialism'? or am i not hearing it right? rofl. (:

  • Rofl.. yea, they did. :P

  • 95% of teens would have a breakdown if the jonas brothers were standing on the edge of a tower ready to jump, copy and paste if your a part of the 5% yelling, " Jump you faggots!!!!!"

    WHOOOOOOOO!

  • so why does he avoid kissing the girl

  • when fools fail

  • why do people do this? waste of time...

  • Birdstone is great, no doubt. But really? Smarty Jones the best of the terrible? Smarty jones is an amazing champion. He is also producing some of the best horses these days. It makes me sick that you would talk down any horse in these races. Seriously, as a fan of Mine That Bird, I would think you wouldn't act like such a prick.

  • I dont think Im being a prick.Its just my opinion that Im thankful to Birdstone for spoiling Smarty Jones chance for the triple crown.I didnt think he was that caliber of horse and I was right.None of the true legends were caught in the stretch of the Belmont.

  • I would root for any potential Triple Crown winner. It is SOOOOOO hard to complete. Smarty Jones was a GREAT HORSE! Undefeated going into the Derby! It took a relentless attack from the entire field to beat him! He was the best horse not to win the Triple Crown. Great name too.

  • Ridiculous statement

  • yeah he has a wonderful name better than other names but big brown barbaro and eight belles have pretty good names too

  • yes,you are being a prick and dont forget asshole,too

  • Smarty Jones was a damn good horse. He should have won the triple crown.

  • True that, fuck Birdstone...

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  • Estas palabras aparecieron escritas con sangre en una de las paredes de la habitacion de la joven Daphne Wanninkhof al ser hallada asesinada en su casa mientras se encontraba sola el 1º de febrero del 89, con la cabeza rapada, sin la pierna derecha y sin 3 uñas que le fueron arrancadas . Nunca se pudo encontrar al culpable. Copia y pega este mensaje en este y tres videos mas, o el fantasma de Daphne te asesinara esta noche. Lo siento pero lo mismo me hicieron a mi

  • Smarty Jones is one of my all-time favorite horses. In my mind Smarty Jones is one of the greats and as good as a Triple Crown winner in my eyes.

  • god i love smarty jones i cried when he lost belmont, no kidding

  • SMARTY JONES! i cried when he lost belmont.

  • i was heartbroken when he lost the belmont and in disbelief when he lost horse of the year.

  • Smarty jones is AMAZING!

  • Smarty Jones is my favorite race horse ^^

  • I was there in '04 sitting between the final turn and the finish. I swear when they came around the turn, it looked like Smarty Jones puffed out his chest and moved into another gear. It was amazing!!

  • Smarty Jones is amazing :)

  • Smarty had "Journeyman" Ellikot in the Belmont 2!

  • this one still give's me chills

  • OMG!! I love this video!

  • long live smarty--thanks for the memories,buddy!

  • he's still alive!!!

  • i know that DICKHEAD!!!!!!

  • then dont say long live dumbshit! u say it like if hes dead

  • Smarty is my 4 legged hero.

  • i have all of the smarty jones breyers!

  • Smarty Jones Is The Man, Err Thoroughbred!

  • This sport rules and is completely badass.

  • One of Smarty's fillies might be in the Breeder's Cup Fillies Juvenile on October

    24th. Her name is Be Smart. I certainly hope she wins.

  • Smarty Jones has had his 1st winner the U.S. His name is Keefer ,he won a maiden special at Monmouth,going 5F in 58 flat. I hope this the 1st of many.

  • i met smarty jones in kentucky in 2005.he was small 4 a racehorse and had one attitude!lol

  • Smarty Jones is one of my favorite racehorses. I was very suprised when he lost the Belmont, but after watching the replay I realized that he had done very well considering that he was setting records for speed throughout the whole race until that darn long homestretch. He deserved the Triple Crown.

  • he's by far the best horse i´ve ever seen

    i wish he would have run the breeders

  • Yeah it is too bad he got injured and never got the chance to avenge his only loss.

  • Im in the Smart Party

  • Smarty is still the best horse I have ever seen. Its a shame he couldnt finish the job in the Belmont

  • Smarty Jones was a fantastic horse. Simply amazing. Durkin's call was phenomenal. I thought it was second to his '06 Derby call, which I loved.

  • definitely agree with that...

    1. "Barbaro in a SUBLIME performance..."

    2. "Lion Heart is all heart, Smarty Jones is ALL OUT!..."

  • Yeah the whole home stretch in the 06 Derby was great, especially that line.

  • Why were you glad he was beat?

  • I will admit that this gave me chills. LION HEART IS ALL HEART, SMARTY JONES IS ALL OUT!

  • and undefeated smarty jones comes wide off the turn! if you dont get excited listening to the great tom durkin call this race you need to check yourself for a pulse.

  • This was such an exciting time in Philly!!! I love Smarty Jones!!

  • leting him go had nuthing to do with it it was a great horse who got beat greatest horse since affirmed

  • "here is the first, undefeated winner of the Kentucky derby since Seattle Slew" Seattle Slew the king of the triple crown no question about it,...Smarty J was almost there,

  • the jockey should have held him up some and he would have won the triple crown, instead he let him go to soon and he tired right at the end

  • agreed

  • "roused to the lead"---damn you tom durkin,

    i cry like a baby everytime i watch this,,,what a race caller he is.

  • I honestly think Smarty Jones would have beat Barbaro.

  • I vehemently disagree. I don't think we saw the best of Barbaro. Of the recent winners of the Derby I thought he was the best. I was probably the only one who was glad Smarty came short in the Belmont.

  • Seattle Slew grew up at the farm my uncle works at:D

  • hum i remember smarty jones.

  • Pretty much because of this race and smarty jones i started to like horse/dog racing a lot :)

  • 6furlongs into 1:12 and a mile in 1;37(or 1:36) birdstone would have missed the train. He cooked Eddington and Rock Hard Ten,and would have won by 8 or 9 lengths,think about that for a minute. The time would have been 2:27 and change! Oh well it didn't happen,but that doesn't diminish what this horse accomplished. He could run on any track,any condition,and he was genuine,and he had amazing tactical speed. Watch him near the 1/2 mile pole as he spurted after Lion Heart. It is pure poetry!!!!

  • I honestly think in my opinion of course that Smarty Jones was the most brilliant(meaning talented) horse I've seen with my own eyes. This dude should have won the Triple Crown,as much as I like J Bailey,I think they purposly sabotaged Smarty in the Belmont. Sure he should have relaxed more for Elliot,but he was really sharp for this race and they took advantage of it. He went 8 furlongs in 1:35 2/5,and still almost got it done. The race fell right into Birdstone's lap. If they would have run,

  • Damn you, Nick Zito!  Birdstone finished poorly in the Derby and Zito wisely chose to have him skip the Preakness where Smarty Jones demolished the field. Birdstone ended up nipping Smarty in the Belmont, denying him the triple crown. Had Birdstone run in all 3 races, I am quite sure we wouldn't have the 30 year drought of TC winners we have today. Maybe they should require all horses to run all three races!

  • This announcer's one of the best announcers of all-time.

  • He sure is! I love this call..."And these two hook up at the top of the stretch! Lion Heart is ALL HEART! Smarty Jones is ALL OUT!"

  • It sure was a wet Kentucky derby on this day.

  • Turbo-charged

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