Smarty Jones Archives • The Racing Biz

24
Apr

Smarty Jones leads new Hall of Fame inductees

The Biz / 1 year
23
4 min read

Pennsylvania-bred Smarty Jones heads up the list of seven inductees to the national racing Hall of Fame.

28
Feb

Documentary focuses on improbable Smarty Jones journey

Press Release / 2 years
0
2 min read

With Smarty Jones now a finalist for the national racing Hall of Fame, a free documentary chronicles his improbable tale.

27
Feb

“Nothing I ever imagined”: Motion, Smarty Hall of Fame finalists

Emily White / 2 years
0
5 min read

Reflections from Hall of Fame finalist Graham Motion and John Servis, who trained another Hall candidate in Smarty Jones.

20
Apr

BackTracks: Smarty Jones’s magical ride

Jennifer Kelly / 4 years
2
10 min read

In a new BackTracks: PA-bred Smarty Jones was a serious racehorse, but there was more to his popularity than that.

17
Sep

On breeding: In with the… old?

George Adams / 7 years
0
5 min read

While the stallion and breeding business often focuses on what’s new and shiny, several regional sires are striking a blow for the tried and true.

29
Aug

Smarty Jones to make Parx Racing appearance Monday

Press Release / 7 years
0
3 min read

Smarty Jones – dual classic winner in 2004 – will return to his home track of Parx Racing for a Labor Day celebration also featuring several stakes.

15
May

Preakness Memories: Smarty Jones and the almost Triple

Chelsea Lowman / 7 years
1
8 min read

Our Preakness Memories series reaches back to tell the stories of past Preakness winners. Here, 2004 winner Smarty Jones.

03
May

Win Win Win, Smarty Jones, and more: The week in social media

Chelsea Lowman / 7 years
0
5 min read

Win Win Win readies for the Derby, Smarty Jones redux, and more, in the week in social media.

15
May

Rooting interests: ‘Joint’ Returns Servis to Pimlico

Doug McCoy / 12 years
0
5 min read

A decade ago, John Servis and Smarty Jones were the toast of Baltimore. Servis will be back Friday, when Joint Return runs in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes.

26
Sep

Fasig-Tipton sale by the numbers

The Biz / 13 years
0
2 min read

The annual Fasig-Tipton yearling sale takes place on Monday — and The Racing Biz has crunched the numbers.

PODCAST: Talking Fasig-Tipton fall yearling sale

New Pimlico, Preakness brand identities unveiled

41 and done: “Bittersweet” Md. Million looms for Goodall

Mid-Atlantic three stars: October 19, 2026

Barbadian Runner tops Maryland Million Classic

DEL: Maida, Quint’s Brew find the water fine