Celebrating Smarty Jones' Kentucky Derby Win 20 Years Ago
Twenty years ago, Pennsylvania-breds Smarty Jones quest for the Triple Crown captivated Philadelphia and the nation.
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Brody's Cause Moves To Equistar Training And Breeding In Pennsylvania - Horse Racing News
Brody's Cause, one of only two horses to win both of Keeneland's top races for 2- and 3-year-olds on dirt since Round Table in 1957, has been acquired by Rodney Eckenrode to stand at Equistar Training and Breeding in Annville, Pa., in 2023. A multiple Grade 1 winner and grade 1 sire, Brody's Cause will stand for $3,500.
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Remember when, Arkansas? Oaklawn's 2004 horse hero Smarty Jones turns 21 on Feb. 28
Happy 21st birthday to Smarty Jones, a chestnut racehorse born Feb. 28, 2001, on a small farm in Pennsylvania.
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Remember when, Arkansas? Oaklawn's 2004 horse hero Smarty Jones turns 21 on Feb. 28
Happy 21st birthday to Smarty Jones, a chestnut racehorse born Feb. 28, 2001, on a small farm in Pennsylvania.
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Catching up with Smarty Jones, who calls Lebanon County home
The 147th running of the Kentucky Derby is Saturday.Smarty Jones, one of the most popular winners, was born in Pennsylvania and is now on a farm in the Susquehanna Valley."Normally when hes done his grain, hell start hollering to go out. He has me trained pretty well," Rodney Eckenrode said.So Eckenrode dutifully takes Smarty out to the paddock for some fresh air and exercise at Equistar Farm in northern Lebanon County."He is Pennsylvanias greatest thoroughbred," Eckenrode said.Smarty Jone...
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