Since I didn't have my blog back when Smarty Jones was running, it is my pleasure to post the news that Smarty had his first winner on July 11th. His daughter, La Equivocada (out of the mare Dragonada (by Nureyev), won in wire to wire fashion at Camarero Race Track in Puerto Rico.
Smarty looks pretty happy about the news, eh?
Also in Smarty news, the Kentucky division of the Make-A-Wish foundation recently granted a wish to young Patrick Munro of Greenlawn, NY.
His wish was to meet Smarty Jones - and with the help of Three Chimneys Farm in Kentucky (where Smarty stands as a stallion), Patrick spent the better part of a day in April seeing and spending time with the 2004 Champion three-year-old.
photo courtesy Three Chimneys Farm
Patrick suffers from hydrocephalus and is both blind and hearing impaired, but it didn't stop him from petting Smarty, getting a tour of the farm, and doing a meet and greet with several of Smarty's babies.
The governor of Kentucky declared that day 'Patrick Munro Day' across the state!
In the days to follow, he got to go to Churchill Downs and meet several jockeys and listen to some races, spent another day at the wonderful (trust me, I've been there) Kentucky Horse Park and yet another day at Keeneland racetrack where they gave him the key to the city of Lexington.
So it sounds like Patrick had some really cool and special memories to take home to New York with him.
I love heartwarming stories like that, and it makes it all the more exciting that it involved one of my all time favorite thoroughbreds, Smarty Jones.
So it sounds like Patrick had some really cool and special memories to take home to New York with him.
I love heartwarming stories like that, and it makes it all the more exciting that it involved one of my all time favorite thoroughbreds, Smarty Jones.
Love ya, big guy.
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