Smarty Jones comes home to PA

charlie · Member Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 145 Location: PA

This is already on the TB Message board - Kentucky Derby and Preakness Winner Smarty Jones will be relocated for 2011 to Ghost Ridge Farm in York, Pennsylvania. The story on The Blood Horse said many of his mares shipped to Kentucky from the Mid- Atlantic area, so they're moving him closer to his "base".

Linda_D · Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:29 am Post subject:

If Smarty was an NFL football player, he'd be called a "bust". Crying or Very sad

He has done very poorly at stud in Kentucky and is moving to PA to serve the region Mid Atlantic market.

JR · Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:13 pm Post subject:

I think it's nice that the widow of the original owner is able to have him, but IMO he's not really stallion material. I was thrilled to see a horse from PA contending for a Derby victory, but when they showed him walking towards the camera and how gawd awful his legs are... yuck.
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NZ Appaloosas · Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 2:50 pm Post subject:

Secretariat was considered a bit of a bust, too, but was later found to be a great broodmare sire...

Diane
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