Smarty Jones Now a Father (with wife Shoppingwithbetty - It's a girl!)

WKYT 25 ^ | January 10th, 2006 | WKYT 25

[ajolympian2004]

Smarty Jones Now a Father

Derby and Preakness winner Smarty Jones now has another title: father.

Three Chimneys Farm, Smarty's home, announced Tuesday that Smarty's first foal was born shortly after midnight. The bay filly, whose mother is Shoppingwithbetty, was born at Stone Farm, just outside Paris

. "She's popped around, jumped around," said Arthur Hancock, owner of Stone Farm. "She's a very nice foal, and the mother's crazy about her. She just looks like a little athlete."

Shoppingwithbetty, owned by Hancock and Tom Tatham of Oak Cliff Stables, was due to foal Jan. 19. Her father was Danzig, who was euthanized last week. Although the filly hasn't been named, and Stone Farm won't until it decides whether to keep or sell her, Hancock said he was intrigued by one name suggestion sent in an e-mail: Smart Shopper. "You can't beat that, can you?" he said.

Although Smarty Jones' championship run in 2004 was perceived as blue-collar by many fans, those who run Three Chimneys insist he has an immensely impressive bloodline and expect him to be an excellent stallion. "I really believe in this horse," said Dan Rosenberg, president of Three Chimneys. "You look at this filly today and say, 'Oh my God, she could be the one."' Smarty gets a fee of $100,000 guaranteed live foal. Currently 91 mares besides Shoppingwithbetty are pregnant with his foals - about seven of whom were due earlier. "There's been a lot of uproar around here today," Hancock said. "It's been nice. It's good for the farm."

[ajolympian2004]

Smarty Jones at the Preakness in 2004

[ajolympian2004]

Great picture of Smarty Jones here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10793673/

[martin_fierro]

All the stress left the mother a little hoarse horse.

[Dog]

He was a great horse.

[Beaker]

*ping*

[gate2wire]

I think he's by Elusive Quality. Could be pretty successful.
I'd bet most of his children will be milers and/or long sprinters.

[HairOfTheDog]

A hundred grand... and I thought he was a gelding... ;~D

Ping!

[gate2wire]

"A hundred grand... and I thought he was a gelding..."

And he's already covered at least 91 mares. Not bad work if you can find it.

[Tijeras_Slim]

And he's already covered at least 91 mares. Not bad work if you can find it.

I am resisting comment.

[HairOfTheDog]

Not bad at all!

[gate2wire]

"I am resisting comment."

Actually, I was hoping for comments.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Have faith in FReepers, somebody will fulfill your wish. :)

[gate2wire]

Storm Cat stands for $500,000 -Live foal.
A.P. Indy for $300,000 - Live foal.

Pretty amazing.

[HairOfTheDog]

Great work if you can find it :~D

[AnAmericanMother]

" . . . and now he's a two by four in Kansas City . . . "

< /punch line of very old horse joke >

[HairOfTheDog]

Well, hmmmmm....

I think you're gonna have to tell me the joke. I can't place that punch line in any jokes I know :~D

[MotleyGirl70]

Actually, I was hoping for comments.

It's still early in the day. Be patient :)

[AnAmericanMother]

Three guys die and go to heaven. St. Peter meets them at the gate and tells them that heaven is full for the time being, they're gonna have to wait. But as a consolation prize, they can go back to earth and be anything they want.

First guy says, "I want to be a millionaire playboy." Poof! Off he goes to Monaco.

Second guy says, "I want to be a race car driver." Poof! Off he goes to Watkins Glen.

Third guy grins and says, "I want to be a stud!"

Poof! . . . he's a two by four in Kansas City.

[MotleyGirl70]

Currently 91 mares besides Shoppingwithbetty are pregnant with his foals

What a stud.

[HairOfTheDog]

~chuckling~