Strategic Risk drew clear in early stretch and cruised to a 4 1/2-length score in the $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes Jan. 3 at Oaklawn Park.
Tag: Racing
My World Scores Another Aqueduct Win in Jerome Stakes
Winning a stakes like the Jan. 3 $139,500 Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct may earn a 3-year-old some Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve qualifying points but winning a one-turn mile like the Jerome and the testing 1 1/4-mile Kentucky Derby are light years apart.
Thoroughbred Racing’s Winningest Horse of 2025: Small-Track Star Sharp Warning
While Sovereignty reigned over North American racing in 2025 — sweeping the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, and DraftKings Travers Stakes w
The Spring of Smarty-Mania: Remembering a Magical Triple Crown Bid by Smarty Jones
A feel-good story that had damn near everything a Hollywood scriptwriter could want mesmerized sports fans in the spring of 2004 – murder, health issues, mammoth sums of money, unlikely heroes, and a budding star from humble beginnings. Even 20-plus years later, it sounds too far-fetched to believe.
