The stable pony for Triple Crown champion American Pharoah, “Smokey” has been retired from the racetrack and will be sold via the Twombly Performance Horse Sale on Dec. 5 with proceeds donated to Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farms.
An 11-year-old gelding by Shiners Chex Olena, Smokey's registered name is This Whiz Shines.
His catalog page is available here: https://twomblyhorse.com/horses-for-sale1/this-whiz-shines/
“The Bafferts have flown him all over the world in Air Horse One as American Pharoah's sidekick as well as Bob's personal riding horse,” reads the advertisement. “Smokey kept American Pharoah, winner of the Triple Crown, focused and calm. As famous as he is, he is still down to earth. He has been on some of the biggest stages and has never failed to put on a performance. At the height of his fame he made a reining run at the 2012 NRHA futurity to prove he is ready to go to the reining shows and no doubt fun days.”
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