Smarty Jones Stakes
Listed race
LocationOaklawn Park Race Track
Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
Inaugurated2008
Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
Websitewww.oaklawn.com
Race information
Distance1 1/16 mile (8.5 furlongs)
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight124 lbs with allowances
Purse$250,000 (2022)

The Smarty Jones Stakes is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-olds contested on dirt at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs) run annually in mid-January at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The Smarty Jones is worth $150,000.

History


Named for the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, Smarty Jones, the inaugural race was held on January 21, 2008.[1]

It is the first in a series of races – including the Southwest Stakes, Rebel Stakes, and Arkansas Derby – held at Oaklawn that are commonly used as preps for the Kentucky Derby.[2]

Note that a second Smarty Jones Stakes, a Grade 3 race for 3-year-olds run at a distance of 1 and 1/16 miles, was created in 2010 and is held at Parx in late August or during Labor Day weekend.[3]

Since 2013 the event is part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby with qualification points given to the first four placegetters.

Records

Speed record:

  • 1:36.32 – Uncontested (2017)

Speed record:

  • 10+1⁄4 lengths - Caddo River (2021)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 – Robert V. LaPenta (2015, 2017)
  • 2 – Harry T. Rosenblum (2015, 2017)

Winners

Year
 Winner
 Jockey
 Trainer
 Owner
 Time
2024 Catching Freedom Cristian A. Torres Brad H. Cox Albaugh Family Stables 1:44.59
2023 Victory Formation Flavien Prat Brad H. Cox Spendthrift Farm & Frank Fletcher Racing Operations Inc. 1:38.14
2022 Dash Attack David Cohen Kenneth G. McPeek Catalyst Stable, Madalena Racing, Kevin Pollard and Patty Slevin 1:39.44
2021 Caddo River Florent Geroux Brad H. Cox Shortleaf Stable 1:38.19
2020 Gold Street Martin Garcia Steven M. Asmussen Mike McCarty 1:39.63
2019 Gray Attempt Shaun Bridgmohan William H. Fires Dwight Pruett 1:36.94
2018 Mourinho Drayden Van Dyke Bob Baffert Phoenix Thoroughbred III 1:37.25
2017 Uncontested Channing Hill Wayne M. Catalano Robert V. LaPenta & Harry T. Rosenblum 1:36.32
2016 Discreetness Jon Court William H. Fires Xpress Thoroughbreds 1:38.05
2015 Far Right Mike E. Smith Ron Moquett Robert V. LaPenta & Harry T. Rosenblum 1:38.43
2014 Tanzanite Cat Norberto Arroyo Jr. Cody Autrey James & Ywachetta Driver 1:38.69
2013 Will Take Charge Jon Court D. Wayne Lukas Willis Horton 1:38.64
2012 Junebugred Joe Bravo Steve Hobby Alex & JoAnn Lieblong 1:38.45
2011 Caleb's Posse Eusebio Razo Jr. Donnie K. Von Hemel McNeill Stables & Cheyenne Stables 1:43.07
2010 Dryfly Calvin Borel Lynn S. Whiting Charles J. Cella 1:41.69
2009 Flat Out Julio A. Garcia Charles L. Dickey Oxbow Racing LLC (Art & Stephanie Preston) 1:39.15
2008 Liberty Bull Eusebio Razo Jr. Thomas M. Amoss Kenneth Maier 1:38.15

See also

References

  1. ↑ "'Liberty' Wins Battle of the Bulls". Blood-Horse. 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
  2. ↑ "Smarty Jones stakes profile", KentuckyDerby.com, retrieved 2019-01-21
  3. ↑ "Smarty Jones Stakes (Parx)", Equibase, retrieved 2019-01-21
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