2004 Belmont Stakes - Birdstone + Post Race

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@macaroni459
@macaroni459 10 жыл бұрын
This and Zenyatta's Breeder's Cup 2010 loss will forever remain the two most heartbreaking races for me. I cry every time.
@callmeishmael4659
@callmeishmael4659 4 жыл бұрын
man, I really thought Smarty was going to get there this time. Alas, he still could not
@jowinewbandz7056
@jowinewbandz7056 3 жыл бұрын
Two great race calls by the two greatest...Durkin and Denman.
@WaltGekko
@WaltGekko 3 жыл бұрын
Zenyatta proved more of her greatness in her BC Classic LOSS than she did in any of her wins.
@frankcarbone9420
@frankcarbone9420 2 жыл бұрын
@UCgICwfyOJNhKsitvUzSnwxg Denman is atrocious
@mrdingles
@mrdingles 12 жыл бұрын
Tom Durkin did a great job with the call expressing the tremendous excitement we all felt and the momentous letdown that came at the end. "And Smarty Jones enters the stretch to the roar of 120,000! But Birdstone is gonna make him earn it today! The whip is out on Smarty Jones! It's been 26 years, it's just one furlong away! Birdstone is an unsung threat! They're coming down to the finish! Can Smarty Jones hold on? Here comes Birdstone, Birdstone surges past! Birdstone wins the Belmont Stakes!"
@matthewquering7028
@matthewquering7028 6 ай бұрын
It’s an amazing call. I’ve been following sports announcers for three decades and this is one my favorite calls ever.
@redcatofdeath
@redcatofdeath 6 ай бұрын
"Birdstone commences a rally" is amazing too, seeing what happened after. It is that rally that undid the hero and brought him low at the very last. It makes for one of the saddest and most beautiful sporting moments ever.
@8urym3ag27
@8urym3ag27 Жыл бұрын
I’ll never forget this day at Belmont. I was only 12 years old but I remember every moment. The roar of the crowd from start to finish. Heartbreaking finish. Heartbreaking!
@chrisuncleahmad666
@chrisuncleahmad666 7 жыл бұрын
I know 1998 was closer, but in a way, I thought this was crueler because Smarty Jones seemed to be more of the people's horse than Real Quiet was.
@agustindejesus7398
@agustindejesus7398 3 жыл бұрын
C K, most heart breaking finish was Charismatic fracturing a leg close to the wire.
@DanielSong39
@DanielSong39 2 жыл бұрын
Real Quiet would have been taken down
@jasonsahm439
@jasonsahm439 10 ай бұрын
120k people were there. Attendance record. Lot of Philly people drove up. Only a 2 hour drive if traffic is ok.
@jowinewbandz7056
@jowinewbandz7056 3 жыл бұрын
One of the great sports callls of all time....any sport. Has to be right at the top for all time horse racing calls, as it wpi;d be hard to top this. Durkin knocked it out of the park here. I will remember forever how he said Birdstone...wins...the Belmont...Stakes.
@candylewis5415
@candylewis5415 7 ай бұрын
Agreed 👍
@matthewquering7028
@matthewquering7028 6 ай бұрын
I’ve been following sports announcers ever since I heard Brent Musburger announce a game in 1998 and agree this call here by Durkin is as good as it gets, for any sport. Absolutely perfect way to tell this story and capture the moment. The call starting at the top of the stretch is obviously the famous part, but I also love how he set it up earlier saying, “Smarty Jones has to hold onto that lead for just one minute more.”
@RidingWithRuffian
@RidingWithRuffian 8 жыл бұрын
Edgar was such a humble man during this win. Valiant attempt Smarty, but Birdstone just caught you that day. I was 9 when I watched this race from my family room.. it was my first horserace heartbreak!!
@yipyappyyip
@yipyappyyip 8 жыл бұрын
+RidingWithRuffian Edgar Prado is ALL CLASS.
@matthewhood4716
@matthewhood4716 8 жыл бұрын
+RidingWithRuffian It's really the only time I can remenber a jock apologizing for winning. We've seen other TC bids foiled and the jocks never felt bad. I think Edgar really did here. Good guy.
@raygordonteacheschess5501
@raygordonteacheschess5501 6 жыл бұрын
The Triple Crown would be worthless without challengers, including resh horses in the Belmont.
@anthonybaratta6152
@anthonybaratta6152 3 жыл бұрын
@@raygordonteacheschess5501 no it wouldn’t... Sham ran with secretariat in all 3 races... Smarty was a great horse and shoulda been triple crown winner... but these cheats have to steal for no other reason than to steal
@christophermorris5591
@christophermorris5591 8 ай бұрын
I was 9 and watching in my living room as well! Still coming back to this heartbreak 2 decades later.
@tylermorro6663
@tylermorro6663 3 жыл бұрын
That roar from the crowd when he puts his head in front on the backstretch gives me straight goosebumps. Sad he didn't win
@CrEd24
@CrEd24 10 жыл бұрын
It's funny a lot of people totally forgot and probably still till this day that Birdstone at the start of April was the favorite for the Kentucky Derby. A week before the Blue Grass he developed a high white blood cell count and became pretty ill to where he almost never ran in the derby. Then he ran in the derby and blew 2 shoes along with Zito trainee The Cliff's Edge. I found it very odd that both Zito horses lost shoes. So literally for 2 months at the wrong time Birdstone found himself some bad luck. But when able to run healthy and trouble free he was hard to beat. Not to say he beats Smarty in any of the other races but he was no slouch and proved that when he came back and won the Traver's.
@ipowers2927
@ipowers2927 10 жыл бұрын
No he wasn't. He was a flimsy favorite at best in March and was beaten by almost 11 lengths in the Lane's End.
@kennethnero2011
@kennethnero2011 3 жыл бұрын
It’s been 17 years since this race... still hurts ):
@Youngdre30
@Youngdre30 4 жыл бұрын
Watched this as a kid & at 28 in 2020 I still remember this horse
@Cton88
@Cton88 6 жыл бұрын
After seeing Funny Cide and Smarty both come up short in a heartbreak fashion, we were finally redeemed twice in a decade with American Pharaoh and now Justify. What an awesome turn of fortune!
@stephenofireland
@stephenofireland Жыл бұрын
Baffert 🥤🥤🥤
@4orrcountry
@4orrcountry Жыл бұрын
AP was legitimate, Justify was NOT, as history has shown. Baffert is scum.
@billny33
@billny33 10 жыл бұрын
The whip is out on Smarty Jones! It's been 26 years! It's just one furlong away! Poor Tom Durkin. Now he'll never call one of these. I feel for the guy.
@bnegs521
@bnegs521 9 жыл бұрын
Billy Brownstar Sorry the truth hurt ya here. Maybe Larry will call a Triple Crown this Saturday but it won't be Durkin or Donna Brothers who wanted it given to Smarty.
@bnegs521
@bnegs521 8 жыл бұрын
+Billy Brownstar Larry did call the Triple Crown with a real winner American Pharoah!!
@corndoggy84
@corndoggy84 8 жыл бұрын
American Pharoah went against a weak field. Wouldn't have been on the Radar any other year. WEAK.
@sportsmediaamerica
@sportsmediaamerica 8 жыл бұрын
Durkin was way overrated. Who can forget "...and Mine That BIRDDDDD!!!!!..." One of the worst calls in TC history....
@TheJustjim3333
@TheJustjim3333 7 жыл бұрын
+Martin Brady I was there that day and all anyone could say was who was that as they checked their programs....don't tell me you knew who that was coming through on the rail covered in mud
@crazydogfloyd
@crazydogfloyd 9 жыл бұрын
I have watched this video no less that 30 times and I still feel that the next time I watch it the outcome will be different. I still feel like Durkin wants to finish the race by saying, "BIRDSTONE wins the Belmont fu%^&&* Stakes"
@MichaelDominici1968
@MichaelDominici1968 8 жыл бұрын
+P Magee Absolutely. One of the greatest race calls of all time. He conveys the pulse of the race and you just know he felt it seemed too good to be true as he inherited the lead, suggesting that all he needed to do was ride out the clock...it rarely goes that way in the Belmont.
@smartyjonesfan
@smartyjonesfan 7 жыл бұрын
I thought I was the only one who does that, I always felt like Durkin sounded like distained in his voice due to him winning. Durkin want's to be part of history like anyone else and Birdstone winning wasn't going to bring it, just my thought's on it.
@smartyjonesfan
@smartyjonesfan 7 жыл бұрын
Another thing, their was 120000 fans there and he was calling it over their noise or cheers.
@raygordonteacheschess5501
@raygordonteacheschess5501 5 жыл бұрын
I check periodically just to make sure it's the same outcome. I agree that one day that result will change.
@raygordonteacheschess5501
@raygordonteacheschess5501 5 жыл бұрын
@ewd76 "It's not a battle; it's a WAR!" -- Larry calling the 1978 Belmont.
@jfgentner678
@jfgentner678 12 жыл бұрын
My wife asked me once if I ever had my heart broken. I said "Yes, Smarty Jones lost the Belmont by 1 1/2 lengths."...
@michaeldominici610
@michaeldominici610 5 жыл бұрын
"Valiant but vanquished" great description!
@kadir1982
@kadir1982 11 жыл бұрын
one of the most emotional, greatest, beautiful horseraces i ve ever seen...everytime i watch this...i cant explain it...bitter sweet...by the way fantastic call by tom durkin, as he is calling the race from the beginning to the end i can feel my heart beating faster and faster
@za1pp
@za1pp 11 жыл бұрын
I remember this race like it was yesterday one of the saddest endings...Smarty was right there and Birdstone came out of nowhere
@sammalone4239
@sammalone4239 4 жыл бұрын
Me2 !! Hearbreaking!!! Taken away with the class John sevis showed aftr !!! All man!!!!!
@lostafin8990
@lostafin8990 Жыл бұрын
Poor Edgar he really was as a jockey a triple crown killer in the Belmont. A humble gentleman even in victory
@candylewis5415
@candylewis5415 7 ай бұрын
Agreed
@GATOBROADCAST
@GATOBROADCAST 9 жыл бұрын
Tom Durkin. One of the greatest calls. Really tired of the naysayers. Durkin paid real tribute here.
@bnegs521
@bnegs521 9 жыл бұрын
David Saldana Glad Birdstone broke his and Donna Brothers heart. People like YOU and them wanted it given to Smarty. When he had to earn it, he couldn't.
@GATOBROADCAST
@GATOBROADCAST 9 жыл бұрын
bnegs521 I think the better horse won this race. Birdstone had won at Belmont prior to this race and should not have been such a longshot. I'm not in the camp of those people who feel you have to run all three legs of the triple crown. Tom Durkin's call was passionate and wishful but I think he represented the feelings of many viewers. Job well done in my opinion.
@bnegs521
@bnegs521 9 жыл бұрын
David Saldana Well said. Even and measured.
@knaankos
@knaankos 9 жыл бұрын
David Saldana this is his best call
@julianbrown1092
@julianbrown1092 6 жыл бұрын
one of my favorite calls of all time
@raygordonteacheschess5501
@raygordonteacheschess5501 8 жыл бұрын
If you watch this video enough times, Smarty eventually wins.
@arthurfonzarelli9828
@arthurfonzarelli9828 3 жыл бұрын
😂
@kennethnero2011
@kennethnero2011 3 жыл бұрын
Smarty should be a triple crown winner
@davethompson3140
@davethompson3140 3 жыл бұрын
Laugher!
@davethompson3140
@davethompson3140 3 жыл бұрын
@@kennethnero2011 -He wasn’t Smarty enough.
@anthonybaratta6152
@anthonybaratta6152 3 жыл бұрын
@@kennethnero2011 unfortunately trainers just have to sit horses out... because you know... upset the chance at history... bunch of bullshit
@omarl8195
@omarl8195 10 жыл бұрын
this was a heart break
@GATOBROADCAST
@GATOBROADCAST 12 жыл бұрын
Must have watched this a hundred times. Awesome call and so wishful. I keep thinking Smarty will find a way...
@cujosandlot8233
@cujosandlot8233 Жыл бұрын
I remember watching this as a kid with my grandma I knew nothing about horse racing all I remember is there was a lot of hype around the race and smarty jones being undefeated at the time, had to look it up for memories sake
@supersomebody101
@supersomebody101 9 жыл бұрын
Dam I feel old...this feels like yesterday
@TexasMan77
@TexasMan77 9 жыл бұрын
I remember watching in my parents living room, where we watched American pharaoh win it all. I was hoping frosted wouldn't pull a birdstone. Not this time!
@yipyappyyip
@yipyappyyip 10 жыл бұрын
Why was it necessary to go 1:11 for the 6 furlong split? I know Smarty was a speed horse, but why open up on the far turn when you've got over 3 furlongs left to run down that long Belmont stretch?
@ipowers2927
@ipowers2927 10 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@JimFerro
@JimFerro 10 жыл бұрын
It wasn't the 6f in 1:11.76 that cost him. It was the next quarter, run in 23.68, that did him in. To run the 4th quarter in a 12f race that fast is just insane.
@sekualtyranosaur8581
@sekualtyranosaur8581 9 жыл бұрын
***** they did some cheap shit to force smarty but hes one of the best horses ever
@bnegs521
@bnegs521 9 жыл бұрын
Sekual Tyranosaur Pfffffffffffff he lost fair and square. Get over it.
@yipyappyyip439
@yipyappyyip439 9 жыл бұрын
***** does anyone know what Secretariat ran his 4th quarter in?
@Okidata29
@Okidata29 4 жыл бұрын
My first love followed by my first heartbreak. But it made me fall deeply in love with the sport and appreciate all these magnificent animals give when they run their hearts out. So much so I cried when I witness the first 3-crown winner in my lifetime American Pharoah.
@nealbaker4170
@nealbaker4170 11 жыл бұрын
The most charismatic horse since Secretariat. Rock Hard Ten and Eddington were more intent in punishing Smarty with those early fractions then with winning the race.
@charlesmccullagh3445
@charlesmccullagh3445 2 жыл бұрын
They ran him into the ground!
@jameshoran8
@jameshoran8 Жыл бұрын
​@@charlesmccullagh3445 Stevens and Bailey were not going to let Smarty win
@boswindle9050
@boswindle9050 Жыл бұрын
They didn't run him into anything. You run your race. They didn't force Smarty try to keep pace. That was the jockey choice
@4orrcountry
@4orrcountry Жыл бұрын
You have to earn a Triple Crown, no one's going to give it to you.
@concepcionledezma5027
@concepcionledezma5027 4 жыл бұрын
Stewart Elliott is still an excellent jockey and a class act. I hopes he gets another shot at a triple crown. Edgar Prado was classy in victory as well.
@minnbeef
@minnbeef 11 жыл бұрын
It just kills me to hear Tom Durkin scream "Smarty Jones enters the stretch to the ROAR of a 120,000" knowing what's about to happen.
@candylewis5415
@candylewis5415 7 ай бұрын
Great call
@rebecca11391
@rebecca11391 10 жыл бұрын
I was sooo uset when this happened, but watching it now I can appreciate more how great of a race Smarty still ran. Smarty got really rank early in the race and never settled, everyone else kind of race rode him from that point on and made him go too fast the rest of the race. Still only beaten by one length. Not bad at all.
@TheDiamondRealm
@TheDiamondRealm 10 жыл бұрын
I cried so hard when I watched this for the first time. I couldn't believe he lost. I heard his jockey say that he held him back because he didn't think he has the energy to win it. That is really strange losing by one length? How much did he have to hold him back? Just let him run just like his grandfather, Secretariat? Or, don't hold back so much and let him win by a nose?
@SaraNightfire1
@SaraNightfire1 10 жыл бұрын
sparklingmichele Smarty Jones raced against several horses in the beginning, also he was rank. Horses who are rank can't settle down, and a horse who keeps on fighting his jockey is using more energy than running the race. Picture it like you jogging a mile and a half with a sprint at the end, compared to jogging the same distance pulling about 110 pounds behind you. It wears the animals out a lot faster and makes them more tired. Between the pace which admittedly wasn't bad, but you see the pacesetters drop back to last after using their energy, and then at the end a closer comes in after fighting the jockey, after beating the other horses, after a mile and a half,and there's no horse.
@rebecca11391
@rebecca11391 8 жыл бұрын
Film Producer lol I never said he was Secretariat. Still super impressive though.
@raygordonteacheschess5501
@raygordonteacheschess5501 8 жыл бұрын
Sham dueled Secretariat to 6F in 109.4. Secretariat laughed his way to a world record which still stands.
@thehealthychefri
@thehealthychefri 7 жыл бұрын
The track was like sand paper that day!
@Hestermoffit
@Hestermoffit 11 жыл бұрын
"Birdstone wins the Belmont Stakes"......... Those 5 words still eat me alive to this day.The next Derby will be 10 years since Smarty Jones,for me it feels alot longer.You were something else Smarty,thanks for the memories,Buddy!
@anthonybaratta6152
@anthonybaratta6152 3 жыл бұрын
You could hear in his voice how disappointed he was... cheating owners and trainers
@joeypierantonis7576
@joeypierantonis7576 2 жыл бұрын
Smarty Jones is the best horse I've ever watched live. Period.
@everythingJawn215
@everythingJawn215 Жыл бұрын
God I keep watching this every spring hoping that it ends differently.
@adotintheshark4848
@adotintheshark4848 3 жыл бұрын
What makes the Triple Crown so special is the three races are so different from each other. Birdstone was a proven "router", a horse who can compete in longer races, and showed it.
@PtlRG1
@PtlRG1 11 жыл бұрын
Most exciting race because of the high expectations, still gives me goose bumps all these years later. Tom Durkin with an all time great call, you can even hear the disappointment in his voice,
@YORIP3
@YORIP3 9 жыл бұрын
I watch this every now and then just to hope that maybe smarty jones actually wins it. That call would have put the announcer(I forget his name) in the hall of fame. "To the roar of a hundred and twenty thousands!"
@dannypenaloza4160
@dannypenaloza4160 6 жыл бұрын
The guy raising his hands in victory at 2:42 is probably the only one in the track who betted on Birdstone
@4orrcountry
@4orrcountry Жыл бұрын
Nope, I had Birdstone too. When betting the Belmont, I always ask myself "If the favorite doesn't win, what will the race look like?". In a 1-1/2 mile major stakes race, you HAVE TO do that, IMHO.
@audit_the_frauditors
@audit_the_frauditors 25 күн бұрын
@@4orrcountryif you just hit a 32-1 shot…you’ll be excited
@229razor
@229razor 10 жыл бұрын
10 years ! There is no cure for a broken heart...
@j.rand.miller
@j.rand.miller 4 жыл бұрын
16 years! There is no cure for a broken heart...
@ChildOfThe1970s
@ChildOfThe1970s 8 жыл бұрын
I was never so depressed after watching a Derby race as I was after this one. Smarty Jones was born in my home state of PA and I wanted him to win so badly, especially after all he endured after a serious head injury a year earlier.
@jaybirdy22
@jaybirdy22 8 жыл бұрын
Agreed!
@raygordonteacheschess5501
@raygordonteacheschess5501 5 жыл бұрын
I dumped on Lion Heart in the Derby futures at 16-1 because I couldn't see a Pennsylvania-Bred based at Parx winning the race. From 2004-2008, the Mid-Atlantic supplied more board finishes in triple crown races, and the PA Nursery gave us both Smarty and Hard Spun (who sired Spun to Run who just won the BC Dirt mile). Barbaro and Eight Belles also came from this region back then.
@4orrcountry
@4orrcountry Жыл бұрын
Child: " a derby race"? This was the 2004 Belmont Stakes.
@jenniferblanchard7095
@jenniferblanchard7095 10 жыл бұрын
Ugh...I was there! Came all the way out from Oregon. Totally thought he had it at the top of the stretch. Absolutely heartbreaking! Hope Chrome can do it for us!!
@TheZman1978
@TheZman1978 10 жыл бұрын
I'd like to go a mile and a quarter with you baby.
@bnegs521
@bnegs521 9 жыл бұрын
Jennifer Blanchard Uh nope. 4th. place finish. Not even close.
@4orrcountry
@4orrcountry Жыл бұрын
Chrome's owner was the worst.
@bnegs521
@bnegs521 12 жыл бұрын
I wanted the best horse to win and the best horse was Birdstone on this day. Zito and Prado need not apologize for their victory and the call should be unbiased. It can be dramatic but the announcer should not take sides. I love when Birdstone passes Smarty. Note the silenced crowd. I love the horse who wears the black hat!
@DanielSong39
@DanielSong39 11 жыл бұрын
Loved the fact that Zito was celebrating the great win. Too often we expect the winners to look like they're at a funeral when they spoil a Triple Crown bid...
@raygordonteacheschess5501
@raygordonteacheschess5501 2 жыл бұрын
It's his job to make him earn it.
@raygordonteacheschess5501
@raygordonteacheschess5501 2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes when I win a chessgame after swindling a weaker player who should have beaten me I'll say "I was rooting for you" but I had to do my best to trick him or the win means nothing.
@yipyappyyip
@yipyappyyip 10 жыл бұрын
In what time did Smarty run the third quarter of this race?
@bnegs521
@bnegs521 10 жыл бұрын
I love the way Birdstone stuck a stake right through everyone's hearts, especially Durkin I could tell he was about to cry. Also I loved how Donna Brothers was crying after the race. You play to win, she wanted it to be given to Smarty. The Chapman's are good people though. And to Tom Hammond, Prado wasn't sad after the race he was just being gracious. BIG DIFFERENCE!
@sekualtyranosaur8581
@sekualtyranosaur8581 9 жыл бұрын
bnegs521 smarty shoud have won...
@bnegs521
@bnegs521 9 жыл бұрын
Sekual Tyranosaur BUT...................................... He didn't. "And it's Birdstone and Birdstone wins it!!"
@sekualtyranosaur8581
@sekualtyranosaur8581 9 жыл бұрын
dude Smarty whould have won they did a cheap thing to make him lose
@bnegs521
@bnegs521 9 жыл бұрын
That is so weak. Excuses all suck don't you know that? He lost and that is the end of the story.
@boswindle9050
@boswindle9050 4 жыл бұрын
@@sekualtyranosaur8581 wait a minute. They didn't do anything. It was Smarty Jones and the jockey who could have waited and saved a little at the end. Damn horses and jockies run their own race. He didn't have to run up front the whole way. Like the jockey said. Birdstone just came got us today.
@1493Films
@1493Films 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome call by Durkin- "Smarty Jones enters the stretch to the roar of 120,000, but Birdstone is going to make him earn it today!"
@1493Films
@1493Films 6 жыл бұрын
"Smarty Jones was valiant but vanquished." Amazing call
@latinostallion94
@latinostallion94 12 жыл бұрын
Why did Funny Cide and Smarty Jones feel that they had to go to the lead in the belmont? They didnt do that in the KD or the Preakness can someone explain this to me? im confused
@ctuman
@ctuman 10 жыл бұрын
The race of my lifetime.
@josephmalatesta9513
@josephmalatesta9513 10 жыл бұрын
I still can't believe this happened.
@sammalone4239
@sammalone4239 4 жыл бұрын
Joh sevis in the post race interview, nothing but pure CLASS !!! 👏 WOW!!
@ginger-bread_man
@ginger-bread_man 8 жыл бұрын
Hearing that collective groan in the stadium, the announcer's voice and even the sadness in the voice of the winning jockey for the horse (SJ) that he just defeated is an incredible experience.
@AdamYoudell
@AdamYoudell 8 жыл бұрын
+ginger It's devastating because it was so close and they only get one shot. But that's why this is the test of the champion and they shouldn't change a damn thing. Only the true greats take down the TC. Fortunately last year we saw one!
@wolfsrule100
@wolfsrule100 10 жыл бұрын
who is watching this hoping that California Chrome's bid 'won't' end up like this? Its time for the drought to end!
@dominicschiro9939
@dominicschiro9939 3 жыл бұрын
As a person who watched Birdstone break his maiden at Saratoga and immediately called him my Derby horse. All 4 Zito horses throw shoes in that one I’m happy to say I had this race 1-2-3-4 exactly. Never was a doubt in my mind when Zito said it doesn’t Mayer we’re all racing for 2nd.
@Lolita5025
@Lolita5025 12 жыл бұрын
Doesn't matter. We LOVED Smarty. He's a people horse.
@patsfan10187
@patsfan10187 11 жыл бұрын
That's on the jock. Made his move way too early. Belmont is like no other track in the country. Still breaks my heart he didn't win.
@mayhemjr.803
@mayhemjr.803 3 жыл бұрын
Rock Hard Ten. I'll never forget the name of that horse but bless Smarty he gave his all. Damn you mile and a half track Belmont Park! Grrr!
@Lolita5025
@Lolita5025 12 жыл бұрын
This is the first time I've seen this since 2004, still gives me chills. I love Smarty Jones. And, I've been haunted by the announcers voice since then, the sound of him saying "Birdstone wins the Belmont Stakes" was EXACTLY how everyone was feeling. Complete and total sadness and disappointment.
@eg6cvchatch
@eg6cvchatch 12 жыл бұрын
I disagree. The emotion in the call, is what really makes this race better for a real horse racing fan. Everyone wanted Smarty Jones to get there.
@kacienicole8471
@kacienicole8471 10 жыл бұрын
He is an amazing horse even is lost he tried his hardest and that is all that counts
@Blamstermash
@Blamstermash 11 жыл бұрын
My favorite horse is still Affirmed, but I was hoping Smarty Jones had won the TC making an even dozen to do so. Hooray for little guys like Smarty!! It was too bad that Smarty couldn't race after the Belmont.
@DanielSong39
@DanielSong39 10 жыл бұрын
Track was rock-hard that day and there were very fast times. The fractions were reasonable under the circumstances; Birdstone just came up and got Smarty Jones.
@manuginobilisbaldspot424
@manuginobilisbaldspot424 11 жыл бұрын
You can even hear his consternation as Birdstone snatched the Triple Crown away. In a way, it's a good thing though. The race was run honestly.
@bclark5423
@bclark5423 12 жыл бұрын
elliott thought he was riding secretariat, way to early to take the lead.
@randyh9284
@randyh9284 4 жыл бұрын
Gracious interview by the winning jockey.
@badgernation74
@badgernation74 9 жыл бұрын
This was the near miss I was saddest about. Smarty Jones was a great horse and the whole team was fun to watch.
@badgernation74
@badgernation74 9 жыл бұрын
badgernation74 and btw, who approves the horses' names? Rock Hard Ten? It's more than a little porn-ish, no? What's next? Double D's, Money Shot, Gang Bang...
@badgernation74
@badgernation74 9 жыл бұрын
***** LOL, Cunning Stunt is awesome. I bet the track announcers took their time when that horse raced. wow.
@singbecause
@singbecause 12 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe how casually Smarty Jones' jockey took his loss, especially when compared to the emotions of the winning rider. I'm not one to pick on jockeys, but watching the replay it's hard to not wonder if Smarty would've fared better with a more patient ride.
@raygordonteacheschess5501
@raygordonteacheschess5501 2 жыл бұрын
Stewart Elliot never expected to be in a Triple Crown race. Very solid jock at Philadelphia Park (now Parx Racing) for many years, bet him many times.
@Pegas91
@Pegas91 6 жыл бұрын
Poor Smarty Jones. Awfully ridden by his jockey. The distance of Belmont Stakes is long. And the jockey Elliot asked him to go very early.
@candylewis5415
@candylewis5415 7 ай бұрын
Nick Zito Awesome trainer❤️ Happy for him and Mary Lou Whitney The thrill of victory
@kennethnero2011
@kennethnero2011 2 жыл бұрын
18 yrs ago.
@ratsorizzo2497
@ratsorizzo2497 3 жыл бұрын
3:11 we all needed one after that race
@toroneewebster4073
@toroneewebster4073 9 жыл бұрын
Although I won this race I had the chance to visit Belmont Park for the first time I went there with the intention that I was going to witness a triple crown winner live, they really pressed Smarty Jones early into a speed duel the whole way. I really believe if they had came early to Belmont and spent more time there instead of bragging in there own back yard Stewart Elliot would have realize how long and big the distance was, once we parked and rode the shuttle to the front gate I realized what people meant about Belmont being two races in one, just the turn is a whole other race. Everything we assumed was wrong The triple crown winner won't start his campaign in New York he just has too be Great and he brings the track with him. Nick Z needs to go rub on Birdstone because I cannot remember the last time I seen him win a race in NY.
@carterrsandtnerr6221
@carterrsandtnerr6221 2 жыл бұрын
greatest horse racing call of all time..? i think so. from “smarty jones has to hold onto the lead for one minute more” is absolutely pure gold.
@kennethnero2011
@kennethnero2011 2 жыл бұрын
He was so close
@jackrodwell83
@jackrodwell83 10 жыл бұрын
one of the best calls ever. miss tom durkin . hope whoever calls chrome is half as good as this
@elom55
@elom55 4 жыл бұрын
This and Funny Cide losing the Belmont, were the heartbreaks of all heartbreaks for me in racing. Can't even watch it.
@Okidata29
@Okidata29 4 жыл бұрын
oof back to back heartbreaks for you.
@jowinewbandz7056
@jowinewbandz7056 3 жыл бұрын
If Birdstone wasnt in the race they would call this a dominating performance. He put them all away and opened up many.......the narrative would have been totally different, and Smarty would have run the same exact race.
@smartyjonesfan
@smartyjonesfan 7 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how Birdstone takes off and/or Smarty Jones slows down right when Stewart E hits Smarty near the end, I think Jones just didn't have it left at that point. Birdstone shouldn't have been a 36-1 shot in that race, if you watch the video of Birdstones races you'll see how well he did, it was the perfect storm for Smarty Jones sadly, it's still hard to believe he lost even though I know why now.
@gunloc26
@gunloc26 11 жыл бұрын
Smarty Jones would of romped in this year's Belmont, no doubt about that! The way Palice Malice and others came home was obvious that breeding is turning the industry into a sprinter's game more and more by the day. Soon if a horse can get a mile we'll be impressed, the direction the game/sport is going. JMO!
@jaybirdy22
@jaybirdy22 8 жыл бұрын
Smarty was my favorite horse of all time!
@WHALEDOGS9111
@WHALEDOGS9111 6 жыл бұрын
Bird stone 37-1. Woooooo I had him.
@ccrites123
@ccrites123 4 жыл бұрын
He went on to sire 50:1 Kentucky derby winner Mine that Bird too!! I love these longshots.
@harin.112
@harin.112 6 жыл бұрын
The world would have been a much better place if Smarty Jones had won this race. Watching him lose at Belmont was one of the most depressing moments of my life.
@goforwand31
@goforwand31 9 жыл бұрын
The sad thing about this race was I knew Smarty was doomed before the race even ran because Ronald Reagan died that morning. It was a bad ommen...
@badgernation74
@badgernation74 9 жыл бұрын
goforwand31 Maybe... he took the joy away from millions of Americans' lives as President, his ghost wanted in on the misery.
@badgernation74
@badgernation74 9 жыл бұрын
goforwand31 Go For Wand was a great horse... saddest day in racing I ever saw.
@badgernation74
@badgernation74 9 жыл бұрын
Charles Ray Most of the welfare in this country goes to one of three places: Huge agriculture corporations, even bigger banks, and most of all to defense contractors who build tanks and planes the DOD didn't ask for and who supply substandard equipment and barracks to our troops. All for massive profits. I pay more in taxes than Apple and GE combined. So do you.
@hoyit
@hoyit 4 жыл бұрын
God I got into horse racing at 18 in 1996. All those heartbreaking years up until American Pharoah lol.
@GG-wh6fk
@GG-wh6fk 6 ай бұрын
This was such a heartbreaker. 😢
@agustindejesus7398
@agustindejesus7398 3 жыл бұрын
When John Servis was talking after the race....i was right there at that second floor of the clubhouse.
@pepsiguy52883
@pepsiguy52883 7 ай бұрын
Birdstone had a hell of a rally at the top of the stretch
@tylermorro1747
@tylermorro1747 4 жыл бұрын
Watching this stretch run, you can see how truly close Smarty was....too bad. He was a deserving Triple Crown winner😕
@WolfCreekCity
@WolfCreekCity 12 жыл бұрын
Amazingly thrilling race! Sad not to see Smarty Jones win the Triple Crown though :/
@panchomunoz3
@panchomunoz3 Жыл бұрын
I hit the exacta and pick four with Birdstone.😊
@hhluvzmagik
@hhluvzmagik 6 жыл бұрын
I will always love you Smarty!
@ccrites123
@ccrites123 4 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of Danica Patrick at the Indy 500. The media only cared about Danica Patrick instead of the guy Dan Wheldon who actually won the Indy 500.
@YouDontKnow-that
@YouDontKnow-that 5 ай бұрын
Fractions were okay. I know people said the other jocks ganged up on Stuart. But.... really no excuses. 48 4/5 half, 3/4 in 1:11 3/5, mile in 1:35... really no excuses. Just got swallowed by Big Sandy and another horse that ran just a shade better that day.
@Ethan-dn1wc
@Ethan-dn1wc 10 күн бұрын
Like Stewart Elliot said, it's just horse racing. And like John Servis said, Smarty just couldn't settle in the way he needed to.
@rayfordblease9365
@rayfordblease9365 5 жыл бұрын
Smarty was great. They put him to the test way too early.
@MrZiggy019
@MrZiggy019 6 жыл бұрын
Stuart gave a great ride, Birdstone just got em that day...
@candylewis5415
@candylewis5415 7 ай бұрын
Was a great race❤
@bubblinbrownsugar616
@bubblinbrownsugar616 11 жыл бұрын
Seriously?! Wishing for a horse to die?! I love Smarty as much as the next person but Birdstone along with the other horses had every right to challenge Smarty. They don't call this race the test of champions for nothing. Smarty ran out of gas. It sucks but he did.
@SnidgetAsphodel
@SnidgetAsphodel 12 жыл бұрын
So do I. Imagine how impressive a victory Smarty would of had, had Birdstone not been there. Not only would he of won the TC, he would of vanquished them all while doing it. :(
@kyokonkyochin3648
@kyokonkyochin3648 2 жыл бұрын
What Smarty Jones needed was Lion Heart to front run like the other 2 races and Smarty Jones to overtake the lead down the final stretch. Its the jockey Stewart’s fault for front running early.
@bigdaggie
@bigdaggie 12 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch this I hope Smarty can hold off Birdstone....he never does :-(
@danc3831
@danc3831 5 жыл бұрын
What they did to this horse is criminal. They send TWO rabbits at him the entire way and it took a fresh horse to beat him in the run down. He was the best horse that day hands downs.
@PhillyJohnny
@PhillyJohnny 2 жыл бұрын
Everyone in Philly was so excited for Smarty Jones.
@daizoshikama6772
@daizoshikama6772 5 ай бұрын
Whatever went on @fter that was the wins settling on the hydronic guy dropping off the good job off the pace really nice running away from a good race
@daizoshikama6772
@daizoshikama6772 5 ай бұрын
When R U gonna see your sun?
@daizoshikama6772
@daizoshikama6772 5 ай бұрын
Every time we're looking at the damage of being on that sleep in the barn with them flight jacket.
@jackwoods9604
@jackwoods9604 3 жыл бұрын
This race must be very painful for Smarty Jones fans...i can relate to that feeling when i watch Easy Goer closing and missing by a Neck in the 1089 Classic with Horse of the Year on the line...1989 Preakness loss by a Nose was Just as painful to watch as he SHOULD have won BOTH those races as the heavy favorite...Racing can be cruel to fans
@kennethnero2011
@kennethnero2011 3 жыл бұрын
Sunday Silence forever 🖤💛
@jackwoods9604
@jackwoods9604 3 жыл бұрын
@@kennethnero2011 Yea he was a great horse and a THORN in my side and in Easy Goers side
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