Meet American Pharoah's best friend Smokey | E:60

E:60 profiles 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and his best friend Smokey. Bob Baffert details the relationship American Pharoah and Smokey have, and other trainers detail the special bond formed between "Barnyard Buddies."
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[@sollamander2206]

I live near Belmont Park and my family's old cat went missing for two weeks and we found him in the stables at Belmont as a companion animal.

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

Oh my gosh well I'm sure he was being well spoiled

[@peyanddrew]

Did you get em back?

[@voidmc6212]

@@peyanddrew Him*

[@Em0sRul3]

@@voidmc6212 she did nothing to u so why are u correcting her?

[@mypaintedracehorse4685]

Yeah, when cats shoe up at our house we just feed then so they don't starve and if anyone picks them up thats great, if they don't then we just keep them!

[@kaikay9990]

Smokey seems so dopey and happy and I absolutely LOVE it

[@Jillyyy17]

Those ears on American Pharoah say it all! Clearly calm n relaxed w his buddy :)

[@addisonhenry7150]

They should let pickles take care of some foals, let mom have a break lol😂🐎🐐

[@titus.main.]

Secretariat may be a horse but he's the 🐐

[@davidfaxon1753]

Give me American Pharoah. He broke the long the long standing drought. But there both Legends.

[@atomexpires]

Jesus Christ even on a video that doesn’t even involve him you still bringing him up.

[@nicholassmith1240]

Your prob correct. My fav though is Justify.

[@itsrue7216]

Nicholas Smith I have a ongoing tie between AP and Justify

[@ericbrown1101]

I still believe Secretariat was the greatest racehorse to ever live. He set records at all 3 races that still stand, and his time at the Belmont remains the world record time for the mile and a half distance. However, I would argue American Pharoah's competition was tougher. There are more horses and better horses than there were back then. Tactics are different as well. Horses that lose the Derby usually skip the Preakness and are better rested in the Belmont. Back then, most contenders ran all three. Winning the Triple Crown has always been hard, but modern horseracing has made it darn near impossible. And somehow Pharoah did it.

[@learomeih104]

did i really cry over a goat named pickles? YEs

[@karenshaub8273]

Oh. How cute. HE has a stable pony for a friend. I heard Wise Can was going to be used as a stable pony after he retired because he was so mellow and had s calming influence on other horses. Plus he loved just going to the track himself. I wonder if it happened.

[@breyerlover17]

I own two OTTBs (Off the Track Thoroughbreds). My gelding (boy) is 24 years old and my mare (girl) is 18. My mare LOVES this cat that is in the barn where we board them. I have found that cat sitting in her stall as she rubs on it. It's the cutest thing in the world! Whenever this little cat (Rachel) is around, my mare is super calm. It's amazing.

[@mypaintedracehorse4685]

Aww! My horses (I have 4) have all adopted me as there best friend and companion human 😄 they all hate dogs though but thats okay :)

[@nicholaslanelaningham6857]

When I was a kid, my family owned several horses and one of them was an off the track thoroughbred gelding. His full name was overly complicated and started with the word "Conglomerate" so we shortened it to "Comet". Anyway he was a real gentleman and had a strong work ethic, so much so that my mother, who used to be a horse trainer, was able to harness break him.

[@jefm3598]

Aww Pickle...God damn it!

[@Kingpercocet]

What type of monster would call their goats Google & Yahoo?

[@Kingpercocet]

PlAyHoUsE 305 you trying too hard bro

[@Bongaboi151]

Zuckerberg! And Dorsey!

[@depphead_edits9455]

Miguel Mendoza these monsters always stealing my horses grain in the. Morning feeding times and evening also

[@Flufferz626]

Heaven forbid they name their duck Duckduckgo

[@glenlynch1]

Stop it Miguel... There barn animals phewwwww!!!

[@ThePatman1980]

My Favorite Racehorses 1. Rock Hard Ten 2. Free House 3. Soul Of The Matter 4. Lit de Justice 5. Zenyatta 6. Justify 7. Cigar 8. Ghostzapper 9. Lava Man 10. Silver Charm My favorite racehorse before my time is Seattle Slew. It used to be Secretariat but Slew was a bad dude. I like tough horses. Sec was brilliant but wasn't gritty enough. The G.O.A.T. might actually be Dr. Fager or Spectacular Bid. A 4YO Fager had the most raw talent. Rock Hard Ten will always be my favorite racehorse. I met him, wore his hat, had his Santa Anita Derby button, t-shirt, followed him since his 2nd start, and just made me money consistently. If you're reading this, Ernie Moody, you're a kind man. Much love to you, Gary Stevens, and Richard Mandella. The 2005 Santa Anita Handicap was my favorite race I ever attended even moreso than Zenyatta's 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic win. The Jason Orman era with RHT were kinda so-so since Orman was inexperienced. The fastest racehorse I saw was Ghostzapper. I already knew he would win the 2004 BC Classic months before he ran in it. The first great racehorse I saw was Cigar who got me into the sport. My favorite mare was easily Zenyatta and I really don't care for fillies and mares. My favorite Triple Crown winner is Justify. My favorite Cal-breds are Free House, Lava Man, and California Chrome. I used to have a shit load of horse racing memorabilia. But the only ones I have now are downloaded KZbin races on my phones. Favorite Horse Races I Saw Live 1. 2005 Santa Anita Handicap 2. 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic 3. 2005 Hollywood Gold Cup Pretty much all the races I saw Rock Hard Ten and Zenyatta in person, my 17h beasts. Big Ten was like 17.3 hands. Zen was like 17.2. They're taller than Justify and Secretariat. My Favorite Horses To Rewatch 1. 1996 Dubai World Cup 2. 1996 Kentucky Derby 3. 1973 Belmont Stakes

[@cjsmith5659]

LA Clippers I think you turned in your essay in the wrong place

[@alrickmanning7812]

My favorite 2 horse of all time is curlin and a.p indy

[@ryleigh995]

My favorite is ruffian and in my opinion is the best racehorse (don’t attach me on it it’s my opinion) she never got to show her full talent and her jockey never let her run full out, he also barely used the whip because she never needed it.

[@jessicaoppegard6578]

Air Horse One 🤣 I love it!

[@nayrod4529]

I had to lead a goat, when we took a runner for a race. I got a lot of giggles walking to the barn.

[@Random-jz3mq]

Google reminds me of the goat in Ferdinand

[@SueProv]

Air Horse One. Hilarious

[@Yorcen]

Smokey, this is not ‘Nam. This is racing. There are rules.

[@horselover5156]

I see Smokey everyday because he just moved to the ranch I board my horse. At skyline ranch my horse Diva is living across from Smokey

[@kayeroskaft9619]

So fun to see this video of barn buddies again

[@mohammedkhan8007]

Friendship knows no boundaries 👍👍, Great vedeo.

[@heathersmith3290]

That little head tilt and smile lol

[@FerMtzVHS]

I need a Smokey

[@juliehertz8768]

Even a Horse needs a BFF.💜💜🐱🐱🐰🐰🐐🐐🐾🐾🐾

[@marie3038]

He is amazing. Pretty horse

[@lespangen]

Love that Old Friends bought a replacement goat to keep Eldafer happy full service for sure Thanks to Mr. Blowen 😬👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@gottadomor7438]

"Don't judge, it works for them."

[@alainah.8387]

Did make me appreciate racing more

[@TerrenceCheek]

We all should have a best friend named “Smokey” lol’s! 👀👂🏻☕️💜👍🏻🤤‼️

[@ThePatman1980]

Horse racing 🏇 is actually my 2nd favorite sport behind basketball 🏀. Loved it since December 1995. I can school anyone with it. Angles. History. All of it. But it's dying. Breeding ruined it.

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

What??? Horses have been selectively bred since the Bedouin tribes started thousands of years ago what are you talking about.

[@peeg3087]

@@NoThankUBeQuiet I think they were referring to how breeders are emphasizing more and more speed and breeding to sell than race, especially retiring champions way too early to stud.

[@ven1424]

japanese racing is surely a thing to look into, as they might as well be starting off their prime of racing right now

[@Phoenixishot]

BEST. Video. Ever.

[@kepnjem]

Love the cat's attitude!

[@ThePatman1980]

Justify was my favorite. I didn't lose any bets last year because all I did was bet on him. American Pharaoh had a better career though.

[@emmabesko4124]

Justify’s career should been longer but unfortunately, chronic injury can’t always be prevented

[@OfficialMuffiin]

@@emmabesko4124 he didn't have any injuries, they just said that as an excuse to retire him. Justify wouldn't of stood a chance against older, better horses and his connections knew it. The 2018 crop of 3 year olds was laughable.

[@emmabesko4124]

rubles we don’t know that. I might add that Justify might of done better in the Dirt Mile than the BC Classic, and would’ve had American Pharoah eating mud in the Preakness

[@amandamarcus9819]

I hope American Pharoah babies are as sweet as he is

[@Bkboss2014]

Now we allll have a friend like Smokey 😂😂..

[@ericlakota1847]

Makes perfect sense opisit obtracts alot of my friends are nothing like me .

[@NoThankUBeQuiet]

Thoroughbreds aren't divas. They are giant puppy dogs. The racing ones might be spoiled but not divas. But they do love their little friends.

[@depphead_edits9455]

She was awesome we never raced her we bred her tho she was so sweet

[@danielleharrison5765]

I really don't like horse racing and yes I actually have heard of American Pharoah I have him as a traditional Breyer he's very pretty

[@lauriefaithprescott]

My sister and I were very much fans of smokey since 2015. I. Believe he was a reiner too

[@lauriefaithprescott]

I actually do know smokey..hes his stable pal and stable buddy. Even during the racing days

[@terrykelly5496]

Smokey is a real ham.

[@whitneymcfarlin3814]

Very cool

[@depphead_edits9455]

I had Seattle slews granddaughter. Her name was SWEET BABY LONDON

[@williamherring4675]

Now that’s the Fergie that we needed at the nba all star game

[@clarkosteo]

The narrator sounds like actor John C. Reilly. I can't get the "F*** you, Brennan!" out of my head every time they pan to the goat, hahaha.

[@RosyVilla]

Love this piece but as soon as I hear Pickles, I forward. Poor Pickles!!! 😭

[@Smile-uwokeup-2day]

It’s strange how these animals hang together with these super star horses but it works well. No , I didn’t know this .

[@rosekinnison4724]

Smokey is living somewhere in Colorado Bob Baffert sold him and he sold for 80,000 and all that money was donated to Old Friends retirement for thoroughbred in Kentucky

[@lespangen]

Glad he at least donated to a great cause where he has several retirees ( Silver Charm and Game on Dude)

[@lespangen]

guess he thought Pharoah could do stud duty without his friend hope Smokey has a good home

[@dbeverly1928]

Should have included Lava Man! Mentored I'll Have Another to almost a Triple Crown.

[@billyswainsonsnr6508]

Love it 😂👌

[@ramanpreciado2241]

Even their was evidence of some horses who are pulling up at the end of the races of the triple crown sure he's a "winner."

[@eartherskit]

Ok think I know the rest 👍👍🌻 ...of this story

[@cynthiawilliams3898]

Where is Smokey now... Know he was in an auction.. But never could find out where he landed. Thanks if you can help...

[@anubias_twist]

He's in Colorado now

[@cynthiawilliams3898]

@@anubias_twist Thanks for the update. Hope he is fat and sassy. And moat of all happy. Thanks again.

[@katelist8367]

Does Smokey still hang with American Pharaoh? I had a super QH gelding named Smokey as my first real horse and he was THE HORSE of my life! He was a great horse with kids and baby horses ... everyone and everything loved him! His daddy was a stakes futurity, barrel and chariot champion. Even as an older stud they used him as a pony horse for their other race horses on the track so jy guy came from great attitude smart blood

[@lespangen]

Don’t think so Pharoah is no longer with Baffert retired to stud duty at another farm( I assume Smokey remained with Baffert)

[@pattimiller9157]

❤️

[@fullmetalalvarez6202]

Air hose 1 🤣🤣

[@109367]

These horses have to be shod all round, meaning all four hooves, typically if turned out with other horses you would pull their hind shoes because they can kill each other with them. So they can't be turned out with other horses, they get really lonely, hence the barn buddies.

[@allycat4964]

GOOGLE AND YAHOO??!! IM CRYING

[@willemcarelvanderwesthuize6982]

We all can learn from nature even from horses it might be a good lesson for our own relationship with people

[@thecrowingcock6455]

Damn

[@michelleschweizer9000]

Fergi is so beautiful

[@lespangen]

Don’t think Smokey accompanied Pharoah to stud duty after he stopped racing guess he wasn’t needed in that circumstance and BB used him to ride occasionally

[@debbiehorn8263]

That's just cruel ! Did Pickles get a new friend ?

[@kennedipenn]

Horse racing is a discrace

[@lespangen]

baffert rides Smokey ) western)

[@ThePatman1980]

Baffert's best horse was American Pharaoh but his most talented was a horse who didn't even win Horse of the Year.. Arrogate.

[@emmabesko4124]

Jason Reyes Arrogate is a grey horse famous for defeating California Chrome in the 2016 Breeders’ Cup Classic as well as defeating 2017 HOTY Gun Runner in the Dubai World Cup coming from behind in 2016. He retired in 2017 to stud. His first crop of foals will be racing in 2021.

[@OfficialMuffiin]

Arrogate was rated as Longines Worlds Best Racehorse, that's a bigger achievement than HOTY. Although Arrogate definitely deserved that title too.

[@marysueeasteregg]

@Jason Reyes Arrogate's streak of four brilliant Grade 1 stakes wins (the Travers & Breeders' Cup Classic in 2016, the Pegasus World Cup & Dubai World Cup in 2017) -- two of them in track record time, all of them beating out a Horse of the Year winner, with the races won in very different styles (setting the pace, stalking, and closing from dead last) -- made me wonder if I was looking at a horse as good as Secretariat. The only other horse who has made me wonder that was Spectacular Bid. The tail end of Arrogate's career made me reevaluate that opinion a bit -- he lost three races in a row at Del Mar, two of them out of the money. He was sound. Did he hate Del Mar, as Baffert believes? Was he just soured on racing? But at his best . . . *WOW*. He retired with a career record of 11:7-1-1. Tragically, Arrogate died June 2, 2020, at the age of 7, while finishing his third season at stud. His first crop are currently yearlings. He fell in his stall and was unable to get to his feet. He was transported to an equine hospital, where 4 days of tests & treatment did not reveal the cause or remedy the problem. He developed a complication -- it is dangerous for horses to be lying down for extended times -- and was euthanized. If the results of the necropsy have been released, I haven't seen it. (Years ago, a necropsy failed to reveal the cause of death of my friends' beloved middle-aged Thoroughbred gelding, who died under similar conditions, having been found down in the field, unable to rise to his feet.)

[@marysueeasteregg]

@@OfficialMuffiin Horse of the Year and the Longines rankings are evaluated very differently. HOY is normally given for excellence over the season. Longines revises its rankings several times over the course of the year, and the final rankings are specifically on *peak performance* by a racehorse, with the specific race cited for the award. By that criteria, Arrogate deserved the 2016 Longines award as World's Best Racehorse (given for his Breeders Cup Classic win) and his 2017 Longines award (for his win in the Dubai World Cup). Arrogate was, as I say elsewhere in this thread, one of only two horses who have made me wonder if I was looking at a dirt runner as good as Secretariat. At his best, he was jaw droppingly brilliant. But Arrogate did not deserve HOY in either 2016 or 2017. In 2016, Arrogate's record was 6:5-0-1. Only two of his wins were stakes wins, brilliant victories in the G1 Travers and Breeders' Cup Classic. His other 4 starts were in maiden specials and allowance races. California Chrome, whom he beat in the Classic, was 8:7-1-0 for the season, his sole loss being a neck loss to Arrogate in the Classic. Chrome had 3 G1 wins, 2 GII wins, and victories in a handicap and a listed (I assume ungraded) stakes that year. He deserved HOY. Not Arrogate. I was no Chromie, btw. Couldn't stand Steve Coburn. I was much more a fan of Arrogate. Similar situation in 2017. Arrogate was 5:2-1-0 that season, with brilliant wins in the G1 Pegasus World Cup and Dubai World Cup early in the year. But he finished out the year with 3 straight losses, 2 of them out of the money. Gun Runner, whom Arrogate beat in Dubai, was 6:5-1-0 that year. Gun Runner's sole loss in 2017 was that 2nd to Arrogate in Dubai in March, which was followed by 4 straight wins in G1 races. GR's other win was a GIII early in the year. More stakes wins, much stronger finish to the year. Gun Runner deserved the HOY award.

[@OfficialMuffiin]

@@marysueeasteregg Very well said, I agree with you after reading it, Arrogate was great but he burnt out after a handful of serious races, Gun Runner and Cali Chrome definitely had better résumés.

[@emma_tuff1]

poor pickles 😂

[@Yes...but...]

I don't get it why don't they move Pickles to be with WeeMissFrankie

[@Phoenixishot]

I’m sayint tho. Clearly they were a package deal.

[@aliciaflores5869]

Why would they do that to Pickles!?

[@peggypapczun2906]

That was a terrible thing they did to Pickles! So cruel to both goat and horse. Don't they allow goats overseas......or do they eat them? Maybe that's why Pickles stayed in this country. Poor horse, poor Pickles!

[@jessicaoppegard6578]

Exactly!

[@kennedipenn]

Oh I wonder we ms. Frankie had to have surgury

[@christophersmith0865]

This is awesome! Growing up we had a donkey named Gus, his bestie was old hen we had. They would follow each other around the yard, and Gus would carry her around with his lips by the feathers on her back. It was always a sight to behold.

[@ahmedabdelhai6180]

Y songs MY LITTLE PON

[@elleholinsworth6822]

Wow who knew race horses were horses too and need a herd to be in

[@Bigballerhtx]

Send pickles to the Horse now

[@is4144]

Somehow James harden get 10 ft.

[@lkmorgan1959]

Google and Yahoo 😄😄

[@bnegs521]

Did smokey go to Australia with AP? Anyone know?

[@katelist8367]

Above commenter said Smokey is now in CO ... so NO 😢 I guess. I was wondering the same thing. My three horses are bonded in their own little herd at this point ... long term separation really stresses them out!

[@bnegs521]

@@katelist8367 i hear what you are saying. That is sad to hear. 🤨 thanks for the information.

[@sabonb2]

I want myself a Google! Lol

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

I thought Smokey was a bear name

[@katelist8367]

From the book " Smokey the Cow Horse " by will James 😊

[@user-xz2se6bj4u]

This owners act all caring and thats pure BS!!!! Those horses mean nothing to them, but dollars!!!! Soon as those stop making money they're sold off to oversea slaughter houses.

[@rimo1267]

Would you do that? Probably not. Why should they? Where is the difference? How come that so many race horses die of old age and not because they were slaughtered?

[@katelist8367]

​@@rimo1267 a few get good homes ... only thanks to thoroughbred rescue groups ... many come to sad and abrupt endings. The fact that OTTTb rescue groups even exist says ALOT!😢

[@kellyrateau1068]

What did I watch lol

[@ericlakota1847]

Cute their all friends their is a guy on you tube has racoon pitbull and fox and racoon and pitbull all sleep together and play together

[@justinpeters347]

Hey KZbin are you on drugs right now ?

[@ThePatman1980]

Horse racing haters (PETA) comments - "Animal cruelty. The malnutritioned Mexican on them. 🤣 They're going to turn into glue, dog food, Japanese food," etc. I heard them all.

[@ryleigh995]

And Raleigh minions haha

[@orangebear3786]

*i thought smokey was a bear?*

[@katelist8367]

Named after "Smokey the Cow Horse" book by Will James😊 I named my childhood QH baby bud after him! Great book!

[@dezikirkcaldy5708]

Until they are not.

[@this_bitch_loud_in_every_movie]

Enough is enough im tired of these jockeys *horsing* around

[@silverstreakd5134]

Wow I love it🤣🤣

[@aircoug]

I can't stand videos like this that promise one thing (American Pharaoh) but aren't.

[@ThePatman1980]

If you are reading this Bob Baffert, please get those dumb kids off your horses! Improbable and Game Winner would've won yesterday if Mike Smith was on them!

[@manicminer3273]

Lol

[@denisereadstarot]

What! Why y’all make something so sad lmao

[@jamesstewart628]

To bad about that thing on his 👃 nose they can't cut it off.?

[@chrishale1345]

Why is horse racing a thing?! Did you know that almost 30,000 horses die EVERY year because of the beatings and harsh bits, spurrs, and pushing horses through their limit causing their legs to break, and it is HORRIFIC. people obviously don’t know that the people only do it for the money, and that race horses start training MONTHS after birth, with damages the horses health, which is why most people sell their race horses because of bad health. Shame on you. Shame on all the race industry supporters and jockeys. Also, after they win a “Million dollar race”, they just sell the horses or send them to slaughter because they are called “worthless”. My trainer got a ottb, such in bad shape, and the health of that horse was terrible. Please sign a petition to make this horrible sport stop.

[@lornathorpe1632]

Horse racing is animal abuse. This video sure makes it look cute, but it is not.

[@itsallgood4093]

Then what should we do with all those race horses?

[@lornathorpe1632]

@@itsallgood4093 What they do right now is dump the ones that get injured or aren't making money and they are sold to kill buyers or anyone that will take them or euthanized. If they weren't valuable as race horses, they'd stop producing so many of them. I don't know how they dispose of the ones that are seriously injured that have to be euthanized on the track. Used to be that rendering companies would process them, but horse is killed with injections of large amounts of drugs, so I don''t think that is still legal.

[@itsallgood4093]

@@lornathorpe1632 your right if they aren't valuable then the would no longer breed them. Like the Shire, they would become almost extinct. Good or bad the racing industry keeps this breed alive. Should many of the practices in that industry be cleaned up, yes. Doing away with it completely won't help. Although, the way things are playing out around the world, I'm a little afraid for all horses. Covid is going to change how we spend our money and it might not be on horses.

[@lornathorpe1632]

@@itsallgood4093 I hope people will become aware of the problems and force some increased oversight and that they will stop supporting entertainment over animal welfare. I'm not sure the breed would cease to exist without racing. Maybe. Thanks for the discussion.

[@itsallgood4093]

@@lornathorpe1632 Unfortunately horse racing means entertainment, means money. Being from Kentucky, you grow up hearing about horse racing. The first Saturday in May is pretty much a state holiday. I hope non-equestrians can educate themselves more and equestrians can learn to regulate themselves better.

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