At only 15.3 hands, he’s small. Nice size for a Quarter horse. Rock Hard Ten and Eddington and most other thoroughbreds tower over him. He’s survived the murder of his trainer and a skull fracture.
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They say his pedigree lacks stamina and star power. Secretariat, Foolish Pleasure, Mr Prospector, Northern Dancer – all now generations back. And maybe he does – the mile and half Belmont is yet to come. But he’s yet to be beaten, on any track, by any rival. He’s won 7 million. He took the Kentucky Derby in the mud, under a jockey making his first Derby start and a trainer with his first Derby entry. And he won the Preakness today by 11 1/2 lengths – a new record. Go, Smarty. |
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They still race horses? Who knew?
Smarty’s a Quarter Horse?? I gotta tell my daughter…her Maggie, a chestnut mare, is a Quarter Horse. I call her Maggie the Wonder Pony. They are best friends.
Smarty is a “good size for a Quarter horse”. He’s small for a racing thoroughbred.
I should have known. No Quarter Horse can match a Thoroughbred in a race that long.