Seven novel members were elected to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, led by Smarty Jones, the only selection in the contemporary category.
Edward L. Bowen, Arthur B. Hancock III and Richard Ten Broeck were chosen by the pillars of the Rasis committee.
Racing horses Decathlon and Hermis as well as trainer George H. Conway were selected by the historical review committee from 1900-1959.
In the contemporary category, Smarty Jones was the only candidate who submitted the submitted ballot (50% plus a voice required for the election) by 16 finalists selected by the Museum Hall of Fame. A total of 157 voters (90.2%) took the 171 elections, which were entitled to fill the ballot papers. The candidates in the historical review and pillars of the lawn categories had to be approved by the respective committees to 75% in order to receive the election.
Unsigned finalists were the blind racing horse luck, the game on dude, Groupie Doll, Havre de Grace, Kona Gold, Lady Eli and rags in wealth, coach Christophe Clement, Kiara's McLaughlin, Kenny McPeek, Graham Motion, Doug O'Neill, John Sadler and John Shirreffs and Joyy Chavez.
The 2025 Hall of Fame Class is anchored on August 1st in the FASIG-TIPTON sales pavilion in Saratoga Springs at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony is broadcast live on the museum's website at racingmuseum.org. The event is open to the public and free of charge. Tom Durkin will serve as a master of ceremonies.
Smarty Jones (tough quality IM will get along with the smile with the smile, raced from 2003 to 2004 in Pennsylvania and won eight of his nine career, including the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in his second season. Jones was trained by John Servis and drove exclusively by Stewart Elliott.
“He was a special horse. He opened a lot of doors to me and changed my life,” said Servis to Bloodhorse. “It is 21 years later, he is still popular.”
Smarty Jones, a chestnut holder, won his first two career in Philadelphia Park (now Parx Racing) – a Maiden special weight and the Pennsylvania Nurry Stakes – with a combined length of 12 3/4. He began his street to the Kentucky Derby with a fifth victory in the Count Fleet Stakes in Aqueduct Racetrack in January 2004 before moving to Oaklawn Park from Derby preparations. In Arkansas, Smarty Jones won the Southwest Stakes and Rebel Stakes before entering a 1 1/2 length victory with a 1 1/2 length victory in the Arkansas derby.
On May 1, 2004, Smarty Jones became the first unbeaten winner of the Kentucky Derby since Seattle in 1977 with a 2 3/4 length victory over Lion Heart before 140.054 in Churchill Downs. He earned a bonus of 5 million US dollars from Oaklawn Park for winning the combination of the Kentucky Derby and the three derby preparations in Oaklawn. Smarty Jones also became the second Pennsylvania breeder who won the derby and connected Lil E. Tee (1992).
Two weeks after his derby victory, Smarty Jones was present with 124,351 for a record margin of 11 1/2 lengths in the Preakness Stakes in Pimlico. A Belmont Park record of 120,139 fans stood in Belmont Stakes in 2004 for a potential triple crown tweep, but 36: 1 Longshot Birdstone pulled out the surprise and defeated Smarty Jones for one length.
Smarty Jones was retired after the Belmont Stakes with a record of 8-1-0 from nine starts and a win of $ 7,613,155 (including the Oaklawn bonus). He won his eight races with a combined 47 1/2 length.
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Ed Bowen Has been a productive racing journalist and historian for more than 60 years and served the sport in various other functions, including 24 years as President of the Grayson Jockey Club Research Foundation. Bowen comes from Welch, W. Virginia, was an award -winning journalist, editor -in -chief of The Bloodhorse, author of 22 books on horse racing and chairman of the Nomination Committee of the National Museum of Racing from 1987 to 2024.
George Conway is known for the training Hall of Famer War Admiral to a Sweeple Crown from 1937 and an overall record of 21-3-1 of 26 starts and income of USD 2736 to 1938.
Arthur B. Hancock III. was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and has been a significant presence in the American race and breeding for six decades by founding the Stone Farm in 1970 near Paris, Ky. A member of one of the most respected families in Sports, Hancock's Grandfather, Arthur B. Hancock, Sr.
In cooperation with one of his long -time customers, Leone J. Peters, from Manhattan Real Estate Broker, Arthur B. Hancock III. Hancock and Peters have also teamed up to breed the climbing star, the winner of the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in 1988. Through HGW Partners, Hancock Hall of Fame member and Horse of the Year Sunday Stille, the victories of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Breeders' Cup Classic belonged.
