Smarty Jones Stakes (Parx)

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Smarty Jones Stakes
Grade III race
Location Parx Casino and Racing
Bensalem, Pennsylvania, United States
Inaugurated2010
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.parxracing.com
Race information
Distance1+1⁄16 miles
SurfaceDirt
Trackleft-handed
QualificationThree years old
Weight124 lbs. with allowances & 2 lbs added for stakes winners
Purse $300,000 (2019)
BonusesFirst three finishers received automatic entry to Grade I Pennsylvania Derby

The Smarty Jones Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three years olds, over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt track held annually in early September at Parx Casino and Racing racetrack in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. The event currently carries a purse of $300,000.

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History

The race was inaugurated in 2010 [1] with an attractive purse offered of $300,000 [1] as a preparatory race for the Grade I Pennsylvania Derby where the winner was given automatic entry.

The event is named in honor of the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, and hometown Pennsylvania hero Smarty Jones. [2]

Originally the distance of the event was set as 1 mile and 70 yards but was extended in 2016 to the current distance of 1+1⁄16 miles. [3]

In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Parx Racing did not schedule the event. [4]

Records

Speed record:

Margins:

Most wins by a jockey

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner

Winners

YearWinnerJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
2023Il Miracolo Luis Saez Antonio SanoEduardo Soto1+1⁄16 miles1:48.59$300,000III [5]
2022Best Actor Florent Geroux Brad H. Cox Gary West & Mary West 1+1⁄16 miles1:44.14$300,000III [6]
2021Fulsome Florent Geroux Brad H. Cox Juddmonte 1+1⁄16 miles1:45.57$300,000III [7]
2020Race not held
2019Spun to Run Paco Lopez Juan Carlos GuerreroRobert P. Donaldson1+1⁄16 miles1:44.14$300,000III [8]
2018Axelrod Joe Bravo Michael W. McCarthy Slam Dunk Racing1+1⁄16 miles1:45.34$300,000III [9]
2017Pavel Mario Gutierrez Doug F. O'Neill Reddam Racing1+1⁄16 miles1:42.27$300,000III [10]
2016Awesome Slew Paco Lopez Edward Plesa Jr. Live Oak Plantation1+1⁄16 miles1:42.92$300,000III [11]
2015Island Town Brian Hernandez Jr. Ian R. Wilkes Six Column Stables, Randell L. Bloch, John Seiler and David Hall1 mile and 70 yards1:44.10$300,000III [12]
2014Protonico Joe Bravo Todd A. Pletcher International Equities Holding1 mile and 70 yards1:41.17$300,000III [13]
2013Edge of Reality Stewart Elliott Anthony W. Dutrow The Elkstone Group1 mile and 70 yards1:42.20$350,000III [14]
2012Easter GiftKendrick Carmouche Nicholas P. Zito Robert V. LaPenta1 mile and 70 yards1:42.05$350,000III [15]
2011Wilburn Corey Nakatani Steven M. Asmussen Stonestreet Stables 1 mile and 70 yards1:40.89$300,000Listed [16]
2010ThiskyhasnolimitJamie Theriot Steven M. Asmussen Mark Zollars, Bob Wagner, and Cathy Wagner1 mile and 70 yards1:40.49$300,000Listed

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References

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  2. ↑ "The Smarty Jones Stakes Gr. III" (PDF). Parx Casino and Racing . Parx Racing Media Guide for 2020. 2020. p. 19. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "SMARTY JONES STAKES - MULTIPLE TRACKS". Thoroughbred Pedigree Online. 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Parx Racing Release 2021 Stakes Schedule". Penn Racing. BloodHorse. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "2023 Smarty Jones Stakes Grade 3 - (race 11)". Equibase. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "2022 Smarty Jones Stakes Grade 3 - (race 12)". Equibase. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "2021 Smarty Jones Stakes Grade 3 - (race 11)". Equibase. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "2019 Smarty Jones Stakes Grade 3 - (race 11)". Equibase. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "2018 Smarty Jones Stakes Grade 3 - (race 8)". Equibase. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  10. ↑ "2017 Smarty Jones Stakes Grade 3 - (race 8)". Equibase. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  11. ↑ "2016 Smarty Jones Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "2015 Smarty Jones Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  13. ↑ "2014 Smarty Jones Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "2013 Smarty Jones Stakes Grade 3 - (race 11)". Equibase. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "2012 Smarty Jones Stakes Grade 3 - (race 10)". Equibase. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  16. ↑ "2011 Smarty Jones Stakes Listed - (race 11)". Equibase. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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