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Horse Racing: Smarty-Mania Gone After Belmont7 June 2004EW YORK -- As reported by the Associated Press: ``Smarty Jones headed back to his home at Philadelphia Park on Sunday, still a fan favorite but no longer undefeated after his upset loss in the Belmont Stakes. ``...Birdstone, a 36-1 long shot, overtook Smarty Jones in the stretch of Saturday's grueling 1 1/2-mile Belmont and won by a length -- briefly silencing the record 120,139 fans who had whooped it up for the small chestnut colt they hoped would become racing's first Triple Crown winner in 26 years. ``...Winning trainer Nick Zito took a backseat amid the Smarty hoopla, and a day later, he still didn't mind being a bit player in Smarty's big show. ``...'Smarty Jones was a worthy star,' he said..." |