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2004 Kentucky Derby (G1)

Date/Track:
5/1/2004, Churchill Downs
Distance:
1 1/4 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3 M
Time:
2:04.06
*Rank is current Power Ranking among all active horses, based on highest HRN rating. Rating is based on HRN member voting.
FinSilksHorse / SireRatingTrainer / JockeyLast Start / Next Start
1st Smarty Jones
Elusive Quality
8.31
J. Servis
S. Elliott
2nd, 2004 Belmont Stakes (G1) View Video
2nd Lion Heart
Tale of the Cat
7.74
P. Biancone
M. Smith
7th, 2004 Travers Stakes (G1) View Video
3rd Imperialism
Langfuhr
6.84
K. Mulhall
K. Desormeaux
10th, 2005 Cigar Mile (G1)
4th Limehouse
Grand Slam
7.04
T. Pletcher
J. Santos
6th, 2005 Breeders' Cup Mile (G1) View Video
5th The Cliff's Edge
Gulch
6.76
N. Zito
S. Sellers
3rd, 2004 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) View Video
6th Action This Day
Kris S.
6.82
R. Mandella
D. Flores
8th, 2005 San Fernando Stakes (G2)
7th Read the Footnotes
Smoke Glacken
6.82
R. Violette
R. Albarado
7th, 2004 Kentucky Derby (G1) View Video
8th Birdstone
Grindstone
7.78
N. Zito
E. Prado
7th, 2004 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) View Video
9th Tapit
Pulpit
7.74
M. Dickinson
R. Dominguez
9th, 2004 Pennsylvania Derby (G2)
10th Borrego
El Prado
7.49
C. Greely
V. Espinoza
10th, 2005 Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) View Video
11th Song Of The Sword
Unbridled's Song
6.26
J. Pedersen
N. Arroyo
7th, 2004 Pennsylvania Derby (G2)
12th Master David
Grand Slam
5.92
R. Frankel
A. Solis
12th, 2004 Pennsylvania Derby (G2)
13th Pro Prado
El Prado
5.67
R. Holthus
J. McKee
4th, 2006 Aristides (G3)
14th Castledale
Peintre Celebre
7.34
J. Mullins
J. Valdivia
5th, 2005 Strub Stakes (G2) View Video
15th Friends Lake
A. P. Indy
7.14
J. Kimmel
R. Migliore
7th, 2004 Peter Pan Stakes (G2)
16th Minister Eric
Old Trieste
6.30
R. Mandella
P. Day
1st, 2005 San Fernando Stakes (G2)
17th Pollard's Vision
Carson City
6.93
T. Pletcher
J. Velazquez
8th, 2005 Whitney Handicap (G1) View Video
18th Quintons Gold Rush
Wild Rush
5.91
S. Asmussen
C. Nakatani
18th, 2004 Kentucky Derby (G1) View Video

What the Nation is saying about the 2004 Kentucky Derby (G1)...

In his quest for the Triple Crown, Smarty Jones touched a nerve in the American psyche that ached for a seemingly impossible dream to come true, for the out-of-control world to suddenly right itself, and for something genuinely good and true to occur. In the end, it turned out, the dream really was ...Read More
  • docbrown · I was the ground level paddock and stretch run video cameraman that Spring at Oaklawn in 2004. We had a lot going on that season since we were celebrating the track's 100th anniversary. We ( the video crew ) weren't that impressed with Smarty's win in the Southwest Stakes at a Mile. It was just a so-so workman like race. But then came the Rebel at a mile and 1/16 and it was as if a voice from the clouds said " I am Smarty Jones and I will win the Kentucky Derby"! When he sucked up the front runners on the turn and turned for home, myself and the main pan-camera man straight up above me had Smarty dead centered in our view finders. Then he re-broke, and I mean RE - BROKE ! My compadre on the pan - camera and myself made unintelligible noises . He shook our cameras and our minds . Then he flew home in about 6 seconds flat for the final 1/16th. I've never seen a more laid-back racehorse in the paddock or post - parade or pre-race warm-ups. But when he approached the gate to load, the ears would come up, the nostrils would flare, and what came out of the front of that gate when the field broke was not the same horse that entered the back of it. He was very, very, special. He was on front pages, editorial pages, nightly TV news , the internet etc., etc. That Spring of 2004 was truly his. I've never seen a horse that wasso popular and loved. · 195 days ago ·
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  • jay s. · Great story docbrown. Thanks for sharing. · 195 days ago ·
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Smarty Jones, 2004 Kentucky and Preakness winner, was retired from racing to stand at Three Chimneys Farm in Midway, Ky.Read More
A special horse that was simply dominant that day...

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