The Arkansas Derby (USA-I) is not generally thought of as a sire making race, but the Arkansas Derby contender who is the subject of today's trivia question went on to be a good sire of winners, the sire of a Broodmare of the Year, and the grandsire of a champion sire. As a side note, he also won four Derbies during his 3-year-old season although he did not start in his year's Kentucky Derby (USA-I). Who was he?
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Joanna
4/16/2016 01:57:12 pm
Smarten?
Avalyn Hunter
4/16/2016 08:23:07 pm
Yes, it's Smarten. He won the Ohio Derby, Pennsylvania Derby, Illinois Derby and American Derby as well as running second in the Arkansas Derby and third in the Tropical Park Derby. His owners cleaned up a chunk of change by keeping him away from Spectacular Bid, and he sired Canadian champion and Broodmare of the Year Classy 'n Smart, dam of two-time American champion sire Smart Strike. Nicely done! Leave a Reply. |
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