Smarty Jones is the small chestnut colt with the blue collar background who has captured the hearts of racing fans everywhere - and won many new friends to the sport of horse racing.

In the last televised race of the night Grey Monk at 4/1 may notch up victory number 6. Its a tight field and the gap in quality between the favourite to the outsider isn't huge. However Grey Monk has had some decent recent form including a win in his last race in Dubai back on the 24th of October.

In a career spanning eleven years, Deano's Beeno had an excellent hurdles record of eleven wins, one of which was in Ascot's Grade 1 Cantor Sport Long Walk Hurdle, ending the outstanding Baracouda's run of ten consecutive victories. Six of his hurdle wins were in Grade 2 events. A fast and fluent jumper, he was one of racing's top staying hurdlers.

The Fourstardave is named for the horse owned by Richard Bomze that won at least one race at Saratoga each year from 1987 to 1994. Trained by Leo O'Brien, the New York-bred won stakes races at Saratoga in five consecutive years, including the 1988 Albany Handicap, the 1989 and 1991 West Point Handicaps, and consecutive runnings of the Daryl's Joy in 1990 and 1991.

Man O'War, possibly the most famous race horse in history was born on March 29, 1917 in Lexington, Kentucky. His owner was August Belmont, son of the famous financier for whom the Belmont Stakes, and Belmont Park in New York was named. Belmont had carefully planned for the colt by breeding from pedigreed Arabian stock on the sire's side to the most respected English stock on the dam's.

Nashua, a popular racehorse of the 1950s and the first Thoroughbred syndicated for a million dollars made news both on and off the racetrack. Nashua achieved fame both on and off the racetrack. On the track, he set the racing world abuzz with his charismatic nature and his nationally televised rivalry with Kentucky Derby winner Swaps.

Nearctic: Owner: Windfields Farm, Breeder: E. P. Taylor. 47 Starts, 21 Wins, 5 Places, 3 Shows Career Earnings: $152,384.

Bred by Barry Schwartz, Peteski won the first race in the Canadian Triple Crown, the Queen's Plate Stakes (Can-IR) by six lengths, then added the Prince of Wales (Can-IR) and Breeders' (Can-IRT) Stakes to complete the triple. His triumph in the 1 3/16-mile Prince of Wales at Fort Erie came in track-record time of 1:54.40.

Dessie as he was affectionately known was a front running grey that regularly galloped his rivals into submission. His flamboyant jumping style further enhanced his love affair with the racing public. Dessie's record as a hurdler left a lot to be desired, but once his trainer, David Elsworth switched him over the larger obstacles his career was to take off.

In 1955, Delaware Park sponsored a nationwide poll among members of the American Trainers Assn. to determine the 10 greatest female thoroughbreds in American history. At the top of the list: Gallorette (foal of 1942; Challenger II--Gallette, by Sir Gallahad III). She was owned by William L. Brann, an advertising executive whose company designed the original Montgomery Ward catalogue, and trained by Edward Christmas.