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.

Seabiscuit was one of the most remarkable thoroughbred racehorses in history. In the 1930s, when Americans longed to escape the grim realities of Depression-era life, four men turned Seabiscuit into a national hero. They were his fabulously wealthy owner Charles Howard, his famously silent and stubborn trainer Tom Smith, and the two hard-bitten, gifted jockeys who rode him to glory.

This site is just in time for Seabiscuits movie, which is based on the wonderful book by Laura Hillenbrand. Please browse the site, and most of all enjoy yourself.

Secretariat.com was created as the official online source for this great champion and to honor his legend. Secretariat History: detailed account of his racing career, people involved, his life, legacy, and more.

Smallish colt will win Belmont on Saturday, become first since Affirmed in 1978 to win Triple Crown. ELMONT, N.Y. - On paper, Saturday's Belmont Stakes looks like a one-horse race. And even though they will run it on dirt rather than forest byproducts, there is every reason to think that Smarty Jones will stretch his unbeaten streak to nine and become the 12th Triple Crown winner in racing history and the first since 1978.

Earth Summit wins the Martell 1998 Grand National. "Suny Bay was the best horse on the day and it's just lucky for me that this was a handicap. Brad said to me at the third last that we're 30 clear and just sit there. I was just hoping that Brad was getting equally tired from two out. I was quite happy then but knew we just had to get over the last and when I went for him there was not a lot left".

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.

Man o' War went to the post 21 times and won 20 races. He won one race by an incredible 100 lengths and triumphed in another carrying 138 pounds. He whipped a Triple Crown champion by seven lengths in a match race. He brought international recognition to Kentucky breeders and made the United States the racing center of the world.