Comeback Hopes Dashed
Even after Smarty Jones’ retirement was announced last August, his owners, Ray and Pat Chapman, were hoping there was a chance the colt could return to training in 2005. “Sadly, according to [trainer John] Servis, recent ultrasound tests showed significant cartilage loss in the colt’s left front ankle. That was previously undetected and would have made it impossible for Smarty to have resumed training.” (Philadelphia Daily News)
Related: “The racehorse who nearly took the Triple Crown still captures the public’s adulation in retirement” (The Free Lance-Star)
