Mirroring his winning performance in the Longines Breeders' Cup Classic last fall, Sierra Leone rallied from behind to defeat an all-star field in the $1 million Grade 1 Whitney Stakes Aug. 2 at Saratoga Race Course.
Trainer Bob Baffert and jockey Juan Hernandez make an excellent team, especially in Del Mar's Grade 1 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes presented by Oak Tree Racing Association.
Before the Aug. 1 induction ceremony for the 2025 class of the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame began Aug. 1 at the Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion on the Fasig-Tipton sales grounds, a fan in a Philadelphia Flyers jersey in the crowd and a poster hanging from the balcony with the words “Smarty’s Party” in Someday Farm blue told the story of the day.
Over 20 years have gone by since the stories of Funny Cide and Smarty Jones captured the hearts of America during their heroic Triple Crown bids in back-to-back years. Now, their stories have become officially intertwined through the sons of their Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes-winning riders.
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