Quips, Quotes and Oats

STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH! Smarty Jones-the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and near Belmont Stakes Triple Crown winner finally opens up about his life on and off the racetrack. The Thoroughbred Thinker hurls some zingers, and throws a few ringers on the horseracing establishment. In this fact-based fable, America's horse touches on topics spanning leadership & motivation to humor & humility. Smarty gives an education ranging from the history of the horse, to the traits of a champion. Pony up with a feel-good Philadelphia story, and learn how this blue collar horse has touched and restored the lives of those around him. Catch the emotion as he runs for the Roses and carries an entire nation on his back. Go in depth with Smarty and learn his Team's tale of hard work and big hearts. With a focus on entertaining and teaching the reader, Smarty delivers the inside story of his family, friends, fans, and place in history. He provides a stable's worth of wisdom, and lessons of life in the fast lane.

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From ESPN THE MAGAZINE: SMARTY TALKS! The great ones churned out big books this year: Brett Favre, Pete Rose, Bill Clinton...Smarty Jones. Yes, the chestnut colt who captured America's heart by nearly winning the Triple Crown tells it straight from the horse's mouth in "Quips, Quotes and Oats." The recently retired 3-year-old muses on his Philly roots ("I started out a little rocky"), on his post Preakness fame ("All of a sudden, I was The Man. The Horse") and on a family that "treats me like 24-carrot gold." And what of his heartbreaking one-length loss to 36-1 underdog Birdstone at the Belmont? Says the bilingual quadruped: "C'est la vie." (December 20, 2004). Copyright 2004 ESPN, Inc. All rights reserved.