Recognizing Smarty Jones

Floor Speech

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Mr. MEUSER. Mr. Speaker, although I am originally from Babylon, New York, like a few in the gallery today, Pennsylvania is home to a champion horse known as Smarty Jones.

I rise today to celebrate one of the great horses our Commonwealth has ever produced. Born and bred at Roy and Patricia Chapman's Someday Farm in Chester County, Smarty Jones was not just a racehorse. He was a Pennsylvania champion horse.

In 2004, he captivated the Nation, winning the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes, and coming within a single length of the Triple Crown at the Belmont Stakes.

Last month, Smarty Jones was inducted into the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame.

Today, thanks to Rodney and Sharon Eckenrode, he continues to stand at Equistar Training and Breeding Center in Lebanon County.

I look forward to visiting Smarty this weekend for an event my good friend Chairman G.T. Thompson is hosting.

Smarty's story is proof that when you are Pennsylvania-bred, you are built to win.

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