Article: Smarty Jones has a lot riding at Pimlico Unbeaten Kentucky Derby winner resumes bid for Triple Crown

By winning the Kentucky Derby as an undefeated colt, Smarty Jones will be forever linked to the great Seattle Slew, who was the last to accomplish such a feat in 1977.

But that's not the only distinction he'd like to share with Seattle Slew.

Today, Smarty Jones takes aim at the second jewel of horse racing's prestigious Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Park.

If Smarty Jones wins the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes three weeks later, he would be the first Triple Crown winner since Seattle Slew. Smarty Jones would also collect his second $5 million bonus. He already won an Oaklawn Park $5 millionbonus for winning the Rebel Stakes, the Arkansas Derby and the Kentucky Derby.

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