The Smarty Jones Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid January at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The Smarty Jones is for three-year-olds and is contested on dirt at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs).
Named for the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, Smarty Jones, the inaugural race was held on January 21, 2008.
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