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                        RECOGNIZING SMARTY JONES

  (Mr. MEUSER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  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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