2004 Kentucky Derby

Smarty Jones, with Stewart Elliott aboard, drives for the finish line to win the 130th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday, May 1, 2004. Second place finisher Lion Heart is at right.

Smarty Jones trainer John Servis, left, owner Pat Chapman, second from left, owner Roy Chapman, lower center, jockey Stewart Elliott, right, and Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher, second from right, show off the winner's trophy.

Smarty Jones (15), with jockey Stewart Elliott up, drives to win the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.

Singer Jessica Simpson, left, wears a pink hat as her husband Nick Lachey looks on during Kentucky Derby day festivities at Churchill Downs.

Charles Matasich of Proctorville, Ohio, wears a colorful hat of roses as he looks over the paddock during Kentucky Derby festivities at Churchill Downs.

Fans in the Churchill Downs infield enjoy a little mud wrestling before the start of the 130th Kentucky Derby.

Revelers dive into a catch basin for rain water in the infield at Churchill Downs after a sudden downpour soaked the track during Kentucky Derby day festivities.

Singer Kid Rock, left, his son Bobby Jr., center, and singer Travis Tritt, right, chat while looking over racing forms during Kentucky Derby festivities at Churchill Downs.

Fireworks burst over the Ohio River for the opening ceremony of the Kentucky Derby Festival. The 15th annual Thunder Over Louisville, lights up the riverfront Saturday, April 17, 2004, in Louisville, Ky.

Kentucky Derby hopeful Action This Day nuzzles the head of trainer Richard Mandella as he is washed in the stable area at Churchill Downs Saturday, April 24, 2004, in Louisville, Ky.

An exercise rider smokes a cigarette while standing outside a barn in the stable area of Churchill Downs Saturday, April 24, 2004, in Louisville, Ky.

A lone spectator uses the cover of an umbrella to ward off the rain as one of the spires of Churchill Downs looms in the background during the morning exercise session Sunday, April 25, 2004, in Louisville, Ky.

Kentucky Derby hopeful Pollard's Vision has his nose rubbed by exercise rider Michelle Nihei in his stable at Churchill Downs Sunday, April 25, 2004, in Louisville, Ky. Named for Seabiscuit jockey Red Pollard, the colt is blind in his right eye, just as Pollard was.

Kentucky Derby hopeful Pro Prado, with exercise rider Lee Lockwood in the saddle, breezes down the Churchill Downs backstretch Monday, April 26, 2004, in Louisville, Ky.

Kentucky Derby hopeful Lion Heart, with exercise rider Jean Claud up, works out on the Churchill Downs track Monday, April 26, 2004, in Louisville, Ky.

Kentucky Derby hopeful Smarty Jones, is bathed by groom Mario Arringa after a morning workout at Churchill Downs, Tuesday, April 27, 2004, in Louisville, Ky.

Exercise rider Dana Barnes rides Kentucky Derby hopeful Wimbledon around the track at Churchill Downs, Tuesday, April 27, 2004, in Louisville, Ky.

Trainer Bobby Frankel walks across the track at Churchill Downs, Tuesday, April 27, 2004, in Louisville, Ky. Frankel trains Kentucky Derby hopeful Master David.

Kentucky Derby hopeful Master David is bathed by groomed Jose Ruvalcaba Tuesday, April 27, 2004, after a morning workout at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

Tapit, with rider Ramon Dominguez up, is shown during an exercise run Wednesday, April 21, 2004, at Tapeta Farm in Northeast, Md. After 17 years of tinkering, toying and toiling, trainer Michael Dickinson has his first Derby starter in Tapit.