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'Seabiscuit' Author on Smarty Jones

NPR | By Scott Simon
Published May 29, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Laura Hillenbrand, author of Seabiscuit, about Smarty Jones, the horse that has won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. If Smarty Jones wins the Belmont Stakes on June 5 he would be the first Triple Crown winner since 1978.

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Scott Simon is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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