BENSALEM, Pa. - Smarty Jones keeps going strong heading into the Belmont Stakes.

The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner had another strong gallop Tuesday morning, with the undefeated colt going 1 7/8 miles on a closed track at Philadelphia Park.

"I got him the last mile in about 2 minutes, 4 seconds. He had his neck bowed and was into it big time,'' trainer John Servis said. "He's just happy. He's going to be anxious to work on Friday.''

That's when Smarty will have his final tuneup before the Belmont. He will breeze seven-eighths of a mile with jockey Stewart Elliott aboard.

Servis said Smarty Jones shows no signs of fatigue.

"He's out to please, he'll give me whatever I ask him,'' Servis said. "I'm very confident. I'm really happy with where he is right now.''

With a win in the Belmont, the 3-year-old colt would become the 12th Triple Crown winner and first since Affirmed in 1978.