 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Kukunda kwaSmith kwokutanga muNew York neCalifornia kwakaratidzwa sechiyamuro kuvakadzi vaizova vatasvi vemabhiza. Muna 1973, zvichitungamirira kuKurwisana Kwevakadzimutambo wetennis, Smith akashora Bobby Riggs kumakwikwi emabhiza, achiseka kuti aizoramba denho yacho nokuti Haadi kuti azviuraye. Nepo varidzi vemabhiza emarudzi akawanda vakanga vasingadi kukweretesa mabhiza avo kumutasvi wechikadzi, Smith akawana mubatsiri muna Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr., sachigaro weNew York Racing Association panguva yebasa rake rejockey. Kubatana kwavo mubhizimisi kwakatungamirira kumakuhwa okudanana pakati paVanderbilt naSmith. 