I had the chance (in fact good fortune) to spend some time with "Team Hard Spun" and met Gabe and his agent Ruben when they were in town for a grass stake for fillies. Larry is a gem of a guy and a great horseman. His is devastated by what happened to Eight Belles and the subsequent furor has been very upsetting for all involved. It is very hard to answer all th questions Larry has been asked without sounding "defensive" and becoming nearly hostile. Jones has dealt with all of it with unending grace.
Larry Jones is one of the few people in racing about whom I have NEVER heard an unkind word.
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RIP Monroe.
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