...Press, Jones said that before this fall's yearling sales he called several clients _ including Rick Porter, who owned Eight Belles _ and told them not to buy any horses with the intention of having him train them. Jones said he will continue to train the...
...those that necessitated the amputation of Riley's leg. Nowhere has that fact been more apparent than at the racetrack, where Eight Belles, Barbaro and countless other thoroughbreds have been put down after breaking a leg. Riley now shows that horses'...
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...point, it is blatantly obvious that something must be done to reduce the tragic loss of racehorses such as Barbaro and Eight Belles. If the racing industry doesn't take a stronger stand to protect the health and welfare of its equine athletes, other...
...Eight Belles, and the fresh debate over thoroughbred racing. On-demand audio will be available by 3:30 pm ET. Eight Belles and trainer Larry Jones before the 134th Kentucky Derby, May 3, 2008. (Photo: AP) Sally Jenkins, sports columnist and...
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