RIP Jay Cronley

[JustRalph]

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One of my favs. Exchanged emails with him often back in the day.

"Let it ride" and much more........

[whisperlunch]

He was fantastic. Great sports mind. Incredible horse writer. This is devastating
I loved his work.

Terrible news.

[menifee]

RIP - Great, great writer.

Loved his column and his movies.


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x5GVfNcivS8

[PaceAdvantage]

Sad news. Let It Ride still holds up to this day...just watched it a few months ago...read the book it was based on as well.

[KPMats10]

Does this mean that God liked him? He really, really liked him?

Too soon?

On a serious note, loved his musings on ESPN. Obviously a huge Let It Ride fan.

[Cholly]

A great loss to the horse racing world and a great loss to the literary world.
Clever and keen with the words, clever and keen with the wit!

Who was running Sunday night? It would seem fitting he had a bet down at some bush track when the Grim Reaper came suddenly. Any bad steward decisions about that time? It could have been a BS DQ that brought him down--that would give him material for his first column above!

[MonmouthParkJoe]

This is horrible. I too exchanged emails with him over the years. I enjoyed his writing as well. Let It Ride is a movie I still watch all the time, esp before a big weekend.

:rip:

[1st time lasix]

I am deeply saddened to hear of Jay's demise. What a terrific guy. I was upset when ESPN cut him from his horse racing writing contributions a year or two ago. I truly enjoyed his humor and his creative writing skills. I looked forward to his seeing what he came up with next. At least twenty or more times he and I would swap e-mails....always in reference to odd things that occurred at the track and simulcast outlets. He loved characters with an amazing eye for observation. I am afraid I wasn't aware of his health issue....his passing is a shock. Rest in peace my old friend....you are 8/5 in getting in to the pearly gates... :rip:

[MonmouthParkJoe]

Sad news. Let It Ride still holds up to this day...just watched it a few months ago...read the book it was based on as well.

Ive thought about buying the book over the years but most copies are a couple hundred. Is the book better than the movie?

[whisperlunch]

Did anyone subscribe to his website? He left the Tulsa World last year and started his own site. I loved it. He updated it everyday. I will miss his writings bigtime. His Espn column was the best one articles in horse racing section.

[PaceAdvantage]

Ive thought about buying the book over the years but most copies are a couple hundred. Is the book better than the movie?I read the book I think before the movie even came out...or right before it came out...had no idea it was that rare.

[NJ Stinks]

I second many of the comments above. I wish I had sent him an email or two too just tell him how much I enjoyed his stories about the OTB's he visited in Oklahoma. Or was it Nebraska?

Anyway, the man was one special horseplayer! :ThmbUp: :ThmbUp:

RIP, Jay.