The_Knight_Sky
11-11-2010, 07:11 PM
Trainer Larry Jones to come out of retirement at Oaklawn Park
By Mary Rampellini http://drf.com/news/trainer-larry-jones-come-out-retirement-oaklawn-park
Larry Jones, who retired from training last November after reaching the pinnacle of the sport with Grade 1 winners Proud Spell, Hard Spun, Island Sand, and Kodiak Kowboy, plans to resume his training career when the Oaklawn Park meet opens in January.
“I’ve got to get off my butt and get back to work,” Jones, 54, said Thursday. “My wife said I’ve had enough rest!”
Cindy Jones took over her husband’s stable when he retired, and will continue to train the 28 horses currently in her care at Delaware Park through the end of the year. Larry Jones said he will have a 40-horse stable at Oaklawn, with a handful of horses for the Fox Hill Farm operation of Rick Porter.
“I got a lot of phone time off,” he said. “And I got to do a lot of stuff on my health. I feel better than I have in 10 to 15 years, as far as my energy levels.”
By Mary Rampellini http://drf.com/news/trainer-larry-jones-come-out-retirement-oaklawn-park
Larry Jones, who retired from training last November after reaching the pinnacle of the sport with Grade 1 winners Proud Spell, Hard Spun, Island Sand, and Kodiak Kowboy, plans to resume his training career when the Oaklawn Park meet opens in January.
“I’ve got to get off my butt and get back to work,” Jones, 54, said Thursday. “My wife said I’ve had enough rest!”
Cindy Jones took over her husband’s stable when he retired, and will continue to train the 28 horses currently in her care at Delaware Park through the end of the year. Larry Jones said he will have a 40-horse stable at Oaklawn, with a handful of horses for the Fox Hill Farm operation of Rick Porter.
“I got a lot of phone time off,” he said. “And I got to do a lot of stuff on my health. I feel better than I have in 10 to 15 years, as far as my energy levels.”