Jockey did nothing wrong: Trainer. Says filly wasn’t pushed too hard before injury that led to on-track euthanization.

The trainer of euthanized filly Eight Belles adamantly defended the way jockey Gabriel Saez handled the Kentucky Derby runner-up. In an interview with the Associated Press yesterday, Larry Jones said Saez applied the whip only to prevent Eight Belles from crashing into the rail. more info

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