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Jones saddles up another Derby hopeful

By Pat Forde
ESPN.com

Friday, May 1, 2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Fate, or something more divine, tugged at Larry Jones' wrist Tuesday morning in the Churchill Downs backside chapel. Jones had been wearing an Eight Belles wristband for nearly a year, commemorating his star-crossed filly who suffered a fatal breakdown just moments after finishing a robust second in the Kentucky Derby last May. It was quite likely the most agonizing moment in the 134-year history of America's greatest horse race, and it exacted a toll on the horse's trainer. ...

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