Eight Belles' trainer defends jockey
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - May 5, 2008 Trainer Larry Jones told The Associated Press on Monday that if
the Derby were run again tomorrow, he'd put jockey Gabriel Saez
right back on one of his horses.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has called for the
suspension of Saez. The group says the horse must have been injured
during the race, and Saez should have pulled her up rather than
finish.
But Jones says Saez acted exactly as he should have. He says the
jockey started whipping the horse to prevent her from running into
the rail.
