Scott Brown's SportsBytes on WKDZ: Hopkinsville man training Kentucky Derby hopeful

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February 18, 2007

Hopkinsville man training Kentucky Derby hopeful

Hopkinsville resident Larry Jones will be keeping an eye on his horse Hard Spun Monday in the Southwest Stakes for 3-year-olds at Oaklawn Park.

Jones is the trainer of Hard Spun, owned by Fox Hill Farms in New York, who is being compared to Smarty Jones, the 2004 Kentucky Derby winner.

Jones is a former commercial farmer in Christian County who grew corn, tobacco and soy beans as well as raised cattle and hogs. One web site says he is from Hopkinsville. Another says he lives in Henderson, which makes sense with Ellis Park being nearby.

Link to story about Hard Spun by racing columnist Kenny Rice

Posted on February 18, 2007 at 10:00 PM in Other sports | Permalink

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Scott Brown handles most of the sports duties for Ham Broadcasting. In addition to providing daily sports news on this blog, he broadcasts high school football, basketball, and baseball games on WKDZ and WHVO. He also hosts the Saturday Morning Sports Report on WKDZ -- one of the few local sports programs in the area. His local sports has been the most read in Trigg County for several years.