Jones runner, pony target of release

Kasept · #1 07-02-2008, 02:43 PM

http://news.bloodhorse.com/article/45957.htm

Some people are going out of their way to torment Larry and Cindy Jones. A thoroughbred was let out of a stall one night and the next, the huge stable pony (a Paint/Belguin mix) was released and seemingly fed something designed to sicken him.

This may or may not have been Eight Belles related, but Jones has said that he and Cindy have received the most vile hate mail and phone calls imaginable the last 2 months, and it hasn't abated much.

There are some serious nutbars out there folks..

blackthroatedwind · #2 07-02-2008, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Kasept

There are some serious nutbars out there folks..

Chances are anyone that reads the posts here already knows that.

geeker2 · #3 07-02-2008, 03:11 PM

"The person we feel has been responsible has been ruled off the racetrack"

They should do more to him than rule him off the track..Tony Soprano where are you.....

sumitas · #4 07-02-2008, 03:17 PM

Wasn't one of his horses sponged before this employee was hired ? Then after the Derby he has the positive and now this. I hope this is the end of it but only time will tell.

azerica · #5 07-02-2008, 03:51 PM

I tell you this, if I ever caught anyone intentionally hurting any of my fur children [term includes scales, feathers and fins] then they will not make it to the "ruled offtrack" stage.

deltagulf · #6 07-02-2008, 04:08 PM

well maybe the jones should have security around the barn untill this gets solved.

docicu3 · #7 07-02-2008, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by geeker2

"The person we feel has been responsible has been ruled off the racetrack"

They should do more to him than rule him off the track..Tony Soprano where are you.....

Are you a complete moron or just out on parole????? The Jones's aren't responsible for animal abuse!!!! Jesus tap dancing Christ...get a grip!!

geeker2 · #8 07-02-2008, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by docicu3

Are you a complete moron or just out on parole????? The Jones's aren't responsible for animal abuse!!!! Jesus tap dancing Christ...get a grip!!

WTF are you talking about?

Scav · #9 07-02-2008, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by docicu3

Are you a complete moron or just out on parole????? The Jones's aren't responsible for animal abuse!!!! Jesus tap dancing Christ...get a grip!!

Doc, lay off the meds my friend, he was talking about the guy that did this...

geeker2 · #10 07-02-2008, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Scav

Doc, lay off the meds my friend, he was talking about the guy that did this...

LOL...thanks Scav.

docicu3 · #11 07-02-2008, 04:45 PM

[quote=geeker2]"The person we feel has been responsible has been ruled off the racetrack"

Reads to me like the Jones's are being run off the racetrack as in these horrible things will keep happening to them which is why I said what I said after having another doc read the thing and ask him what he thought......he drew the same conclusion.

If I was wrong great, I apologize. It just floored me that someone would actually blame the current hysteria on Larry Jones who the 2-3 times I have spoken to him as a perfect stranger couldn't have been more affable and kind.
It is criminal what is happening to him and his wife.

geeker2 · #12 07-02-2008, 04:57 PM

[quote=docicu3]

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Originally Posted by geeker2

"The person we feel has been responsible has been ruled off the racetrack"

Reads to me like the Jones are being run off the racetrack as in these horrible things will keep happening to them which is why I said what I said after having another doc read the thing and ask him what he thought......he drew the same conclusion.

If I was wrong great, I apologize. It just floored me that someone would actually blame the current hysteria on Larry Jones who the 2-3 times I have spoken to him as a perfect stranger couldn't have been more affable and kind.
It is criminal what is happening to him and his wife.

“The person we feel has been responsible has been ruled off the racetrack,” said Jones. “It was an employee of mine, but we are not going to call names.”

I may choose not to have your friend the doctor operate on me....

apology accepted.

docicu3 · #13 07-02-2008, 05:04 PM

[quote=geeker2]

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Originally Posted by docicu3

“The person we feel has been responsible has been ruled off the racetrack,” said Jones. “It was an employee of mine, but we are not going to call names.”

I may choose not to have your friend the doctor operate on me....

apology accepted.

Good Thing he's a pathologist so if he is operating then your a patient in a morgue.

RolloTomasi · #14 07-02-2008, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by docicu3

Reads to me like the Jones are being run off the racetrack as in these horrible things will keep happening to them which is why I said what I said after having another doc read the thing and ask him what he thought......he drew the same conclusion.

...what did he draw it with, a crayon? Actually, given your reading comprehension skills, I'd gather that the other "Doc" was none other than that kid from "The Shining", you know, the one with the imaginary friend that lived in his mouth that spelled out "Red Rum" in the mirror.

In that case, I guess he used a tube of his mom's lipstick...

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It just floored me that someone would actually blame the current hysteria on Larry Jones who the 2-3 times I have spoken to him as a perfect stranger couldn't have been more affable and kind.

Yeah, we could all be a little more affable and kind. Typically, when I speak to perfect strangers, I just assume they are "complete morons" or "just out on parole" and tell them as much...

cowgirlintexas · #15 07-02-2008, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Chances are anyone that reads the posts here already knows that.

This must have been the quote that made Steve crack up today on ATR..

tiggerv · #16 07-02-2008, 04:45 PM

This guy is available.

Rupert Pupkin · #17 07-02-2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Kasept

http://news.bloodhorse.com/article/45957.htm

Some people are going out of their way to torment Larry and Cindy Jones. A thoroughbred was let out of a stall one night and the next, the huge stable pony (a Paint/Belguin mix) was released and seemingly fed something designed to sicken him.

This may or may not have been Eight Belles related, but Jones has said that he and Cindy have received the most vile hate mail and phone calls imaginable the last 2 months, and it hasn't abated much.

There are some serious nutbars out there folks..

Why would you say it may or may not have have been Eight Belles related? The article says it is clearly not Eight Belles related. It says that they believe a disgruntled employee was responsible.

To quote from the article, "Jones is confident he is not the target of other horsemen or activists."

The employee has been fired.

To insinuate that animal right's activists could have possibly been responsible is absurd. I know it would have made a better story if animal right's activists were involved. However, that is not the case.

Kasept · #18 07-02-2008, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Why would you say it may or may not have have been Eight Belles related? The article says it is clearly not Eight Belles related. It says that they believe a disgruntled employee was responsible.

To quote from the article, "Jones is confident he is not the target of other horsemen or activists."

The employee has been fired.

To insinuate that animal right's activists could have possibly been responsible is absurd. I know it would have made a better story if animal right's activists were involved. However, that is not the case.

I guess it's a matter of perspective... I did say 'may or may not'. He's had death threats directed at him and his wife. It's absurd to think there are people out there, besides the likely disgruntled employee, that would like to hurt the Joneses or things they care about? I don't think so.

Rupert Pupkin · #19 07-02-2008, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Kasept

I guess it's a matter of perspective... I did say 'may or may not'. He's had death threats directed at him and his wife. It's absurd to think there are people out there, besides the likely disgruntled employee, that would like to hurt the Joneses or things they care about? I don't think so.

I think it would be reasonable for us to consider animal right's activists as possible culprits if we didn't know who was responsible for the incident.

Rupert Pupkin · #20 07-02-2008, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I don't think it's absurd to at least explore the possibility that some radical animal right's activists had something to do with it or would do something like it. As we all have seen, it's certainly not beyond them and if Jones and his family have been getting threats.....

There is no evidence that any animal right's group was involved. They are not even looking into the possibility. Jones and Delaware Park have much more information about the incident than you or I. If the people(Jones and Dealware Park) closest to the invetigation have no reason to believe that animal right's activists were involved, why would you think so?

If they didn't know who do this, and they thought it was possible that animal right's activists were responsible, then I think it would be fair to speculate that it could have been animal right's people. But that is not the case.