Larry Jones un-retires, acquires Havre de Grace

Larry Jones, who had been among America's leading trainers the past decade,

announced this week that he will officially come out of self-imposed retirement

and take over the reins of the barn which has been in the hands of his wife,

Cindy, for the past year.

Jones will bring a string of horses to Oaklawn Park this month and begin

readying his horses for the track's live season, which begins January 14.

Returning from the stable of horses trained by Cindy Jones over the past year

will be multiple Grade 3 winner NO SUCH WORD (Canadian Frontier) and Grade 2

veteran PAYTON D'ORO (Medaglia d'Oro).

Larry will add to the stable a strong group representing Fox Hill Farm, the

owner which provided him with Old Fashioned, a resident three-year-old star at

Oaklawn in 2009 when he won the Southwest S. (G3), then finished second in both

the Rebel S. (G2) and Arkansas Derby (G1). Among the horses Jones is expected to

have in his barn is Cotillion S. (G2) winner HAVRE DE GRACE (Saint Liam), third

in last week's Breeders' Cup Ladies Classic (G1) at Churchill Downs, and Grade 3

winner WINSLOW HOMER (Unbridled's Song), considered the top three-year-old barn

in the Fox Hill Stable this year.