“I didn’t think this would ever happen to me.” Kerwin Clark & Lovely Maria Win the Oaks
A year ago, trainer Larry Jones had just recently been released from the hospital. Known for exercising his own horses, he’d been thrown by a rambunctious 2-year-old, landing on his face and suffering serious internal injuries. A month ago, 56-year-old jockey Kerwin Clark had never won a Grade I race. On Friday afternoon, they were…