JC / Railbird

Ah, That Explains It

When it was reported that jockey Jerry Bailey broke his wrist in a fall while prepping his Florida home for Hurricane Frances, a lot of fans had one question: “Why wouldn’t a guy whose mounts have earned more than $100 million over the past five years simply hire a local handyman to install storm shutters?” Because: “People don’t know it, but this is the kind of stuff I do around the house all the time,” Bailey tells Jay Hovdey. (Daily Racing Form)