I m sitting in a hotel meeting room in Portlaoise with a man who was once a journalist, talking about a story no journalist would write, and a book that no publisher would touch.
William Jones is 70 years old, almost deaf and softly spoken. He doesn t look or sound like an outlaw but for five years now that s often how he s portrayed.
But don t take my word for it; take the first whiff of sulphur in The Phoenix in December 2015: A controversial book written by William Jones, an ex-employee of Coolmore Stud, is causing quite a stir inside Irish racing and has already attracted the attention of the legal eagles . . . Solicitors for Coolmore Stud have been contacting book stores warning them that legal action will be taken if they continue to sell copies of The Black Horse Inside Coolmore.