No horsing around

BEIJING -- U.S. high hurdler Lolo Jones wanted to straighten out the widely circulating story that she is going to race a horse after the Olympics.

"I actually did a spot for a casino that races horses [Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa] and donated some money so my family could go to China,'' she said. "I guess because I was saying lines like, 'Yeah, that horse is fast, but can he hurdle?' that got turned into, 'Lolo's going to race a horse.'

"Lolo's not racing any horse.  I've got enough problems with humans.''

But if you change your mind and do race a horse, it's got to be over barriers, right?

"Got to give me some kind of help,'' she said.

-- Philip Hersh

Photo: Lolo Jones, shown after winning the 100-meter high hurdles in Sweden, will not be racing a horse anytime soon, she reports, despite having a tasty bouquet that an animal might like to try. Credit: Michael Gustafsson / Getty Images