Like Old Man River, JL Cruze just keeps rollin’ along

At 12h48, on April 19, 2024 By Ken Weingartner, USTA Media Relations Manager

JL Cruze might be 13 years old, but he still acts like a youngster on a daily basis.

“He goes in the field every day, and he loves that,” said trainer Eric Ell, who saw JL Cruze enter his stable in November 2014. “And you can’t hardly get him there without him wanting to go 100 mph when you turn him loose. He just busts across there like a 2-year-old. He’s been doing that ever since I’ve had him. That’s never changed.

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