Spirit To Win Passes August 03, 2015 Trot Insider has learned that Hambletonian Oaks elimination winner Spirit To Win passed away on Monday morning following a training mishap.
Connections Discuss Filly’s ‘Spirit’ July 28, 2015 “When you can get a trotting filly that can finish in a mile in 26 (seconds) flat, that’s pretty special. She can kick to another gear and accelerate through the wire. It’s going to take a good filly ...
Jones Masters Winds Of Change June 26, 2015 “Scott Zeron, who drove him last year, came over to me after his last race when he was up for the North America Cup and said that he had never seen the horse look so good and so manageable...he’s real...
New Owner Program Revived May 22, 2015 There will be an extra buzz at Ontario racetracks this summer, as the Standardbred Breeders of Ontario Association renews the highly successful New Owner Mentoring Program.
Jones Proves Them All Wrong February 06, 2015 Trainer Dustin Jones admits he choked up a bit when he saw his name as a finalist for the 2014 O’Brien Award for horsemanship.
Like Father, Like Son January 07, 2015 "He knew I was quite keen as we talked a lot on the phone and he told me I should buy into something decent. I put the filly up for sale, watched the colt’s first start in a maiden at Georgian Downs a...
Jones On Super Finals, Starting Over October 09, 2014 Dustin Jones will be the first to acknowledge the wisdom of the old axiom “never look a gift horse in the mouth.”
Jones On Homebred, Newcomer July 11, 2014 Noted trainer Dustin Jones had two starters entered this weekend in Ontario Sires Stakes on Saturday and Sunday at Georgian Downs. One colt he’s known from birth, the other he just met this week.
Can Buy-Back Win Fan Hanover? June 10, 2014 Ontario-based trainer Dustin Jones is feeling pretty good right now about a decision to buy back homebred pacing filly Nat A Virgin for $9,000 at the Indiana sale two years ago.
Blais Moves Forward October 21, 2013 It’s been a week of mixed emotions for Quebec trainer Luc Blais.
Wheeling N Dealin To KY Futurity September 30, 2013 Although Wheeling N Dealin is winless in nine starts this year – a far different scenario from 2012, when he was a perfect nine-for-nine on his way to divisional honours in the U.S. and Canada – train...
Has The Tide Turned For Jones? September 14, 2013 The year hasn’t exactly been a bonanza so far for trainer Dustin Jones, but the tide might have turned this past week.