James Dean

Ron

No Flip-Flopping Over Ron

The owners of pacing colt Ron took a chance on racing their sophomore against the sport's best, and an extremely strong performance in his 2022 Pepsi North America Cup elimination validated the faith ...

Dean Discusses His Top Stock

August 20, 2015

For James ‘Friday’ Dean, Saturday can’t come soon enough.

Can Lightly-Raced Colt Step Up?

One year ago, trainer James 'Friday' Dean found out that one of his more promising two-year-olds would require stall rest after suffering a season-ending injury. One year later, that horse is undefeat...

Changes In Store For Big Jim

With expectations high for divisional heavyweight Big Jim, trainer James "Friday" Dean knows that he can't expect a favourable result in Saturday's $1.5 million Pepsi North America Cup unless some for...

"Yeah, There's Some Pressure"

Owner Jim Carr and driver Phil Hudon have both recently weighed in on prohibitive Pepsi North America Cup favourite Big Jim, and now it is trainer James 'Friday' Dean's turn. In regard to colt, Dean h...

$275,000 Not Enough For Big Jim

August 03, 2010

"I turned down $275,000 for him last week. My words were that he was a big horse, his name is Big Jim and he's got a big price tag."

Summertime Kicks Off At Mohawk

James ‘Friday’ Dean trainees S N P Blue Chip and Classic Rock Nroll, both owned by Kathleen Grant of Milton, ON, took two of three divisions of the opening leg of the Summertime Pacing Series for thre...

Trainers On Grassroots Championships

October 24, 2008

When Jody Jamieson got off the race bike following his Semifinal win with three-year-old pacing filly Shake That Junk, the resident of Cambridge, ON was not satisfied with her effort, but trainer Jame...