For Bret Jones of Airdrie Stud, the 2025 Kentucky Derby is a unique opportunity to honor his late father as Arkansas Derby runner-up Publisher will compete in the $5 million race for the partnership of Gus King and The Estate of Brereton C. Jones.
Brereton Jones, who served as Kentucky’s governor from 1991 to 1995, was a longtime Kentucky breeder who won the Kentucky Oaks three times with Proud Spell (2008), Believe You Can (2012), and Lovely Maria (2015). He passed away Sept. 18, 2023, but left a lasting legacy via a distinguished political career and the sustained success of the family’s Airdrie Stud.
Bret Jones talked about the significance of Churchill Downs to his father and his family and what it would mean to see his father’s name etched in the history books as a Kentucky Derby winner.
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