Keystone Case - By Russell B. Jones, Jr.

re: Keystone Case - By Russell B. Jones, Jr.

chris — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:22:01 GMT

Russell...I was sorry to see you give up Walnut Green. What a great vision you had with your entire program including the role I played for you in 99 & 00 in the round pen. I loved that someone in PA actually had the vision to train not only their bodies but their minds and emotions too. I see 3 Chimneys is in the process of creating a similar program with their yearlings and PNH students. Pa has come to the forefront of the incentive programs ...md may not have passed their slots legislation soon enough to save their program. I see most of the stallions have migrated up to Pa or over to De. As a kid growing up with Winfields just down the highway...its a damn shame MD didnt wake up in time to save many breeding operations. Only the future will tell if the t'bred and s'bred industries in Md will be revived. They can look to Pa and De for prime examples of how the program works.

re: Keystone Case - By Russell B. Jones, Jr.

Stanley Marcinkowski- Plowville, Pa — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:50:20 GMT

Let us not forget leading sires in Ky Danzig and Storm Cat are Pa breds. The stallion roster in Pa has not yet caught up with the increases in purses

re: Keystone Case - By Russell B. Jones, Jr.

Slew — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:19:50 GMT

Slots and Casinos have helped PA racing. But I have to question the PR ability of local tracks themselves. Locally, we have Pocono Downs coupled with Mohegan Sun. It will host the trotters' Breeders Crown on October 9th. We all know about the slots license and recent addition of table games to the well advertized Casino. But not one local TV station has ever mentioned any of the racing happening most nights at the Downs. No entries, no results, nothing. I find that sad and inept on the part of the local media and the track itself. How can you draw a crowd if no one knows you exist?

re: Keystone Case - By Russell B. Jones, Jr.

frankie conditions — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:52:35 GMT

Mr Jones as a fellow Pennsylvanian I know you and your late brother Richie deserve much credit for helping make Pa. breding and racing what it is today. Obviously one of the most prolific programs in the country. Walnut Green was ahead of its time and your vision and persistence benefited many. You took time with lots of people including me to lend your vision and expertise when we had questions. I hope your energy and passion is appreciated by the many that owe you that and more. The Pa. program would not be what it is today if it were not for you.

re: Keystone Case - By Russell B. Jones, Jr.

sceptre — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:58:35 GMT

These state-bred programs, particularly PA's, do more hard to the breed, and to the physical well-being of bloodstock, than any device I know. This program tends to exacerbate mediocrity and reward mass production at the horses' expense. I know, I've been a part of it and have seen it first hand. Many of the breeding farms are a near disgrace, and the training/racing plants (very much "plants") are eyesores, as well as poor facilities for the horse. These short term fixes will further erode our industry.

re: Keystone Case - By Russell B. Jones, Jr.

Barry Butzer, Sun Valley Farm — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:31:06 GMT

In Keystone Case (by Russell B. Jones, Jr.), Mr. Jones "lays it on the line" with the facts and figures on the slots debate. Wake up, Kentucky-- this race is almost over, and non-starters all get paid the same...