Brereton C. Jones was born June 27, 1939, and raised in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, the son of Bartow and Nedra Jones.
A successful student athlete with a straight-A average in high school, Jones attended the University of Virginia on a football scholarship. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce, and showing a keen sense for business, within three years was a successful developer of residential and commercial properties.
In the early 1970s, after marrying Elizabeth (Libby) Lloyd of Midway, in Woodford County, Jones moved to Kentucky, where he and Libby established Airdrie Stud Farm as a thriving thoroughbred operation of international renown. The Joneses have two children: Lucy and Bret; and two grandchildren: “B” and Jack who are their pride and joy.
Brereton Jones was the Governor of Kentucky from 1991-1995 and is a founding member of KEEP (Kentucky Equine Education Project). In 2008 he was the recipient of the Warner L Jones Horseman of the Year Award for outstanding service to the thoroughbred industry.
Brereton and Libby Jones’ Airdrie Stud in Midway, Kentucky stands 7 stallions including Proud Citizen, sire of two Kentucky Oaks Winners, Proud Spell and Believe You Can. Airdrie has bred over 150 stakes winners and earners of nearly $100,000,000 and is consistently among the leading breeders in the country. Jones has teamed up with trainer Larry Jones to win the 2012 Kentucky Oaks with Believe You Can and the 2008 Kentucky Oaks with Proud Spell, who would also win the Alabama at Saratoga and earn an Eclipse Award for the Outstanding Three-Year-Old filly in America.
