Toffey, Lacy, Koenig on Ky Racing Spotlight this Friday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022) — Spendthrift Farm General Manager Ned Toffey, Keeneland Vice President of Sales Tony Lacy and Kentucky State Representative Adam Koenig are this week’s featured guests on Kentucky Racing Spotlight presented by the Kentucky HBPA this Friday from 6-7 p.m. ET on Louisville’s ESPN 680 AM/105.7 FM. 

Program co-hosts Joe Clabes and Jennie Rees will discuss the upcoming breeding season with Toffey, Keeneland’s January Horses of All Ages auction that runs Jan. 10-13 with Lacy and legislation during the 2022 General Assembly that opened Tuesday that could impact the horse industry with Koenig. The Northern Kentucky lawmaker was co-chair of the Pari-Mutuel Wagering Taxation Task Force and is an advocate for both horse racing and sports betting.

Keeneland January sales catalog here

In addition to airing on ESPN 680-AM/105.7 FM, the region’s sports-talk leader, Kentucky Racing Spotlight will be streamed live at espnlouisville.com, on the ESPN 680 app and the TuneIn and iHeart apps. The replay will be available on espnlouisville.com and atdavisinnovation.com/kyracing, which also has archived all past shows.

Kentucky Racing Spotlight is sponsored by the Kentucky HBPA, Louisville Thoroughbred Society downtown club, the free online newspaper Northern Kentucky Tribune and Davis Innovation, the show’s digital media partner.

Check out Kentucky Racing Spotlight’s Facebook page and Twitter (@KyRacingSptlght).

Previous shows (archived at davisinnovation.com/kyracing)

Dec. 17: Horse owner Chester Thomas, trainer John Ortiz and Kentucky State Senator John Schickel

Dec. 10: KY Senator Damon Thayer, Louisville Thoroughbred Society’s Gene McLean and retiring jockey Robby Albarado.

Dec. 3: Horse owner Mike Mackin of Lucky 7 Stable, Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale and Horse Racing Nation’s Ed DeRosa.

Gene McLean takes Jennie on a tour of the Louisville Thoroughbred Society

LTS video: Part 1

LTS video: Part 2

Jennie Rees is a communications and advocacy specialist in the horse industry who spent 32 years covering horse racing for The (Louisville) Courier-Journal before taking a corporate buyout. In addition to handling communications for the Kentucky HBPA, Rees serves as a consultant to the National HBPA. Other projects include the Preakness Stakes, Indiana Grand’s Indiana Derby Week and work for various HBPA affiliates and horsemen’s associations.