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.
Today’s Churchill Downs barn notes by publicist Kevin Kerstein (Coady Media/Yeruza Rodriguez photo above of Jose Ortiz’ Iroquois victory aboard Salahudin) LOUISVILLE, Ky.
Kentucky Downs stakes recaps by publicist Ryan Martin (Coady Media/Yeruza Rodriguez photo above of Kentucky Belle taking the Blackwood Dueling Grounds Oaks under
Churchill Downs barn notes by publicist Kevin Kerstein (Coady Media/John Gallagher photo of Splendora winning the G2 Shawnee Stakes) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Sept.
Preview of Saturday’s stakes by the Churchill Downs publicity team (Coady Media/Hunter Fridley photo of Salahudin winning the Ellis Park Juvenile) Editor’s note,