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.
Stakes recap by Churchill Downs’ Kevin Kerstein. Coady Media/Renee Torbit photo LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, June 22, 2024) – Vahva, winner of the $1 million Derby
Next Saturday’s Stephen Foster Day stakes previews by Churchill Downs’ Kevin Kerstein (photo above Pyrenees winning the Pimlico Special. MJC/Jim McCue FIRST MISSION
Barn notes by Churchill Downs’ Kevin Kerstein (Coady Media photo of Jordan Blair) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, June 13, 2024) – Jordan Blair has been a relatively