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.
Wednesday’s barn notes by Keeneland’s publicity team (Grace Clark-Sweet/Kentucky Downs photo of Ag Bullet winning the Kentucky Downs’ $1.5 million Exacta Systems Ladies
Keeneland press release (Renee Torbit/Coady Media photo of May Day Ready winning the Kentucky Downs Juvenile Fillies) Undefeated Immersive Headlines Field for $600,000
Keeneland press release (Coglianese Photo of Carl Spackler winning Saratoga’s G1 Fourstardave Handicap) For Immediate Release Three Grade 1 races to be run
Press release by Keeneland’s media team (Keeneland photo of Juddmonte’s champion Idiomatic winning last year’s Juddmonte Spinster. The Breeders’ Cup Distaff heroine is
Remington Park stakes recap by Richard Linihan (Dustin Orona/Remington Park photo above of Most Wanted winning Oklahoma Derby) OKLAHOMA CITY – Most Wanted
JOCKEY, TRAINER RACES REMAIN UP FOR GRABS Churchill Downs press release by Kevin Kerstein (Coady Media photo of Richard Rigney) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday,
Stakes recaps by Churchill Downs publicist Kevin Kerstein (Jetta Vaughns/Coady Media photo of Hit Show winning the Lukas Classic LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Saturday, Sept.
Churchill Downs press release by Kevin Kerstein (Coady Media photo of Bango earning a record-breaking 12th victory at the track) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday,
Today’s Churchill Downs media notes by Kevin Kerstein (Coady Media photo of Saudi Crown) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024) – Several top contenders for