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.
Churchill Downs press release (Coady Media photo above) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Monday, Sept. 8, 2025) – Horse racing on the Kentucky horse racing circuit shifts
Ellis Park press release (Coady Media/Shelly Radosevich photo of Hope Mission winning the Ellis Park Turf under meet-leading jockey Tyler Gaffalione) HENDERSON, Ky.