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.
Oaklawn Park stakes recap (Coady Photography photo of Victory Formation winning Smarty Jones): HOT SPRINGS, AR (Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023) – Spendthrift Farm LLC and
Oaklawn Park media notes by Robert Yates, with Kentucky horsemen again dominating news (Coady Photography photo of Defining Purpose) HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (Sunday,
An Association of Racing Commissioners International press release: Racing’s Catch-22 Ten Days in January (Perhaps Beyond) Legal Status of HISA Necessitates Delay of
An Association of Racing Commissioners International press release (file photo of Ed Martin) “Don’t make the same mistake twice,” ARCI President Ed Martin
Statement by Dr. Jeff Blea, equine medical director for the California Horse Racing Board (Grace Clark photo above of Wakanaka winning Keeneland’s $350,000
Source: Kentucky Department of Agriculture Number Confirmed: 6;Comments: Outbreak Update: 12.2.22: As previously reported, testing of 13 horses that resided on the backside of Churchill Downs