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.
Keeneland stakes recap by track media department (Keeneland photo of Verstappen and jockey Declan Cannon winning Elkhorn over Red Knight) LEXINGTON, KY (April
Unraced 2-year-old could follow similar path that led Bernardini to Preakness glory in 2006 A Maryland Jockey Club/Preakness Stakes release (Keeneland photo of
Wednesday’s media barn notes by Keeneland’s publicity department. Photo of In Italian winning last fall’s Grade 1 First Lady at Keeneland by Equisportphotos
Stakes recap by Keeneland’s publicity department (Keeneland photo of Defining Purpose and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. winning the Grade 1 Ashland) LEXINGTON, KY