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.
Thursday, March 19, 2026 Oaklawn Park media notes by publicist Robert Yates (Above: Silent Tactic winning Oaklawn’s G3 Southwest Stakes under Kentucky-based Cristian
Turfway Park barn notes by publicist Kevin Kerstein (Benoit photo of Stark Contrast winning the Eddie Logan FLORENCE, Ky. (Thursday, March 19, 2026) – Final