Joe Perez

Joe Perez joins BloodHorse after 10 years as Assistant Editor at Sports Business Journal. He won several Society of Professional Journalists awards during his six-year run at the Norwich Bulletin where he covered UConn football and basketball as well as minor league baseball.

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Imagination, Cavalieri Earn Breeders’ Cup Berths with Impressive Wins at Santa Anita

Coming off an eight-month layoff between races, it would have been fair to wonder how Imagination would perform in his return to competition at Santa Anita Park Sept. 28.

Racing Posted September 28th, 2025 ·

Industry Veteran Joe Scurto Comes to Kentucky to Grow Sport

Joe Scurto has worn many hats in his three decades-plus, but the one he believes best encompasses his passion and experience is “racehorse ownership evangelist.” By that, he wants to “connect...

The Life Posted August 26th, 2025 ·

Preakness Winner Journalism to Target $1 million Haskell Stakes

Journalism, winner of the Preakness Stakes and runner-up in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets will make his next start in the July 19

Racing Posted July 8th, 2025 ·

Team Behind Heart of Honor Excited to 'Give it a Shot' in Preakness

If trainer Jamie Osborne and Heart of Honor, his entry in the May 17 Preakness Stakes, seem out of place at Pimlico Race Course it’s probably because there hasn’t been a starter in the second leg...

The Life Posted May 16th, 2025 ·

Kentucky Derby Winner Sovereignty to Bypass Preakness, Target Belmont Stakes

Sovereignty, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, will not run in the May 17 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.

Racing Posted May 6th, 2025 ·

Thorpedo Anna Concludes Championship Season with Breeders' Cup Distaff Victory

Thorpedo Anna capped a sensational 3-year-old campaign with an emphatic score over older rivals in the $2 million Longines Breeders' Cup Distaff Nov. 2 at Del Mar.

Racing Posted November 2nd, 2024 ·

After a Breakthrough in 2021, Japan’s Breeders’ Cup Contenders Are Back In Full Force at Del Mar

A year ago, nine runners from Japan participated in the Breeders’ Cup. At that time, it was a record. That there would be more horses making the voyage across the Pacific Ocean for the Breeders’...

Racing Posted October 31st, 2024 ·

Legendary NFL Quarterback Bradshaw Looking at Return to Horse Racing

Attendees at Thoroughbred sales are used to familiar faces — the industry is a tight-knit circle comprised of people attending the same events. But the Keeneland September yearling sale brought a...

Pop Culture Posted September 11th, 2024 ·

NBC’s Tirico Reflects on Kentucky Derby and Preakness Coverage, Discusses Possible Changes

NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico is no stranger to sports fans, whether it is from his time at the helm of ESPN’s “SportsCenter,” which was ubiquitous in every sports conversation in the 1990s, to his...

Pop Culture Posted May 15th, 2024 ·

Chip McGaughey Forges His Own Path at Keeneland

The name McGaughey carries a lot of weight in the Thoroughbred industry. Trainer Shug McGaughey is a Hall of Famer, whose credentials would cast a large shadow for anyone with the same name. But...

The Life Posted April 23rd, 2024 ·

Lexington Stakes Win Puts Encino on the Kentucky Derby Bubble

Thanks to a gate-to-wire victory in the $365,500 Grade 3 Stonestreet Lexington Stakes at Keeneland Race Course on April 13, Godolphin homebred Encino climbed 10 spots on the Kentucky Derby

Racing Posted April 13th, 2024 ·

Horse Racing ‘Thrilled’ Country Singer Toby Keith, Who Passed Away Feb. 5

While writing, recording, and performing a long string of top country music hits since the turn of the century took up most of his hours, Toby Keith also made the time to enjoy his large...

Pop Culture Posted February 6th, 2024 ·

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