Joe Perez

Nov 2, 2024 | americasbestracing.net | Joe Perez

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Sep 11, 2024 | americasbestracing.net | Joe Perez

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 different type of familiar face to the sales pavilion Sept. 10. Terry Bradshaw, the Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers who for the last 30 years has come into homes as part of FOX’s NFL Sunday crew, was in Lexington Tuesday.

May 15, 2024 | americasbestracing.net | Mike Tirico |Joe Perez

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 current role where he can be found leading Peacock’s coverage of the National Football League, Olympics, golf, and more. To horse racing and its fans, this year marks his eighth year leading the broadcast of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and the Preakness Stakes.

Apr 13, 2024 | americasbestracing.net | Joe Perez

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 points Leaderboard and has hope that he may join the field on the first Saturday in May for the running of the Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve. Encino's 40 points have him 21st in the rankings and needing just one defection to gain entry into the 20-horse Kentucky Derby starting gate.

Feb 6, 2024 | americasbestracing.net | Joe Perez

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 Thoroughbred racing stable. Upon the news of Keith’s Feb. 5 death at age 62, the country music singer and songwriter’s other passion was on the mind of trainer Bret Calhoun, who conditioned 2003 Arlington-Washington Futurity winner Cactus Ridge for Keith’s Dream Walkin’ Farms.