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Joe Nevills

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Covers:  thoroughbreds, horse racing, arabian racing, breeding, auctions, agriculture, quarter horses, gambling, Bloodstock
Eclipse Award winner. @PaulickReport bloodstock editor. Small track guy. Moonlights as The Haiku Handicapper.

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Joe Nevills’s Biography

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Joe Nevills is bloodstock editor at the Paulick Report, specializing in Thoroughbred auction and breeding topics, as well as serving as the publication's Michigan correspondent. He also writes a monthly column for Arabian Finish Line titled "Making Claims."

In 2019, Nevills earned a Media Eclipse Award - the highest year-end honor in turf writing for his story "Biting The Dust: A Long Goodbye To Mount Pleasant Meadows." The highly personal piece on Nevills' home track in Michigan, and how its s…

Joe Nevills’s Journalist Portfolio

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Biting The Dust: A Long Goodbye To Mount Pleasant Meadows

Biting The Dust: A Long Goodbye To Mount Pleasant Meadows

2019 Media Eclipse Award winner in Writing - Feature/Commentary division.

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Finding Charley

Finding Charley

Recipient of an Honorable Mention in the Feature/Commentary division of the 2013 Media Eclipse Awards. To dat…

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Korean breeding, racing programs on rise

Korean breeding, racing programs on rise

For people in one nation, Feel So Good's seven-length win on Sept. 6, 2012, was considered a nice effort in a…

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Kentucky Derby 2015: Who is bred for the distance?

Kentucky Derby 2015: Who is bred for the distance?

Examining contenders in the 2015 Kentucky Derby by the average progeny winning distances of their sires and d…

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The Haiku Handicapper: Kentucky Derby field

The Haiku Handicapper: Kentucky Derby field

DRF Breeding staff writer Joe Nevills analyzes the Kentucky Derby field, in post position order, in the form …

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Smart Strike remembered for versatility

Smart Strike remembered for versatility

2015 Media Sovereign Award writing finalist, co-authored with Nicole Russo.

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Articles

Auction Focus: Hip 837, Stonestreet Bred & Raised Good Magic Colt With Heartwood Farm At Keeneland September Original

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A closer look at a colt by Stonestreet-bred champion Good Magic, bred on a proven nick, from the Heartwood Farm consignment The Stonestreet Bred & Raised program once again brought a strong slate of offerings to this year’s Keeneland September Yearling Sale, including Hip 873, a colt by proven classic sire Good Magic, from the consignment of Heartwood Farm.
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Classic Sire Daredevil Dies In Turkey At Age 14

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Classic Sire Daredevil Dies In Turkey At Age 14 Classic Sire Daredevil Dies In Turkey At Age 14 Daredevil, a Grade 1 winner and the sire of Preakness Stakes winner Swiss Skydiver, died on Sept. 10, the Turkish Jockey Club announced. The 14-year-old son of More Than Ready was in the midst of his second stint at stud in Turkey, residing at Izmit Covering Station as property of the Turkish Jockey Club. No cause of death was provided by the stallion's owner.
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Auction Focus: Hip 245, Stonestreet Bred & Raised Not This Time Colt From Graded Winner Authenticity’s Family At Keeneland September Original

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A deep dive into a Book 1 offering by leading sire Not This Time, from a family that has produced several black type earners for breeder Stonestreet Farm Stonestreet Farm has come loaded with another strong draft for the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, with Book 1 offerings including Hip 245, a colt by North America’s leading sire Not This Time from a proven stallion-making family, from the debut Keeneland September consignment of Heartwood Farm.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first paying job was with Central Michigan Life, the student newspaper in college. The first salaried job was with Thoroughbred Times.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Until sophomore year of high school, I typed my papers on an electric typewriter.

How is social media changing news?

It's eliminated the need for letters to the editor. Whether this is a net gain remains to be seen.

Awards

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Media Eclipse Award, honorable mention

2013 - Feature/Commentary

Honorable mention for memoir essay "Finding Charley" in Daily Racing Form.

Media Sovereign Award - Finalist

2016 - Writing

For writing about the Canadian Thoroughbred industry, "Giant Gizmo rocketing up the charts."

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Media Sovereign Award - Finalist

2015 - Writing

For writing about the Canadian Thoroughbred Industry, "Smart Strike remembered for versatility" for Daily Racing Form. Co-authored with Nicole Russo.

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Ron Rippey Award

2015 - Handicapping Media

Open to any article, blog post, or video pertaining to a handicapping topic. Presented by Brisnet.com. The winning piece was "Kentucky Derby 2015: Who is bred for the distance?" for the Daily Racing Form. The story analyzed the contenders for that year's race by the average progeny winning distances of their sire and dam to determine those who appear most capable to cover a distance longer than they've ever seen in competition.

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Judith Cooper Award

2012

Awarded by A.R.A.B. of Michigan for service to the Michigan Arabian racing industry.

Media Eclipse Award

2019 - Writing - Feature/Commentary

The highest year-end honor in turf writing, earned for the story "Biting The Dust: A Long Goodbye To Mount Pleasant Meadows."

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