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The Paulick Report was launched in 2008 by co-founders Ray Paulick and Brad Cummings. What began as a blog page has grown into North America s leading independent horse racing publication. We bring readers not just race results, but business news, personality profiles, and horse health content from around the web and from our own stable of contributors.
The publication s ethos is to shine light on the horse industry, highlighting its triumphs and its challenges in hopes of encouraging thoughtful discussion and solutions.
Soon after its foundation and thanks partly to this mission, the Paulick Report gained a reputation for its investigative reporting, tackling stories others have not. In 2013, publisher Ray Paulick was presented for the Stan Bergstein Writing Award for his story on a drug violation at Tampa Bay Downs. The Bergstein Award was created specifically to honor investigative journalism in horse racing. The Paulick Report had piece
Jockey Agent Billy Johnson Passes: Teamed With Leading Riders Deshawn Parker, Luis Quinones Sponsored by:
Billy Johnson
Jockey agent Billy Johnson died Thursday in East Liverpool, Ohio, just across the Ohio River from West Virginia s Mountaineer Park, where he helped Deshawn Parker become the No. 1 rider in the country by wins in 2010 and 11.
Johnson, who was in his late 50s, had been plagued with health issues in recent months.
“It s a sad day. He is family to me,” said Parker, who said he and Johnson worked together for about 20 years, parting ways in 2017 when Parker moved his tack to Indiana. “He helped raise my kids. We d spend Thanksgiving and Christmas together and hung out all the time.”