Joe Nevills
@joenevills.bsky.social
Objective: To become the most electrifying man in turf writing
Eclipse Award winner. Paulick Report bloodstock editor. Small track guy. Moonlights as The Haiku Handicapper.
Eclipse Award winner. Paulick Report bloodstock editor. Small track guy. Moonlights as The Haiku Handicapper.
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The Preakness Stakes will never be the same after this year's renewal, but what does that mean - and what could it mean? We explored this while following local hope Pay Billy and trainer Michael Gorham through the biggest race of their careers at Pimlico. paulickreport.com/news/triple-...
May 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The Preakness Stakes will never be the same after this year's renewal, but what does that mean - and what could it mean? We explored this while following local hope Pay Billy and trainer Michael Gorham through the biggest race of their careers at Pimlico. paulickreport.com/news/triple-...
The Preakness Stakes will never be the same after this year's renewal, but what does that mean - and what could it mean? I explored this while following local hope Pay Billy and trainer Michael Gorham through the biggest race of their careers at Pimlico. paulickreport.com/news/triple-...
Maryland's Last Shot: Pay Billy Was A Local Hope For A Preakness In Transition
Pay Billy will be the last horse to carry the local flag in the Preakness Stakes as we know it, heading into a less-than-guaranteed future
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May 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The Preakness Stakes will never be the same after this year's renewal, but what does that mean - and what could it mean? I explored this while following local hope Pay Billy and trainer Michael Gorham through the biggest race of their careers at Pimlico. paulickreport.com/news/triple-...
I visited Jefferson Davis’ grave today and called him a prick. That might be the most patriotic thing I’ve ever done.
May 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I visited Jefferson Davis’ grave today and called him a prick. That might be the most patriotic thing I’ve ever done.
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Remember Mohaymen? The 4th-place finisher in the 2016 Kentucky Derby has lived the life of a 1st-round draft pick, but his stud career was hampered by fertility issues. Now living in Ontario, Mohaymen is using an outside-the-box method to get mares in foal. paulickreport.com/news/bloodst...
May 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Remember Mohaymen? The 4th-place finisher in the 2016 Kentucky Derby has lived the life of a 1st-round draft pick, but his stud career was hampered by fertility issues. Now living in Ontario, Mohaymen is using an outside-the-box method to get mares in foal. paulickreport.com/news/bloodst...
What do we do to keep horses and connections engaged in the Triple Crown series for the duration when money and prestige aren’t doing the trick?
Don’t worry. I have a plan.
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Don’t worry. I have a plan.
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Making Claims: Finally, A Plan To Fix The Triple Crown That'll Actually Work
How do you keep horses and connections engaged in the Triple Crown series when money and prestige aren't doing the trick? Bloodstock editor Joe Nevills has a plan
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May 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
What do we do to keep horses and connections engaged in the Triple Crown series for the duration when money and prestige aren’t doing the trick?
Don’t worry. I have a plan.
paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-p...
Don’t worry. I have a plan.
paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-p...
Remember Mohaymen? The 4th-place finisher in the 2016 Kentucky Derby has lived the life of a 1st-round draft pick, but his stud career was hampered by fertility issues. Now living in Ontario, Mohaymen is using an outside-the-box method to get mares in foal. paulickreport.com/news/bloodst...
Kentucky Derby Alum Mohaymen Living A Non-Traditional Stallion's Life In Ontario
After fertility issues derailed his stallion career, Mohaymen has found a niche with pasture breeding methods
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May 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Remember Mohaymen? The 4th-place finisher in the 2016 Kentucky Derby has lived the life of a 1st-round draft pick, but his stud career was hampered by fertility issues. Now living in Ontario, Mohaymen is using an outside-the-box method to get mares in foal. paulickreport.com/news/bloodst...
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There were several points in the road when the Godolphin team could have deemed their filly Crowned an expensive bust and cut their losses. Instead, they stuck with her and were rewarded with Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty. paulickreport.com/news/bloodst...
May 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
There were several points in the road when the Godolphin team could have deemed their filly Crowned an expensive bust and cut their losses. Instead, they stuck with her and were rewarded with Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty. paulickreport.com/news/bloodst...
There were several points in the road when the Godolphin team could have deemed their filly Crowned an expensive bust and cut their losses. Instead, they stuck with her and were rewarded with Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty. paulickreport.com/news/bloodst...
Patience Paid Off For Godolphin's Breeding Program With Kentucky Derby Winner Sovereignty
Crowned, the dam of Derby winner Sovereignty, was a seven-figure auction purchase who went unraced before entering Godolphin's broodmare band
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May 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
There were several points in the road when the Godolphin team could have deemed their filly Crowned an expensive bust and cut their losses. Instead, they stuck with her and were rewarded with Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty. paulickreport.com/news/bloodst...
Someone is going to finish last in today's Kentucky Derby.
As many of that fraternity's members have shown over the past decade, running last at Churchill Downs is just the beginning of the story. paulickreport.com/news/triple-...
As many of that fraternity's members have shown over the past decade, running last at Churchill Downs is just the beginning of the story. paulickreport.com/news/triple-...
Kentucky Derby Last-Place Finishers: Where Are They Now?
Checking in with the last-place Kentucky Derby runners since 2014, which includes notable sires, a Dubai World Cup winner, and some horses still in training
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May 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Someone is going to finish last in today's Kentucky Derby.
As many of that fraternity's members have shown over the past decade, running last at Churchill Downs is just the beginning of the story. paulickreport.com/news/triple-...
As many of that fraternity's members have shown over the past decade, running last at Churchill Downs is just the beginning of the story. paulickreport.com/news/triple-...
Today's Kentucky Derby runners will be racing at a distance they've never faced before in competition. Which ones are the best-bred to handle it? I crunched the numbers. paulickreport.com/features/ave...
Analysis: Which 2025 Kentucky Derby Horses Are Best Bred To Handle The Classic Distance? Presented By Denali Stud
Using average progeny winning distance figures to determine the Kentucky Derby hopefuls most capable of excelling at 1 1/4 miles
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May 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Today's Kentucky Derby runners will be racing at a distance they've never faced before in competition. Which ones are the best-bred to handle it? I crunched the numbers. paulickreport.com/features/ave...
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Obviously, it's turned out to be a sloppy day at Churchill Downs. Here's a rundown of which horses have competed on off tracks and for those who haven't, what their pedigrees tell us about their likely reaction to a wet surface --
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Obviously, it's turned out to be a sloppy day at Churchill Downs. Here's a rundown of which horses have competed on off tracks and for those who haven't, what their pedigrees tell us about their likely reaction to a wet surface --
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Obviously, it's turned out to be a sloppy day at Churchill Downs. Here's a rundown of which horses have competed on off tracks and for those who haven't, what their pedigrees tell us about their likely reaction to a wet surface --
www.patreon.com/posts/so-wha...
Obviously, it's turned out to be a sloppy day at Churchill Downs. Here's a rundown of which horses have competed on off tracks and for those who haven't, what their pedigrees tell us about their likely reaction to a wet surface --
www.patreon.com/posts/so-wha...
Is Tiztastic your Kentucky Derby horse? I checked in with his sire Tiz the Law at Ashford Stud ahead of the race. If he wins, Tiz the Law would join a large tie as the youngest sire of a Derby winner. paulickreport.com/news/bloodst...
VIDEO: Tiz The Law Sends Tiztastic To Kentucky Derby From Debut Crop
Tiz the Law would tie for the youngest sire of a Kentucky Derby winner if Tiztastic wins on Saturday
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May 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Is Tiztastic your Kentucky Derby horse? I checked in with his sire Tiz the Law at Ashford Stud ahead of the race. If he wins, Tiz the Law would join a large tie as the youngest sire of a Derby winner. paulickreport.com/news/bloodst...
🧵 I've written pedigree deep-dives on each horse in the #KYDerby field, looking at the class & distance performance for each runner's sire & dam, both their own and their produce.
Starting from the rail: Citizen Bull, Neoequos & Final Gambit paulickreport.com/features/ped...
Starting from the rail: Citizen Bull, Neoequos & Final Gambit paulickreport.com/features/ped...
Kentucky Derby Pedigree Corner Presented By Zycosan: Citizen Bull, Neoequos, Final Gambit, And Rodriguez
Analyzing the Kentucky Derby contenders by the class and distance capabilities of their sires and dams, both on the track and at stud
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May 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🧵 I've written pedigree deep-dives on each horse in the #KYDerby field, looking at the class & distance performance for each runner's sire & dam, both their own and their produce.
Starting from the rail: Citizen Bull, Neoequos & Final Gambit paulickreport.com/features/ped...
Starting from the rail: Citizen Bull, Neoequos & Final Gambit paulickreport.com/features/ped...
It's that time again. The Haiku Handicapper picks are up for tomorrow's Kentucky Derby. paulickreport.com/features/hai...
The Haiku Handicapper Presented By Kentucky-Breds: 2025 Kentucky Derby
Poetic analysis of Saturday's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
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May 2, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It's that time again. The Haiku Handicapper picks are up for tomorrow's Kentucky Derby. paulickreport.com/features/hai...
Finishing last in the #KyDerby is far from a career-ender. In fact, the past decade has shown that the horses who ran last at Churchill Downs can go on to racing and breeding careers just as robust as the winners, if not more so. paulickreport.com/news/triple-...
Kentucky Derby Last-Place Finishers: Where Are They Now?
Checking in with the last-place Kentucky Derby runners since 2014, which includes notable sires, a Dubai World Cup winner, and some horses still in training
paulickreport.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Finishing last in the #KyDerby is far from a career-ender. In fact, the past decade has shown that the horses who ran last at Churchill Downs can go on to racing and breeding careers just as robust as the winners, if not more so. paulickreport.com/news/triple-...
The Haiku Handicapper has returned to analyze tomorrow's Kentucky Oaks. paulickreport.com/features/hai...
The Haiku Handicapper Presented By Kentucky-Breds: 2025 Kentucky Oaks
Poetic analysis of Friday's Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs
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May 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The Haiku Handicapper has returned to analyze tomorrow's Kentucky Oaks. paulickreport.com/features/hai...
Which #KyDerby runners are best bred to handle the 1 1/4-mile distance? My award-winning Average Winning Distance analysis is back to sort out the 2025 field. paulickreport.com/features/ave...
Analysis: Which 2025 Kentucky Derby Horses Are Best Bred To Handle The Classic Distance? Presented By Denali Stud
Using average progeny winning distance figures to determine the Kentucky Derby hopefuls most capable of excelling at 1 1/4 miles
paulickreport.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Which #KyDerby runners are best bred to handle the 1 1/4-mile distance? My award-winning Average Winning Distance analysis is back to sort out the 2025 field. paulickreport.com/features/ave...
Royal Charley, the horse that helped me decide who and what I wanted to be when I grew up, turned 25 today. His most frequent partner in the saddle, Jareth Loveberry, is riding in the Kentucky Derby this Saturday. The most incredible story I’ve ever gotten to tell keeps getting even more incredible.
May 1, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Royal Charley, the horse that helped me decide who and what I wanted to be when I grew up, turned 25 today. His most frequent partner in the saddle, Jareth Loveberry, is riding in the Kentucky Derby this Saturday. The most incredible story I’ve ever gotten to tell keeps getting even more incredible.
What was it like to interview country music legend Toby Keith? Ahead of Render Judgment's #KyDerby start, here's my recollection from a 2017 chat at the Keeneland sale. paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-p...
Making Claims: My Time In The Ring With Toby Keith
Ahead of Render Judgment's Kentucky Derby start, we look back on a 2017 interview with late country music legend Toby Keith, whose Dream Walkin Farms is a co-owner of the colt
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April 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
What was it like to interview country music legend Toby Keith? Ahead of Render Judgment's #KyDerby start, here's my recollection from a 2017 chat at the Keeneland sale. paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-p...
Every day this week, I'll be doing a deep dive on each #KyDerby horse's pedigree, looking at the class & distance performance of their sires & dams on the track and at stud.
First up, Citizen Bull, Neoequos, Final Gambit, and Rodriguez. paulickreport.com/features/ped...
First up, Citizen Bull, Neoequos, Final Gambit, and Rodriguez. paulickreport.com/features/ped...
Kentucky Derby Pedigree Corner Presented By Zycosan: Citizen Bull, Neoequos, Final Gambit, And Rodriguez
Analyzing the Kentucky Derby contenders by the class and distance capabilities of their sires and dams, both on the track and at stud
paulickreport.com
April 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Every day this week, I'll be doing a deep dive on each #KyDerby horse's pedigree, looking at the class & distance performance of their sires & dams on the track and at stud.
First up, Citizen Bull, Neoequos, Final Gambit, and Rodriguez. paulickreport.com/features/ped...
First up, Citizen Bull, Neoequos, Final Gambit, and Rodriguez. paulickreport.com/features/ped...
Spent the day with Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, Triple Crown winner Justify and multiple blue ribbon winner Blueberry. A pretty solid trifecta.
April 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Spent the day with Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, Triple Crown winner Justify and multiple blue ribbon winner Blueberry. A pretty solid trifecta.
You either die an Amy Winehouse or you live long enough to see yourself become a Katy Perry.
April 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
You either die an Amy Winehouse or you live long enough to see yourself become a Katy Perry.
GOOD NEWS: G2W Quip was pulled from the Emirates Racing Authority racing-age sale, and he will be retrained in eventing in the UAE.
I spoke with Quip's owner about the path into & out of the catalog, and his new trainer about what he offers as a prospect. paulickreport.com/horse-care-c...
I spoke with Quip's owner about the path into & out of the catalog, and his new trainer about what he offers as a prospect. paulickreport.com/horse-care-c...
Graded Winner Quip Will Begin Eventing Career After Withdrawal From UAE Auction
Tampa Bay Derby winner Quip has resided in the UAE since 2019, and the 10-year-old will remain there to pursue a second career after being scratched from a racing-age sale
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April 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
GOOD NEWS: G2W Quip was pulled from the Emirates Racing Authority racing-age sale, and he will be retrained in eventing in the UAE.
I spoke with Quip's owner about the path into & out of the catalog, and his new trainer about what he offers as a prospect. paulickreport.com/horse-care-c...
I spoke with Quip's owner about the path into & out of the catalog, and his new trainer about what he offers as a prospect. paulickreport.com/horse-care-c...
Hangman Page just beat Josh Alexander, but @brandontaggart.bsky.social has also beaten Josh Alexander. I saw it with my own two eyes.
This means we need to see Taggart/Page to truly determine who is the best. #BookItTony
This means we need to see Taggart/Page to truly determine who is the best. #BookItTony
April 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Hangman Page just beat Josh Alexander, but @brandontaggart.bsky.social has also beaten Josh Alexander. I saw it with my own two eyes.
This means we need to see Taggart/Page to truly determine who is the best. #BookItTony
This means we need to see Taggart/Page to truly determine who is the best. #BookItTony
According to the official Kentucky Derby leaderboard, there are 25 horses still publicly with their hats in the ring.
I've seen this movie too many times, though, to not assume Dallas Stewart has something hiding in his barn with 0 points that'll blow up tickets at a huge price.
I've seen this movie too many times, though, to not assume Dallas Stewart has something hiding in his barn with 0 points that'll blow up tickets at a huge price.
April 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
According to the official Kentucky Derby leaderboard, there are 25 horses still publicly with their hats in the ring.
I've seen this movie too many times, though, to not assume Dallas Stewart has something hiding in his barn with 0 points that'll blow up tickets at a huge price.
I've seen this movie too many times, though, to not assume Dallas Stewart has something hiding in his barn with 0 points that'll blow up tickets at a huge price.