Joe Drape

I have a book coming out on Dec. 1 about a remarkable man, Father Emil Kapaun, a Medal of Honor winner and would-be Catholic saint. Yes, far from my usual fields of play.

Newly unsealed court documents provide details on how Phoenix Thoroughbred was built on stolen money from the multi-billion-dollar OneCoin cryptocurrency scam, and how the racing stable's founder wound up in federal prison.

@erosbrousson Love his shtick

LAS VEGAS BABY 🎰💳 SHOULD I GO AND DOCUMENT MY TRIP??

Fresh details on how Pope Leo XIV was elected -- A new book by @bettapique & @gerryorome reveals how Cardinal Prevost quietly gained support among fellow cardinals, while efforts to elect a pope to steer the church in a different direction from Pope Francis were ultimately thwarted. @CNN report: edition.cnn.com/2026/03/01/eur…

@erosbrousson He is funny

I MADE A FATAL MISTAKE IN 2017… I WENT TO MIAMI 🌴🌅

@Angz9914 @EJXD2 @nytimes Ellis, Turfway, Presque Isle and Twin Spires all would be impacted.

@EJXD2 @joedrape @nytimes So he was off by 90 per cent? Twitter is the shitshow of facts.

HISA threatens to cut off Churchill’s simulcast signal for the Kentucky Derby potentially costing them hundreds of millions of dollars Kentucky Derby Operator Accused of Regulatory ‘Freeloading’ nytimes.com/2026/02/18/bus… via @NYTimes

@PeterPavia @Flameaway3 There certainly is statistical evidence that it is happening.

@Flameaway3 @joedrape I'm going to read the piece this morning, as I am writing one of my own that takes up similar concerns. My question to you: do you believe an increasing percentage of wealth (and across all industries) is being concentrated in few and fewer hands? Interested in your response. Thx

In an industry long known for running with scissors and undercutting its own progress, there is concern that a dwindling foal crop is putting top-quality horses into the hands of just a few nytimes.com/2026/02/16/bus…

@BeychokRacing Good to hear from you Michael. All good? You still involved or out altogether?

@joedrape That headline sure is doing a lot of work there.

Owners spent nearly $1.5 billion last year on racehorses, a big increase over 2024. A new tax provision allows them to immediately deduct the full cost of the purchase. nytimes.com/2026/02/16/bus…

@DUD6887 @CoachDanCasey @CoachDrewNelson @HSFBamerica @mitchholthus @cnichollHays @TravisBOUND Found it a while ago. Excellent. He learned from the best. All good with you?

This is an amazing watch for all my coaches and hs fb folks. @CoachDanCasey @CoachDrewNelson @joedrape @HSFBamerica @mitchholthus @cnichollHays @TravisBOUND youtube.com/watch?v=voy9eP…

Happy Travers Day! 🏇🏆🌹 156th running. The official poster by Greg Montgomery

What a comeback? ⬇️🏈 #ThisIsHSFootball #playfootball

kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/… Discover Jimmy Winkfield's story at Phoenix Rising event | Lexington Herald Leader. Humbled that I was asked for a few words

A giant. nytimes.com/2025/07/24/art…

Ozzy Osbourne, ‘Prince of Darkness’ Turned Reality TV Star, Dies at 76 nytimes.com/2025/07/22/art… via @NYTimes

@jdemet Sorry for the loss John.

@joedrape The prices at Saratoga was rarely cracking $10. And the seats. Is anyone in them? They've made the place too expensive to sit down in no doubt. We're not going this year. My 84 year-old racetrack partner has passed away on Belmont Day. The Assembled are now only three.

Youth sports is booming; Wall St is investing. @joedrape and I take a deeper look. nytimes.com/2025/07/09/spo… #youthsports #PrivateEquity @nytimes

I missed junior captain RB/LB Logan Estes's picture the last two years. But not tonight! Logan mentioned how much he appreciated mentorship by Bo Windish last year, and how he is seeing that help him already as he moves to varsity play. He's primed for a great junior campaign.

D. Wayne Lukas, Trainer Who Saddled 15 Triple Crown Winners, Dies at 89 nytimes.com/2025/06/29/obi… via @NYTimes