Sports
Both growing up on a farm in rural Illinois and his early work as a ghostwriter for Jimmy the Greek helped inform Ray Paulick's career path. Horse racing would eventually take him around the world as a journalist, and his most important contribution to the sport, the Paulick Report, has become an industry must-read for those wanting breaking news, features, and investigative pieces about the sport and business of racing. By covering stories that others won't touch, Ray has ruffled his share of feathers but the website's work has led to change in the industry. In this edition of Around the Track, Ray shares stories from the good old days and what it takes behind the scenes to get the goods for some of those investigative pieces (hint: there's a car chase involved).