Authors

Andrew Champagne

Andrew Champagne has served as a sports and horse racing handicapper, writer, and digital media producer for multiple national outlets. He enjoys picking winners, bowling reasonably well, and golfing incredibly poorly. Originally from upstate New York, Andrew now lives in Concord, California.
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James Scully

James Scully is a passionate sports analyst who grew up traveling to various sporting events around the country. James follows the NFL and NCAA, but also plays golf and other sports as time allows. Whether it be pro or college football, basketball, baseball…James can share solid insight with actionable information. When James isn’t watching sports, he can be found handicapping horse racing and playing golf. Twitter: @James_Scully111

Alastair Bull

Alastair Bull has been writing on sports and horse racing for many years. Starting in his home near Auckland, New Zealand as news editor for several papers and since contributing for BloodHorse, The Associated Press and Churchill Downs, Inc after relocating to Cleveland, Ohio. Other sporting events Alastair has enjoyed covering are the 2012 London Olympics, Dubai World Cup, Melbourne Cup, Royal Ascot, Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Cheltenham Festival and the Grand National.

Scott Shapiro

Scott has been handicapping sports and horse racing since he was a teenager in New Jersey. He focuses on pro football, college basketball, Kentucky racing and golf. You can find Scott on Twitter (@scottshap34), watch him on the Churchill Downs simulcast show and hear his thoughts on the “Who Do Ya Like Podcast,” which can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and Google Podcasts.

Ashley Anderson

Ashley Anderson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. She previously worked as a staff writer in her hometown before serving as an editor for Bleacher Report while based in New York and LA. She's a fan of the New England Patriots, Louisville City soccer, college football and basketball, and is still trying to quit the fantasy football league she joined back in 2013.

Donald Wine

Donald is the co-manager of Stars & Stripes FC and also contributes to Black & Red United. Donald is on the national board of the American Outlaws, managing more than 200 chapters as well as leading on game experience coordination and all WNT events. He is an expert on all issues for the USMNT and the USWNT as well as MLS and European soccer.

Tommy Raymond

Tommy Raymond is a native of Lexington, Kentucky. The sports he follows most are related to the University of Kentucky sports teams, track & field and golf. He has attended all four of golf’s majors. Although he’s played golf since the late 1990s, he’s still looking for his first hole in one.

Dan Halverson

An avid sports fan whose first word was "ball", Dan has spent his entire adult life learning the intricacies of sports betting markets. NFL, NBA, College Football, and the PGA Tour are preferred, but MLB, NHL, MLS, EPL, NCAAB, ATP, and yes, even the WNBA, have not been excluded. Value is value, and bettors bet. Dan believes a dollar won is better than a dollar earned, and he remembers his bad beats in greater detail than the birth of his two children. His only request upon joining the BetAmerica team was that his wife not be shown this bio.

Robert Criscola

Robert has been a die-hard sports fan and handicapper for many years. A lifelong Brooklynite, his home away from home is Belmont Park. Follow Robert on Twitter: @itsgood2beking

Jeremy Balan

Jeremy Balan is the content editor at TwinSpires. Before he came to TwinSpires, he was a journalist, editor, and sports writer for more than a decade. After years covering prep, college, and pro sports for online and print media, he focused on turf writing at BloodHorse from 2015-2019 and won an Eclipse Award for his coverage of the devastating fire at San Luis Rey Training Center.

Nick Roush

If those who can’t do, teach, those who can’t sports, write. The only son in a family of four who didn’t play Division I athletics, Nick Roush picked up writing in college at the University of Kentucky before marrying a former all-conference volleyball star. When he isn’t on the radio or covering Kentucky football, the Louisville native is cashing tickets at Churchill Downs.

Ryan Murphy

Ryan Murphy began his love affair with sports journalism at the age of nine when he wrote his first article about his little league baseball team. He has since authored his own weekly column for Fox Sports and AskMen, and has created campaigns for the WWE, the NHL, and the NFL. Ryan's critically acclaimed stories have also been published in 20 books and have been featured on more than 170 radio stations and 40 newspapers across North America.

Danny Howard

Danny Howard is a combat sport aficionado having spent nearly a decade covering combat sports. His work has been featured on FightHype, The Boxing Tribune and The Fight City. Howard also published And Stay Down! Boxing’s Worst Comebacks in 2013.

Jason Ence

Jason Ence lives in Louisville, KY and covers Premier League and Serie A soccer, college football, and college basketball. He is also the University of Kentucky correspondent for ESPN Louisville 680, and co-host of their UK football and basketball post-game shows. When he is not writing, he is most likely watching soccer, including watching old Manchester United highlights on YouTube to remember when they were still good.

Jeremy Jones

Jeremy Jones was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. He previously graduated from Eastern Kentucky University with a Master's in Sports Management. He's a fan of the Indianapolis Colts, Boston Celtics, Arsenal FC, and all things University of Kentucky. He loves to play fantasy football and all things that involve gambling.

Cam Tucker

Cam is a former sports journalist with over 10 years experiencing covering just about everything from National Hockey League and Stanley Cup Finals for a variety of U.S. publications, to national and international soccer events. Cam has since made the move into the sports betting industry and has a passion for breaking down the biggest matchups and betting lines in the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB.

Josh Powell

Josh is based in Dublin, Ireland and has eight years experience working in the industry writing betting and sports content for Paddy Power among others. A keen gambler and self-admitted stats nerd, Josh is always on the lookout for value in the sports betting market. He's a man happiest when racing his greyhounds at the local track.

Sara Dacus

Sara Dacus is a lifelong Arkansan who teaches eighth grade English. While she was dating her now-husband, he took her to Oaklawn Park, and a love affair with both ignited. Dacus is now an avid racing enthusiast who follows the sport closely.

Vance Hanson

Vance Hanson has been a contributing writer and editor for BRISnet.com, TwinSpires.com and KentuckyDerby.com since 2008. Prior to joining the Churchill Downs Inc. family, he served as a publicity assistant at Canterbury Park and as a handicapper/writer for Daily Racing Form.

Rory Breasail

Rory Breasail has been a diehard basketball fan since Larry Johnson’s 4-point play in 1999. He’s been writing about basketball for the last decade for outlets including NBA Math and Hashtag Basketball. Rory grew up in Steve Nash’s hometown in Victoria, BC and now resides across the water in Vancouver, where he does a daily prayer to bring back the NBA. He is a graduate of BCIT’s Radio Arts program and is currently working on a Bachelor of Communication Studies at Royal Roads University.

Taylor Ginnetti

An avid sports fan and athlete, Taylor learned how to ice skate before he could walk. After playing hockey and baseball competitively, Taylor is now focused on sharing his passion for sports with TwinSpires readers and players. You can also catch him at your local bobsleigh track training for his new hobby, skeleton!
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Drew Levison

Drew is a freelance sportswriter based out of Toronto. He has provided coverage and op/eds of the NHL and NBA for major news outlets across Canada and the U.S.