Kevin Modesti

Sports and politics writer and editor. Alum of UCLA Daily Bruin, L.A. Herald Examiner, and @LADailyNews and other @SoCalNewsGroup papers.

[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

Personal news: I’m back, as a part-time freelancer, to write on horse racing for @LADailyNews @OCRegister @SGVTribune & @SoCalNewsGroup. Honored to be asked to carry on Art Wilson’s & the papers’ devotion to racing coverage. I welcome comments & questions.
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[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

@sullivanms Thanks! The right link is now posted.

[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

This week’s horse racing notebook includes previews of Del Mar’s weekend stakes for 2-year-olds and news about the futures of some champions. (Here’s the correct link.)
https://t.co/3YfhLliJz5

[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

How will Santa Anita horse races be shown after FanDuel TV fades away? One option is to follow Del Mar and link up with the NY Racing Assn., which produces Belmont Park and Saratoga coverage on Fox channels. @JayPosnerSD writes about what’s ahead.
https://t.co/OBlJVKxH6B

[Del Mar Racetrack @DelMarRacing]

🚨Due to heavy rain this morning, we will be off the turf today. Official program changes to follow.

[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

Horse racing notes from Del Mar, Los Alamitos and elsewhere by @JayPosnerSD.
https://t.co/3YfhLliJz5

[Jenine Sahadi @jenine_sahadi]

@Hennigracing 1989…this prolly wouldn’t fly in 2026 but I loved it so much I framed it. Me as a witch heading into the Cal Cup was beyond appropriate. 🧙‍♀️🧡 tremendous loss @BellocqRemi 🙏🏻

[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

Horse racing fans wonder how they’ll watch Santa Anita, Del Mar & Los Alamitos after FanDuel TV cuts back on coverage at the end of this month. @JayPosnerSD looks at the possibilities.
https://t.co/OBlJVKxH6B

[Jon Lindo @JonLindo60]

Just some of PEB’s artwork. Could not wait to see the cover of DRF on major race days back then.

[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

I hung this Peb cartoon at home. It’s a poster promoting the 1998 Santa Anita Handicap showdown of Silver Charm (with cornermen Bob Lewis & Bob Baffert) & Gentlemen (Richard Mandella & R.D. Hubbard). As it happened, Charm scratched & Gentlemen ran last. Still, great drawing. 2/2

[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

Horseplayers are remembering cartoonist “Peb” and an era when the Daily Racing Form was fun, not just functional. 1/2

[Daily Racing Form @DailyRacingForm]

"Longtime DRF cartoonist Pierre Bellocq, 'Peb,' dead at 99"

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[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

Wish everyone writing about awards put “finalists” in quote marks this way, not letting leagues build false suspense about voting that’s already done.

[Tom Timmermann @tomtimm]

"Finalists" for MLS awards (actually means they're in the top three in voting): Damet for coach of the year, Burki for goalkeeper of the year, Lowen (not here anymore) for comeback player of the year. Lowen is the most likely one to win.

[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

Grand Slam Smile and Juan Hernandez keep winning at Del Mar. @BillCenter’s story:
https://t.co/T3wf6Ev3ni

[矢作芳人厩舎【公式】 @yahagistable]

あくまで馬の状態が最優先ですが、チームフォーエバーヤング全員の総意として、最後は日本のファンの方にお披露目したいと言う思いから、ラストランを東京大賞典に決めましたのでお知らせいたします。

[Paola Boivin @PaolaBoivin]

Awesome full circle moment for me. My first full-time beat out of college was @UCLAfootball for the @ladailynews. To see my nephew Ty thrive at quarterback with such poise and professionalism is such a treat

[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

A 36-1 surprise in the feature race at Del Mar helped to produce a pick 6 carryover for Sunday. @BillCenter's story:
https://t.co/jbWducW7Wr

[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

Actually a pick-three, not a trifecta, but I won’t try to explain it.

[L.A. Daily News @ladailynews]

Filly outruns the boys on opening day of Del Mar’s fall season https://t.co/hI9MUp6wCd

[O.C. Register @ocregister]

Filly outruns the boys on opening day of Del Mar’s fall season https://t.co/wNT678BVq6

[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

Del Mar’s autumn season opens today. Here’s a preview by @billcenter.
https://t.co/0DrwE700jL

[Kevin Modesti @KevinModesti]

Del Mar‘s autumn season opens this afternoon. The SoCal News Group papers have daily picks by Bob Mieszerski, Eddie Wilson, Mark Ratzky and me online and via the Ponies Express newsletter, and Bob M’s full handicap in print.
https://t.co/agIkXKo11H