Tim Sullivan

Formerly a sports columnist at the Louisville Courier-Journal, the San Diego Union-Tribune and the Cincinnati Enquirer, Tim Sullivan is semi-retired after nearly half a century in newspapers, but remains eager to chase good stories. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Golf Digest and the Blood-Horse, among other publications.

Racing, breeding shine in Kentucky as sport dims across America

The growth of Kentucky’s race purses has led to a higher quality of horses competing here, more interest among bettors and a breeding boom running contrary to national trends.

By Tim Sullivan

Study in contrasts: Racing, breeding shine in Kentucky as sport dims across America

No fewer than 48 American racetracks have closed since 2000, but Kentucky operators continue to invest hundreds of millions in their facilities and are reaping an outsized return — and not only on the first Saturday in May.

By Tim Sullivan

Warnings ignored, says sex abuse lawsuit filed by former University of Kentucky swimmers

A lawsuit filed April 12 by a pair of former UK swimmers and coaches, which accuses the university's head swimming coach of recurring sexual abuse, alleges the university expressed “complicity and deliberate indifference.”

By Tim Sullivan