Lexington, KY— Blood-Horse Publications is pleased to announce that Eric Mitchell has accepted the newly created position of Executive Editor of Digital Media for The Blood-Horse. Mitchell, formerly Director of Research for the company, will be responsible for Bloodhorse.com  and its affiliated sites, StallionRegister.com  and Auctions. Bloodhorse.com . He will also continue contributing to The Blood-Horse MarketWatch , which will now be managed by its new Editor, Jason Russo, who has made increasingly substantial contributions to the product since joining the Blood-Horse Publications team. Blood-Horse Publications will immediately begin accepting applications for the now vacant research director position. In the interim, Cindy Brice, Production Coordinator for the department, has agreed to manage the day-to-day activities of the department.

“Having someone with the experience and knowledge of Eric Mitchell taking over our online business signals Blood-Horse Publications’ commitment to serving our increasingly tech-savvy and international audience with the content and delivery systems expected of an industry leader,” noted Ray Paulick, Editorial Director for Blood-Horse Publications.

Mitchell joined Blood-Horse Publications in October 1999 as a senior staff writer for The Blood-Horse. Prior to joining Blood-Horse Publications, Mitchell was a reporter and columnist for Street & Smith’s SportsBusiness Journal in Charlotte, N.C. He also spent more than eight years as a senior reporter for the Ocala Star-Banner, covering Florida’s horse industry among other subjects.

About Blood-Horse Publications:
Blood-Horse Publications is a multimedia publishing company that traces its roots to 1916. Its flagship publication, The Blood-Horse, is the leading weekly Thoroughbred racing and breeding news and information magazine. In addition, Blood-Horse Publications also publishes the award-winning The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care, a monthly equine health care magazine and recipient of the 2005 American Horse Publications General Excellence Award; TBH MarketWatch , a newsletter for Thoroughbred investors and recipient of the prestigious Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX) for 2006 and 2005; the official Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup souvenir magazines;  Auction Edge ; and Keeneland  magazine. In addition, Blood-Horse Publications also publishes equine-related books and videos under the Eclipse Press  banner, and operates a family of award-winning Web sites including Bloodhorse.com , TheHorse.com , StallionRegister.com , and ExclusivelyEquine.com , the official store of Blood-Horse Publications.

To subscribe to any Blood-Horse Publications’ publication, or for more information, call toll-free: 1-800-582-5604. To view/download logos for any Blood-Horse Publications’ brand, visit: http://www.bloodhorse.com/pressroom/logos/

To view/download media kit information, visit http://www.bloodhorse.com/mediakit

For more information, contact:

Robert Bolson

Director of Corporate Marketing

859-276-6809; [email protected]
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