Kimberly Rinker signs on with Harnesslink

Kimberly Rinker, whose 40+ years as a harness racing journalist has earned her two Hervey Awards in feature writing, has joined the staff of Harnesslink.

Rinker is a native of Springfield, Ohio, has a BA in Journalism from The Ohio State University, and is completing her master’s degree in film from Ohio’s Tiffin University.

Rinker’s involvement in the sport of harness racing has been as a writer, publicist, and author. She served on the publicity staffs of Sportsman’s Park, Scioto Downs, Maywood Park, Balmoral Park, and The Meadowlands, and has written for some of racing’s top periodicals including Hoof Beats, Sports Eye, The Daily Racing Form, Harness Edge, Illinois Racing News, Midwest Thoroughbred and The Horseman & Fair World.

“We are honored to have Kimberly Rinker join our team,” said John Curtin, founder and CEO of Harnesslink.com. “She will be a major asset for Harnesslink and our readers with her award-winning skills in feature writing.”

Rinker is currently Chairman of the Board of the States Harness Writers Association and was a past President and is a life member of the organization.

She has covered the sport in Australia, New Zealand, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany and Italy, and is the author of ten books, including Chicago’s Horse Racing Venues, Arlington Park Racetrack, An Adventure Guide to Switzerland, and Springfield, An Intimate Portrait.

Rinker has also been involved as a trainer-driver, competing mostly on the Chicago circuit, and in 1995 represented the United States in the International Drivers Championship in Moscow, Russia as the lone female vying against 15 male rivals from various countries.

by Harnesslink Media