Tom Pedulla has been the lead writer for America's Best Racing since its inception. He has  covered every Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup race since 1997. He wrote the critically-acclaimed autobiography of Hall of Fame jockey Jerry Bailey, "Against the Odds: Riding for My Life," published by G.P. Putnam's Sons in 2005.  He has written for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Associated Press and the Boston Herald, among other publications, during a career that began in 1976 as a messenger for a weekly newspaper in the Bronx, N.Y.