Perry Lefko

Perry Lefko has been a sports writer for the Toronto Sun since 1985, reporting on amateur sports, curling, horse racing and football. He is the three-time Sovereign Award winner for outstanding writing about Canadian horse racing, has twice received honourable mention in the Sun Media category of sports writing, and was awarded Ontario Curling Association writer of the year. He is the author of five previous books, The Greatest Show On Turf: The History of the Breeders’ Cup, Flutie, Sandra Schmirler: The Queen of Curling (national bestseller and optioned by CBC to turn into a television movie), Bret Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be, and Thoroughbred Racing’s Greatest Day.