Obviously this woman is totally brain-dead, heartless, gutless and soul-less. Its not the horse that loves racing, its everyone who profits from the win, no matter what happens to the horse!! Im proud of what I accomplished and how I went about it. It is blatantly obvious that these poor magnificent horses are just used by these greedy people, and then just chucked away as if they are rubbish. She is probably most recognizable for her interviews with the winning jockeys from horseback after the Triple Crown and Breeders Cup races. Your 99.847% of the time for catastrophic breakdowns is because 99.847% of you idiots have no idea how to race a horse or when to start a horse you are all just pumped with your god damn glory of yourselves and it is never about the poor horses. "Jockey-turned-sportscaster Donna Barton Brothers talks about going from the saddle to the spotlight", "Racing's most successful female jockey to retire", "NBC's Brothers does her best work on horseback", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Donna_Barton_Brothers&oldid=1086697477, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 7 May 2022, at 20:06. In those first few moments after the races, I want to keep them in their heart. These horses should live at least 15-20 years. In 1969 her mother, Patti Barton, was one of the first half-dozen women to be licensed as a jockey in the United States and she went on to . He wasnt alone though because former jockey and TV analyst Gary Stevens was laughing right alongside of him. It has failed. She currently covers (for NBC Sports) the World Equestrian Games, the Land Rover Kentucky Three Day show, and the NBC/NBCSN "Road to the Kentucky Derby" and "Road to the Breeders' Cup" shows.[1]. Author. By the time she was 19, Patti had been a Trick rider and Exhibition bull rider in the Rodeo's Wild . Donna did this for 4 years, I was pretty good at it, I had been riding all my life. Keynote Speaker: Donna Barton Brothers Award Winning Sports Analyst and Commentator, Author, and Former Top Jockey DONNA BARTON BROTHERS was born with racing in her blood. You, Donna, may be having fun, your ass is sitting down. Equitrekking: How do you feel being a successful jockey has contributed to your broadcasting career? Indefatigable. She decided to go to the race track and get a job. Also, my boyfriend (now husband) was a horse trainer and wed been dating for a fewyears. No, horses cant defend themselves from racing. If racehorses love what theyre doing so much, why bother whipping them? Although of course horse racing, in using living beings for profit and regarding them as less than human, translates into abject suffering and murder to the horses, all of which is just fine and dandy with Donna, as she so proudly states. Donna Barton Brothers is an expert in the horse racing field. RIGHT HORSE WILLIAM MURRAY INSIDE TRACK DONNA BARTON BROTHERS HORSE RACING BOOK. An excited Rich Strike, left, nipped at the leg of outrider Greg Blasi and his track pony as they guided him to the winner's circle at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday May 7, 2022 . Somepeople wont ride Spanish-speaking jockeys or African Americans or jockeys who aretoo short or too tall Until that guy is winning all the races, that is! This isnt a good look for you. Lets hope were all lucky enough to die doing something we love., https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Drew-Magary-College-football-should-die-forever-15475477.php. Equitrekking: Was your mother supportive of your decision to ride? Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2020-2021. Her school years included traveling all over. Discover Donna Barton Brothers's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Started singing again (I just had to see! For most of the years I rode and at most of the tracks, I was atthe track 7 days a week making rounds before the track even opened. Winner. And for disgusting reasons of glory and profit? This type of evil excuse for a human being should just shut up and lock her sorry arse away somewhere and never come out. Submit the form on the contact page, or reach out using one of Fathom, meanwhile, had no real chance in the big race. Again, I was still in the relax, were cool mode, so I just eased my hands back to hiswithers and took a long rein trying to convey a sense of theres plenty of time, were inno hurry. She wears the saddle cloth with our name on it at the Kentucky Derby, and she does interviews about our work. by Heidi Potter. Add to that combination, which I think its true for all jockeys, that riding a race brings twopredominant emotions: thrill and fear. If any human sport had anywhere near the death rate of horse racing it would be illegal. Features . Click here for more Bourbon Flight news. Be that. They just had to see, with their own eyes, this girl who people said rode like aman. We weresecond that day, beaten a neck by a very nice colt, Unbridled Song. Whos we you may like it but Im not so sure about the horse. Donna Barton Brothers: Probably my second place finish in the Breeders Cup Juvenile on Hennessy in 1995. She was born Donna Barton Brothers on April 20, 1966, in Alamogordo, New Mexico. In 1969 her mother, Patti Barton, was one of the first half-dozen women to be licensed as a jockey in the United States and she went on to become the leading female jockey . Brothers started as an interviewer at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans then as an on-air racing analyst for Churchill Downs where she joined their other analyst, Mike Battaglia. Donna Brothers is sickening, to say the least, and evidently loves her job. For many years we didnt even entertainthe thought of getting married, because, while I did ride some horses for my thenboyfriend, Frank Brothers, I also rode for many other top trainers. Simultaneously, there was an agent atBirmingham who had been urging me to start riding professionally. Soon after, Donna Barton married Frank Brothers, a former thoroughbred trainer. Alan, your numbers are so through-provoking. Those pencil thin legs arent made for this. Thank you for your thoughtful post, Robin. If this horrific picture which captured the brutal last moments of this horses life does not move you, what does ? He didnt want you to fall off, he just wanted to show you a good time! Brothers is a former executive board member for the Backside Learning Center at Churchill Downs and currently serves on the executive board of the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation and advisory boards of the Boys & Girls Havens Independence Readiness Program in Louisville, KY, and the University of Kentuckys Jockey Equestrian Initiative. Both her brother, Jerry, and sister, Leah, were also jockeys but by the time she started riding professionally in 1987 her mother, brother and sister had all retired from riding. Yup, that sure sounds like love to me. She is one of the most decorated female jockeys of her time, retiring in 1998 with 1,130 career wins and still ranks second on the money list. These poor horses arent doing what they love theyre doing what they are forced to till it kills them. Donna Barton Brothers Wiki Biography, Age, Height, Husband, Net Worth, Family. Sign up to get the best dude ranch vacation travel deals first. Donna now covers major horseracing and equestrian events for televised broadcasting. The three bottles will go on sale Friday, April 8, the opening day of Keeneland's 2022 Spring Meet. With that said, I could tell once Istarted riding professionally that she was very proud of me. Although her statements expose her for what she is, just look to her past. When youre 10, 11, 12 years old its so much easier just grabbing a bridle, jumping on a horse and just ride, than dealing with the ordeal of putting on a saddle. It is frankly DISGUSTING that an animal professional (I am one myself) will publicly go on record and state how little you care for the lives and well-being of the animals who got you to where you are now. I would hope that this idiotic piece of trash, Donna Brothers, and all like her be they trainers, jockeys or owners reincarnate as racehorses and suffer everything that they put their poor horses through..except that I also hope that this God-awful sport will be long ended by that time. That said, if Ihad it to do over again, I would work smarter, rather than harder. The public HAS never accepted breakdowns because nearly all of these horrors have been so purposely hidden; so what was not to accept? Stop killing race horses you fricking idiot. She is one of the most decorated female jockeys of her time, retiring in 1998 with 1,130 career wins and still ranks second on the money list. In 1969 her mother, Patti Barton, was one of the first half-dozen women to be licensed as a jockey in the United States and she went on to become the leading female jockey in the U.S. throughout all of the years of her career. Donna Brothers (formerly Donna Barton while actively riding) is delusional like so many in horse racing. Injured, lame, bled. Is is this Donna woman for real. Horse breakdowns can be prevented and until that is widely accepted by so called horsemen this is an industry that has to be radically changed or destroyed. 2005 Dreamer Female Reporter (as Donna Barton Brothers) Show Self (22 credits) Or else what, Louie? In any case, I loved Hennessy, becausehe was such a tryer. The late Chris Antley who rode Charismatic knew that Charismatic had a serious issue in his front left leg and told Lukas that as stated, but Lukas ran him anyways which resulted in the infamous picture of Chris holding the broken leg of Charismatic to save his life during the Belmont stakes. Story by Jeff Howard. I was 21 years old and had been galloping horses at the track for 4 1/2years. She resides in Louisville, Kentucky. Barton-Brothers provided a comprehensive overview of the race during a question-and-answer session conducted by Tom Pedulla on behalf of . Former jockey and NBC on the track announcer Donna Barton Brothers walks through the Paddock tunnel during Oaks Day on April 30, 2021 at Churchill. She was one of the main riders of D. Wayne Lukas in his hay day when he was permanently damaging, crippling, and killing racehorses. Until horsemen can get the public to come to realize that catastrophic breakdowns are part of the business and that it is heartbreaking for all the connections to the horse, the sport is doomed. Probably not. Just guessing here but with backup players rotating through the game and special teams players I would estimate about 40 players on a team see game time so a total of 80 players see time in a game. Donna Brothers is a former jockey who won over 1,100 horse races and now covers horse racing and other equestrian sports for NBC Sports and NBCSN. She is from United States. This FACE of Louisville has been on a horse as long as she can remember. She was one of D. Wayne Lukas first call jockeys in the 1990s and rode numerous stakes winners, at the time making her the second leading money-earner of all time among female Thoroughbred jockeys. Brothers stands at a height of approximately 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m). A familiar sight during the Triple Crown and a number of major races throughout the year is Donna Barton Brothers on horseback, providing the viewer with insights on the horses and track condition before the race and interviewing the winning jockeys as they return following the race. When will we realize the same is true for equines? Donna Barton Brothers is a former jockey who won over 1,100 horse races and now covers horse racing and other equestrian sports for NBC Sports and USA Network. The couple married in 1998 and they reside in Louisville, Kentucky. She attended University of Louisville from 2002 to 2005 but became too busy with reporting duties for NBC Sports and other networks and moved to full-time work as a reporter and racing analyst in 2005. She shares with us the history of her equestrian family, her racing career as top jockey and how everything has come together in her current profession. Take in account all of the horses that are sent to slaughter before during or after their career because it is too costly or time consuming to treat injuries or retrain them and the numbers become staggering. Each bottle is signed by the artist who created the design, along with Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin, Maker's Mark Managing Director Rob Samuels and one of three of the winningest. Brothers was the second leading female jockey in America by career earnings when she retired at the end of a 12-year career in 1998 following 1,130 wins. NBC's Donna Barton Brothers gives her Derby picks. 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