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PUBLISHED ON YOUTUBE, MAY 20, 2016 (INTERVIEW AND VIDEO BY CHRISTINA ABT AT WWW.CHRISTINAABT.COM)
Preparing for my 64 and More interview with Donna Barton Brothers, I knew I would be meeting with a nationally successful athlete and...

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PUBLISHED on YouTube, MAY 16, 2016 (interview and video by Christina Abt at www.christinaabt.com)
She is an accomplished jockey, having raced thoroughbreds at top tracks accross the country, for trainers with elite status such as D...

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PUBLISHED IN Forbes, BY TERESA GENARO, ON JUNE 7, 2019.
When I talked to Donna Brothers before this year’s Kentucky Derby, she was well into her preparation for the big race. She has a lifetime’s experience...

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PUBLISHED IN Courier-Journal, JUNE 7, 2019 (original interview by Kirby Adams, April 6, 2016)
Former jockey Donna Barton Brothers and CJ’s Kirby Adams take the British Racing School test, which requires strength and stamina. (Matt Stone/CJ Matt...

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PUBLISHED IN WHAS11 TV, JULY 16, 2018.
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PUBLISHED IN CNBC, BY DAVID NOVAK, ON JUNE 15, 2018.
Donna Barton Brothers is an expert in the horse racing field. She rode for nearly 12 years and retired in 1998 as the second leading female...

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PUBLISHED IN WHAS11 TV, MAY 12, 2016.
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PUBLISHED IN USA TODAY, BY DAN WOLKEN, ON JUNE 8, 2018.
ELMONT, N.Y. — When she’s interviewing the winning jockey from horseback after a big race, Donna Barton Brothers believes her job is to help convey...

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PUBLISHED IN NATIONAL TURF WRITERS AND BROADCASTERS, BY TOM LAW, ON AUGUST 29, 2018.
Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith, who rode Triple Crown winner Justify, will be honored along with Donna Barton Brothers, Jim Gluckson...

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PODCAST RECORDING FROM DAVID NOVAK'S OGO LEAD, INTERVIEW BY DAVID NOVAK, ON JUNE 7, 2018
Donna Barton Brothers was born into horse racing. As “Donna Barton”, Barton rode races from 1987 to 1998 and retired...

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PUBLISHED IN WAVE3 NEWS, BY SHANNON COGAN, ON APRIL 5 2018.
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - For many people, yoga is a way to quiet a busy life and an active mind. There's one yoga class in...

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LOUISVILLE COURIER JOURNAL INTERVIEW WITH KIRBY ADAMS, ON APRIL 6, 2016.
Read through the race program this week at Churchill Downs and you'll see plenty of information on the horses and trainers but not much detail on...

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PUBLISHED IN AMERICA'S BEST RACING, BY TOM PEDULLA, ON MARCH 26, 2018.
Donna Barton Brothers did not set out to follow the path blazed by her mother, Patti, by becoming a jockey. And yet she rode...

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PUBLISHED IN SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY, BY MIKE CHUPITA, ON MAY 2, 2018
"A Day in the Life" is a feature in SBD examining the daily habits of interesting personalities in sports business. This week, NBC Sports'...

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PUBLISHED IN THE SPECTRUM, BY PETE MONACO, ON NOVEMBER 13, 2017
You might know Donna Barton Brothers as the woman on horseback who interviews gasping jockeys after big races on television. Since 2001, Donna has provided...

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PUBLISHED IN PAULICK REPORT, INTERVIEW BY SCOTT JAGOW, ON MARCH 27, 2017
For nearly two decades, Donna Barton Brothers has played an integral role in NBC Sports' coverage of the Triple Crown and other important events....

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PUBLISHED IN THOROUGHBRED DAILY NEWS, BY T.D. THORNTON, ON OCTOBER 24, 2016
As the concept of all-female ownership syndicates begins to expand in the United States, the principals behind one of the first partnership groups...

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PUBLISHED BY THE RUSTY SATELLITE SHOW, BY RICK REDDING DECEMBER 1, 2015
About 50 years ago, two women who would make their mark in the world of horses and end up in Louisville were born...

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PUBLISHED BY WYMT-TV, DECEMBER 1, 2015
Donna Brothers was born with racing in her blood. Between 1987 and 1998, the former jockey rode at Birmingham Turf Club, Rockingham Park, Suffolk Downs, Canterbury Park, Remington Park, Turf...

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ESPN SPORTS CENTER INTERVIEW WITH SARA WALSH, AIRED JUNE 6, 2015.
There’s an art to handling a post game interview and the trick is to make it look easier than it is. But the post...

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PBS CONVERSATIONS WITH CHAMPIONS WITH BILL REED, AIRED DECEMBER 13 2015.
Billy Reed speaks with retired jockey Donna Barton Brothers, who serves as the on-track reporter and analyst for NBC Sports Triple Crown coverage and...

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HEARD ON NPR'S FRESH AIR WITH DAVE DAVIES, June 5, 2014.
When the thoroughbreds burst out of the starting gate at the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, fans will have their eyes on California Chrome as a...

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PUBLISHED IN OffTrackThoroughbreds.com, BY SUSAN SALK, on May 3, 2012.
Dirt stung her face and bounced off her goggles like gravel on a windshield from a speeding truck. She flinched, and crouched lower in the saddle. Beneath...

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PUBLISHED IN Keeneland Magazine, BY RENA BAER, SUMMER, 2015.
Former jockey-turned-racing analyst, Donna Barton Brothers brings special insight to Breeders’ Cup telecast. Donna Barton Brothers doesn’t hesitate when asked about her favorite career memory: the 1993...

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PUBLISHED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, BY DONNA BROTHERS, ON JUNE 19, 2015.
Given time to think about how I felt witnessing American Pharoah’s Triple Crown sweep on June 6, my conclusion may be surprising: I...

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PUBLISHED IN Paulick Report, BY Paulick Report Staff, ON December 20, 2014
NBC's Donna Brothers was named 2014's “Best Sideline Reporter” in a column by Sports Illustrated's Richard Deitsch honoring notable members of sports media...

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PUBLISHED IN StyleBlueprint, BY HEIDI POTTER
Recognize this FACE? You should, she’s a renowned former jockey and now nabs the best live television interviews with the race winners after the Triple Crown races. Meet Donna...

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PUBLISHED IN NEWSDAY, BY CANDICE RUUD, ON JUNE 2014
Many casual racing fans who have watched a leg of the Triple Crown on television or the Internet are familiar with Donna Barton Brothers, even if...

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Published in the Chronicle of the Horse's, The Chronicle Connection, By Jennifer Calder, on October 2012
Arguably the most famous female jockey of all time, she’s had a voracious appetite for victory, and for even greater challenges...

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Published in The New York Times, The Rail, By Melissa Hoppert, on June 9, 2012
When Mario Gutierrez came from virtually nowhere to ride I’ll Have Another to victory in the Kentucky Derby, Donna Barton Brothers was...
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