Moments after NBC reporter Donna Barton Brothers made her first report trackside at the 2021 Breeders’ Cup, her social media accounts sprang to life. “What is the name of that gorgeous horse you are riding today?” “I want to hear more about that gorgeous pony you are riding tonight?” “Love that big paint you were on for Breeders’ Cup!!” “What spotted horse did you ride today to interview the winner? The horse was gorgeous!” “Who is your beautiful mount?”
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SLIDESHOW: Fun, Friends and Fantastic Racing at the 2021 Breeders’ Cup
Del Mar hosted the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for the second time on Nov. 5-6, 2021, and fans were eager to enjoy great food and drink, fine fashion, and SoCal socializing along with an abundance of world-class racing. The talented team from Eclipse Sportswire captured all the sights at the two-day event in this slideshow.
A Passion for Ponies: Ellet Family’s Steadying Presence Prominent at Breeders’ Cup
The Ellet family — Tom, Cindy, and daughter Mary — are well known in the horse racing industry with decades of riding experience between them. For this year’s Breeders’ Cup, they will be ponying many of the Thoroughbred superstars. To keep order, horses known as “ponies” are escorts for the hot and often excitable Thoroughbreds.
Patrick O’Neill Diary: Hot Rod Charlie Goes for Breeders’ Cup Classic Glory
Patrick O’Neill, nephew to two-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Doug O’Neill and bloodstock agent Dennis O’Neill, had a different interest from most college kids when he was an undergraduate student and a member of Brown University’s football team. He insisted on adding TVG to the fraternity house’s cable television package; he was the one who watched horse racing at every opportunity, including in class, and in film study prior to practice.
