October 27, 2025 • 13 mins
Superstar jockey Donna Brothers popped by to talk Breeders Cup 2025 with Terry Meiners. It's this weekend in California with an incredible lineup of thoroughbred talent.
Donna brought along Chief Entertainment Officer Tim Laird to promo the upcoming Brain Alliance of Kentucky fundraising party that is always a huge celebration.
Party details are enclosed in this interview.
Donna brought along Chief Entertainment Officer Tim Laird to promo the upcoming Brain Alliance of Kentucky fundraising party that is always a huge celebration.
Party details are enclosed in this interview.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Donna Barton Brothers. She is my hero. She has one
of the greatest jobs in media. She's around horses, she's
on live on Network TV, and it's always at a
joyous moment. It's good to see you again.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Good to see you too, Terry.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
And you're always traveling with this cool guy, Tim Laird.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Yeah, the Chief Entertaining Officer. You can't go wrong hanging
out with a guy like that.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Good to see again, Tim, Good to see you, Terry.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Absolutely, I said earlier.
Speaker 4 (00:26):
You know, Donna's going to talk about horses, and I'm
going to talk about horsing around because I got some
fun things to talk about.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
And you're an expert on that.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Yes, I love it because the two of you like
to visit me around this time of year. You have
a very important cause, an event that comes up about
a month from now, but it has to do with
brain injury. Tell me more, Donna.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Well, I'm on the board of the Brain Injury Lines
of Kentucky and lucky enough to have Tim's lovely wife,
Lori laired is the code chair for this brain ball
that we do every year. So it's called the brain
Ball and it's also called Derby in November. So it's fun,
it's cel, but it is to honor people who've had
a traumatic brain injury and there's always a Mary Vargo
(01:05):
Award recipient. This year we have a very worthy recipient,
Lori Laird and Crewe visited her recently and caught some
great footage of her which we'll show it the brain Ball.
But it's a fun event and Tim Laird is the
EMC and he and Kevin Harneed MC the auction also,
and Tim, I'm gonna let you talk more about that
because you just make it.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
Fun absolutely, you know, because I've done a lot of
charity events. But what I really love about this with
Terry is just fun. It's like one of those things.
We call it Derby and November. Hence that's why we
have the wonderful Downer Brothers with us. And of course
a lot of the jockeys join us and you get
to talk to them and it's really fun. And it
really is like it's like a Derby practice party because
(01:45):
everybody brings out their hats, they can have some fun.
I make a special cocktail every year and it's always
fun to brain ball Breeze. I call it very fun.
This one different than previous year. No, it's pretty The
other one was so good. We kept the same one
sponsored by Jefferson's Bourbon. So they it's just so good
and drinkable. Even those that don't like bourbon love this cocktail.
(02:08):
So I'm really happy with.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Yeah, that's right. So and my wife Laurie is the
same way. I don't drink bourbon. Try this. Oh this
is you don't tell me about.
Speaker 4 (02:17):
Okay, that's great. But it is a lot of fun.
I mean, like I said, it's a Derby theme. You
come out, we've got a cocktail reception at six point thirty,
and then we have dinner and it's a lot of fun,
and then of course dancing.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
And you have some great live auction items to a
lot of racing memorabilia. This is the year that Ron
Turcott passed away, who was the jockey of Secretariat, So
you have quite a few items that were signed by
Ron Turcott, specifically with Secretariat.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Was I was lucky enough to get one of those
previous year and it was Ron Turcott's signed photo Belmont
Homestretch on Secretariat in front where he's looking over it's
sort of like who's playing for a second, it's one
of the greatest photos in horse racing history.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Yeah, because he's looking back, not even like who's playing
for a second, but like what where are you guys?
Speaker 3 (03:08):
It's just amazing.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Was there a pull up back there? But I didn't
know about Did I miss a sign?
Speaker 3 (03:14):
And you know it's amazing is that that secretary.
Speaker 4 (03:16):
It's never been beat. The time has never been beat.
I mean that's what's incredible about that. And just saying,
you know, the recipient last year was Officer Wilt. He
comes back with his family every year because he just
he loves what the brain injury does. And of course
we have a big military group that shows up because
we always help a lot of our military people that
come back with some brain injuries and other things. So
(03:37):
it really is for a great cause. So it's a
lot of fun for a great good.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
We just saw Sir Willed. He met comedian Nate Bargetzi
when he was at the Young I went to see him. Yeah,
it was a great show. But they showed a picture
of Officer Wilt and he looks good.
Speaker 4 (03:52):
It's amazing his transformation and you know, his drive and
will and and that's what the brain ball is all about,
you know, just helping those and say, hey, you can
get over this.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
We're going to help you. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Yeah, celebrating a way forward.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Well, this is terrific and it's coming up November twenty. First, yep,
can I hear something about an old forester, some sort
of rare bottle of old foe.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Yeah, it's pretty amazing this, uh, because it's so unique.
I'm going to let you talk more about it, Tim,
because you know bourbon better than I do. But you
can also go to the website biak dot us and
you can get tickets there. You can read about this
rare old forester that we have. But let's talk about it. Tim.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
Yeah, I'll tell you just just to give you an idea.
Speaker 4 (04:34):
If you go online and look this one up, it's
worth about fourteen to fifteen thousand dollars. And the beauty
of this is we're only going to sell one hundred tickets.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
That's it. Oh, that's one hundred dollars each. So that's
really good. Your wife's said all simply, oh, five hundred tickets.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
We're selling five hundred one in five hundred tans and
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
If I'll sell all five hundred. So it's really going
to be good. Odds, I really do say it's going
to be really good.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
But this is one with like a member of the
founding family.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
One of the founding families, George Garvin Brown is actually
signed this old Forster birthday bottle that you can't even
get anymore, and.
Speaker 3 (05:12):
Plus you can get it for.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Get it.
Speaker 4 (05:20):
And I was telling people, you know what usually at
auctions and if you win some rare bourbons, I say,
you know what, live short, open it up and drink it.
Then they said, well, this one goes for a fifteen
thousand dollars. Go oh, I might sell that. Yes, I
mean that's a great but it really is a great
chance and it's all helping brain injury Alliance of Kentucky.
So a fun event, great auction, other auction items we
(05:42):
have is just phenomenal things.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Does Lorie know these fancy people who have these bottles
to donate? Is that how it is?
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Or do you I think a little?
Speaker 4 (05:49):
They know how to put the pressure on people, so
I leave it to them. They know how to twist
the arms and get everything else.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
That's a heck of a We actually have a board
member named Larry Profancic to thank for that. He gets
these things quite a lot, and he seems to.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
So do you go to b I a k dot
us and you can find that auction item in there too,
because people need to get tickets for this.
Speaker 2 (06:09):
Yeah, you can get tickets. You can find the auction
item in there. Yeah. As soon as you get to
bi a k dot Us, the first page you'll show
the brain ball. You click on it and all this
stuff will magically appear.
Speaker 3 (06:20):
And some other horse items.
Speaker 4 (06:22):
You know, We've got a Keenland box and private tour
and some other things.
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Kentucky Oaks Box.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
Got Kentucky Oaks Box.
Speaker 4 (06:29):
One of the one of the things we donated is
opportunity to tape a Secrets of Bluegrass Chefs at your
home where Kevin and I will come join you with
a home chef.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
This case he made.
Speaker 4 (06:40):
I love that he will cook for eight to ten
of your best friends and will tape a show to it.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
I think you should.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
I am in on this, so I'm gonna make a bit.
Kevin will appreciated. I love Kevin. I've always given him
a hard way to go because he's the host of
a cooking show. I always called it his little cooking show.
Say you don't know how to boil your thumb, and
he says, it doesn't matter. I'm still those.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
I had a lot of fun items.
Speaker 4 (07:06):
A great photographer, Dan Dry who you'll have some g
clays available and some other things. So he always posts
up for some good things. So a lot of fun,
a lot of good items. But also we still have
some open tickets right for tables.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
Yeah, absolutely, Actually I just bought my table yesterday. I
don't know why I was dragging my feet, but yeah,
right now, a lot of the tickets are finally starting
to sell, which I say finally. It's always in that
last month as we lead up to it that people go, oh,
I need to buy tickets to that. So if you're listening, yeah,
you need to buy tickets to that.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
Indeed do that. Well, it is Breeders' Cup time, and
so I'm pretty excited about what's ahead here. So you're
you're headed there?
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Yes, I head out to California tomorrow Breeders Cup at
del Mar Turf Club in California. Again, this is I
think the second year in a row. But next year
we'll have it here at Kinland. I know.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
I love when it comes back to the common Wealth,
but Yeah, it's always a great thing, and there's a
lot of talent this year too, Terry.
Speaker 2 (08:04):
This is going to be i'd say the best Breeders
Cup Classic we've ever had, and I'll tell you why.
First of all, on Friday, it's Future Stars Friday. That's
when all the two year olds run, and whoever wins
the Breeders' Cup Juvenile will be the early favorite for
next year's is Kentucky Derby, So you got to tune
in on Friday. But Saturday the Breeders Cup Classic. It
has the one two three finishers from last year's Breeders
(08:27):
Cup Classic and the one two three finishers from this
year's Kentucky Derby. So you've got the three year olds
matching up against those older horses, which we haven't seen yet.
Sovereignty has been undefeated after winning the Kentucky Derby. He
skipped the Preakness Stakes, he won the Belmont Stakes, he
won the Travers. He's out in California already, had to
(08:49):
work this morning, his last work over the track before
the Breeders Cup. This is the first time that he's
faced older horses though, and then after the race, Sierra Leone,
who won last year a fierceness with second last year
they're back, this will be their last race, so they'll
go to stallion duties after this, so it'll be the
last time we'll get a ccierra leone fiousness on the track.
(09:09):
Believe me, it's it's one of the best Breeders Cup Well, no,
I'd say it's the best Breeders Cup Classic as far
as depth goes that we've had in forty one years
since it.
Speaker 1 (09:19):
What are the dynamics you're talking about though, Sovereignties ending
his three year old career, you know, with the Classic
against older horses, you say, are they typically? I mean,
I know every horse is individuals, but I.
Speaker 2 (09:31):
Would say that the best sports comparison would be the
first round draft picks out of the college, you know,
the football of the basketball draft picks, those first round
draft picks finally going into the big league games for
the first time and seeing how they match up against
the big time players who are proven. Sometimes they prove
that they belong and other times they prove that they
(09:52):
were actually inferior to that older generation. We'll find out
on Breeders Cup Classic.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
We tell NFL players thirty five years old. You know
what in a horse spectrum, obviously the two year olds
are in the juvenile and then the derby season is
all about the three year olds.
Speaker 3 (10:08):
Do you see horses.
Speaker 1 (10:09):
Continue to shine at four or five, six, seven years
of age.
Speaker 2 (10:13):
The reality is that horses get better as they get older.
In fact, you know, I've covered other horse sports for
NBC and one of them is dressage Grand Prix level dressage,
which is horses doing ballet out there in an arena,
and they have certain moves called the pioff and the
passage that they won't even let them do until they're
six because they don't have the muscle development for it yet.
(10:36):
But our thurbreads tend to retire as stallions when they're
three to four at the oldest five if they have
proven ability because quite honestly, you know how we all
hate insurance. It becomes it becomes prohibitive to keep them
on the track because the insurance gets to be too
expensive and.
Speaker 1 (10:54):
There's money to be made in the breeding shit.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
Exactly, So they're turning money away to pay a lot
of money and keep them in training, and it is unfortunate.
We'd love to have them stick around longer, but the
insurance does make it a bit cost prohibitive for the owners.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
Well, it's going to be fascinating. Then it is fascinable
Old Breeders' Cup weekend.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
Yeah, especially, like I said, this year's Classic, it's the
only the second time in the forty one year history
that we have the one, two three finishers coming back
from the year before in the Classic. But it's the
first time we've had them plus the one to two
three finishers from the derby facing them.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
Well, have a great time. I know you love this.
It's the super Bowl of horse racing, and it's just
great fun and I'm so happy it is coming back
to the Commonwealth next year. It's I feel like it's
it's better at home here in Kentucky, but I.
Speaker 2 (11:44):
Think horse racing is just better in Kentuckuy. It is.
You can find us on NBC for the Classic, but
a lot of the other races are on the USA Network,
which is you know, another network of NBCs.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
Yeah. Do you have to wear a different patch or
something when you're on USA Network?
Speaker 2 (11:58):
Nothing but no patch. They might give me a different
microphone jack, I don't know. I'll let them take care
of all of that.
Speaker 1 (12:05):
Do you get a better you get a better producer
when you're on NBC or is really it's the same
people as it's the same As long as you have
a good person in your ear, you're going to have
a good show.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
And we have great people, and I mean, as you know,
I mean, I don't need to tell you we have
what like five to ten people who are called talent outright,
but we have one hundred and sixty five people behind
the scenes that we couldn't do it without. So they
really are the talent. We just get to be the
talking heads as they see.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
But I love watching you to talk to these jockeys
right when they've won. They're excited, this is a this
is such a huge moment in their life, and you're
the first person to capture their response.
Speaker 2 (12:38):
Well, the point is to try to swoop in while
they still are in their heart and before they start
thinking about it in their head what they're going to say,
what they're going to articulate, and so I try to
get in there while they still have that feeling of
elation and let's just let's just focus on that before
we talk about how the race went.
Speaker 1 (12:57):
Have a great breeders cup, and then we'll see you
in about a month or so for the Brain Injury
Alliance Benefit. That's November twenty first, twenty first, and you
can go to b I a K dot us and
get the ticket information and find out more about all
you got it. Cherry Minors, Tim Laird, great to see you, brother,
Thank you, Terry. Sure appreciate it. Always good to see you.
(13:17):
Bring a hearted next time. Sure we love getting each other.
A hard way to go, so we live for We'll
bring Kane added all right back in a minute on
news radio Wait forty Temple uh As
Donna Barton Brothers. She is my hero. She has one
of the greatest jobs in media. She's around horses, she's
on live on Network TV, and it's always at a
joyous moment. It's good to see you again.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
Good to see you too, Terry.
Speaker 1 (00:14):
And you're always traveling with this cool guy, Tim Laird.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Yeah, the Chief Entertaining Officer. You can't go wrong hanging
out with a guy like that.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Good to see again, Tim, Good to see you, Terry.
Speaker 3 (00:25):
Absolutely, I said earlier.
Speaker 4 (00:26):
You know, Donna's going to talk about horses, and I'm
going to talk about horsing around because I got some
fun things to talk about.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
And you're an expert on that.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Yes, I love it because the two of you like
to visit me around this time of year. You have
a very important cause, an event that comes up about
a month from now, but it has to do with
brain injury. Tell me more, Donna.
Speaker 2 (00:44):
Well, I'm on the board of the Brain Injury Lines
of Kentucky and lucky enough to have Tim's lovely wife,
Lori laired is the code chair for this brain ball
that we do every year. So it's called the brain
Ball and it's also called Derby in November. So it's fun,
it's cel, but it is to honor people who've had
a traumatic brain injury and there's always a Mary Vargo
(01:05):
Award recipient. This year we have a very worthy recipient,
Lori Laird and Crewe visited her recently and caught some
great footage of her which we'll show it the brain Ball.
But it's a fun event and Tim Laird is the
EMC and he and Kevin Harneed MC the auction also,
and Tim, I'm gonna let you talk more about that
because you just make it.
Speaker 4 (01:25):
Fun absolutely, you know, because I've done a lot of
charity events. But what I really love about this with
Terry is just fun. It's like one of those things.
We call it Derby and November. Hence that's why we
have the wonderful Downer Brothers with us. And of course
a lot of the jockeys join us and you get
to talk to them and it's really fun. And it
really is like it's like a Derby practice party because
(01:45):
everybody brings out their hats, they can have some fun.
I make a special cocktail every year and it's always
fun to brain ball Breeze. I call it very fun.
This one different than previous year. No, it's pretty The
other one was so good. We kept the same one
sponsored by Jefferson's Bourbon. So they it's just so good
and drinkable. Even those that don't like bourbon love this cocktail.
(02:08):
So I'm really happy with.
Speaker 3 (02:10):
Yeah, that's right. So and my wife Laurie is the
same way. I don't drink bourbon. Try this. Oh this
is you don't tell me about.
Speaker 4 (02:17):
Okay, that's great. But it is a lot of fun.
I mean, like I said, it's a Derby theme. You
come out, we've got a cocktail reception at six point thirty,
and then we have dinner and it's a lot of fun,
and then of course dancing.
Speaker 2 (02:30):
And you have some great live auction items to a
lot of racing memorabilia. This is the year that Ron
Turcott passed away, who was the jockey of Secretariat, So
you have quite a few items that were signed by
Ron Turcott, specifically with Secretariat.
Speaker 1 (02:44):
Was I was lucky enough to get one of those
previous year and it was Ron Turcott's signed photo Belmont
Homestretch on Secretariat in front where he's looking over it's
sort of like who's playing for a second, it's one
of the greatest photos in horse racing history.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Yeah, because he's looking back, not even like who's playing
for a second, but like what where are you guys?
Speaker 3 (03:08):
It's just amazing.
Speaker 2 (03:10):
Was there a pull up back there? But I didn't
know about Did I miss a sign?
Speaker 3 (03:14):
And you know it's amazing is that that secretary.
Speaker 4 (03:16):
It's never been beat. The time has never been beat.
I mean that's what's incredible about that. And just saying,
you know, the recipient last year was Officer Wilt. He
comes back with his family every year because he just
he loves what the brain injury does. And of course
we have a big military group that shows up because
we always help a lot of our military people that
come back with some brain injuries and other things. So
(03:37):
it really is for a great cause. So it's a
lot of fun for a great good.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
We just saw Sir Willed. He met comedian Nate Bargetzi
when he was at the Young I went to see him. Yeah,
it was a great show. But they showed a picture
of Officer Wilt and he looks good.
Speaker 4 (03:52):
It's amazing his transformation and you know, his drive and
will and and that's what the brain ball is all about,
you know, just helping those and say, hey, you can
get over this.
Speaker 3 (04:02):
We're going to help you. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Yeah, celebrating a way forward.
Speaker 1 (04:05):
Well, this is terrific and it's coming up November twenty. First, yep,
can I hear something about an old forester, some sort
of rare bottle of old foe.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Yeah, it's pretty amazing this, uh, because it's so unique.
I'm going to let you talk more about it, Tim,
because you know bourbon better than I do. But you
can also go to the website biak dot us and
you can get tickets there. You can read about this
rare old forester that we have. But let's talk about it. Tim.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
Yeah, I'll tell you just just to give you an idea.
Speaker 4 (04:34):
If you go online and look this one up, it's
worth about fourteen to fifteen thousand dollars. And the beauty
of this is we're only going to sell one hundred tickets.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
That's it. Oh, that's one hundred dollars each. So that's
really good. Your wife's said all simply, oh, five hundred tickets.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
We're selling five hundred one in five hundred tans and
I don't know.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
If I'll sell all five hundred. So it's really going
to be good. Odds, I really do say it's going
to be really good.
Speaker 1 (05:00):
But this is one with like a member of the
founding family.
Speaker 4 (05:03):
One of the founding families, George Garvin Brown is actually
signed this old Forster birthday bottle that you can't even
get anymore, and.
Speaker 3 (05:12):
Plus you can get it for.
Speaker 2 (05:17):
Get it.
Speaker 4 (05:20):
And I was telling people, you know what usually at
auctions and if you win some rare bourbons, I say,
you know what, live short, open it up and drink it.
Then they said, well, this one goes for a fifteen
thousand dollars. Go oh, I might sell that. Yes, I
mean that's a great but it really is a great
chance and it's all helping brain injury Alliance of Kentucky.
So a fun event, great auction, other auction items we
(05:42):
have is just phenomenal things.
Speaker 1 (05:43):
Does Lorie know these fancy people who have these bottles
to donate? Is that how it is?
Speaker 3 (05:47):
Or do you I think a little?
Speaker 4 (05:49):
They know how to put the pressure on people, so
I leave it to them. They know how to twist
the arms and get everything else.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
That's a heck of a We actually have a board
member named Larry Profancic to thank for that. He gets
these things quite a lot, and he seems to.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
So do you go to b I a k dot
us and you can find that auction item in there too,
because people need to get tickets for this.
Speaker 2 (06:09):
Yeah, you can get tickets. You can find the auction
item in there. Yeah. As soon as you get to
bi a k dot Us, the first page you'll show
the brain ball. You click on it and all this
stuff will magically appear.
Speaker 3 (06:20):
And some other horse items.
Speaker 4 (06:22):
You know, We've got a Keenland box and private tour
and some other things.
Speaker 2 (06:25):
Kentucky Oaks Box.
Speaker 3 (06:26):
Got Kentucky Oaks Box.
Speaker 4 (06:29):
One of the one of the things we donated is
opportunity to tape a Secrets of Bluegrass Chefs at your
home where Kevin and I will come join you with
a home chef.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
This case he made.
Speaker 4 (06:40):
I love that he will cook for eight to ten
of your best friends and will tape a show to it.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
I think you should.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
I am in on this, so I'm gonna make a bit.
Kevin will appreciated. I love Kevin. I've always given him
a hard way to go because he's the host of
a cooking show. I always called it his little cooking show.
Say you don't know how to boil your thumb, and
he says, it doesn't matter. I'm still those.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
I had a lot of fun items.
Speaker 4 (07:06):
A great photographer, Dan Dry who you'll have some g
clays available and some other things. So he always posts
up for some good things. So a lot of fun,
a lot of good items. But also we still have
some open tickets right for tables.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
Yeah, absolutely, Actually I just bought my table yesterday. I
don't know why I was dragging my feet, but yeah,
right now, a lot of the tickets are finally starting
to sell, which I say finally. It's always in that
last month as we lead up to it that people go, oh,
I need to buy tickets to that. So if you're listening, yeah,
you need to buy tickets to that.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
Indeed do that. Well, it is Breeders' Cup time, and
so I'm pretty excited about what's ahead here. So you're
you're headed there?
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Yes, I head out to California tomorrow Breeders Cup at
del Mar Turf Club in California. Again, this is I
think the second year in a row. But next year
we'll have it here at Kinland. I know.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
I love when it comes back to the common Wealth,
but Yeah, it's always a great thing, and there's a
lot of talent this year too, Terry.
Speaker 2 (08:04):
This is going to be i'd say the best Breeders
Cup Classic we've ever had, and I'll tell you why.
First of all, on Friday, it's Future Stars Friday. That's
when all the two year olds run, and whoever wins
the Breeders' Cup Juvenile will be the early favorite for
next year's is Kentucky Derby, So you got to tune
in on Friday. But Saturday the Breeders Cup Classic. It
has the one two three finishers from last year's Breeders
(08:27):
Cup Classic and the one two three finishers from this
year's Kentucky Derby. So you've got the three year olds
matching up against those older horses, which we haven't seen yet.
Sovereignty has been undefeated after winning the Kentucky Derby. He
skipped the Preakness Stakes, he won the Belmont Stakes, he
won the Travers. He's out in California already, had to
(08:49):
work this morning, his last work over the track before
the Breeders Cup. This is the first time that he's
faced older horses though, and then after the race, Sierra Leone,
who won last year a fierceness with second last year
they're back, this will be their last race, so they'll
go to stallion duties after this, so it'll be the
last time we'll get a ccierra leone fiousness on the track.
(09:09):
Believe me, it's it's one of the best Breeders Cup Well, no,
I'd say it's the best Breeders Cup Classic as far
as depth goes that we've had in forty one years
since it.
Speaker 1 (09:19):
What are the dynamics you're talking about though, Sovereignties ending
his three year old career, you know, with the Classic
against older horses, you say, are they typically? I mean,
I know every horse is individuals, but I.
Speaker 2 (09:31):
Would say that the best sports comparison would be the
first round draft picks out of the college, you know,
the football of the basketball draft picks, those first round
draft picks finally going into the big league games for
the first time and seeing how they match up against
the big time players who are proven. Sometimes they prove
that they belong and other times they prove that they
(09:52):
were actually inferior to that older generation. We'll find out
on Breeders Cup Classic.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
We tell NFL players thirty five years old. You know
what in a horse spectrum, obviously the two year olds
are in the juvenile and then the derby season is
all about the three year olds.
Speaker 3 (10:08):
Do you see horses.
Speaker 1 (10:09):
Continue to shine at four or five, six, seven years
of age.
Speaker 2 (10:13):
The reality is that horses get better as they get older.
In fact, you know, I've covered other horse sports for
NBC and one of them is dressage Grand Prix level dressage,
which is horses doing ballet out there in an arena,
and they have certain moves called the pioff and the
passage that they won't even let them do until they're
six because they don't have the muscle development for it yet.
(10:36):
But our thurbreads tend to retire as stallions when they're
three to four at the oldest five if they have
proven ability because quite honestly, you know how we all
hate insurance. It becomes it becomes prohibitive to keep them
on the track because the insurance gets to be too
expensive and.
Speaker 1 (10:54):
There's money to be made in the breeding shit.
Speaker 2 (10:56):
Exactly, So they're turning money away to pay a lot
of money and keep them in training, and it is unfortunate.
We'd love to have them stick around longer, but the
insurance does make it a bit cost prohibitive for the owners.
Speaker 1 (11:08):
Well, it's going to be fascinating. Then it is fascinable
Old Breeders' Cup weekend.
Speaker 2 (11:12):
Yeah, especially, like I said, this year's Classic, it's the
only the second time in the forty one year history
that we have the one, two three finishers coming back
from the year before in the Classic. But it's the
first time we've had them plus the one to two
three finishers from the derby facing them.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
Well, have a great time. I know you love this.
It's the super Bowl of horse racing, and it's just
great fun and I'm so happy it is coming back
to the Commonwealth next year. It's I feel like it's
it's better at home here in Kentucky, but I.
Speaker 2 (11:44):
Think horse racing is just better in Kentuckuy. It is.
You can find us on NBC for the Classic, but
a lot of the other races are on the USA Network,
which is you know, another network of NBCs.
Speaker 1 (11:54):
Yeah. Do you have to wear a different patch or
something when you're on USA Network?
Speaker 2 (11:58):
Nothing but no patch. They might give me a different
microphone jack, I don't know. I'll let them take care
of all of that.
Speaker 1 (12:05):
Do you get a better you get a better producer
when you're on NBC or is really it's the same
people as it's the same As long as you have
a good person in your ear, you're going to have
a good show.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
And we have great people, and I mean, as you know,
I mean, I don't need to tell you we have
what like five to ten people who are called talent outright,
but we have one hundred and sixty five people behind
the scenes that we couldn't do it without. So they
really are the talent. We just get to be the
talking heads as they see.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
But I love watching you to talk to these jockeys
right when they've won. They're excited, this is a this
is such a huge moment in their life, and you're
the first person to capture their response.
Speaker 2 (12:38):
Well, the point is to try to swoop in while
they still are in their heart and before they start
thinking about it in their head what they're going to say,
what they're going to articulate, and so I try to
get in there while they still have that feeling of
elation and let's just let's just focus on that before
we talk about how the race went.
Speaker 1 (12:57):
Have a great breeders cup, and then we'll see you
in about a month or so for the Brain Injury
Alliance Benefit. That's November twenty first, twenty first, and you
can go to b I a K dot us and
get the ticket information and find out more about all
you got it. Cherry Minors, Tim Laird, great to see you, brother,
Thank you, Terry. Sure appreciate it. Always good to see you.
(13:17):
Bring a hearted next time. Sure we love getting each other.
A hard way to go, so we live for We'll
bring Kane added all right back in a minute on
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