Women In Horse Racing Broadcasting

[Tvghrtvfan]

Was she the one who was an analyst for ESPN's Breakfast at Churchill Downs and Breakfast at Pimlico and was involved as well on the afternoon's Triple Crown and other big horse racing events coverage as well? By the way these are current not past. Just saying.

[Tvghrtvfan]

Forgot to add Jennifer Morrison of the Daily Racing Form and Tornoto Star and also works as the Woodbine oddsmaker.

[Tvghrtvfan]

Forgot to add Maggie Wolfendale of Colonial Downs. I added some more names in the begnning of the topic.

[Marat]

Women excel at horse racing coverage and reporting. The following women who do great on horse racing coverage on TVG, HRTV, ESPN, NBC and paddock shows: The women who currently cover racing Christina Olivares, Nancy Ury, Michelle Arnold, Michelle Yu, Joanne Jones, Millie Ball, Becky Witzman, Carolyn Conley, Caton Bredar, Zoe Cadman, Jill Byrne, Jeannine Edwards, Donna Barton-Brothers, Jessica Pacheco, Beulah Twins, Elissa Blowe, Renee Kierans, Alyssa Ali, Katie Mikolay, Dawn Lupul, Crystal Lergier, and Mary Rampellni (not in broadcasting but love her picks on the daily racing form).

The previous names are Lesley Visser, Charlsie Cantey, Robin Roberts, Sharlene Hawkes, Jennifer Burke, Eleanor Mondale, Suzy Kolber, Priscilla Hojiwala, Claudia Simon, Julie Krone, Gina Rosenthal, Bonnie Bernstein, Christine Gabriel, Jan Rushton, Liane Davis, Jill Baffert, Molly Ryan, Catherine Crier, Thea Andrews, Rhonda Collins, Melissa Stark, Jessica York, Patti Cooksey, Lauren Massarella, Becky Dixon, Julie Moran, Elfi Schlegel, Lisa Dergan, Phyllis George, Sharon Smith, Jenny Orensteen, Mary Ellen Sarama and Mary Ann Grabavoy.

You wouldn't happen to be from Lake Wobegon, would you?

(All the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average.)

[Wallyhorse2]

Forgot to add both Nancy McMichael of Mountainner Park and Bethenny Frankel who covered the Derby for NBC.

Bethenny I believe actually did the Oaks telecast on Bravo (where she has been in The Real Housewives of New York City as the lone unmarried for two seasons). She first gained recognition four years ago when she was the runner-up in the one season of Martha Stewart's version of The Apprentice, and NBC probably should have given her a tryout following that once that ended. She's both Bobby Frankel's daughter and John Parisella's stepdaughter.

[Tvghrtvfan]

Bethenny's stepfather is John Parisella??? That's interesting!

[Tvghrtvfan]

Forgot to add both Karen Johnson, Mary Ryan, Lauren Stich and Claire Noviak and Martha Claussen.

[Wallyhorse2]

Bethenny's stepfather is John Parisella??? That's interesting!

As far as I remember from what I read a while back.

[MaryS]

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/02/dinin ... reats.html

...Ms. Frankel is the daughter of Bobby Frankel, the legendary horse trainer. When she was 4, her parents divorced, and she soon acquired a stepfather who was another trainer, John Parisella...

[Wallyhorse2]

Thanks Mary:

As noted, I saw her first when she was on Martha Stewart's version of The Apprentice. She actually was not very well liked on that show. She later broke up a very serious boyfriend she was with after he was fired in 2008 for appearences he filmed the preceeding fall (with Bethenny) on The Real Housewives of New York City during that show's first season (he subsequently sued his former firm for $55 million). She was back last season (though I didn't see that season) and should begin filming the third season shortly.

I'm surprised NBC doesn't consider using her more on their horse racing telecasts given she probably would bring audiences with her from "The Real Housewives" along with those who still remember her from Martha's version of The Apprentice.