by Donna Brothers|08.17.202108.20.2021|6:01pm10:44am Brothers: Don’t Let ‘Perfect’ Get In The Way Of ‘Good’ National Leadership By HISA In a piece published on the Paulick Report Aug. 16, I talked about what’s right and what’s wrong with horse racing. Today’s Part 2 of that commentary is a little uglier. In the midst of reading Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, I was struck by a simple fact: homo sapiens rose to the top […]
by Donna Brothers|08.16.2021|8:39pm Brothers: Time To Face What’s Right And What’s Wrong With Racing It’s time for racing to stop apologizing for who we are. Dating back to the rash of breakdowns that occurred in Southern California during the winter/spring of 2018 -19 that sent a ripple effect throughout the industry, we have all worn a cloak of contrite sheepishness adorned with remorse. Santa Anita and the Stronach Group […]
by Donna Brothers|11.14.201911.15.2019|5:13pm7:53pm Donna Brothers: PETA Is A Bully I can no longer remain silent about my love for horses and for horse racing for fear of backlash from PETA and other extremist organizations that claim to be looking out for our horses’ welfare. PETA’s modus operandi is to scream louder than the people and industries they attack, but unfortunately, while they promote themselves as […]