Donna Brothers, known for her horseback interviews, has been integral to NBC's Kentucky Derby coverage since it acquired the rights to the race in 2001. She has been front and center for some of the most emotional moments of NBC's horse racing coverage. Brothers, who retired from being a jockey in 1998, decided two years ago that this would be her last year and announced her retirement publicly last week. She joined NBC in 2000 for Breeders’ Cup coverage and has been part of the network’s Triple Crown coverage. She was the first to interview jockeys Victor Espinoza aboard American Pharaoh in 2015 and Mike Smith on Justify three years later, after they won the Triple Crown. Brother's favorite Derby winner interviews are from Calvin Borel's aboard Street Sense in 2007.