She didn’t grow up riding horses, no. It might have been the family business, but as a kid, she danced. Played some soccer. Went to USC and studied business while working toward an acting career. Did some commercials. Some theater. Eventually got burned out.

Only then did Britney Eurton’s career get on track – at the racetrack, naturally.

Surprise, surprise. Sort of.

Britney Eurton will be the host on NBC’s broadcast that brings the 42nd Breeders’ Cup to you at home this weekend, part of a the team providing 10 hours of coverage of the event – including, of course, the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, known as North America’s richest horse race – from Del Mar.

It is not what the daughter of Peter Eurton, a former jockey and accomplished thoroughbred racehorse trainer, expected to be d

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