Eddie Donnally
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Eddie Donnally is the only professional horse jockey to have won an Eclipse Award for Newspaper Writing (1984), and one who has been a television show producer, racing show host, certified fund raiser, ordained minister and hospital and hospice chaplain.
A jockey for 19-years, he rode 10,279 races winning 1,177 at an estimated .... more
Eddie Donnally is the only professional horse jockey to have won an Eclipse Award for Newspaper Writing (1984), and one who has been a television show producer, racing show host, certified fund raiser, ordained minister and hospital and hospice chaplain.
A jockey for 19-years, he rode 10,279 races winning 1,177 at an estimated 54 tracks. He was once indicted for sports bribery and left the Los Angeles Twin Towers jail to begin his ministry career at the Los Angeles Dream Center, where in less than five years, he became a licensed Foursquare Minister.
A former journalist at the “Dallas Morning News,” he’s published over 100 articles in a score of newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times and their Sunday Magazine. He was an Associate Pastor at two Los Angeles Foursquare Churches and is an endorsed chaplain.
His uplifiting story of redemption has been published in magazines, including Chicken Soup for the Recovering Soul, discussed on numberous radio shows and featured on The 700 Club and Christian Broadcasting Network’s Herman and Sharron Show.
A frequent speaker in jails, churches, conferences and rehab centers,he holds a Doctorate of Ministry and works as a chaplain in the onlyTrauma Center in Pinellas County, Florida.