The Capital Region's own, Chad Brown, has risen to the pinnacle of horse racing. The trainer from Mechanicville is coming off the most successful year of his career, highlighted by winning his first Eclipse Award for Outstanding Trainer. This is the first Eclipse for Brown. The 518 native beat out Mark Casse and hall of famer Bob Baffert. Brown led all North American trainers in earnings, grade stake wins, and G1 wins. On Tuesday morning Chad Brown joined Big Board Sports and talked about what kind of year its been!

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