TRAINER CHAD BROWN TO PARTICIPATE IN LIVE WEB CHAT

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

 

Contact: Ashley Herriman

aherriman@nyrainc.com

 

 

TRAINER CHAD BROWN TO PARTICIPATE IN LIVE WEB CHAT

 

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Chad Brown, a native of Mechanicville, N.Y., who currently holds second place in the 2010 Saratoga Race Course trainer standings, will participate in a live chat on Thursday, August 12 at 8 p.m. EDT. The homepage for the NYRA live chats is http://www.nyra.com/livechat/index.shtml.

 

Brown graduated from Cornell University in 2001 with a degree in Animal Husbandry and went on to work for Hall of Fame trainers Shug McGaughey and the late Bobby Frankel before going out on his own in 2007 at age 28. Now 31, Brown has sent out 10 winners from 25 starters through the close of racing at Saratoga on Monday for an impressive 40 percent win rate.

 

A resident of Saratoga Springs whose stable is based at Belmont Park, Brown sent out his first winner, Dual Jewels, in November 2007 at Churchill Downs. In 2008, he saddled Maram to win the inaugural Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Santa Anita Park. His wife, Terrill, is the granddaughter of late trainer William “Red” Terrill, and the couple has a young daughter.  

 

Fans who wish to participate in the live dialogue with Brown may log on to http://www.nyra.com/livechat beginning this Thursday at 8 p.m. No pre-registration is necessary and users may simply type questions and comments in the chat field at the bottom of the page for Brown to address. At the conclusion of the chat, an “instant replay” is created for future reference.

 

NYRA has conducted live chats since October 23, 2009. NYRA TV Analyst Serling regularly hosts the chats, and there have been thirteen guest hosts: NYRA President Charles Hayward, NYRA Chief Operating Officer Hal Handel, trainers Gary Contessa, Bill Mott, and Todd Pletcher, leading New York jockey Ramon Dominguez, recently retired veteran New York rider Richard Migliore, Hall of Fame riders Angel Cordero and Jorge Velasquez, trainer and NYTHA president, Rick Violette, NYRA Racecaller and Director of TV Production John Imbriale, NYRA TV Analyst Jason Blewitt and NYRA Oddsmaker Eric Donovan.

 

Fans who wish to view transcriptions of previous chats may do so at http://www.nyra.com/livechat.

 

NYRA boasts a vast library of online offerings, comprised of the following websites:

 

• NYRA.com – Main website for Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga
• BelmontStakes.com – Comprehensive Belmont Stakes coverage
• Rachel’s Sandbox – Everything fans want to know about Rachel Alexandra
• NYRAGroupSales.com – Group sales info on Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga
• On The Lead – NYRA’s official monthly email newsletter
• Twitter.com/NYRAnews – Racing updates at Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga
• Twitter.com/andyserling – Race analysis at Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga
• Twitter.com/Belmontstakes – Updates on all things Belmont Stakes
• NYRA Facebook – Offers all the latest news on Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga
• NYRA YouTube – Offers videos including trainer and jockey interviews, Trips & Traps
• NYRA Flickr – Offers pictures from Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga
• NYRA Insider Blog – Go behind the scenes at Aqueduct, Belmont Park, and Saratoga
• NYRA Community Relations Blog – NYRA’s community outreach efforts
• NYRA Spotlight – Videos spotlighting NYRA racetrack personnel
• New York Watch – Read about up-and-coming stars from the NYRA circuit
• Backstretch Buzz – Exclusive videos from the backstretch
• Riders Up – In-depth interviews with members of the NYRA jockey colony
• Forbes’ Firsters – Pedigree and sales history of select 2-year-olds debuting at Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga

 

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