Chad Brown fought off a spirited challenge from Kentucky Oaks/Kentucky Derby-winning conditioner Ken McPeek to win the Eclipse Award for outstanding trainer for the fifth time overall and for the first time in five years. Brown's 2024 campaign was punctuated by an impressive array of Grade I winners, both on the turf and dirt, and was highlighted by 'TDN Rising Star' Sierra Leone (Gun Runner), who gave Brown his first victory in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic before earning an Eclipse Award as the leading 3-year-old colt of the season. Additional Grade I winners for Brown in 2024: 'Rising Star' Chancer McPatrick (McKinzie), Raging Sea (Curlin) and Gina Romantica (Into Mischief) to name but a few. The Brown barn was represented by five Eclipse Award finalists on Thursday.
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