Chad Brown arrested

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Chad Brown arrested on charges of 'obstruction of breathing'
Matt Hegarty | Aug 18, 2022

Chad Brown, a four-time winner of the Eclipse Award as champion trainer, was arrested by Saratoga police on Wednesday night on a charge of “obstruction of breathing” related to a domestic dispute, according to the Saratoga Springs police department.

Paul Veitch, a spokesman for the police, said that Brown was being arraigned on Thursday morning at the Saratoga courthouse on the single charge. Veitch said that he could not comment on the incident that led to the arrest.

“This is still an ongoing investigation,” Veitch said.

According to sources, Brown was involved in a domestic dispute on Wednesday night involving a female exercise rider. The two were at one time romantically involved.

Brown is a native of Mechanicville, a town near Saratoga Springs. He is one of the most high-profile trainers in the country. Earlier this year, he won the Preakness Stakes with Early Voting.

Early Voting is one of three horses that Brown is pointing to the Aug. 27 Travers Stakes at Saratoga, along with Zandon and Artorius. He is currently leading the Saratoga trainer standings with 27 wins.

Brown has two horses entered on the Thursday card at Saratoga, and seven horses on the Friday Saratoga card. On Saturday at Saratoga, he has seven horses entered, including four in the Grade 2 Lake Placid Stakes and one in the Grade 1 Alabama, the 3-year-old filly Gerrymander. The same day, he has Highly Motivated entered in the Grade 3 Philip H. Iselin Stakes at Monmouth Park in New Jersey.

For the year, Brown has won 168 races from 569 starts, with purse earnings of $19.8 million, highest in North America. He has trained 10 Eclipse Award winners.

Brown is divorced and has two daughters.

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