NYRA Honors Longtime Employee Brown Aug. 4 at Saratoga
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Photo: Courtesy of NYRA/Susie Raisher
Eddie Brown at Belmont Park
Friends and former colleagues of Eddie Brown will remember him Aug. 4 when a race is named for him at Saratoga Race Course.
Brown, 85, who passed away in March, spent more than 65 years working for the New York Racing Association at Belmont Park, Aqueduct Racetrack, and Saratoga in some capacity.
His most recent job was as assistant clerk of scales, a position he held until he left NYRA in 2019.
He began his career as an exercise rider and was an assistant to trainers Frank Wright and Lefty Nickerson.
He joined NYRA in 1972 as a valet and worked with such notable jockeys as Hall of Famers Jerry Bailey, Steve Cauthen, Pat Day, and Jose Santos.
"Eddie was a true gentleman," said current NYRA valet Harry Rice, who worked alongside Brown. "He was liked by everyone who knew him."