After Kentucky Oaks win, trainer Chad Brown hopes for double with Emerging Market in Kentucky Derby
Trainer Chad Brown celebrated a victory at the Kentucky Oaks with Always A Runner, hoping for a double win with Emerging Market in the upcoming Kentucky Derby. Brown, a five-time Eclipse Award winner, has come close in past Derbies but seeks his first victory at Churchill Downs in the prestigious race. Emerging Market, who missed his 2-year-old season due to illness, has shown strong form with wins at Tampa Bay Downs and the Louisiana Derby.
- ▪Chad Brown's filly Always A Runner won the Kentucky Oaks by 1 1/4 lengths under jockey Jose Ortiz.
- ▪Brown has finished second in the Kentucky Derby twice, in 2018 with Good Magic and in 2024 with Sierra Leone.
- ▪Emerging Market, trained by Brown, won the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby and will run in the Kentucky Derby as a 15-1 contender with jockey Flavien Pratt.
- ▪Always A Runner overcame pneumonia last fall and remained undefeated in three starts this year.
- ▪Emerging Market missed his 2-year-old season due to illness but returned with wins in February and March.
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