OWNER’S HOMEBREDS INCLUDE DOUBLE STAKES WINNER SHADY TIGER Edward “Rusty” Brown knows a lot of people, and he has a knack for bringing them together with the sport he’s always loved—horse racing. Many of his partners are well-known personalities in the California racing community—trainers such as Bill Spawr, Jeff Bonde, and Bob Hess Jr., and fellow owners Bob Bone, Terry Lovingier, Phil Lebherz, and Alan Klein, among others. The affable Brown is best known for his partnership with Lebherz and Klein in the syndicate supporting the popular 17-year-old stallion Smiling Tiger that has produced so many winners and sale horses for them over the years. He also is the sole owner of a few horses, most notably his versatile California homebred Shady Tiger, a Smiling Tiger 3-year-old gelding who recently won the Snow Chief Stakes Presented by City National Bank. But many other partners among Brown’s more than 60 ownership combinations are often people who see how much he enjoys the sport and want to get involved, he says. Some... ...
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