Brownlee back on track after cancer treatment
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – It’s been nearly two years since David Brownlee had to give up training, but you can’t keep him away from his horses. Brownlee was at Gulfstream last week to lend a hand and moral support to trainer Juan Arias with She’s No Joke, whom he co-owns in a partnership. The 4-year-old filly ran second in a claiming race.
“I’ve had liver cancer,” said Brownlee, 72, “but the doctors say I’m clean now, thankfully. I had to quit training because of all the chemotherapy treatments, so I turned my horses over to Juan. He’s doing a great job.”
Brownlee has been a fixture on the local circuit for more than 30 years, having won 326 races for purses of more than $8.3 million. His last starter as a trainer came in April 2017.
◗ Albin Jimenez was scheduled to resume riding here Wednesday after missing all of last week (Jan. 9-13) for a family emergency in Panama. Marcos Meneses will be back Friday after suffering a deep facial laceration last week in a spill, while Romero Maragh, an 18-year-old apprentice, didn’t miss any mounts Sunday when suffering a minor foot injury during a post-parade mishap.
◗ Bourbon War, fourth in the Grade 2 Remsen in his second career start, will make his 3-year-old debut here Friday as the likely favorite in the ninth race, a 1 1/16-mile allowance.
