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Brewer Wins Leading Trainer Title
Rick Moore, general manager of racing at Hoosier Park Racing and Casino, and Scott Peine, director of Standardbred racing, presented Jeff Brewer with the leading trainer award during the final night of the 2008 harness racing season Saturday, July 12. Brewer won 41 races, 10 more than the second place finisher Ryan Bellamy. 
“This is my first title here at Hoosier Park,” said Brewer. “I really appreciate it and thank Hoosier Park for this award.”
A native of southern Ohio, Brewer is coming off a successful run at Indiana Downs, where he has won the leading trainer title the past two seasons. He has won over 1,080 races in his career. Brewer is currently ranked 37th in the nation, posting 68 wins this season.
In addition to the 41 wins, Brewer has finished in the top-three 98 times this season at Hoosier Park. His horses have earned nearly $220,000 this year at Hoosier Park, and he completed the meet with a .291 training average.
Brewer and his wife, Linda, reside in Morrow, Ohio. He bases his stable from Lebanon Raceway and in recent years, has stabled on the grounds at Hoosier Park. This season, he opted for a different plan.
“Jeff was gone all winter racing in Canada,” said Linda. “When he came home this spring, he wanted to stay home for a while since he’d been gone so much, so he decided to ship back and forth to Indiana. He plans to do the same for the Indiana Downs meet.”
While Brewer concentrates on the racing stock in the stable, Linda runs the operations at their farm, caring for the broodmares and also horses that are taking a break from racing. He currently has 35 horses in training.
Brewer is no stranger to success at Hoosier Park. He has finished among the top five spots four times since racing full-time in Indiana beginning in 2003. Last year, Brewer sent 27 winners around Hoosier Park’s seven-eighths mile oval to finish third.
