Murray Brown, a native of Montreal , Quebec , has been the public relations director for Hanover Shoe Farms in Pennsylvania since 1967, overseeing the farm’s extensive promotional efforts. Since 1972 he has also served as vice-president and general manager of the Standardbred Horse Sales Company, operators of the continent’s largest yearling sale in Harrisburg , PA. Through the mid-1990s, Brown wrote all the pedigrees for the company’s sales catalog, famously known as “The Black Book.” His detailed knowledge of Standardbred pedigrees serves Brown well in both his positions, and he is regarded as one of North America ’s leading experts on the subject of the breeding of Standardbred horses. The Canadian Racing Hall of Fame honored its “native son” with induction into its ranks in 2003.

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