Monmouth trainer Alan Seewald dies at 62 April 13th, 2010
Longtime thoroughbred trainer Alan Seewald, who has a horse thatcould run in the Kentucky Derby this year, has died. He was 62.
Monmouth Park said Seewald died Monday at his home inMiddletown. The race track did not know the cause of death.
Seewalds 3-year-old colt, Uptowncharlybrown, won the PascoStakes at Tampa Bay Downs before running third in the Sam F. Davis.The colt is scheduled to run in Saturdays Lexington Stakes, whereit could earn enough graded stakes money to make the May 1Derby.
Seewald made his mark with Teddy Drone, which won 31 times in 89career starts. Seewald won 962 times in 5,757 races, including 22stakes victories.
He is survived by his wife Kathleen, sons Ryan and Shane, andgrandson Blake.