Claiming Crown Recap: Double Your Money Lives Up to Name in $224,943 Jewel
Photo by Coady Media Parx invader Double Your Money, runner-up in the $200,000 Greenwood Cup (Grade III) in September, emerged as 1 ¼-length winner over Cadet Corps in a wild and competitive stretch [...]
Claiming Crown: “This will be our KY Derby,” Loy Says of Iowa Standout Happy Strike
Owner-trainer Dewaine Loy with Happy Strike at Churchill Downs Happy Strike cost $6,000 as a yearling purchase at Keeneland’s 2022 September sale. At the same auction, Point Dume cost $450,000. The two horses [...]
Claiming Crown: Roberts and Poston Work to Overcome Odds
Trainer Joe Roberts and apprentice jockey Amanda Poston with Empire's Best at High Pointe Farm & Training Center near LaGrange, Ky. This fall he uprooted his life and downsized his stable to relocate [...]
Claiming Crown: How Goats On a Tree was Named
Goats On a Tree, the namesake, at Churchill Downs. Gwen Davis/Davis Innovation The background on Goats On a Tree is a wild story. Not that it would be surprising if the 4-year-old filly [...]
Claiming Crown: Joseph Looking for More ‘Concrete’ Results in Express
Concrete Glory returns to defend last year’s victory in the Claiming Crown Ready’s Rocket Express. Check out the extended blinker over his right eye. Photo by Gwen Davis/Davis Innovation Even though the 6-year-old [...]
SUCCEED Joins Claiming Crown as a Sponsor
SUCCEED® Digestive Conditioning Program has signed on as a sponsor of the Nov. 15 Claiming Crown. Ohio-based manufacturer Freedom Health is excited about supporting select horse-racing events with its flagship all-breed digestive support product. The [...]
Claiming Crown: “This is a big deal for us”
Dance Some Mo at Trackside Training Center training for Saturday's Claiming Crown Jewel for trainer Tom Van Berg. Jennie Rees photo The Breeders’ Cup is over for another year. The fireworks of $5 [...]
Claiming Crown Notes: Time for Trouble Could be First 3-time Winner
Time for Trouble, outside, winning the 2023 Claiming Crown Iron Horse. Photo by Gwen Davis/Davis Innovation If it’s time for the Claiming Crown, it’s Time for Trouble. Or so it seems. The Claiming [...]
Claiming Crown Featured in Latest Edition of BloodHorse Magazine
The October 2025 issue of BloodHorse magazine features an article about the history, future and importance of the Claiming Crown, which will be renewed for the 26th time on November 15 at Churchill Downs. To read the [...]
Claiming Crown Deadline Reminder: Make Your Horses Eligible By October 25
Horsemen: The 2025 Claiming Crown is set for November 15 at Churchill Downs with eight races totaling $1.1 million in purses for all levels of horses on both dirt and turf. The minimum purse is $100,000 with [...]