Claiming Crown Horse of the Year Goes to Like a Saltshaker
Trainer Brittany Vanden Berg and her husband, jockey Chris Emigh, after Like a Saltshaker is declared the winner of the Claiming Crown Rapid Transit. (Gwen Davis/Davis Innovation photo) “Man, did he dig in! [...]
$550,000 Claiming Crown Preview Set for Aug. 21 at Colonial Downs
In a collaboration to further increase the popularity of the Claiming Crown series for racing’s blue-collar horses, Colonial Downs will host an eight-race Claiming Crown Preview Day on Thursday, August 21 at Virginia’s thoroughbred track [...]
Laughing Boy Wins Jewel by DQ, Complete Claiming Crown Recap
Photo by Coady Photography (from Churchill Downs news release) Laughing Boy crossed the finish line a half-length back of Surface to Air in Saturday’s $225,000 Claiming Crown Jewel at Churchill Downs – the [...]