Changes Announced for 2014 Claiming Crown
August 28, 2014 -- The 2014 Claiming Crown will be held at Gulfstream Park on December 6, 2014, the opening day of Gulfstream’s Championship meet. This year’s addition of the Claiming Crown features several changes. [...]
Nevada Kid Gives Zito Another Crowning Achievement in $200,000 Jewel to Cap $1 Million Claiming Crown
December 7, 2013 -- Trainer Nick Zito notched another crowning achievement at Gulfstream Park Saturday. Zito, who built his Hall of Fame career on success in the Triple Crown, ruled the day in the $1 [...]
Equibase Launches Free Claiming Crown Handicapping Contest
December 5, 2013 -- Equibase has launched a free handicapping contest challenging players with the eight Claiming Crown races on Saturday, December 7, at Gulfstream Park. The contest will award a total of $1,000 in [...]
Claiming Crown Featured on The Blood-Horse’s “That Handicapping Show”
December 5, 2013 -- The Blood-Horse's "That Handicapping Show" features a look at the $1 million Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park. Tom LaMarra and Claire Novak offer their handicapping insights into the contentious races. The [...]
Ramseys May Rule Again in $1 Million Claiming Crown
December 4, 2013 -- The first major event of Gulfstream Park’s Championship Meet will take place Saturday with the Claiming Crown, a collection of eight stakes races worth a total of $1 million. In 2012, [...]
$1 Million Claiming Crown Highlights Weekend at Gulfstream Park
December 3, 2013 -- Gulfstream Park's 75th anniversary of Thoroughbred racing kicks into high gear this weekend with the $1 million Claiming Crown and guaranteed pools on its 20-cent Rainbow 6 and 10-cent Ultimate 8. [...]
$1 Million Claiming Crown Attracts 232 Nominations for Eight-Race Showcase Dec. 7
November 19, 2013 -- Full, highly competitive fields are expected for the 15th Annual Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park on Dec. 7 after horsemen from throughout the East Coast and Midwest produced 232 nominations for [...]
Claiming Crown Draws Record 283 Trainer Nominations
October 3, 2013 -- A record 283 trainers throughout North America have made themselves eligible to nominate horses for the eight-race, $1 million Claiming Crown scheduled to be hosted for the second time by Gulfstream [...]
Claiming Crown Purses to Hit $1 Million, Event to Be Held at Gulfstream through 2015
August 15, 2013 -- The 2013 Claiming Crown will return to Gulfstream Park for the second consecutive year December 7 with a record $1 million in purses and an additional race for fillies and mares. [...]
Ramseys, Maker Rule Claiming Crown with Four Wins at Gulfstream Park
December 1, 2012 -- Following Parent’s Honor’s upset victory in the $200,000 Claiming Crown Jewel on December 1, the ceremony in the Gulfstream Park winner’s circle might as well have been a coronation for owners [...]