Catalano Celebrates First Claiming Crown Win in 20 Years
Photo by Coady Photography (from Churchill Downs news release) Two decades after his first Claiming Crown triumph, trainer Wayne Catalano returned to the winner’s circle Saturday when Ghostly Gal upset the $174,500 Claiming [...]
Claiming Crown: Tennessee Moon, 11-time Winner in 2024, is Hibdon’s Seabiscuit
Owner-trainer Mark Hibdon with Tennessee Moon at Churchill Downs for the Claiming Crown. Photo by Jennie Rees Bad ‘Moon’ Rising! Tennessee Moon takes 11 wins — most in America this year — into [...]
Claiming Crown: Molly’s Rose a Winner Just Making it to the Races
Erin Riefenberg with Molly’s Rose, then a 2-year-old at Santa Anita. (Photo courtesy Erin Riefenberg) No matter where Molly’s Rose finishes in Saturday’s $150,000 Claiming Crown Tiara, for Lexington-based owner-trainer Erin Riefenberg the 4-year-old filly [...]