Prairie Meadows to Run $50,000 Claiming Crown Prep Race on July 26
Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa, will run a $50,000 Claiming Crown prep race on July 26 with the top three finishers earning a free berth to the Kent Stirling Claiming Crown Iron Horse at Churchill [...]
Claiming Crown Returns to Churchill Downs on November 16
Churchill Downs will be the host site for the 2024 Claiming Crown for the second time in three years, returning to Louisville on Saturday, Nov. 16, it was announced today. The Claiming Crown is a partnership between the National [...]
Joe Sharp’s Claiming Crown Sparkles Brightest, Doubling Up in the Emerald and Jewel
Money Supply (Photo by Hodges Photography) With his arsenal of six entries whittled down to five after races were taken off the turf for Saturday’s Claiming Crown card, trainer Joe Sharp scored the [...]
Caramel Chip Cruises In Claiming Crown Ready’s Rocket Express, Recap of Undercard Races
Mischievous Rogue (Photo by Hodges Photography) Caramel Chip Cruises In Claiming Crown Ready’s Rocket Express After stalking duelers Concrete Glory and High Cruise through the first call, Caramel Chip wasted no time moving [...]
Claiming Crown: Just Getting a Horse There Can Be a Victory
Frosted Grace, winning a $62,500 claiming race on Jan. 27 at Oaklawn Park (Robert Yates photo) Many of the trainers and owners running horses in Saturday’s eight Claiming Crown races already won a [...]
Claiming Crown in NOLA: Shrimp Part of Jumbo Celebration
If it’s NOLA, it’s a party! The Louisiana HBPA, in conjunction with the Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, is celebrating Saturday’s $1 million Claiming Crown in New Orleans fashion It all starts off with [...]
Ramsey Seeks to Add to his Record 16 Claiming Crown Wins
(Coady photo: Ken Ramsey, second from right, accepting the barrel-head trophy – to be customized in his white and red silks – after securing his record ninth owners title at Kentucky Downs’ 2023 meet. [...]
In Claiming Crown Iron Horse, Looking for Trouble is a Good Thing
When Paul Parker and trainer and co-owner Jeff Hiles claimed Time for Trouble for $8,000 some 2 1/2 years ago, they did not have huge expectations beyond getting a horse worth his price tag. Hiles: [...]
Fields Set for $1 Million Claiming Crown at the Fair Grounds
A total of 90 horses spread over eight races were entered today for next Saturday’s 25th Claiming Crown, to be held for the first time since 2011 at New Orleans’ Fair Grounds Race Course & [...]
Deadline Extended to Tuesday Nov. 21 to Make Horses Eligible for Dec. 2 Claiming Crown
The deadline to make a horse eligible for the Claiming Crown on Dec.2 at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans has been extended to Tuesday Nov. 21. The deadline had been Saturday Nov. 18. Horses [...]