O’Callaghan Hoping Irish Mojo Carries Over to Claiming Crown
Carl O’Callaghan on Moti Tuesday morning. (Photo by Gwen Davis/Davis Innovation) The Claiming Crown was created 24 years ago to serve as a Breeders’ Cup-style event celebrating the blue-collar horses that populate most [...]
Claiming Crown to Churchill Downs for 2022
The Claiming Crown heads to its sixth location for the 24th renewal in 2022, with Churchill Downs set to host the event for the first time. The National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association and the [...]
Paco Lopez Caps Five-Win Day in Claiming Crown Emerald at Gulfstream Park
Paco Lopez celebrates a five-win day, including four Claiming Crown victories. (Photo by Coglianese Photos/Ryan Thompson) (from Gulfstream Park news releases) Jockey Paco Lopez put the finishes touches on a five-win afternoon by [...]
Max K. O. Goes for the Green in Saturday’s CC Emerald
Max K. O. winning at Kentucky Downs (Photo by Grace Clark) Ten Twenty Racing’s Max K. O. earned a berth in Saturday’s $95,000 Emerald by winning a Sept. 8 qualifying race at Kentucky [...]
Tune In Stretches Out for Saturday’s Claiming Crown Jewel
Very much the ‘poster horse’ for what the annual Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park represents, Mastic Beach Racing’s Tune In will seek his seventh win in his last 10 starts in Saturday’s $75,000 Jewel. The [...]
Beantown Baby Chasing Big Win in $90,000 Claiming Crown Distaff Dash
Beantown Baby (Photo by Maryland Jockey Club/Laurel Park) Team Valor International’s 5-year-old mare Beantown Baby, a six-time career winner, looks to break through with her first stakes victory in Saturday’s $90,000 Claiming Crown [...]
Trainer Frank Russo Enjoying Career Year at Age of 79
At the age of 79, Frank Russo is enjoying his time in the sun. That doesn’t mean he’s content to just watch the time go by. Far from it. The Brooklyn native is in his [...]
Claiming Crown Continues to Evolve with Record Handle at Gulfstream
Photo by Coglianese Photos By the time the Claiming Crown had ended Saturday at Gulfstream Park – after a record $14.6 million was wagered on the event – it was clear how much [...]
Saez Rides Six Winners on Claiming Crown Day Card, New Handle Record Established
Luis Saez (Photo by Lauren King/Coglianese Photos) Luis Saez, a two-time Championship Meet titlist who began his U.S. career in South Florida, rode the winners of six races on Saturday’s 11-race program at [...]
Fiya Blazes to Victory in Claiming Crown Canterbury
Fiya (Photo by Derbe Glass/Coglianese Photos) Robert Masiello’s Fiya blazed to victory in Saturday’s $90,000 Claiming Crown Canterbury at Gulfstream Park, collecting his fifth straight victory since being transferred to turf. The Canterbury [...]