Royal Posse Wins Claiming Crown Jewel, Handle Eclipses $10 Million
December 6, 2015 -- Royal Posse slipped through along the rail under Javier Castellano to grab the lead on the backstretch before drawing away to a commanding victory in the $200,000 Jewel, providing the reigning [...]
Claiming Crown Attracts 309 Nominations
November 20, 2015 -- Scheduled to be hosted by Gulfstream Park for the fourth consecutive year, the $1.1 million Claiming Crown received 309 nominations for the nine-race event that will highlight the opening-day program for [...]
Indycott Holds off Mr Palmer to Win Jewel on Claiming Crown Preview Day at Laurel Park
November 2, 2015 -- Headed at the eighth pole after setting a modest pace, Midwest Thoroughbreds’ Indycott re-rallied on the inside to emerge from a three-horse finish in front and win the $70,000 Jewel by [...]
Laurel Park to Host Claiming Crown Preview on Nov. 1
October 21, 2015 -- Laurel Park on November 1 will host nine “Win and You’re In” races as a preview to the December 5 Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park. Entries for the preview day at [...]
Claiming Crown Horse of the Year to be Awarded at TOBA National Awards Dinner
August 20, 2015 -- The Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders announced today that a Claiming Crown Horse of the Year will be awarded at the 30th annual TOBA National Awards Dinner. This new award will be [...]
2015 Claiming Crown Set for December 5 at Gulfstream Park
July 16, 2015 -- Gulfstream Park announced today it will kick off its 2015-16 Championship Meet Saturday, Dec. 5 with the 17th running of the $1.1 million Claiming Crown. It will mark the fourth consecutive [...]
Catholic Cowboy Gives Zito Second Claiming Crown Jewel
December 6, 2014 -- Nick Zito is best known to Gulfstream Park fans as a trainer of Kentucky Derby winners, but the Hall of Fame trainer was the King of the Claimers on December 6 [...]
Horse Racing Radio Network to Broadcast $1 Million Claiming Crown
December 4, 2014 -- Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN), the Eclipse Award-winning broadcast organization based in Lexington, KY, announced Thursday they will return to Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, FL to provide exclusive live coverage [...]
Record 314 Horses Nominated to $1 Million Claiming Crown
November 17, 2014 -- A record 314 horses were nominated to the 16th annual Claiming Crown, the $1 million showcase for the country’s top claiming horses being hosted by Gulfstream Park for the third consecutive [...]
Nomination Deadline for 2014 Claiming Crown is November 8
November 4, 2014 -- The nomination deadline for horses for the eight Claiming Crown races is November 8, 2014, and the supplemental horse nomination deadline is December 3, 2014. The regular nomination fee is $100 [...]