GULFSTREAM PARK, Hallandale, FL
| 1 | Follow the Leader | Age: 7 | Sex: Gelding | WT: 120 |
Smarty Jones – Follow Betsy
| 2 | He's Spectacular | Age: 4 | Sex: Colt | WT: 121 |
Alphabet Soup – Westmoreland Girl
| 3 | Cunaguaro | Age: 5 | Sex: Colt | WT: 122 |
Consolidator – Dazzling Contrast
| 4 | Jazzit | Age: 7 | Sex: Gelding | WT: 122 |
Smooth Jazz – Chanson
| 5 | Tritonk | Age: 4 | Sex: Gelding | WT: 119 |
Yonaguska – Pretty Valay
| 6 | Only Boy | Age: 5 | Sex: Gelding | WT: 124 |
Political Folly – Loves Crusade
| 7 | Red Hills | Age: 5 | Sex: Horse | WT: 124 |
Graeme Hall – La Teda
| 8 | Saintly Love | Age: 5 | Sex: Gelding | WT: 120 |
St Averil – Love Me Twice
| 9 | Awesome Mich | Age: 7 | Sex: Gelding | WT: 120 |
Awesome Again – Mymich
| 10 | Commander Tate | Age: 6 | Sex: Gelding | WT: 124 |
Orientate – Video Commander
| 11 | Bubbling Springs | Age: 6 | Sex: Gelding | WT: 120 |
Touch Gold – Aly's Adita
| 12 | Victory Notion | Age: 8 | Sex: Gelding | WT: 124 |
Victory Gallop – Paris Notion
| 13 | Brother Bird | Age: 6 | Sex: Gelding | WT: 118 |
Yonaguska – Mining My Own
| 14 | Starship Truffles | Age: 4 | Sex: Filly | WT: 118 |
Ghostzapper – Bobbie Use
| 15 | Today's Man | Age: 7 | Sex: Horse | WT: 120 |
Empire Maker – Sheila Purple (BRZ)
Golden Mystery makes her first appearance since she was purchased at auction last month in the $150,000 Inside Information Stakes (gr. II) March 17 at Gulfstream Park.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
The Florida Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association is working with Gulfstream Park and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to secure a three-year contract for the Claiming Crown.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Emma's Encore won the hearts of racing fans last summer racing for 83-year-old trainer Allen Jerkens. The daughter of Congrats is highweighted in the $150,000 Hurricane Bertie Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park on Feb. 10.
Thursday, February 07, 2013
Parent's Honor capped a big day for Ken and Sarah Ramsey at Gulfstream Park Dec. 1, taking the $200,000 Claiming Crown Jewel at odds of 16-1 to give the owners their fourth winner on the card.
Saturday, December 01, 2012
Gulfstream Park will begin its 2012-2013 race meet Dec. 1 and the track's president and general manager Tim Ritvo expects the opening day Claiming Crown to help provide a fast start on the track and in wagering.
Friday, November 30, 2012A horse at Hawthorne was euthanized Nov. 26 and a necropsy revealed the horse had EHV-1. It is the fourth horse to die of the disease during the Hawthorne fall meet.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Pete Denk and Frank Angst handicap the Jewel Stakes and the Emerald Stakes of the Claiming Crown from Gulfstream Park Saturday.
The Claiming Crown comes to Gulfstream Park for the south Florida oval's season opener Dec. 1, and local horsemen have responded enthusiastically with 97 entrants in the seven-race series worth a total of $850,000 in purses.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012The nomination deadline for the Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park is Nov. 9. This year's event, which will feature seven races worth a total of $850,000, is scheduled for Dec. 1, opening day of the Gulfstream 2012-13 meet.
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Listen to Tom LaMarra discuss the 2012 Claiming Crown with TOBA president Dan Metzger, Gulfstream Park COO Tim Ritvo, and Owner/Breeder Ken Ramsey.
There are 276 trainers eligible to nominate horses to the Dec. 1 Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park, officials said Sept. 13.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
The deadline for trainers to register for this year's Claiming Crown is Aug. 31, Gulfstream Park officials said.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
A new nomination process for the 2012 Claiming Crown has been put in place by Claiming Crown Limited.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Gulfstream Park announced it will offer 61 stakes (33 graded) worth more than $10.1 million during its 2012-13 race meet, which is highlighted by the March 30 Florida Derby (gr. I).
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Gulfstream Park will host the 14th running of the Claiming Crown on the opening day of its 2012-2013 meet Dec. 1, 2012. The 2012 event will see a significant increase in purses to $850,000 for seven races.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
It Happened Again, making his first start in more than five months, wore down pacesetter Isthmus to capture the $138,000 Claiming Crown Jewel by 1 1/4 lengths at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots Dec. 3.
Saturday, December 03, 2011
Trainer Mike Maker has half the field in this year's $150,000 Claiming Crown Jewel, the featured event of five stakes to be held for the first time Dec. 3 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in Louisiana.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The 140th Thoroughbred racing season at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots includes more major stakes days, new trainers, and an expanded wagering menu.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The deadline for regular and open nominations to the 2011 Claiming Crown at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots is Aug. 26, organizers of the event said Aug. 11.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots has boosted the purses of 19 open-company races on the 2011-2012 stakes schedule released June 29; La. Derby (gr. II) to be run Sunday, April 1.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
The nomination schedule and forms for the 2011 running of the $500,000 Claiming Crown are now available on the newly redesigned ClaimingCrown.com website (www.claimingcrown.com).
Thursday, March 24, 2011
The 2011 Claiming Crown will be held Dec. 3 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in Louisiana, officials announced Dec. 20.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Though legislation to authorize electronic gaming continues to stall in Minnesota, Canterbury Park officials remain optimistic in the wake of a fairly stable second-quarter earnings report.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010Headache charged home late to capture the $138,000 Claiming Crown Jewel at Canterbury Park July 24, giving owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey, trainer Mike Maker and jockey Julien Leparoux back-to-back wins in the main events.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Trainer Mike Maker, who has won five Claiming Crown races in the past three years, brings a pair of strong contenders into this year's main events July 24 in Inca King and Headache.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
You don't witness it very often, but one of those cheering the loudest for D. Wayne Lukas and Oxbow in the final quarter mile of the May 18 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) was one of his opponents in the race. [More]