A total of 95 of the nation’s top claim-level horses, including seven entries that also qualify, have joined the 24th Crown of Claims, a pool of eight starter stakes held. on November 12 at Churchill Downs first.
Claiming Crown offers attractive prize money to blue-collar runners as they compete for $1.05 million in eight races with starting allowance conditions. The event will bring together claim-granting horses from around the country as horses based in 11 different states are represented: Kentucky, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. Saturday’s races provide additional pocket-friendly incentives for the Kentucky hybrids.
Medal event, $175,000 Crown Jewel claim at 1 1/8 mile for kids 3 and up, starting at $35,000 or less in 2021-22, including last year’s winner , Magic Cap Stables’ The Twelve Volt Man .
Coached by Saffie Joseph Jr., Twelve Volt Man competed for most of his 10-race career in South Florida, with the exception of third place in the $100,000 Jazil Stakes at Water troughs in New York. 4 year old favorite son of Violence start with a $35,000 claim card on October 14, 2021, to qualify for the Claims Crown.
During last year’s Jewel at Gulfstream ParkThe Twelve Volt man has completed three quarters of the length in front of him Hanalei’s Houdini in the spring with a nasty 10-1 win at the hands of jockey Edwin Gonzalez. Saturday’s gem will be the first start for the Twelve-Volt Man since winning his first handicap at Gulfstream Park August 28. Florida-based Gonzalez will be in town for a drive.
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One of the top local hopes in Jewel is more stakes being placed Brave heart . Owned by Jack Wagon Stables and coached by Joe Sharp, Intrepid Heart finished a tough second match against his stablemate Twilight Blue at Fort Larned Stakes on August 13 in Churchill. The person who claimed $25,000 sports an overall 8-7-4 performance from the 27th started with earnings of $520,382. Since Sharp announced Intrepid Heart on September 24, 2021, his 6-year-old son Tapit has only finished on the board once and has not finished worse than second in the last seven starts.
“He’s got a bit of a second error; he’s a guy who’s shy about touching the camera,” says Sharp. “We hope we can get the ride and turn the tide in the big game. He’s an incredibly consistent horse, and you wish you had a full barn like him.”
Also participating is the winner of the Maryland Million Classic Stakes of Happy Got Lucky Stable Ournationonparade . Trained by Jamie Ness, Parx-based conditioner, Ournationonparade was claimed by locally based Chris Hartman for $50,000 on September 28 and went on to win the Maryland Millions Classic with 5 3/4 length.
Three of the eight Claiming Crown races are expected to be contested on Churchill Downs’ tough turf, which gets little use over the summer and fall after track officials suspended its use in the summer. spring, citing immaturity and a desire to strengthen its root system. It was laid down last fall.
There is a risk of rain starting the evening of November 10 and continuing until midday on November 11 before clear skies are expected amid cooler temperatures on Saturday.
The Claiming Crown will only be held in Kentucky for the second time, after Ellis . Park in 2007. The event has been taking place at Gulfstream Park in Florida for the past 10 years.
The Claiming Crown, a partnership between the National Horsemen’s Protection and Benevolence Association and the Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association, is “The Horsemen’s Cup for Claiming Horses,” says Sharp.
This press release has been edited and styled by the BloodHorse Staff.
