Claiming Crown Nominations Close Nov. 8
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Liza Star wins the Claiming Crown Glass Slipper at Gulfstream Park
Nominations for the 22nd edition of the popular Claiming Crown, a nine-race event offering $835,000 in purses, close Sunday, Nov. 8.
This year's Claiming Crown will be run Saturday, Dec. 5 at Gulfstream Park. The event has undergone a major revitalization in the nine consecutive years Gulfstream has hosted the event.
The Claiming Crown is a partnership between the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
Nomination forms can be found online and can be sent to Eric Friedman at Gulfstream Park or by calling 954-457-6975.
The $150,000 Jewel will headline the Claiming Crown program. The 1 1/8-mile route will be contested by 3-year-olds and up that have raced for a claiming price of $35,000 or less.
The $95,000 Tiara for fillies and mares that have raced for a claiming price of $25,000 or less will be run at 1 1/16 miles on turf, as will the $95,000 Emerald, which will be contested by 3-year-olds and up that have raced for a $25,000 claiming price or less.
The $90,000 Canterbury for 3-year-olds and up that have raced for a claiming price of $25,000 or less and the $90,000 Distaff Dash for fillies and mares that have run for a claiming price of $25,000 or less are both scheduled to be run at five furlongs on turf.
The Claiming Crown program will also include the $85,000 Rapid Transit, a seven-furlong sprint for 3-year-olds and up that have raced for a claiming price of $16,000 or less; the $80,000 Glass Slipper a mile event for fillies and mares that have raced for a claiming price of $16,000 or less; the $75,000 Express, a six-furlong dash for 3-year-olds and up that have raced for a claiming price of $8,000 or less; and the $75,000 Iron Horse, a 1 1/16-mile route for 3-year-olds and up that have raced for a claiming price of $8,000 or less.