On Wednesday, 64 horses were pre-entered for the 12th Annual Claiming Crown. The six-race series, featuring $500,000 in purse money for thoroughbred racing’s “blue collar” runners, will be contested at Canterbury Park on July 24 with first post scheduled for 1:30 p.m. This year marks the tenth time in 12 years that the Shakopee, MN oval will host some of the nations’ leading trainers and jockeys for this one-of-a-kind event.
Midwest Thoroughbreds, currently the nation’s leading owner with 157 wins, leads all owners with six horses pre-entered for the 2010 Claiming Crown. Midwest Thoroughbreds pre-entered the following horses: Quite A Dude in the $50,000 Iron Horse, My Irish Girl in the $75,000 Glass Slipper, Max Ahead and Sweeten With Gold in the $75,000 Rapid Transit and For All Who Conga and My Friend Nev in the $150,000 Jewel.
Five of the six runners pre-entered by Midwest Thoroughbreds are trained by former Canterbury Park regular Jamie Ness. Ness, currently the nation’s third leading trainer with 146 wins, was primarily stabled at the Shakopee track from 2000-2008 until he took a majority of stable to Pennsylvania. Ness leads all trainers with five Claiming Crown pre-entries.
To see a full list of Claiming Crown pre-entries, click here.
For more information about the Claiming Crown, visit www.claimingcrown.com.
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TOBA, based in Lexington, Ky., was formed in 1961 and is a national trade organization of leading Thoroughbred horse breeders and owners. TOBA’s mission is to “improve the economics, integrity and pleasure of the sport on behalf of Thoroughbred owners and breeders.” Projects managed by TOBA include the American Graded Stakes Committee, The Racing Game, Sales Integrity Program and Claiming Crown. Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA) is the charitable arm of TOBA. TOBA is the owner of The Blood-Horse Inc., and is represented on the Board of Directors of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association as a founding member.
Created in 1940 with a motto of “Horsemen Helping Horsemen”, the National HBPA is the largest horsemen’s representative association with over 30,000 affiliated horsemen across North America. The National HBPA is dedicated to protecting the rights and providing assistance and benevolence programs to racehorse owners & trainers and their families and employees. The National HBPA serves as the voice for countless horsemen and horsewomen on various racing industry boards and committees including the NTRA Board of Directors.
