Nominations for $1.11 Million Claiming Crown Due Nov. 6
From Claiming Crown news release
Posted: 9/19/16
Nominations for the Dec. 3 Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park will close Nov. 6.
Scheduled to be hosted by Gulfstream for the fifth consecutive year, the 18th Claiming Crown will offer nine starter stakes for a total of $1.11 million in purses for horses (3-year-olds and up) that have raced in a claiming race at a qualifying level at least once.
The nomination fee is $100 per horse, per race. Horses that are not nominated to the Claiming Crown by Nov. 6 can be supplemented on entry day for fees ranging from $2,500 to $5,000, depending on the race.
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Laurel Park will also host its Claiming Crown Preview Day and offer automatic qualifying races for all nine Claiming Crown races on November 6.
The $200,000 Jewel will once again highlight the Claiming Crown event that honors the blue-collar horses that provide the foundation for day-to-day racing programs at tracks across North America. Horses that raced for a claiming price of $35,000 or lower since Jan. 1, 2015 are eligible for the 1 1/8-mile race on the main track.
In addition to the Jewel, the Claiming Crown will include: $125,000 Tiara (1 1/16 miles on turf for fillies and mares that raced for a claiming price of $25,000 or lower); the $125,000 Emerald (1 1/16 miles on turf for horses that raced for a claiming price of $25,000 or lower); $110,000 Iron Horses (1 1/16 miles for horses that raced for a claiming price of $7,500 or lower); $110,000 Express (six furlongs for horses that raced for a claiming price of $7,500 or lower); $110,000 Glass Slipper (one mile for fillies and mares that started for a claiming price of $12,500 or lower); $110,000 Rapid Transit (seven furlongs for horses that started for a claiming price of $16,000 or lower); $110,000 Canterbury (five furlongs on turf for horses that raced for a claiming price of $25,000 or lower); $110,000 Distaff Dash (five furlongs on turf for fillies and mares that raced for a claiming price of $25,000 or lower).
