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Canterbury
Park To Host Claiming Crown in 2010
January 20, 2010 -- Shakopee, MN -- Park will host the 12th running of
the Claiming Crown on Saturday, July 24, 2010. Patterned after the Breeders’
Cup, Claiming Crown was designed to reward Thoroughbred racing’s “blue-collar”
horses and will offer six races at varying distances on both dirt and
turf with purses totaling $500,000. The inaugural Claiming Crown was held
at the suburban Minneapolis racetrack in 1999. This year will be the 10th
time Canterbury Park has played host to the event.
"Claiming Crown has always attracted top trainers, jockeys, and claiming
horses from throughout the country," said Randy Sampson, president
and general manager of Canterbury. "In 2009 we saw the winningest
rider in this sport’s history, Russell Baze, win two races and the 2009
Eclipse Award winning jockey, Julien Leparoux, win one. They continued
the tradition of great performances on this special day of racing. The
competitiveness and ability of many of the Claiming Crown horses was emphasized
when Furthest Land, fourth in the 2009 Claiming Crown Jewel, went on to
win the $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile.”
Conditions of eligibility for Claiming Crown 2010 will be identical to
2009, which means to be a participant a horse must have started for or
below the specific claiming price since January 1, 2009. The races again
will have purses ranging from $50,000 to $150,000 and the claiming levels
will range from $7,500 to $35,000..
The six races are:
- $50,000 Iron Horse, three-year-olds and up, starters
for $7,500 or less, one mile and one-sixteenth.
- $50,000 Express, three-year-olds and up, starters
for $7,500 or less, six furlongs.
- $75,000 Glass Slipper, fillies and mares, three-year-olds
and up, starters for $16,000 or less, six furlongs.
- $75,000 Rapid Transit, three-year-olds and up, starters
for $16,000 or less, six furlongs.
- $100,000 Emerald, three-year-olds and up, starters
for $25,000 or less, one mile and one-sixteenth on turf.
- $150,000 Jewel, three-year-olds and up, starters
for $35,000 or less, one and one-eighth miles.
The Claiming Crown is a partnership between the National Horsemen's Benevolent
and Protective Association and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.
The Claiming Crown was created to be the claiming horse owner’s Breeders’
Cup; a special racing event, created for the "average owner,"
and featuring some of the most competitive horses in the country. The
Claiming Crown has been held annually since 1999. For more information
about Claiming Crown please visit www.claimingcrown.com.
For additional information about race conditions and nominations please
contact Jeff Maday at (952) 496.6437 or jmaday@canterburypark.com.
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