July 6, 2005: Jon White, Becky Witzman Co-Host Horseracing TV's (TM) Exclusive Claiming Crown Coverage on Saturday, July 16

Arcadia, CA -- HorseRacing TV's (TM) tandem of Jon White and Becky Witzman will anchor the network's exclusive coverage of Canterbury Park's annual Claiming Crown races on Saturday, July 16.

White and Witzman will be on-site at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN for the seventh-running of the annual event. White has spent a distinguished 25-year career in Thoroughbred racing, serving in a variety of roles, and is one of the sport's most respected analysts.

For Minnesota native Witzman, the return to Canterbury Park will evoke plenty of fond memories. Her love of horses began with trips to Canterbury when she was growing up. During her school years, she worked for two trainers (Tony Regsdorf and David Van Winkle) at Canterbury, and also worked for Southern California-based Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella, where she ascended to assistant trainer.

"The Claiming Crown is a unique format that has secured a niche in Thoroughbred racing," said Amy J. Zimmerman, executive producer for HRTV. "We’re delighted to have an outstanding partnership with Canterbury, and enjoy being involved in a tremendous day of racing in Minnesota."

Known as Thoroughbred racing’s event for "blue collar" runners, Claiming Crown 2005 will feature total purse money of $650,000 for the seven-race event. Horses who have started at least once since July 15, 2004 for claiming prices ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 are eligible for the Claiming Crown races.

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HRTV (www.hrtv.com) is a 24-hour television network providing up to 15 hours per day of wire-to-wire coverage of live horse racing action from more than 70 Thoroughbred, harness and Quarter Horse racetracks in the United States, Canada and Australia. HRTV is available via cable system operators and DISH Network.

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