Kentucky horses dominate Claiming Crown

Kentucky-based horses dominated the Claiming Crown series at Churchill Downs. 2-year-olds were racing at tracks from coast to coast. Del Mar swung back into operation and Woodbine and Churchill downs had rich stakes offerings.

The Claiming Crown at Churchill Downs was held on Saturday. Kentucky-based horses won six of the eight events. Petit Verdot and Towing finished 1-2 in the off-the-turf $170,000 Tom Metzen Memorial Canterbury. Invaluable won the Glass Slipper and Time For Trouble won $110,00 Iron Horse. Out of Sorts won by 10 lengths in $150, 000 Tiara for fillies and mares. Keystone Field survived the late bid of Intrepid Heart to claim the $200,Keeper Jewel.

Kentucky horses dominate Claiming Crown. 2-year-olds. Recruiter won the James F. Lewis Stakes at Laurel Park. Mazing Mark won at Delta Downs. Ghost Hero won in Remington Park's Don C. McNeill Stake. Clovisconnection won Golden Nugget St.akes.

Twice as Sweet won Saturday's $100,000 Smart Halo Stakes at Laurel Park. Tensas Candy won Friday's My Trusty Cat Stake at Delta Downs. Mom's Town won the Showtime Deb St. at Hawthorne Race Course by 1 3/4 lengths over Joyzella. Doudoudouwanadance won Slide Show Staking for Oklahoma-bred fillies at Remington Park by 3 1/2 lengths.

Il Malocchio finished full of run in Saturday's $180,000 (Canadian) Grade III Maple Leaf Stakes for fillies and mares. Our Flash Drive dominated the final furlong of Saturday’s $210,00 ( Canadian) Bessarabian Stake for mare and filly.

Salimah won the Winter Memories Stakes for 3-year-old fillies. Candy Light was second, Veronica Greene third. Big Everest won Artie Schiller Stake for three-years-olds.

Hozier won the River City Handicap on the main track. Coppelia won Dream Supreme Stakes for fillies and mares. Bango won Bet On Sunshine Stake for 3-year-olds. He ran 6 furlongs in 1:10.00 with Tyler Gaffalione aboard.

Handy Dandy and Script won the $100,000 Let It Ride Stakes at Del Mar on Friday. Bipartisanship won Saturday's $ 100,00 Kathryn Crosby Stake for fillies and mares. Fun to Dream won Sunday's Betty Grable Stages for California-bred filly and their mare.

Hybrid Eclipse won the $100,000 Thirty Eight Go Go Stakes for fillies and mares at Laurel Park by 3 lengths. Berate was second, 2 lengths ahead of Champagne Toast.

Fly to the Bank won the Silver Goblin Stakes for Oklahoma-breds by 1 3/4 length over Salt Creek Kid.

Muad'dib won the Randy Funkhouser Memorial Stakes for West Virginia-breds by 3/4 length. C R's Mandate came second.

Aunt Bee won the $75,000 Ohio Debutante Handicap by 1/2 length.

Geraldina won the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Hanshin Racecourse in Japan. Marilyn and Lilac finished in a dead heat for second place, while Magical Lagoon tired in the stretch and finished last. The winner is a daughter of Maurice out of the super mare Gentildonna. The rain took Magical Loon's chance to win.

Raaeb won the Nahkeel Handicap in Dubai. It was his first start on dirt. He was trained by Musabbeh Al Mheiri.

Missed The Cut and Summerghand won Fast-Track Qualifier spots for the All-Weather Championships Finals Day at Lingfield Park. Missed the Cut won the BetUK Churchill Stakes in track-record time of 2:00.29. Summer ghand's victory in the Bet UK Golden Rose Stake at 6 furlongs was by 1/2 length.