Notes & Quotes From the Claiming Crown Jewel (& More): Keystone Field
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Keystone Field won the Claiming Crown Jewel at Churchill Downs by a half-length. Gerardo Corrales rode the winner for trainer Mike Maker. Maker also won a $109,850 Glass Slipper with Paradise Farms Corp’s Invaluable. The Claimed Crown Championship Series was staged at the track for the first time. It was previously held at Canterbury Park in Minnesota and Gulfstream Park, Florida. The main dirt track was sloppy after snowfall. Tiz Rye Time, Digital, Decision Maker, Frosted Grace, Twelve Volt Man and Calibrator finished in order. Ournationonparade was scratched.
Keystone Field won the Claiming Crown Jewel at Churchill. The horse was trained by Mike Maker. He had a great trip and handled the sloppy track well. Intrepid Heart ran well on his outside but Keystone Field got the jump on him from the inside.
Florent Geroux, jockey, Petit Verdot, won the Claiming Crown Jewel. Tom Van Berg, trainer, was happy with his partnership with Geroult. It was a plan to get to a day like this for two years.
Mike Maker has 20 wins in the Claiming Crown. The track at Keystone Field was sloppy. It was about 100 degrees outside. Mike Maker won his first Claimed Crown at Ellis Park in 2007.
Time for Trouble won the Claiming Crown Jewel. Jeff Hiles won this race last year with Blue Steel. Joe Talamo gave Time for trouble a perfect ride.
Bobby Mosco, the trainer of Out of Sorts, is proud of his horse's performance in the Claiming Crown. He didn't know the horse at all and didn’t have anyone over at the office to claim the animal.
Luis Saez, jockey, won the Claiming Crown Jewel. John Kirby, trainer, trained the winner Hero Tiger. The horse has the biggest heart and it showed today.
Florent Geroux, jockey, won the Claiming Crown Jewel. Tom Van Berg, trainer, The Queens Jules, also won. They both think that the horse's ability to avoid kickback was the deciding factor.
Joe Sharp is proud of his horses, Palace Coup and Big Agenda, who won the Claiming Crown Jewel. Intrepid Heart came second. The weather was unfortunate, but Palace coup's presence on the main track worked out well.
