Claiming Crown articles by David M. Miller
Claiming Crown V: Return to Canterbury (2003)
The fifth running of the Claiming Crown was held at Canterbury Park this season. The event’s return to the site of its origin spurred some questions as to how to best host the "Championship for the Claiming Horse" in the racing seasons ahead. The Claiming Crown’s sojourn to Philadelphia in 2002 was viewed as a success, but it left more questions about how best to conduct the event than it answered ... 
Claiming Crown III (2001)
The Claiming Crown is three years out of the gate, and the returns on this year’s running suggest that while it has found a permanent place on the racing calendar, determining how and where it should be hosted in the years to come remains an unanswered question. The problems facing the management of the Claiming Crown could be likened to a trainer contemplating the next race for a winning horse: where should we run next? ...
Claiming Crown II (2000)
If you ever thumbed through a condition book looking for the right "spot" to run your horse, the appeal of the Claiming Crown is obvious: Seven races, $560,000 in purse money and every runner on the card has started for a tag at least twice in the last year. Though its concept was easy enough to embrace, the difficulty in bringing all the elements together to ensure the Claiming Crown's long term success has required the sacrifice of horsemen and racing organizations alike ...
Claiming Crown I (1999)
Claiming horse trainers are realists, as are their owners. Claiming horses don’t ship on jet aircraft, don’t attract a crowd in the paddock and, chances are, if they usually run for a $25,000 tag, they have no shot in a $150,000 race. That all changed with this year’s inaugural running of the Claiming Crown. Jointly sponsored by the National HBPA and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA), the six race event was held at Canterbury Park on August 7, 1999. For participants and racing fans alike, the Claiming Crown proved an unqualified success ...
