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Following years of starts and stops, the Ricky Rockets Fuel Center on Kankakees east side has opened. Motorists could begin fueling gas-powered vehicles at 10 a.m. Thursday at one of

So it’s one thing to claim a horse with the Claiming Crown in mind and another to still have it come Claiming Crown day.

Due to heavy rains, Fair Grounds has canceled the first two races on Saturday’s card and has moved all turf races to the main track.

Of being the reigning Claiming Horse of the year, Sharp said, “I know! Those are big shoes to fill. We’ve got to keep her crown.”

Time for Trouble had raced well on turf and dirt, fast or sloppy tracks and at distances from 1 1/16 to 1 3/4 miles.

Ninety Entered in Saturday’s 25th Claiming Crown Championship at Fair Grounds, Representing 25 States and Canada

A total of 90 horses spread over eight races have been entered for next Saturday’s 25th Claiming Crown to be held at Fair Grounds.

Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots in New Orleans, La., released a record stakes schedule for the 2023-'24 racing season.

The 2023 Claiming Crown will be staged for the first time since 2011 at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans on Saturday Dec. 2

Keystone Field won Saturday’s $199,875 Claiming Crown Jewel at Churchill Downs on a day dedicated to horses that have run in claiming races.