Chasing The Crown (USA) Horse
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Chasing The Crown is a 7yo horse from the United States trained by Michael J. Maker. It is by Skipshot out of La Belle Marquet and has secured seven wins in its career. On August 30, 2026, at Kentucky Downs, it captured its most important victory to date, taking the $500,000 handicap.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Downs 08-Sep-26 1609m FIRM R10 Mint Millions Invitational Stakes (Stakes) $194,418 (of $2,777,400) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:34.320, SP: 8.50 settled between runners early on, shifted out and roused from the five path to upper stretch, came within range while outside of the leading ground heading into the final sixteenth, closed willingly late but was outkicked in deep stretch. 1st Haatem ( J P Spencer 122 ) 2nd Lagynos ( J L Ortiz 124 ) 0.25L 3rd Brilliant Berti ( B J H Jr 124 ) 0.75L 4th Chasing The Crown ( B Curtis 122 ) 1.25L See full results | B Curtis 55.3kg 1.25L | 4 (10) |
| Kentucky Downs 30-Aug-26 1609m FIRM R10 Hcp $438,480 (of $696,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:35.000, SP: 7.00 settled in the early stages while never far back, sat a pocket trip into the turn, angled three wide to upper stretch and was set down for the drive, mounted a strong rally into the final furlong, took command into the final sixteenth and won going away to prove best. 1st Chasing The Crown ( B Curtis 119 ) 2nd Maycocks Bay ( B J Hernandez 120 ) 1.50L 3rd Silent Heart ( F Geroux 118 ) 1.00L See full results | B Curtis 54kg | 1 (8) |
| Churchill Downs 28-Jun-26 1710m R10 Wise Dan Stakes (Stakes) $6,708 (of $725,163) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:41.680, SP: 8.00 saved ground off of the pace to no avail. 1st Lagynos ( J Ortiz 120 ) 2nd Mercante ( F Geroux 118 ) 0.75L 3rd Dresden Row ( I O Jr 118 ) 0.50L 8th Chasing The Crown ( F Prat 118 ) 5.00L See full results | F Prat 53.5kg 5.00L | 8 (9) |
| Churchill Downs 01-May-26 1609m R9 Opening Verse Stakes (Stakes) $97,929 (of $489,647) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:34.120, SP: 11.00 pursued from midpack in the two to three path around the first turn, inched closer in the three to four path turning for home, fanned five wide into the lane, rallied to bid three across at the sixteenth pole, led briefly while dueling late but missed the bob at the wire. 1st Lagynos ( J Ortiz 124 ) 2nd Chasing The Crown ( J Hernandez 120 ) 0.05L 3rd Quatrocento ( J R Leparoux 122 ) 0.20L See full results | J Hernandez 54.4kg 0.05L | 2 (8) |
| Fair Grounds 22-Mar-26 1811m R10 Muniz Memorial Classic S. Presented by Horse Racing Nation (Stakes) $29,817 (of $425,955) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:48.170, SP: 13.00 settled inside to the backstretch, roused four then five wide to upper stretch, could not keep pace into the final furlong and flattened out in the drive. 1st Lagynos ( J Ortiz 122 ) 2nd Tom's Magic ( L Saez 122 ) 1.00L 3rd Program Trading ( F Prat 118 ) 1.00L 4th Chasing The Crown ( J Loveberry 118 ) 3.75L See full results | J Loveberry 53.5kg 3.75L | 4 (7) |