August, 2021 | Horse Racing Free Tips

Claiming Crown Horse of the Year is Frost Or Frippery

Frost Or Frippery (Lewis Michael–Samantha Mulder, by Lac Ouimet) has been named the 2020 Claiming Crown Horse of the Year by the Industry Awards Committee of the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA). The 8-year-old gelding will be honored at the 36th annual awards dinner held by the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) Sept. 11 at Hill 'n' Dale Farm at Xalapa in Paris, Ky.

Claimed for $20,000 by Brad Cox for Steve Landers Racing LLC last April, Frost Or Frippery went on a five-race win streak and closed his 2020 campaign with a total of eight wins and four runner-up finishes in 13 starts and $167,350 in earnings. He won his sole out this year–a Jan. 22 starter allowance at Oaklawn–but has since sustained an injury in training and has been retired. In the course of his career, which began as a sophomore in 2016, Frost Or Frippery compiled a record of 67-22-12-13 and earnings of $381,918. A win in the $75,000 Kent Stirling Memorial Iron Horse S. at the 2020 Claiming Crown, held Dec. 5 at Gulfstream Park, led to the Claiming Crown Horse of the Year title.

“It meant a lot for him to win it, because there are a lot of claiming horses in the country,” said Landers, a long-time owner from Arkansas. “That's what the Claiming Crown is about: being the best at what they do. He acted like a more-expensive horse, like high-dollar, more class-type horse than he really was. But he didn't know what his class was. He'd just go out there and win.”

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Street Sense Filly Named Maryland Horse Breeders Association Yearling Show Champion

Katharine M. Voss' filly by Street Sense out of Belterra, by Unbridled, stood out from the rest of her competitors as judge Gary Contessa selected her as grand champion of the 87th annual Maryland Horse Breeders Association's Yearling Show, held Sunday, Aug. 1 at the Timonium Fairgrounds horse show ring in Timonium, Md.

Bred by the late Robert T. Manfuso, the champion filly was the winner of Class IV (for fillies foaled in Maryland, by out-of-state sires). A daughter of Manfuso's homebred Grade 2 winner Belterra, she was shown by Chanceland's manager Casey Randall.

“We all know that on a horse, the engine is in the rear, and she's got like a 400-horsepower engine in that rear end,” said Contessa. “I mean the colts looked great, the [reserve champion] filly looked great, but she was just the most powerful filly. She was classy, she had the ears up, she had the shoulders that matched the engine, she just had it all in my opinion.”

A total of 87 yearlings in four classes were judged by four-time New York leading trainer Contessa, who is now based at Delaware Park.

The reserve championship went to Hillwood Stable's homebred filly by Great Notion out of Dearie Be Good, by Scrimshaw, winner of Class III for fillies foaled in Maryland by Maryland sires.

Great Notion was awarded the Northview Stallion Station Trophy as the leading sire of the show.

All yearlings who entered the show ring are now eligible for the $40,000 premium award which is split annually, with $20,000 going to the exhibitors of the four show contestants who earn the most money as 2-year-olds during 2022, and another $20,000 divided among the exhibitors of the four highest-earning 3-year-old runners the next year.

Complete results follow:

Class I: For colts and geldings foaled in Maryland, the produce of mares covered in Maryland (28 exhibited):
1. b.c., 5/2/20, Mosler—Keep Right, by Street Cry (Ire). Owned and bred by Country Life Farm and Keep Right LLC, Bel Air, Md.

2. dk.b./br.c., 4/8/20, Golden Lad—Renaissance Rosie, by Jump Start. Owned and bred by Ann B. Jackson, White Hall, Md.

3. Dowsing Rod, ch.c., 1/17/20, Divining Rod—Final Humor, by Distorted Humor. Owned by David and Lori Hughes and Men's Grille Racing, Potomac, Md. Bred by Country Life Farm.

4. Southern Lad, ch.c., 4/7/20, Golden Lad—Southern Peach, by East of Easy. Owned and bred by Leaf Stable, Upperco, Md.

5. b.c., 3/2/20, Great Notion—Corbeau, by Dance With Ravens. Owned by Katharine M. Voss, West Friendship, Md. Bred by Robert T. Manfuso and Katharine M. Voss.

Class II: For colts and geldings foaled in Maryland, the produce of mares covered in states other than Maryland (18 exhibited):
1. b.c., 5/3/20, Union Rags—Safe Journey, by Flatter. Owned and bred by Dark Hollow Farm, Upperco, Md.

2. dk.b./br.c., 1/31/20, Malibu Moon—Madison Avenue, by Quality Road. Owned and bred by Dark Hollow Farm, Upperco, Md.

3. b.c., 4/22/20, Union Rags—Joy, by Pure Prize. Owned and bred by Dark Hollow Farm, Upperco, Md.

4. Frosted Temptation, dk.b./br.c., 4/15/20, Frosted—Happy Refrain, by Not For Love. Owned and bred by Sallyellen M. Hurst and Godolphin, Glen Arm, Md.

5. b.c., 4/15/20, West Coast—Dr. Diamonds Prize, by Pure Prize. Owned and bred by Dark Hollow Farm, Dorsey Brown, Mr. and Mrs. David Schwaber and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Davidov, Upperco, Md.

Class III: For fillies foaled in Maryland, the produce of mares covered in Maryland (25 exhibited):
1. dk.b./br.f., 3/17/20, Great Notion—Dearie Be Good, by Scrimshaw. Owned and bred by Hillwood Stable LLC, Washington, D.C.

2. b.f., 2/14/20, Divining Rod—Imagistic, by Deputy Minister. Owned and bred by Country Life Farm and Imagistic Broodmare II LLC, Bel Air, Md.

3. b.f., 3/6/20, Great Notion—Caramore, by Purge. Owned and bred by Timothy J. Rooney, Palm Beach, Fla.

4. Willful Desire, b.f., 1/19/20, Friesan Fire—Will Do, by Roman Ruler. Owned and bred by Bell Gable Stable, Chesapeake City, Md.

5. b.f., 2/15/20, Golden Lad—Any Given Chance, by Any Given Saturday. Owned and bred by Sugarland LLC Equine Etiquette, Poolesville, Md.

Class IV: For fillies foaled in Maryland, the produce of mares covered in states other than Maryland (16 exhibited):
1. dk.b./br.f., 3/5/20, Street Sense—Belterra, by Unbridled. Owned by Katharine M. Voss, West Friendship, Md. Bred by Estate of Robert T. Manfuso.

2. b.f., 4/25/20, Tiznow—Pinkprint, by Not For Love. Owned by GreenMount Farm and Winstar Farm, Upperco, Md. Bred by GreenMount Farm and Tiznow Syndicate.

3. b.f., 2/10/20, Unified—No, by Animal Kingdom. Owned and bred by Dark Hollow Farm, Upperco, Md.

4. gr./ro.f., 3/11/20, Cross Traffic—Your Flame in Me, by Boundary. Owned and bred by Country Life Farm and Your Flame in Me LLC, Bel Air, Md.

5. dk.b./br.f., 4/28/20, Unified—Flit, by Not For Love. Owned and bred by Dark Hollow Farm, Upperco, Md.

Champion: dk.b./br.f., 3/5/20, Street Sense—Belterra, by Unbridled. Owned by Katharine M. Voss, West Friendship, Md. Bred by Estate of Robert T. Manfuso.

Reserve Champion: dk.b./br.f., 3/17/20, Great Notion—Dearie Be Good, by Scrimshaw. Owned and bred by Hillwood Stable LLC, Washington, D.C.

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Street Sense Filly Named Champion of MHBA Yearling Show

Trainer Gary Contessa selected a Street Sense filly as grand champion of the 87th annual Maryland Horse Breeders Association (MHBA)'s Yearling Show. The show was held Sunday at the Timonium Fairgrounds with the filly bred by the late Robert T. Manfuso out of GSW Belterra (Unbridled) prevailing. The winner is owned by Katharine Voss of Chanceland Farm and shown by the farm's manager Casey Randall.

“We all know that on a horse, the engine is in the rear, and she's got like a 400 horsepower engine in that rear end,” said Contessa. “I mean the colts looked great, the [reserve champion] filly looked great, but she was just the most powerful filly. She was classy, she had the ears up, she had the shoulders that matched the engine, she just had it all in my opinion.”

Four classes comprised of a total of 87 yearlings were judged by Contessa with reserve champion going to Hillwood Stable's homebred filly by Great Notion out of Dearie Be Good (Scrimshaw). All yearlings in the show are eligible for a $40,000 premium award, with $20,000 going to the exhibitors of the four entries who earn the most money as 2-year-olds in 2022 and the remaining $20,000 divided among the exhibitors of the four highest-earning 3-year-olds of 2023.

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‘Horse Who Gives You Everything’: Frost Or Frippery Honored As Claiming Crown Horse Of The Year

Steve Landers calls Frost Or Frippery “as hard-hitting a horse” as he's ever owned. There's no better example than the gelding's nose victory in the $75,000 Claiming Crown Kent Stirling Memorial Iron Horse. That day, the 7-year-old was shut off and had to check hard heading into the first turn, got shuffled back on the far turn, rallied to take the lead 70 yards out, then held on by mere inches.

Off that game performance and an 8-for-13 record (with four seconds) last year, Frost Or Frippery is honored as the 2020 Claiming Crown Horse of the Year, selected by the Industry Awards Committee of the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA). Frost Or Frippery will be recognized at the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's 36th annual awards dinner Sept. 11 at Hill 'n' Dale Farm at Xalapa in Paris, Ky.

“He's not the most expensive horse I've ever had, but he showed the most heart,” said Landers, a prominent Arkansas auto dealer and long-time horse owner. “That's what it's all about: a horse who gives you everything he's got.”

Landers and trainer Brad Cox claimed Frost Or Frippery for $20,000 at Oaklawn Park on April 30, 2020. He won his first four starts and seven of nine overall for those connections. The gelding raced once at Oaklawn in January and subsequently sustained a training injury. He was retired after a career that saw him go 22-12-13 in 67 starts for earnings of $381,918.

All but six of the Maryland-bred's starts came in claiming races or under starter-allowance conditions. The 1 1/16-mile Kent Stirling Memorial Iron Horse is for horses that at some point ran for an $8,000 claiming price or cheaper.

The Claiming Crown at Gulfstream Park marked the 10th track at which Frost Or Frippery competed.

“The hallmark of a good horse is one that is honest and tries every time, no matter their level,” Cox said. “Frost Or Frippery wasn't the best or the fastest, but he was as honest as they come. I'm glad the Claiming Crown rewards such horses and their owners.”

The Claiming Crown program is a partnership between the National HBPA and the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA). It was launched in 1999 to be the claiming horse owners' Breeders' Cup, a special event showcasing the blue-collar stalwarts that fill the majority of races in America.

“The group of horses that competed in the 2020 Claiming Crown provided a solid display of talent and class,” said Eric Hamelback, CEO of the National HBPA. “The event was designed as a means of featuring and promoting claiming-level horses while demonstrating to owners that claiming your way to success is an extremely important aspect within our industry. Frost Or Frippery exemplifies the true spirit of the Claiming Crown event, and we congratulate all the connections.”

Landers said he's touched that Frost Or Frippery is being recognized as the Claiming Crown Horse of the Year.

“Because of how tough the horse was,” Landers said. “He knew what he was doing. Didn't act stupid in the paddock, just went straight out there and did his job. It meant a lot for him to win it, because there are a lot of claiming horses in the country. That's what the Claiming Crown is about: being the best at what they do. He acted like a more-expensive horse, like high-dollar, more class-type horse than he really was. But he didn't know what his class was. He'd just go out there and win.”

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