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Catholic Cowboy gives Zito second straight Jewel victory
12/06/2014 6:32PM
By Mike Welsch
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla.- Nick Zito, king of the Claiming Crown?
Hard to argue that statement after Zito, two-time winner of the Kentucky Derby, captured the main event on Saturday’s Claiming Crown program at Gulfstream Park, the $200,000 Jewel, for the second consecutive year with the 17-1 Catholic Cowboy. Zito won the 2013 Jewel with Nevada Kid.
Catholic Cowboy outlasted the late-striding Page McKenney by a half-length with the pacesetting Cerro finishing another neck back in third.
Catholic Cowboy was gelded after finishing seventh in a second level optional claiming race at Keeneland on Oct. 12. A 4-year-old son of Heatseeker, Catholic Cowboy lost his first eight
http://www.drf.com/news/catholic-cowboy-gives-zito-second-straight-jewel-victory-0
I always wanted to post something from The Daily Racing Form in here.
There's a video of the race at the link.
