Editor’s Note: 

Our great friend and “Photographer of the Stars,” Holly M. Smith, went out to Churchill Downs on Saturday and caught some of the action from the 26th edition of the “Claiming Crown.”

What a day.

What a few races.

What a few looks to share.

Here you go, with all Photos by our friend — HOLLY M. SMITH

Kevin Roman: 

Tennesse Moon

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Jubilant Joanie: 

Mud Bath:

Tennesse Moon: 

Jubilant Joanie: 

A Cowboy’s Kind of Day:

A Trainer’s Kind of Day: 

A Fan’s Kind of Day:

Voodoo Zip: 

Like a Saltshaker: 

A Groom, of a different kind, and a Bride’s Kind of Day:

Like a Saltshaker: 

Bourbon Day: 

Laughing Boy: 

A Walk in the Dark: 

Echo Lane: 

A Lonely Night Out: 

A Moon’s Kind of Day: