Joe Sharp on Money Supply: 'He worked like an absolute gorilla' in defense of Claiming Crown Jewel

Trainer Joe Sharp is going for a repeat in the $200,000 Claiming Crown Jewel -- one of eight races comprising the Claiming Crown Nov. 16 at Churchill Downs -- with Money Supply. Since being claimed for $35K last year, Money Supply not only won the Jewel in New Orleans but went on to take the G3 Mineshaft Stakes and finished third in the G2 New Orleans Classic. After getting a freshening following a disappointing performance at Kentucky Downs, Money Supply signaled his sharpness for the Jewel by working fie-eighths of a mile in a minute flat with Sharp in the sale. 'I couldn't have been happier,' Sharp said. "He worked like an absolute gorilla this morning. He really did.... This morning's work gave me a lot of confidence."