C R K Stable LLC

C R K Stable is owned by Lee and Susan Searing of Claremont, Calif. The Searings were high school sweethearts in Pomona, Calif. and have been married for 43 years. Lee serves as president of Searing Industries, the family business specializing in steel-tubing products, and it was family that got him into the horse business as well-- his father took him to the track beginning as a young child.

The Searings named their stable after their three children's initials- Christina, Richard, and Katherine. The Searings have campaigned Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint runner-up (2010) and third-place finisher (2012) Switch as well as 2004 Dubai Golden Shaheen winner Our New Recruit. Other top horses include Kobe's Back, Cindago, Ceeband, Privilaged, Jump On In and She's An Eleven.

C R K Stable owns and bred 2014 Kentucky Derby contender Candy Boy.