No Crown for Chrome
“As soon as he came out of the gate he was not the same,” Espinoza said of California Chrome. “By the five-eighths pole he was just empty.
8th June 2014
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“As soon as he came out of the gate he was not the same,” Espinoza said of California Chrome. “By the five-eighths pole he was just empty.
It’s on Tellytrack on Saturday evening!……….”He’s America’s horse because we’ve got the entire country, if not the entire world, behind us!” It is 36 years since Affirmed won the Triple Crown and California Chrome’s upcoming bid on Saturday.Can he pull it off?
The 146th running of the Belmont Stakes will take place at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York this Saturday.
Running the Dubai World Cup on a synthetic surface when virtually nowhere else uses a similar one has taken away much of its relevance
Folk are booking tickets from all over the US, if not the world, to watch a horse race. Chrome did that. He seems to leave a little gloss on everything he touches and he’s given everyone a reason to feel good about racing at a time when we all need it most
Other states allow nasal strips while racing, and even some jockeys wear them
The blanket has been draped, the weather vane has been painted. Now it’s off to New York for the Belmont.
“Most of the speed is on the outside of me. If they go, they go, I can tuck in right behind them without any problems. I think my horse will perform,” says Art Sherman
California Chrome wins the 2014 Gr1 Kentucky Derby beating Commanding Curve at Churchill Downs before a crowd of 164906
Since 1900, posts 1 and 5 have been the most productive with 12 winners, but no one has won from the rail since Ferdinand in 1986. Will no 5 prove lucky for California Chrome?
California breds rarely win the Kentucky Derby, cheap homebreds almost never and horses trained at Los Alamitos? But the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
