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Trained by Art Sherman and ridden primarily by Hall of Fame jockey Victor Espinoza, California Chrome produced a spectacular career that included Horse of the Year honors in 2014 and 2016 and a record of 16-4-1 with earnings of $14,752,650 from 27 starts.
Oct 13, 2023 · California Chrome captured the hearts of racing fans during his Cinderella rise to Triple Crown glory. But years after retiring from the track, he continues his winning ways – by siring a new generation of champions carrying on his brilliance.
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California Chrome ( foaled February 18, 2011) is a US Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2014 Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and 2016 Dubai World Cup. He was the 2014 and 2016 American Horse of the Year. In 2016, he surpassed Curlin as the all-time leading North American horse in earnings won.
California Chrome is the first horse bred in the Golden State in 52 years to win the Kentucky Derby, and just the fourth ever. The last Cal-bred victor in the Derby was Decidedly in 1962....
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Apr 29, 2024 · Two-time Horse of the Year California Chrome wins the 2014 Kentucky Derby. (Eclipse Sportswire) The inspiring story of California Chrome that feels more like a fairy tale opened when first-time breeders Steve Coburn and Perry Martin purchased Love the Chase for $8,000.
Mar 28, 2022 · California Chrome: seven-time G1 winner was the horse of a lifetime for owner-breeder Perry Martin. Photo: Arrow Stud/Hiroki Yamanaka. Kentucky Derby hero’s small-time owner-breeder Perry Martin tells Steve Dennis about his horse of a lifetime – and opens up about what he describes as a ‘labour of lost love’.
