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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’
Jun 16, 2021 · Martin was the wife of Perry Martin, who also co-bred California Chrome. The couple split from their partners in the horse and founded Martin Racing in 2016, the same year California Chrome won ...
California Chrome was bred by Perry Martin of Yuba City, California, and Steve Coburn of Topaz Lake, Nevada. Their wives, Denise Martin and Carolyn Coburn, were closely involved with the partnership, though not listed as owners on official records kept by Equibase. Perry Martin held a 70% share in the horse and was the managing owner.
Jun 16, 2021 · Nicole Russo Jun 16, 2021. Denise Martin, who with husband Perry Martin co-bred and co-campaigned two-time Horse of the Year California Chrome, died June 14 at age 61. Denise Martin, a trained ...
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. The mare was slightly built and not much to behold, especially when she ran.
Bred in California by co-owners Perry Martin and Steve Coburn, California Chrome was out of the Not For Love mare Love the Chase. The owners added a dash of self-humbling humor to the story when naming their partnership DAP Racing — Dumb Ass Partners — after someone questioned their intelligence when they purchased Love the Chase.
Ownership of California Chrome. The ownership of California Chrome during his racing career was held by two entities. The first was DAP Racing, a horse racing partnership between Perry Martin, at the time from Yuba City, California, and Steve Coburn of Topaz Lake, Nevada, [1] along with their spouses, Denise Martin and Carolyn Coburn. [2]
