California Chrome Romps In King Glorious
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California Chrome, the 2-1 favorite, became the last stakes winner in Hollywood Park history, rolling to a 6 ¼-length victory in the $200,500 King Glorious Stakes, which was restricted to 2-year-olds bred or sired in California.
Owned by breeders Steve Coburn and Martin Perry, the son of Lucky Pulpit and the Not for Love mare Love the Chase is trained by Art Sherman, who has spent nearly 60 years at Hollywood Park as an exercise rider, jockey and trainer.
Sherman often galloped Swaps, considered the greatest California bred of all and immortalized in a statue that has stood at Hollywood Park, where the son of Khaled earned 10 of his 19 wins, since 1958.
"It brings back a lot of memories for me,'' said Sherman, 76. "It's a special thing for me to be able to win here at Hollywood Park. I started here as a young kid and rode my first race when I was 18 in 1955.
"Going back through the years we had a lot of fun with the big crowds and the great horses. It's fitting for me, but I feel very sad.
"This horse was training excellent for this race and he loves this track. He's a nice colt, he just needs to grow up now. I think you'll see his best races as a 3-year-old.''
In winning for the third time in seven starts, California Chrome, who was ridden by Victor Espinoza, completed the seven furlongs over Cushion Track in 1:22.12. He paid $6.40, $4 and $3 while increasing his earnings to $214,850.
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When your good you don't need to be pushed and I have never seen a horse win so confidentially as a two year old, the horse is special.
Love this race call. I feel that he is become underrated. Although of course now he is probably going to be retired. One a Chromie, always a Chromie.
And the last stakes winner in Hollywood Park history would go on to win the Kentucky Derby. Not a bad finale.
Gorgeous horse and helluva run!!
Today, 4/5/2014, California Chrome won the Santa Anita Derby. The colt could go into the Kentucky Derby as the favorite.
He runs effortlessly, out for a casual stroll in the park. Terrific!
@Freddylikefood
10 жыл бұрын
Yes, unfortunately, a generation of average prospects open up to grey perceptions.
@signoresantinoburnett1169
9 жыл бұрын
Antonio Moya So now what genious? YOu spouted off and now you saw that this was the best crop of 3 year olds since the 90's. 3 year olds won the JCGC, finished 1-6 in the Classic, and a 3 year old won the Pacific Classic, and Awesome Again.
That was the last dirt race at Hollywood park
Wow, just read about this LAST race in the Paddock Chronicles and who was in and won the last race before they shut down the track.......California Chrome . AND Boy, this race was awesome. He's 2yrs old here. NOW, Chrome has made close to $15million and will retire after his last race in about 3 or 4 weeks. He'll be 6yrs old when he retires. GO CHROME.
@brittanyhostetter9716
7 жыл бұрын
He won the last stakes race - Woodmans Dancer won the very last race at Hollywood Park
Now he's the riches racehorse in North American history
what the heck is a goose girl? And whats the historical significance of it thats relevant to horse racing, this track or ...?
Rip Hollywood park
this horse will rate and when its time he will be gone.. watch all of his races..
lol I love that there's a horse named Ghost of Harrenhal #GOT
@km10nner
10 жыл бұрын
thers a GHOSTRIDER, won the Breederscup
@ashmule2805
10 жыл бұрын
His name was Ghostzapper and he won the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2004.
@rebecca11391
10 жыл бұрын
Yeah but this is amusing to me because it's a reference to Game of Thrones, which means Game of Thrones has been around and popular enough for racehorses to be named after it, and I love Game of Thrones/Song of Ice and Fire
if the next two big races are slow and it comes down to a kick--this horse wins the triple crown--if it is a fast paced Belmont and a rested horse with a big kick flies down the stretch he may lose, but here it is, this horse wins the belmont by a nose--bet on on it--the drought is over---
Only Triple Crown prospect 2014; bet him at low odds for the sport of it.
@km10nner
10 жыл бұрын
bet him u wont lose $
This horse, like BIG BROWN, before, is winning to mediocre horses. The key for a champion is always breaking or matching record times during the key races. Check a little of history if your are in doubt. Nothing especial from California Chrome yet. Social Inclusion did a better job on that regard; but people likes to dream.
@cloudywinter6828
10 жыл бұрын
key word is yet
@kwgrid
10 жыл бұрын
Answer me this: If a horse is 5 lengths ahead, why would you push him? I would rather own a racehorse that won consistently doing only what it had to do than try to break records just for the sake of breaking records and risk injury. It would be a stupid thing to do in my opinion.
@kwgrid
10 жыл бұрын
Btw, he nearly broke the record in the Santa Anita Derby waltzing home from 50+ yards out.
@sirCULTURE
10 жыл бұрын
Antonio, the horse has not been asked to break any records, he has been under a very light whip.
@Freddylikefood
10 жыл бұрын
Everyone has a point. I understand we want new heroes; but I think that to consider a new triple crown (everyone is looking at CC), it has to be an special horse as Secretariat, Afirmed... Untapable also wins with a lot distance and last and previous, did better time than Rachel Alexander. She can be a hero; but CC is just a good horse. Everything would be different if Instead of points to get to the Derby; actual performance becomes the only measurement tool. As they do in Car Racing; but ...