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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.
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]
For the win, California Chrome took home $1.418 million of the $2.178 million purse. [13] The 2014 Kentucky Derby field. Winner California Chrome is the third horse from the right. California Chrome became the first California-bred horse to win the Derby since Decidedly in 1962.
California Chrome before the Classic. California Chrome (program #4) was the even money favorite on the morning line for the Classic after a perfect season of six wins from six starts, including the Dubai World Cup, Pacific Classic and Awesome Again Stakes.
The 2014 Belmont Stakes was the 146th running of the Belmont Stakes.It was run on June 7, 2014, and was televised on NBC. California Chrome had a chance to complete the third leg of the Triple Crown after his victories in the 2014 Kentucky Derby and the 2014 Preakness Stakes. [1]
The race attracted a strong North American challenge headed by the 2014 American Horse of the Year California Chrome, who had finished second in the race in 2015.The other runners from the United States were Keen Ice, Frosted (Wood Memorial Stakes, Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 2, second in the Belmont Stakes), Mshawish (Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap, Donn Handicap) and Hoppertunity (Clark ...
On May 17, California Chrome placed first in the Preakness Stakes, also Espinoza's second Preakness win. [6] On June 7, Espinoza's 6 for 6 streak aboard California Chrome came to an end when, due to an injury sustained right out of the starting gate, the Triple Crown contender finished in a dead heat for fourth place in the Belmont Stakes. [17]
Chrome (formerly Crome [citation needed]) is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. [1] It is located 9 miles (14 km) north of Elk Creek, [2] at an elevation of 935 feet (285 m). [1] The community lies on Country Road 306. Its zip code is 95963. Chrome is named for the chromium that was mined in the area. The local chromium ...