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love that he won, but what i'd love even more is if trainers will decide to emulate his career leading up to the derby. he's not a pampered hot house flower at all, with seven starts at two. today was his 12th race.
he's got 'bottom', and i hope it carries him to more successes in the weeks to come!

had a great time today at la downs. the universal groan when the feed for the derby was cut for about 1 1/2 seconds was funny...reminded me of the guy pulling the plug on the movie 'airplane' and making all the lights go out.

one note tho...

la downs-you need more machines in your box section. two at the bottom of the stairs is NOT enough.

I couldn't agree more. A throwback. I want to see him run against the best in Baltimore. How awesome Belmont day could be on top of the epic card already in place! fingers crossed.

Another good article by Tim Layden on him and connections:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mor...fornia-chrome/

I Am thrilled for his owners and trainer. Gives hope to the little guys. What other sport can small fry get into as owners? And then to win the biggest prize of all.

I think the last winning horse to have run more starts before the Derby was Charismatic.

Go Dumb Ass racing?

The blue bloods must be cringing :D

How many times did NBC emphasize that Sherman is the oldest trainer to win the Derby?? :zz:

LOUISVILLE -- This is what a horse can do on the first Saturday in May: He can make three grown men dance under a setting sun on a famous racetrack, spinning little circles in the dust, tears rolling down their cheeks. He can make a 77-year-old trainer think about dear friends who passed away long ago and embrace the improbable gift of such a success so late in life. He can make an injured jockey, his body and brain still bruised from a terrible spill, climb on a same-day flight to see his little brother ride in and win the most important horse race in the world; and then he can make that little brother cry just thinking about those less fortunate than he is. He can make two rookie owners -- one a loquacious cowboy with a lucky 10-year-old hat and the other a reserved businessman who brought his 83-year-old mother to Churchill Downs for the race (and supported her fragile body from a spot on the rail) -- smarter than all of racing's sheikhs and barons, and all of its hedge fund heroes and hustlers, at half the cost of a Prius.

Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mor...#ixzz30l5Lmi8z

Must be on your IL :D

IL?

Ignore list. I posted the same story above.

oh! lol.. Sorry.. And no your not :D

Not to mention these folks...

Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome is not just the pride and joy of California but of the horse division of Harris Farms in Coalinga, where the son of Lucky Pulpit was born and raised and where his sire stands.

According to Dave McGlothlin, the farm’s general manager, Lucky Pulpit’s popularity skyrocketed this year after California Chrome’s emergence as a leading contender for the Kentucky Derby.

On Saturday, the farm staff took some time off to watch Lucky Pulpit’s most famous offspring make a successful Run for the Roses, becoming the first California-bred since Decidedly in 1962 to win. Someone had the foresight to videotape the horse division crew watching the Derby telecast and California Chrome’s thrilling victory. McGlothlin (with mustache, standing on the left side of the group) is among the celebrants.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUF4_FL91gk

http://www.paulickreport.com/video/h...hrome-victory/

yeah, they must be thrilled.
i wonder if they are getting calls to move him to ky? he's by pulpit, who is no more....

Pretty cool, brings back a few memories.

I am so rooting for California Chrome to win both the Preakness and Belmont - like many of us here.

Great horse, great connections, great story, great for racing.

Go CHROME!!! :D

this is the first big hope for me in a while.

That was so awesome! That's what it's all about, especially for those who actually love the horse for who he is, and always will . :)

:)

Preakness should be right up his alley...Belmont may be too far.