California Chrome: Pennsylvania Derby

[Rupert Pupkin]

It looks like California Chrome will make his return in the Pennsylvania Derby.

http://www.drf.com/news/premium/cali...a-derby-return

[Arletta]

Yawn

[Pants II]

Does the media hound owner get to pick the other entries?

Boring. Hope the horse loses and runs dfl in the Classic. All of that **** talk and they're running two more races this year.

GTFO with your nonsense.

[robfla]

Originally Posted by Pants II

Does the media hound owner get to pick the other entries?

Boring. Hope the horse loses and runs dfl in the Classic. All of that **** talk and they're running two more races this year.

GTFO with your nonsense.

I wonder what their appearance fee will be? I would bet they are getting some incentive to race there.


EDIT: I read the article.....

In addition to the purse, the winning owner and trainer of all three Triple Crown races, the Haskell, and Travers get a $50,000 bonus per race for just showing up. Sherman and California Chrome's owners therefore would each earn $100,000 when the horse leaves the starting gate.

[casp0555]

It all boils down to being about the money...I hope the horse comes out of this okay.

[Rudeboyelvis]

I really couldn't care any less about this horse. Cool story to start out with, then the ownership destroys any sense of goodwill. Combined with the fact that he is basically a stripped down version of Big Brown in a crop of horrible 3yo's, even a TC would have rung shallow.

So go - get the money. I can't believe Sherman will even have the horse tuned up to win this and using it as more of a prep for November. I'd be betting against anyway.

[Arletta]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

I really couldn't care any less about this horse. Cool story to start out with, then the ownership destroys any sense of goodwill. Combined with the fact that he is basically a stripped down version of Big Brown in a crop of horrible 3yo's, even a TC would have rung shallow.

So go - get the money. I can't believe Sherman will even have the horse tuned up to win this and using it as more of a prep for November. I'd be betting against anyway.

My sentiments as well. I am off the Chromie band wagon.

[jms62]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

I really couldn't care any less about this horse. Cool story to start out with, then the ownership destroys any sense of goodwill. Combined with the fact that he is basically a stripped down version of Big Brown in a crop of horrible 3yo's, even a TC would have rung shallow.

So go - get the money. I can't believe Sherman will even have the horse tuned up to win this and using it as more of a prep for November. I'd be betting against anyway.

And he set the world record for destroying Good Will.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by casp0555

It all boils down to being about the money...I hope the horse comes out of this okay.

oh please.

the horse needed a prep, this is a good place for one. if they get a few extra ducats while running him, props to them.
geez.

if a horse ships its wrong. if a horse doesn't ship, it's wrong. can't win for losing.

[Indian Charlie]

This is not a horrible crop of three year olds. It's a crop of three year olds decimated by injuries. Shared belief, honor code, top billing and even possibly Cairo Prince can make next year slim pickings for California chrome.

[casp0555]

Originally Posted by Danzig

oh please.

the horse needed a prep, this is a good place for one. if they get a few extra ducats while running him, props to them.
geez.

if a horse ships its wrong. if a horse doesn't ship, it's wrong. can't win for losing.

You are correct, I have no argument with the fact that CC needs a prep. The Los Al Mile or Awesome Again would fit but for less of a purse. My concern is shipping the horse cross country to run at PARX...like I stated, I hope the horse comes out of this okay.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Pants II

Does the media hound owner get to pick the other entries?

Love the horse and always will. Too bad he is owned by greedy, classless dolts.