California Chrome Wikipedia. California Chrome. California Chrome winning the 2. Preakness Stakes. Sire. Lucky Pulpit. Grandsire. Pulpit. Dam. Love the Chase. Damsire. Not For Love. Sex. Stallion. Foaled. February 1. 8, 2. Country. United States. Color. Chestnut. Breeder. Perry Martin and Steve Coburn. Watch Online Watch Pigs Full Movie Online Film'>Watch Online Watch Pigs Full Movie Online Film. Owner. Perry Martin and Steve Coburn 2. California Chrome LLC 2. Racing colors. Purple, green, donkey on back, green cap DAP Racing, 2. SilverGray California Chrome LLC, 2. Trainer. Art Sherman, Alan Sherman. Record. 27 1. 6413Earnings. US 1. 4,7. 52,6. Major wins. Triple Crown classic race wins Graded stakes wins Stakes wins Winter Challenge 2. The Derby Movie Watch Online' title='The Derby Movie Watch Online' />California Cup Derby 2. King Glorious Stakes 2. Awards. Honors. California Chrome foaled February 1. American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was named the 2. American Horse of the Year. He won the 2. 01. Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the 2. Dubai World Cup. In 2. Curlin as the all time leading North American horse in earnings won. Bred in California, the chestnut colored horse was named for his flashy white markings, called chrome by horse aficionados. He was bred and originally owned by Perry Martin from Yuba City, California, and Steve Coburn of Topaz Lake, Nevada, who named their partnership DAP Racing, standing for Dumb Ass Partnersa tongue in cheek response to a passerby who questioned their wisdom in purchasing California Chromes dam, Love the Chase. In 2. 01. 5, Coburn sold his minority share to Taylor Made Farm, and a new ownership group, California Chrome, LLC, was formed. The horse is trained by the fatherson team of Art and Alan Sherman. Dedicated fanscalled Chromiesactively supported California Chrome, who has been called the peoples horse. As a two year old, the horse ran inconsistently until teamed with jockey. Victor Espinoza. The rapport that developed between the pair led to a six win streak in 2. After winning the San Felipe Stakes and Santa Anita Derby, California Chrome was the morning line favorite for the Kentucky Derby. Critics who downplayed his chances of winning were proven wrong when California Chrome won by  1 34 lengths even though Espinoza eased him for the final 7. In the Preakness, he fended off two strong challengers in the homestretch and won by  1 12lengths. He then shipped to Belmont Park with hopes of winning the Triple Crown in the 2. Belmont Stakes, but was stepped on by the horse next to him at the start, tearing some tissue from his right front heel. With no one aware of his injury until the race was over, he finished fourth in a dead heat. After healing and pasture rest, he ran in the 2. Breeders Cup Classic, finishing third, a neck behind the winner. California Chrome returned to his winning form in his first start on a turf course in the Hollywood Derby in late November. California Chrome won many accolades and awards in 2. The California State Legislature unanimously passed a resolution recognizing his outstanding performance, and the city of Fresno proclaimed October 1. Emmys postmortem How did The Voice pull off that shocking upset over RuPauls Drag RaceCalifornia Chrome Day. He won the 2. 01. Secretariat Vox Populi Award, his Kentucky Derby win was awarded the NTRA Moment of the Year, and he won Eclipse Awards for American Champion Three Year Old Male Horse and American Horse of the Year. California Chromes 2. He began the year with second place finishes in the San Antonio Stakes and Dubai World Cup. He then was shipped to the United Kingdom to train for the Prince of Waless Stakes at Royal Ascot but was scratched a few days prior to the race due to a hoof bruise. Upon returning to the US in July 2. Anna Nicole Smiths 10yearold daughter Dannielynn Birkhead looked adorable in her Kentucky Derbyready getup. E Entertainment Television, LLC. A Division of NBCUniversal with news, shows, photos, and videos. Are you ready to watch Hairspray Live you better be The NBC musical event airs tonight, Dec. The Derby Movie Watch Online' title='The Derby Movie Watch Online' />Shortly thereafter, Coburn sold his ownership interest. After a rest of several months, he returned to training with Sherman at Los Alamitos Race Course and regained his form with a six race winning streak in 2. Grade I wins in the Dubai World Cup, the Pacific Classic, and the Awesome Again Stakes before suffering a narrow loss to Arrogate in the Breeders Cup Classic. He again won the Horse of the Year, Moment of the Year, and Vox Populi awards in 2. Following the Pegasus World Cup in January 2. BackgroundeditCalifornia Chrome was foaled on February 1. Watch Rocky IV Megavideo more. Watch Age Of Dinosaurs Online Hulu. Coalinga, California, at Harris Farms, the horse breeding division of the Harris Ranch. He is a chestnut with four white stockingsa and a blaze. At four years old, he stood 1. California Chrome in his stall at Pimlico Race Course, May 2. As a foal, he was nicknamed Junior8 because of his resemblance to his sire, Lucky Pulpit. Lucky Pulpit had won three races, placed in several graded stakes races, and hit the board in 1. However, a viral respiratory infection damaged his breathing and limited him to racing over short distances. California Chromes dam is Love the Chase, and he was her first foal. She was purchased for 3. Blinkers On Racing Stable. As a two and three year old filly, she was anxious in the saddling paddock, and as a result, often lost races before she ever got to the starting gate. She ran six times and won on her fourth try in a February 2. Golden Gate Fields. After her win, Steve Coburn and Perry Martin became her owners,1. They hoped she would become a good broodmare,1. When she retired, it was discovered that she had raced with a breathing probleman entrapped epiglottis that restricted her air intake,8 but which could be corrected with surgery. As of 2. 01. 5update, she had given birth to four foals, the two fillies and a colt, all full siblings to California Chrome. After California Chrome became a Kentucky Derby contender, Martin and Coburn turned down an offer of 2. Love the Chase,1. November 2. 01. 6 for 1. OwnershipeditCalifornia 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,1. Equibase. 3 Perry Martin held a 7. Coburn owned a 3. Taylor Made Farm in July 2. Steve and Carolyn Coburn center, 2. Preakness Stakes. Frank Taylor of Taylor Made Farms, 2. Perry Martin, 2. 01. Originally, the Martins and Coburns each owned a five percent share in Love the Chase through the Blinkers On Racing Stable syndicate. 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