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California Chrome...

cody2 — Sat, 17 May 2014 23:31:11 GMT

What a horse. He has the heart, skill and the disposition of a WINNER!

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AnikaBrodie — Sat, 17 May 2014 23:35:00 GMT

Yippee! He did it again.

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ennui1 — Sun, 18 May 2014 00:14:55 GMT

One more!

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sweetpea53 — Sun, 18 May 2014 01:23:43 GMT

I love the cocky bow in his neck. way to go big boy!!!

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Mistic — Sun, 18 May 2014 01:25:47 GMT

An $8,000 mare and a $2,000 stallion produces California Chrome.

I love this story. One more time. GO CALIFORNIA CHROME!

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cody2 — Sun, 18 May 2014 01:34:00 GMT

On 5/17/2014 Mistic said:
An $8,000 mare and a $2,000 stallion produces California Chrome.

I love this story. One more time. GO CALIFORNIA CHROME!

I love this story too. And Espinosa was born to ride this horse. He just guides him to the lanes and when he gets ready...he gives the horse his head and lets him go. I have never seen him use the crop in either race I have watched. I also love this horses disposition. No temperament, no prancing and pulling. A real professional who loves what he does. He is a winner that I love to see win!

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nagrom — Sun, 18 May 2014 01:50:26 GMT

I heard on television that Espinosa sleeps at night with California Chrome. That is true bonding and love connection working. So happy to see an outsider winning and making his mark in a big way.

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croemer — Sun, 18 May 2014 01:58:02 GMT

Yes he does...watched the race at dinner and was very happy.

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raven-blackbird — Sun, 18 May 2014 02:12:03 GMT

it would just be amazing to watch that beautiful animal grazing in a pasture, he doesn't even have to run.........he's shear poetry in motion..........................................raven

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Madame Lorrraine — Sun, 18 May 2014 02:21:46 GMT

On 5/17/2014 blackbirdraven said:
it would just be amazing to watch that beautiful animal grazing in a pasture, he doesn't even have to run.........he's shear poetry in motion..........................................raven

Raven, I agree. But then I think all horses are poetry in motion. Well said.

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newziesuzie — Sun, 18 May 2014 02:26:42 GMT

Yes horses are sheer poetry in motion. Imo they shouldn't be subjected to racing and the unsavory part of the industry that's hidden.

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Kachina624 — Sun, 18 May 2014 03:33:36 GMT

California Chrome is a good horse but whether he's a great horse remains to be seen. Truthfully his race times have been unremarkable and he hasn't had much serious competition. He picked a good year to try for the Triple Crown. There are no exceptional contenders.

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scotttie — Sun, 18 May 2014 03:35:48 GMT

Belmont is next, right? When is that?

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Sister Golden Hair — Sun, 18 May 2014 03:49:15 GMT

On 5/17/2014 scotttie said:
Belmont is next, right? When is that?

Yes, June 7th

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scotttie — Sun, 18 May 2014 04:13:51 GMT

Thanks Sister Golden Hair.

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mewsmomtoo — Sun, 18 May 2014 06:38:00 GMT

On 5/17/2014 cody said:
On 5/17/2014 kachina624 said: California Chrome is a good horse but whether he's a great horse remains to be seen. Truthfully his race times have been unremarkable and he hasn't had much serious competition. He picked a good year to try for the Triple Crown. There are no exceptional contenders.

So...where do you keep that pin that you burst bubbles with? Seriously, I doubt the horse "picked" this year. It is well accepted that the times in the Derby were slow. It is also well documented that the times today were better for all the horses. Should CC have run at full speed to outrun horses that were not even keeping up with him? I think not.

I am rooting for him in the Triple Crown. Gooooo California Chrome and Mr. Espinosa!!!!!

Secretariat did - he finished 31 lengths ahead of his nearest competition in the Belmont Stakes in what was a world record time for a mile and a half. His record time for the Kentucky Derby still stands, 41 years later. Some horses just have that fire in them.

Edited to say: This does not mean I'm not rooting for him. He is a gorgeous chestnut CALIFORNIA bred trained by a trainer I am familiar with (through reading his name on raceday programs, not personally) and his story is the dream of anyone who has purchased or bred a racehorse at any level - absolute proof that with a good eye and A LOT of luck you too can have a Kentucky Derby winner and Triple Crown contender.

PS Just FYI - it is Espinoza

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Kachina624 — Sun, 18 May 2014 06:46:21 GMT

Should CC have run at full speed to outrun horses that were not even keeping up with him? I think not.

I am rooting for him in the Triple Crown. Gooooo California Chrome and Mr. Espinosa!!!!!

Yes, a GREAT horse would have given everything he had. That was the slowest Preakness since 1974.

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Yuban3 — Sun, 18 May 2014 11:34:49 GMT

On 5/17/2014 kachina624 said:Should CC have run at full speed to outrun horses that were not even keeping up with him? I think not.
I am rooting for him in the Triple Crown. Gooooo California Chrome and Mr. Espinosa!!!!!
Yes, a GREAT horse would have given everything he had. That was the slowest Preakness since 1974.

A win is a win, whether it's by a nose, or 50 lengths.

But then again, people would be belly aching if he did run full out.

"Why did he run full out, and potentially injure the horse, when if he went slower, he still would've won?"

Can't please some people.

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boby — Sun, 18 May 2014 15:53:06 GMT

I don't think anyone would say that Seattle Slew wasn't a great horse, but I also think they'd have a problem naming three horses he beat along the way to his undefeated Triple Crown without looking it up on Google. Great horses, like great boxers, always make the competition look like a bunch of bums.

Incidentally, Slew was a bargain purchase too. I believe he went at auction for something on the near side of $35,000**. By the time he passed away it was estimated that he was worth over $100,000,000 as a stallion in his prime.

**Correction: Slew actually went for $17,500 at the yearling sales.

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LilacTree — Sun, 18 May 2014 16:01:53 GMT

What a thrilling race, much closer than the Derby! I had not ever heard of this horse until recently, but wouldn't it be something if we finally had another Triple Crown winner?

I was thinking of my beloved sister the whole time throughout the Derby and the Preakness. She would have been so excited, jumping up and down. He's a beautiful horse and she loved her horses.

Her granddaughter just posted on her FB that she just lost her beloved horse, Razzie, yesterday. So sad. He was very old and broke his foot, and she had to put him down. She did it herself, as she is a vet. They are all devastated up there in Sussex County.