True racehorse, love that he's still running and killing it, if American Pharoah wasn't retired that would be one of the greatest showdowns ever in the history of the sport
Not too many things get my adrenalin rushing & heart pumping like the excitement of watching the extraordinary CC race -🐎-and winning is even better---Congrats to Team Chrome!
I will apologize to all those Secretariat enthusiasts in advance. Ive been watching and observing this sport for 32 years i saw some great stride artists in action from precisionist greinton alysheba holybull Cigar skip away john henry up to American pharaoh. but i have only seen the likes of the great secretariat from video. what i saw in California chrome in the 2016 pacific classic, and mind me i never compare horses to the greatest secretariat, but today i will, Chromes stride is a haunting 2016 version of the great horse. chrome stride rate and stride length just blew a champion mare away as if she was a 10k claimer looks like when Secretariat won the Marlboro cup in 1:45 2/5. WOW!!!!!
Such an amazing horse; been a fan of him since 2013. Chrome made it look like a mere cantering romp. Perfect ride by Victor; congrats to all connections.
Geez, and I was worried about him coming out of gate one and getting blocked on the rail. LOL He shot out so fast and was UP to take the lead before the others came out of their gates. LOL What a horse! He is aging like fine wine. Great job Chrome and Victor! I LOVE Chromes long stride. The other horses were doing 3 strides to One of Chromes. He was just gliding along. That was an amazing race. I was very proud of Dortmund too. He is really coming into his own too. That was a great race.
Chrome was on fire. Nobody could have gotten near him. I'm proud of Dortmund too though. He's come a long way and is SO good.....he's racing with the Higher class horses like chrome and beholder. wow. I rooted for Dortmund to win the Triple crown. This was a great race. I'm so proud of Team Sherman. Boy they know how Chrome ticks and what to do with him. WOW
key West SUNSET If that's the case, they must think it was either a falsely run race or the whole field under-performed.. it ran like a normal race to me and when you consider Dortmund's around 127 and Beholder's 131.. Chrome just beat them 10lb+ .. which, even if they unde-performed slightly, should easily rival Frosteds Met Mile (136).
Very impressive! This horse, California Chrome, got crushed by Shared Belief; lost 2 of 3 races to Bayern as a 3 year old; lost to Prince Bishop in Dubai; lost 9 career races etc. And he is now turned into a bear. I still say that Shared Belief was better than Chrome; and I still say that Bayern had Chrome's number as 3 year olds, though Chrome turned into a better horse; but Chrome has turned into a top 5 year old no doubt.
This resembled a quarter horse race at Los Alamitos, it was over at the break. Dortmund had to go with Chrome and was neutralized as he isn't a stalker.
Extremely impressive is an understatement. CC looks better than he has ever been. It is so great to see top racehorse at the top of their game. How could anyone not love CC?
While I think what CC did in this race was really impressive it is certainly NOT Secretariat quality. Secretariat, on his best days, was in a class by himself. I guess I would not be considered a "Secretariat Cultist" because I don't hate any other horse and I certainly don't hate CC. As good as he has been this year I would take Secretariat at his best (and most of the time he was on the top of his game) over CC..
When on his game Secretariat was the greatest racehorse of all time. Look at his performances in the Kentucky Derby, The Preakness, and finally the Belmont Stakes. Secretariat was absolutely brilliant for most of his career. CC is a terrific racehorse and I am a huge fan of his, but he is no Secretariat.
LOL. This conversation is about Secretariat and CC. Both great racehorses. But CC is no California Chrome. Your anti Secretariat comments are as bad as those that think the only great racehorse ever is Secretariat. Both camps are wrong. As I have said, on their best days give me Secretariat any day.
This horse has grown on me so much. Never cared too much for him as a three year old; thought he wasn't that great then. My, how he has improved! So much respect for his connections. Completely fearless; they'll take on anyone. Race him on dirt, turf, synthetic, West Coast, East Coast, abroad, against older horses... they just don't care. Endless respect for their bravery and love for the sport; could have packed him off to stud long ago. Kept him around for us to enjoy instead.
Not sure how to describe that performance. After all the criticism about the curious race pattern last year he's arrived at the best form of his career, and just about anyone's career. Right now he looks even more unbeatable than American Pharaoh did last year in the Classic (if only AP were still racing).
CHROME is. songbird is in a different league. She's no where near Chromes league or has done or raced where Chrome has. Songbird is a very nice horse. I love her too. BUT don't compare them two together.
Songbird is amazing, but she'll never race against males because her connections are greedy. No filly can come close to her so its guaranteed money. I'd like to see Songbird against Male horses.
+RedBev59 Songbird is no Chrome, but she is pretty good. 10 for 10 good and her victory today was decisive. I will enjoy watching her race again just as much as I love watching Chrome run. They are both fantastic athletes and I think we as race fans are lucky to get to see them and many other great horses run. We are truly in a golden age for horse racing!
she is awesome. I've seen her race. What gets me is WHY dont' the owners of Songbird and even Beholder just Stay in the states. UK and Dubai and other countries would PAY them to bring her over there so they can see her. Let me tell you......she would WIN over there too. Our American trained horses are so advanced compared to over there. THAT is without drugs too. Chrome was there almost three months to train in Dubai for his prep race there AND then he won the Dubai World Cup against the Worlds Best. That was only five months ago. End of March. No drugs allowed at all. No Lasix.....all the horses there only used their own horse power. Were SO happy and worked out great. All the horses. Not just Chrome. He loved it there. They treat ALL horses like royalty in Dubai. Songbird and Beholder should do a stint there. It's great for the Resume' too.
The first 4 did at least. Hoppertunity is as honest as they come, and Dortmund gave it his all as he always does. I just don't think he can take down legit Grade 1 horses at 10 furlongs. It will be interesting to see where Baffert places him next.
With this performance it's pretty safe to say we have horse racing's next big superstar. His career accomplishments definitely trumps those of American Pharoah. A few more races, and we might be talking about an all-time money winner in the history of horse racing, and perhaps the best thoroughbred since Cigar.
California Chrome is the best horse on the planet and is earning a place among the all-time greats. Frosted is a nice little miler but no match for Chrome or Beholder at a mile & a quarter.
He won that so EASY! Chrome has proven to be the best horse! If he won the Triple I think that they would have put him out to stud at the end of his 3rd year. Since they didn't we can see what an AMAZING horse he really is! CHROME RULES FOREVER!!!
Many kudos to Art and Steve Sherman for getting Chrome soooo fit! Just curious, did many other viewers notice that the race in what used to be called 'indian file'?
I see some great breeding opportunities within this field! Mostly involved are Chrome, Beholder, and one not in the field Songbird and American Pharoah. Shuffle around the breeding a few years time and we could possibly see some great foals out of em! This is probably Beholder's last year of racing and most likely Chromes from a career and breeding stand point. They've both done enough for a good retirement in the near future.
When you factor in how good the two horses chasing him are in their right in Beholder & Dortmund, this was as good as I've ever seen Chrome look at any point in his career, and in any race. Calling his performance in the Pacific Classic "impressive" is really an understatement. It's hard to imagine him getting turned over in the BC Classic just unless running in the G1 Awesome Again Stakes first to stay eligible for that million dollar bonus takes more out of him than Art Sherman accounts for, but I think that's very unlikely. Chrome absolutely looked a million bucks in his coat on the racetrack yesterday at Del Mar, IMO.
+Mike Rodriguez If it weren't for California Chrome, Californian racing would be in the sewers compared to the excitement at Saratoga and Belmont with over 50 amazing races. Frosted all the way! The only races I bet against him were the Wood Memorial (2nd), Ky. Derby (3rd behind Materiality and Carpe Diem), and BC Classic (3rd behind Honor Code and Tonalist)
+sweetepnoy Don't you ever insult Uncle Mo! Cavorting, Curalina, Lewis Bay, Stopchargingmaria, and maybe Songbird rule the Distaff. Nearly every G1 at Belmont and Saratoga is better than every crappy field at California.
LOL Beholder just ran a huge second to a horse that NOBODY can beat in California Chrome and now she's demoted! Please, just give me 3-1 on her in the Distaff, I'm begging everyone for 3-1. We'll see who really never should have been demoted! LOL
If she was mine (one can dream!) I'd put her in the Classic. She completely dominated the rest of the field in the Pacific Classic, and Chrome is not likely to get away with that kind of loose on the lead trip. The field will be big, there will be traffic, and Victor will have a target on his back. Given the way Chrome is running now, I think can take her if he gets a clean trip, but that's not a guarantee by any means. And I don't see too many other horses out there than can take her down at 10 furlongs. If she went in the Classic, I can easily see a repeat of the PC exacta.
Only problem with that is she finished second, and there is no horse in the world who is going to beat Chrome, so no reason to drop back down.JMO, lets see where they go with her, but IMO she loves SA and she traveled last year to face AP, no reason to think finoshed second on the same track she won't go again. ONLY wrench is Frosted can outrun Chrome for the first mile, but the downside to that is Chrome can sit the pocket. Going to be a fun BCC!
I think it is great that the owners of Chrome keep racing him, he is at his prime at 5 which is normal (what a horse). Frosted in my opinion might be the best mile runner out there but if you stretch him out to 11/4 he is better than most but not the best. I won a lot of money on Frosted this year at a mile he went off at 5/2 against a bunch of chumps.
In addition to being an excellent racehorse, CC has grown into a fine looking TB. He ran so effortlessly the entire race, he never appeared to be exerting himself. Not so for the great Beholder, who looked like she was struggling a bit despite easily finishing second. It seems like her connections don't always push her as hard in training as they should for whatever reason. The big question for me is: Will the still undefeated Songbird enter the BCC? She's still just a three year old, I guess the answer is no.
Art Sherman knows Chrome is a lot faster than they're letting on. Even Gary Stevens said later that he felt like Victor never let Chrome run all out. so, he said that's a scary thought. I think he's as good as Secretariet, but we might not ever find out cause they won't push him to his limit. Too much money involved.
Even with a strong field in the Classic it's hard to see Chrome going off at more than 3-5. He just smoked a quality field at even money! Dortmund deserves another shot while Beholder may take on Songbird in the Distaff (and that will also be a tough race!).
Chrome ran a great race. Comfortable but not real soft fractions. 2nd best thing Steve Coburn did regarding this horse was to sell his stake in him, the 1st being he bred him. Beholder ran her race and got beat fair and square. Glad to see she's not "off" as some thought she might be getting as she aged. I gotta believe Stevens thought early on he would be battling down the stretch for 2nd place. Dortmund was either not the same horse as his last race or Bejarano just plain blew the ride. Whatever it was I still don't think he was beating Chrome today. As for the Frosted fans, be glad you stayed back East. I love Frosted, he's a gutsy horse with a lot of talent and while he's beaten up the East Coast horses easily it's against marginal or aging competition at best. He's had/has the misfortune of trying to compare/compete against a Triple Crown winner and an almost Triple Crown winner who appears to be getting better with age!
Chrome shot out of the gate and the other horses couldn't keep up. Ran like a quarter horse in the first 1/16 to open up that lead - it would've been suicidal to chase that.
Perhaps, but he didn't even try to contest the lead. Don't have to be capable of running long to press the pace especially since that's his running style. The more and more I think about it the more I believe they, the connections of Dortmund and Beholder, conceded the race to CC and were content to battle each other should he fail or collect the place and show earnings.
Dortmund would've had to run the second 1/16 in 11 seconds to contest the lead. Wasn't happening. The more and more I think about this race, the more I believe that California Chrome ran like Seattle Slew on that day. Unless you import J.O. Tobin from the Swaps you're not beating him.
So, did California Chrome clinch Horse of the Year with this performance? Or could Frosted still steal it with the Woodward/Classic double? On to Saratoga... for now.
great performance if he holds his form I think only chance to beat CC would be to have rabit run up front with him all that speed left at the end of a race
Mike Rodriguez Dude you obviously have no idea what your talking about so just stop embarrassing yourself. Chrome has destroyed Frosted on every occasion and he is running a full second faster this year than he ever has in his race career. Frosted is not even in the same league as California Chrome anymore. He really never was. He tried beating up AP in the Traverse stakes and all he managed to do was slow him down just enough to let Keen Ice slip by.....but he couldn't do it. And Chrome and AP would be about even right now if they raced each other. He ran this race in almost 2:00 flat easing up over the last 50 yards. Had V Espinosa been in a race and pushed him across the line he would have destroyed the track record of 1:59:11. Chrome is still getting better and will probably peak sometime this year......Hopefully at the Breeders Cup. Strap in.....Horse of the year 2016 ....easy.
BTW, Victor said he would take CC over AP if they were to race at a 1 1/4 against each other this year (too bad Zayat retired that ducking paper champ)
I guess you're the horses ass because the link has been posted for 12 hours. If you understood what he was saying it meant he would take Chrome if he had to choose one horse. Are you that ignorant, we know AP didn't race at 4. Maybe you should ask victor what he is basing his opinion on, that would be interesting.
Here, in case you missed it again: www.thenational.ae/sport/horse-racing/dubai-world-cup-winner-california-chrome-and-victor-espinoza-playing-with-rivals-at-del-mar
He indicated that he'd choose AP at 3, then went on to say that if we're going of current form, he'd choose Chrome. I know, apples and oranges. But then he later bluntly stated that California Chrome is the best horse he's ever been on.
Chrome one of the best race horses this decade. I think it's a shame AP was retired so quickly. I think Chrome is actually a better race horse but would have loved to see them race.
Let's End This Right Now! These Trolls are totally delusional to think FROSTED who has beat nothing but Cream Puffs in his career and cannot...I repeat CANNOT win at this distance is going to defeat CALIFORNIA CHROME who has beaten the best the sport has to offer be it Dubai or Del Mar or wherever in his career! Multiple 10f winner on his home track is one of the greats!
+RedBev59 What I have been trying to point out? With his victory today? And at 10f? How does Chrome lose the classic on a track he absolutely loves against a horse who has never won at the Distance??? Another thing that made no sense was the fact CALIFORNIA CHROME defeated FROSTED easily in the Dubai World Cup. FROSTED had a prep in Dubai? CHROME shipped 9,000 miles and easily dispatched FROSTED. The records at the distance speak for itself. Until FROSTED can prove he can finally win at 10f? Then I will be humble. I promise that
+April Doornbos This is what I want to see with McLaughlin. I don't want to see FROSTED run at 9f in The Woodward at Saratoga. That proves nothing! I really want to see FROSTED in the 10f Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont! That race would really speak volumes if FROSTED can finally get over the hump at 10f!
hey.....those people are Not right in the head. Just ignore them. They have no clue about horses let alone race horses. IGNORE THEM. If you comment and fight with them.......that is what they want. It eggs them on. They're NOT RIGHT in the head. We just don't SEE those comments. Enjoy Chrome for the champion he is. Ignore the haters. they have no education in horses.
+John Kaufmann you mean a pole and a half. this race should make it an easy choice for the Breeders cup dirt mile for Frosted. Beholder now runs in the distaff. Just leave Chrome alone at 10f.
Who's better? Chrome or Beholder? Let's look at the record: Chrome: 60% win spec, 4 times not in the money Beholder: 76% win spec, 4th one time Pacific Coast Classic: 2016: Chrome, in 2:00.4 Good time 2015: Beholder in 1:59.7 Better time
Charles Ray Yes, I watched it several times. CC won. This time. But Beholder ran it faster last year, and has a better win percentage. I could see Beholder was not going to catch him. I make no excuses. But he is not a better horse. He has SO MANY losses!! This year seems to be his best. Five straight wins. Beholder has many more straight wins. Beholder is, to me and others, a great horse. CC has been called the best horse on the planet, a ridiculous claim, looking at the numbers. He was beaten by an 8 year old in the Dubai Cup. He is very inconsistent!!
Charles Ray I don't know who crowned you king of racing. Logic consists of facts. And I put up facts that I had researched. Beholder had a faster time in the PacCla last year. She has a much better win average. This is logic, these are facts. If you don't like them, too bad Charley. CC is certainly not the world's best horse currently. I remember Shared Belief beat him easily. So did many others, in which races he finshed 4, 5, or 6. Beholder never did that. CC is very inconsistent. Beholder wins consistently. These are facts, logic, Charley. Read 'em and weep.
That pig American Pharaoh By CC yesterday.oh ducked Beholder last year and would have gotten hammered. He would have been destroyed by CC yesterday. Frosted has no shot at 1 1/4 vs CC.
We will never know what would have happen if AP would have raced against CC , both horses are Great , We will never know the AP potential at 4 or 5 years old , for example if he would have been raced in Dubai
Beholder didn't duck AP, she was on the grounds when they discovered her problem, same with Smooth roller. Race was done right there. FYI, Zayat had the option to train for the the PCC (per TVG) and didn't want to face beholder. and the owners of beholder wanted it.He also could have gone in the Woodward against Honor Code and Liams Map and avoided that race also as that race would have been the exact setup the travers was where he lost. Liams map setting suicide fractions and Honor code from way back like keen ice and beating AP. Lets face it, those are the facts, two races against top older horses in which they would have not been easy for him and Zayat avoided them as not to risk the sire fees.From a business standpoint I get it, but from the racing end Zayat avoided major tests against the best there were. Sceretariat, Seattle Slew Affirmed, none of them avoided the Grade 1 races vs older.
Please, just stop with the Beholder lame excuse, track vet verified it. Again, AP ducked two major races not etoo lose money on stud fees. And your exact reason "far more durable" and "light boned" is another excuse that people made up to cover why there wouldn't ever be another TC winner, well there was.
Not saying he wasn't great or a beast, all the more reason that he should have knocked heads with Beholder in the PCC and Honor Code and Liams Map in Woodward. The fans lose out,BTW. I am glad he won for a selfish reason, that all the so-called "experts" will just shut their traps for the next 10 years with all this talk of changing the distance of the TC races because I don't believe it is the "bucking the trend" factor. Look at the registered foals in the 1970s averaged around 27,000 a year (21,000 in 2012 for AP).in the 1970s. 1980 and 1990 the foals register was at numbers between 35,000 and 51,000. I'll bet anything that greatly reduced a chance of a TC, as it's more than coincidental we now have another TC winner with 1970s foal numbers.
Still so amazed by how much he's come into his own this year. He's one damn remarkable horse
Reminds us all of how significant good 'management' is --- Chrome & his Team are happening.
True racehorse, love that he's still running and killing it, if American Pharoah wasn't retired that would be one of the greatest showdowns ever in the history of the sport
Thrilling! California Chrome affects me exactly like Secretariat did and there are no words to convey this emotion!
Not too many things get my adrenalin rushing & heart pumping like the excitement of watching the extraordinary CC race -🐎-and winning is even better---Congrats to Team Chrome!
Wow...and this was supposed to be a challenge. He just blew them away. What a great horse!!
California Chrome is looking absolutely awesome at age 5 this year! Looks like the Breeders Cup Classic for 2016 will be a must see event!
I will apologize to all those Secretariat enthusiasts in advance. Ive been watching and observing this sport for 32 years i saw some great stride artists in action from precisionist greinton alysheba holybull Cigar skip away john henry up to American pharaoh. but i have only seen the likes of the great secretariat from video. what i saw in California chrome in the 2016 pacific classic, and mind me i never compare horses to the greatest secretariat, but today i will, Chromes stride is a haunting 2016 version of the great horse. chrome stride rate and stride length just blew a champion mare away as if she was a 10k claimer looks like when Secretariat won the Marlboro cup in 1:45 2/5. WOW!!!!!
Such an amazing horse; been a fan of him since 2013. Chrome made it look like a mere cantering romp. Perfect ride by Victor; congrats to all connections.
I would have LOVED to see Chrome and Pharoah go at it. They seem like the only horses who could have really tested each other.
Geez, and I was worried about him coming out of gate one and getting blocked on the rail. LOL He shot out so fast and was UP to take the lead before the others came out of their gates. LOL What a horse! He is aging like fine wine. Great job Chrome and Victor! I LOVE Chromes long stride. The other horses were doing 3 strides to One of Chromes. He was just gliding along. That was an amazing race. I was very proud of Dortmund too. He is really coming into his own too. That was a great race.
He was clear of the rest of the field within 5 jumps!
Chrome was on fire. Nobody could have gotten near him. I'm proud of Dortmund too though. He's come a long way and is SO good.....he's racing with the Higher class horses like chrome and beholder. wow. I rooted for Dortmund to win the Triple crown. This was a great race. I'm so proud of Team Sherman. Boy they know how Chrome ticks and what to do with him. WOW
One of the greatest performances of this Century.. and to my eye, Timeform 138+
Timeform 132
key West SUNSET If that's the case, they must think it was either a falsely run race or the whole field under-performed.. it ran like a normal race to me and when you consider Dortmund's around 127 and Beholder's 131.. Chrome just beat them 10lb+ .. which, even if they unde-performed slightly, should easily rival Frosteds Met Mile (136).
Timeform figs were 132-126-124
I hear what you're saying
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All class of its Own!!! Wow Chrome!!!
Dang! And he didn't look a bit tired!
California Chrome stands alone at the top!
California Chrome is Definitely One of the Greatest Race Horses of all Time.California Chrome=Secretariat=Man o' War,Etc,.
Very impressive! This horse, California Chrome, got crushed by Shared Belief; lost 2 of 3 races to Bayern as a 3 year old; lost to Prince Bishop in Dubai; lost 9 career races etc. And he is now turned into a bear. I still say that Shared Belief was better than Chrome; and I still say that Bayern had Chrome's number as 3 year olds, though Chrome turned into a better horse; but Chrome has turned into a top 5 year old no doubt.
California Chrome is miles better than he was at 3 or 4. That was then and this is now.
Crome ran a 2:0013 and he pulled up at least 30 to 40 yards before the finish line.
An amazing performance! Congratulations to California Chrome and all his connections.
This resembled a quarter horse race at Los Alamitos, it was over at the break. Dortmund had to go with Chrome and was neutralized as he isn't a stalker.
Extremely impressive is an understatement. CC looks better than he has ever been. It is so great to see top racehorse at the top of their game. How could anyone not love CC?
While I think what CC did in this race was really impressive it is certainly NOT Secretariat quality. Secretariat, on his best days, was in a class by himself. I guess I would not be considered a "Secretariat Cultist" because I don't hate any other horse and I certainly don't hate CC. As good as he has been this year I would take Secretariat at his best (and most of the time he was on the top of his game) over CC..
When on his game Secretariat was the greatest racehorse of all time. Look at his performances in the Kentucky Derby, The Preakness, and finally the Belmont Stakes. Secretariat was absolutely brilliant for most of his career. CC is a terrific racehorse and I am a huge fan of his, but he is no Secretariat.
LOL. This conversation is about Secretariat and CC. Both great racehorses. But CC is no California Chrome. Your anti Secretariat comments are as bad as those that think the only great racehorse ever is Secretariat. Both camps are wrong. As I have said, on their best days give me Secretariat any day.
+Charles Ray Man O War was great but he beat nothing but Grade 3 horses at best.
+Charles Ray Secretariat was rated ahead of Man O War as the top 100 athletes of the century by ESPN.
This I believe was the greatest run by California Chrome. He just looked like a super horse that day.
This horse has grown on me so much. Never cared too much for him as a three year old; thought he wasn't that great then. My, how he has improved! So much respect for his connections. Completely fearless; they'll take on anyone. Race him on dirt, turf, synthetic, West Coast, East Coast, abroad, against older horses... they just don't care. Endless respect for their bravery and love for the sport; could have packed him off to stud long ago. Kept him around for us to enjoy instead.
GRACIAS California Chrome DE PUNTA A PUNTA ERES EL MEJOR...... DESDE VENEZUELA TE LIGUE TU VICTORIA QUE CABALLO.....
My two current favorite horses, Chrome and Beholder.
Not sure how to describe that performance. After all the criticism about the curious race pattern last year he's arrived at the best form of his career, and just about anyone's career. Right now he looks even more unbeatable than American Pharaoh did last year in the Classic (if only AP were still racing).
Love you, Chromie!
WOW --- absolutely fantastic win. Didn't really think it'd be that easy----but when you are closing-in-on as good as it gets, why not!!
Chrome and Songbird are unbelievably good. Wow.
CHROME is. songbird is in a different league. She's no where near Chromes league or has done or raced where Chrome has. Songbird is a very nice horse. I love her too. BUT don't compare them two together.
Songbird is amazing, but she'll never race against males because her connections are greedy. No filly can come close to her so its guaranteed money. I'd like to see Songbird against Male horses.
+RedBev59
Songbird is no Chrome, but she is pretty good. 10 for 10 good and her victory today was decisive. I will enjoy watching her race again just as much as I love watching Chrome run. They are both fantastic athletes and I think we as race fans are lucky to get to see them and many other great horses run. We are truly in a golden age for horse racing!
+Steve Prugar So would I.
she is awesome. I've seen her race. What gets me is WHY dont' the owners of Songbird and even Beholder just Stay in the states. UK and Dubai and other countries would PAY them to bring her over there so they can see her. Let me tell you......she would WIN over there too. Our American trained horses are so advanced compared to over there. THAT is without drugs too. Chrome was there almost three months to train in Dubai for his prep race there AND then he won the Dubai World Cup against the Worlds Best. That was only five months ago. End of March. No drugs allowed at all. No Lasix.....all the horses there only used their own horse power. Were SO happy and worked out great. All the horses. Not just Chrome. He loved it there. They treat ALL horses like royalty in Dubai. Songbird and Beholder should do a stint there. It's great for the Resume' too.
California Chrome is Definitely one of the Greatest Race Horses of all Time. California Chrome=Secretariat=Man o' War=Whirlaway Etc,.
Chrome, Beholder, and Dortmund & Hoppertunity ran well! A great field.
ran well ? only chrome ran well, rest of the field is still running
Beholder ran very well. She just ran into a monster.
+Venckman still. they all ran well. give them all the credit at least.
The first 4 did at least. Hoppertunity is as honest as they come, and Dortmund gave it his all as he always does. I just don't think he can take down legit Grade 1 horses at 10 furlongs. It will be interesting to see where Baffert places him next.
2021 California Chrome's Golden Days
Legend!!!!!
Chrome made every single horse in this track his bitch.
With this performance it's pretty safe to say we have horse racing's next big superstar. His career accomplishments definitely trumps those of American Pharoah. A few more races, and we might be talking about an all-time money winner in the history of horse racing, and perhaps the best thoroughbred since Cigar.
California Chrome is the best horse on the planet and is earning a place among the all-time greats. Frosted is a nice little miler but no match for Chrome or Beholder at a mile & a quarter.
He won that so EASY! Chrome has proven to be the best horse! If he won the Triple I think that they would have put him out to stud at the end of his 3rd year. Since they didn't we can see what an AMAZING horse he really is! CHROME RULES FOREVER!!!
Love that boy california chrome ❤
Many kudos to Art and Steve Sherman for getting Chrome soooo fit!
Just curious, did many other viewers notice that the race in what used to be called 'indian file'?
without a doubt the best race run this year and i totally agree far and away the best horse one the planet
LOL, no the Dubai World Cup was.....he ran quite a ways with his saddle almost off!!!
What a nice run. Wow.
I see some great breeding opportunities within this field! Mostly involved are Chrome, Beholder, and one not in the field Songbird and American Pharoah. Shuffle around the breeding a few years time and we could possibly see some great foals out of em! This is probably Beholder's last year of racing and most likely Chromes from a career and breeding stand point. They've both done enough for a good retirement in the near future.
Victor never asked. Chrome just cruised to victory! He made it look soooo easy!
Chrome beat Frosted in this year's Dubai World Cup. That race wasn't even close. Right now, Chrome's the best in the world!!
He has, but not at a classic distance, and, for the most part, he hasn't shown the same brilliance out of New York.
That said, the BC Dirt Mile is his for the taking, I think.
And it makes me sad that he will always be considered second rate by some because he didn't win the Triple Crown.
love this horse
He made this race look easy, like exercise gallop easy.
When you factor in how good the two horses chasing him are in their right in Beholder & Dortmund, this was as good as I've ever seen Chrome look at any point in his career, and in any race. Calling his performance in the Pacific Classic "impressive" is really an understatement. It's hard to imagine him getting turned over in the BC Classic just unless running in the G1 Awesome Again Stakes first to stay eligible for that million dollar bonus takes more out of him than Art Sherman accounts for, but I think that's very unlikely. Chrome absolutely looked a million bucks in his coat on the racetrack yesterday at Del Mar, IMO.
Wow. Incredible performance. His rating should further improve. 135+
Amazing horse. Stole 400$ from the track tonight. To easy of a race. Horse of the year is an easy grab, especially if he wins the BCC
+Mike Rodriguez If it weren't for California Chrome, Californian racing would be in the sewers compared to the excitement at Saratoga and Belmont with over 50 amazing races. Frosted all the way! The only races I bet against him were the Wood Memorial (2nd), Ky. Derby (3rd behind Materiality and Carpe Diem), and BC Classic (3rd behind Honor Code and Tonalist)
CHROME obviously has gotten bigger, stronger and faster with age.......love him and his heart.....he's all racehorse.
Wow. Dominating
That was a freaky performance just scared Beholder back to the ladies classic where she will try Songbird
+sweetepnoy Don't you ever insult Uncle Mo! Cavorting, Curalina, Lewis Bay, Stopchargingmaria, and maybe Songbird rule the Distaff. Nearly every G1 at Belmont and Saratoga is better than every crappy field at California.
LOL Beholder just ran a huge second to a horse that NOBODY can beat in California Chrome and now she's demoted! Please, just give me 3-1 on her in the Distaff, I'm begging everyone for 3-1. We'll see who really never should have been demoted! LOL
If she was mine (one can dream!) I'd put her in the Classic. She completely dominated the rest of the field in the Pacific Classic, and Chrome is not likely to get away with that kind of loose on the lead trip. The field will be big, there will be traffic, and Victor will have a target on his back. Given the way Chrome is running now, I think can take her if he gets a clean trip, but that's not a guarantee by any means. And I don't see too many other horses out there than can take her down at 10 furlongs. If she went in the Classic, I can easily see a repeat of the PC exacta.
Only problem with that is she finished second, and there is no horse in the world who is going to beat Chrome, so no reason to drop back down.JMO, lets see where they go with her, but IMO she loves SA and she traveled last year to face AP, no reason to think finoshed second on the same track she won't go again. ONLY wrench is Frosted can outrun Chrome for the first mile, but the downside to that is Chrome can sit the pocket.
Going to be a fun BCC!
I think it is great that the owners of Chrome keep racing him, he is at his prime at 5 which is normal (what a horse). Frosted in my opinion might be the best mile runner out there but if you stretch him out to 11/4 he is better than most but not the best. I won a lot of money on Frosted this year at a mile he went off at 5/2 against a bunch of chumps.
In addition to being an excellent racehorse, CC has grown into a fine looking TB. He ran so effortlessly the entire race, he never appeared to be exerting himself. Not so for the great Beholder, who looked like she was struggling a bit despite easily finishing second. It seems like her connections don't always push her as hard in training as they should for whatever reason. The big question for me is: Will the still undefeated Songbird enter the BCC? She's still just a three year old, I guess the answer is no.
W>O>W>
Art Sherman knows Chrome is a lot faster than they're letting on. Even Gary Stevens said later that he felt like Victor never let Chrome run all out. so, he said that's a scary thought. I think he's as good as Secretariet, but we might not ever find out cause they won't push him to his limit.
Too much money involved.
Even with a strong field in the Classic it's hard to see Chrome going off at more than 3-5. He just smoked a quality field at even money! Dortmund deserves another shot while Beholder may take on Songbird in the Distaff (and that will also be a tough race!).
Chrome ran a great race. Comfortable but not real soft fractions. 2nd best thing Steve Coburn did regarding this horse was to sell his stake in him, the 1st being he bred him. Beholder ran her race and got beat fair and square. Glad to see she's not "off" as some thought she might be getting as she aged. I gotta believe Stevens thought early on he would be battling down the stretch for 2nd place. Dortmund was either not the same horse as his last race or Bejarano just plain blew the ride. Whatever it was I still don't think he was beating Chrome today. As for the Frosted fans, be glad you stayed back East. I love Frosted, he's a gutsy horse with a lot of talent and while he's beaten up the East Coast horses easily it's against marginal or aging competition at best. He's had/has the misfortune of trying to compare/compete against a Triple Crown winner and an almost Triple Crown winner who appears to be getting better with age!
The track doesn't look fast to me. I think the fractions were fast given the surface, or else the horses would've been bunched up more.
Chrome shot out of the gate and the other horses couldn't keep up. Ran like a quarter horse in the first 1/16 to open up that lead - it would've been suicidal to chase that.
Perhaps, but he didn't even try to contest the lead. Don't have to be capable of running long to press the pace especially since that's his running style. The more and more I think about it the more I believe they, the connections of Dortmund and Beholder, conceded the race to CC and were content to battle each other should he fail or collect the place and show earnings.
Dortmund would've had to run the second 1/16 in 11 seconds to contest the lead. Wasn't happening.
The more and more I think about this race, the more I believe that California Chrome ran like Seattle Slew on that day. Unless you import J.O. Tobin from the Swaps you're not beating him.
or the Sham or Secretariat from the 73 Derby though...
man what an easy win....what a great job getting chrome ready.....
California Chrome and Usain Bolt, two fast animals.
So, did California Chrome clinch Horse of the Year with this performance? Or could Frosted still steal it with the Woodward/Classic double? On to Saratoga... for now.
Not even off the bridle and no whip either!. Amazing horse.
i still think arrogate is gunna get em in the classic
great performance if he holds his form I think only chance to beat CC would be to have rabit run up front with him all that speed left at the end of a race
This was an atypical performance...he rates very well.
California Chrome Best Horse on the Planet 2016.....Horse of the Year again
+Mike Rodriguez hes dustef frosted already and he can dit off anyone who wants to go to the front
+Mike Rodriguez didnt fire? thatz his problem and Frosted isnt the soundest horse
+Mike Rodriguez and I guess nobody fired in thos race?..Beholder ran a nice race but cpuldnt run with Chrome
Mike Rodriguez Dude you obviously have no idea what your talking about so just stop embarrassing yourself. Chrome has destroyed Frosted on every occasion and he is running a full second faster this year than he ever has in his race career. Frosted is not even in the same league as California Chrome anymore. He really never was. He tried beating up AP in the Traverse stakes and all he managed to do was slow him down just enough to let Keen Ice slip by.....but he couldn't do it. And Chrome and AP would be about even right now if they raced each other. He ran this race in almost 2:00 flat easing up over the last 50 yards. Had V Espinosa been in a race and pushed him across the line he would have destroyed the track record of 1:59:11. Chrome is still getting better and will probably peak sometime this year......Hopefully at the Breeders Cup. Strap in.....Horse of the year 2016 ....easy.
+gstanz67 hey genius, Chrome didn't run.against frosted in the Travers.
I knew it! I picked CC!
Please include Whirlaway as One of the Greatest Race Horses of all Time with California Chrome Etc,.
Emphatic!!!!!
Sweet I picked right!
I miss shared belief he kicked the ass to cc a truly champion
Wow.
www.thenational.ae/sport/horse-racing/dubai-world-cup-winner-california-chrome-and-victor-espinoza-playing-with-rivals-at-del-mar
Wow 😱😱👏👏👏
Wow!
I love Frosted, but he'll never stand a chance against California Chrome at 10F.
Wow!!!!!!
BTW, Victor said he would take CC over AP if they were to race at a 1 1/4 against each other this year (too bad Zayat retired that ducking paper champ)
In a n interview after the race. Actually a racing insider person told me, I don't doubt this person.
I guess you're the horses ass because the link has been posted for 12 hours. If you understood what he was saying it meant he would take Chrome if he had to choose one horse. Are you that ignorant, we know AP didn't race at 4. Maybe you should ask victor what he is basing his opinion on, that would be interesting.
Here, in case you missed it again:
www.thenational.ae/sport/horse-racing/dubai-world-cup-winner-california-chrome-and-victor-espinoza-playing-with-rivals-at-del-mar
He indicated that he'd choose AP at 3, then went on to say that if we're going of current form, he'd choose Chrome. I know, apples and oranges. But then he later bluntly stated that California Chrome is the best horse he's ever been on.
This is what happens BEHOLDER,When you face real competition.
Art told everyone if you go early be tied on
Espinoza barely sat down in the saddle!
Chrome one of the best race horses this decade. I think it's a shame AP was retired so quickly. I think Chrome is actually a better race horse but would have loved to see them race.
Was that California Chrome or American Pharoah? Not sure Pharoah would be able to beat this version of Chrome.
Let's End This Right Now! These Trolls are totally delusional to think FROSTED who has beat nothing but Cream Puffs in his career and cannot...I repeat CANNOT win at this distance is going to defeat CALIFORNIA CHROME who has beaten the best the sport has to offer be it Dubai or Del Mar or wherever in his career! Multiple 10f winner on his home track is one of the greats!
+RedBev59 What I have been trying to point out? With his victory today? And at 10f? How does Chrome lose the classic on a track he absolutely loves against a horse who has never won at the Distance??? Another thing that made no sense was the fact CALIFORNIA CHROME defeated FROSTED easily in the Dubai World Cup. FROSTED had a prep in Dubai? CHROME shipped 9,000 miles and easily dispatched FROSTED. The records at the distance speak for itself. Until FROSTED can prove he can finally win at 10f? Then I will be humble. I promise that
EXCEPT TCW American Pharaoh , feigning and injured leg , good excuse to duck and hide
Cream puffs or not, he managed to break the record for the Met Mile. Just saying.
+April Doornbos This is what I want to see with McLaughlin. I don't want to see FROSTED run at 9f in The Woodward at Saratoga. That proves nothing! I really want to see FROSTED in the 10f Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont! That race would really speak volumes if FROSTED can finally get over the hump at 10f!
hey.....those people are Not right in the head. Just ignore them. They have no clue about horses let alone race horses. IGNORE THEM. If you comment and fight with them.......that is what they want. It eggs them on. They're NOT RIGHT in the head. We just don't SEE those comments. Enjoy Chrome for the champion he is. Ignore the haters. they have no education in horses.
اهلا بالبريدرزكاب كلاسيك وكاس دبي العالمي في مملكه كلفورنيا كروم
Flightline
fixed
Chrome vs frosted who will win breeders cup classic!!!!!!?????????????????
CHROME by a pole!
+John Kaufmann you mean a pole and a half. this race should make it an easy choice for the Breeders cup dirt mile for Frosted. Beholder now runs in the distaff. Just leave Chrome alone at 10f.
+cindaflame agreed
lol fast as fuck
does fuck really goes that fast?
Seattle Slew offspring
who
Who's better? Chrome or Beholder? Let's look at the record:
Chrome: 60% win spec, 4 times not in the money
Beholder: 76% win spec, 4th one time
Pacific Coast Classic:
2016: Chrome, in 2:00.4 Good time
2015: Beholder in 1:59.7 Better time
Charles Ray Yes, I watched it several times. CC won. This time. But Beholder ran it faster last year, and has a better win percentage.
I could see Beholder was not going to catch him. I make no excuses. But he is not a better horse. He has SO MANY losses!! This year seems to be his best. Five straight wins. Beholder has many more straight wins.
Beholder is, to me and others, a great horse. CC has been called the best horse on the planet, a ridiculous claim, looking at the numbers. He was beaten by an 8 year old in the Dubai Cup. He is very inconsistent!!
Charles Ray I don't know who crowned you king of racing. Logic consists of facts. And I put up facts that I had researched. Beholder had a faster time in the PacCla last year. She has a much better win average. This is logic, these are facts. If you don't like them, too bad Charley.
CC is certainly not the world's best horse currently. I remember Shared Belief beat him easily. So did many others, in which races he finshed 4, 5, or 6. Beholder never did that. CC is very inconsistent. Beholder wins consistently.
These are facts, logic, Charley. Read 'em and weep.
+Zenaida Robbins heres a fact...Beholder is no match for Chrome....and you left out the fact of lifetime earnings
+Zenaida Robbins and Shared Belief is dead
+Charles Ray yeah, its a dingbat for sure
lomejo
That pig American Pharaoh By CC yesterday.oh ducked Beholder last year and would have gotten hammered. He would have been destroyed by CC yesterday. Frosted has no shot at 1 1/4 vs CC.
AP would have been destroyed yesterday by CC.
We will never know what would have happen if AP would have raced against CC , both horses are Great , We will never know the AP potential at 4 or 5 years old , for example if he would have been raced in Dubai
Beholder didn't duck AP, she was on the grounds when they discovered her problem, same with Smooth roller. Race was done right there.
FYI, Zayat had the option to train for the the PCC (per TVG) and didn't want to face beholder. and the owners of beholder wanted it.He also could have gone in the Woodward against Honor Code and Liams Map and avoided that race also as that race would have been the exact setup the travers was where he lost. Liams map setting suicide fractions and Honor code from way back like keen ice and beating AP.
Lets face it, those are the facts, two races against top older horses in which they would have not been easy for him and Zayat avoided them as not to risk the sire fees.From a business standpoint I get it, but from the racing end Zayat avoided major tests against the best there were. Sceretariat, Seattle Slew Affirmed, none of them avoided the Grade 1 races vs older.
Please, just stop with the Beholder lame excuse, track vet verified it. Again, AP ducked two major races not etoo lose money on stud fees. And your exact reason "far more durable" and "light boned" is another excuse that people made up to cover why there wouldn't ever be another TC winner, well there was.
Not saying he wasn't great or a beast, all the more reason that he should have knocked heads with Beholder in the PCC and Honor Code and Liams Map in Woodward. The fans lose out,BTW.
I am glad he won for a selfish reason, that all the so-called "experts" will just shut their traps for the next 10 years with all this talk of changing the distance of the TC races because I don't believe it is the "bucking the trend" factor.
Look at the registered foals in the 1970s averaged around 27,000 a year (21,000 in 2012 for AP).in the 1970s. 1980 and 1990 the foals register was at numbers between 35,000 and 51,000. I'll bet anything that greatly reduced a chance of a TC, as it's more than coincidental we now have another TC winner with 1970s foal numbers.
I bet you are white jaja
Please get some help, Donald.