Full Coverage: California Chrome’s run for the Triple Crown
California Chrome got two-thirds of the way to the Triple Crown of horse racing before finishing a disappointing fourth place in the Belmont Stakes. The horse, which became a crowd favorite and reenergized interest in the sport, was bred in California and is owned by two men in their first-ever racing partnership. California Chrome is trained by a 77-year-old former jockey who works out of a quarter horse track in Orange County.
Here is The Times’ coverage.
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Two days after the Belmont Stakes, California Chrome still isn’t the winner.
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There’s a barely noticeable wooden door in one of the barns at Harris Farms.
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From the moment California Chrome left the starting gate at Belmont Park on Saturday, Victor Espinoza felt something amiss.
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California Chrome sustained a bloody gash to his right front foot during the Belmont Stakes, an injury that may have hurt his chances in his failed bid to sweep the Triple Crown for the first time in 36 years.
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From the start of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, California Chrome jockey Victor Espinoza felt something was off with his mount.
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Minutes after California Chrome failed to capture the Triple Crown on Saturday, co-owner Steve Coburn blasted winner Tonalist for not competing in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.
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It was never really about the money, but at 3:55 p.m., the potential for Eddie Espinoza to be a millionaire still existed.
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Two hours before California Chrome’s ride for the Triple Crown on Saturday, the only noise in front of the colt’s barn came from a chorus of chirping birds.
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Racing’s Triple Crown flame has been rekindled.
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A look at winners of horse racing’s Triple Crown: Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes.
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California Chrome completed an uneventful workout Friday morning at Belmont Park in advance of Saturday’s run for the Triple Crown.
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Look closely at the white blaze on California Chrome’s nose during Saturday’s Belmont Stakes and you’ll see a patch about the size of a hand.
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John Harris owns an agricultural empire of beef and pistachios, and a hotel known to most Californians who have ever traveled Interstate 5 through the Central Valley, but on a recent day his attention was fixed on a message spelled out in red Solo cups.
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The sprawling confines of Belmont Park required some adjustment for Alan Sherman, California Chrome’s assistant trainer, before Saturday’s Belmont Stakes.
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Could this finally be the year?
