Saturday, June 07, 2014

California Chrome ran the longest race of any horse on the track.

He was between two slow movers in the gate. The other competitive horses broke faster and ran directly for the rail. 

He was forced to run behind the others and could not find a break on the rail, so he was crowded to the outside where he then moved toward the front on the straight away.

Once he had sunlight it was a matter of inches to the finish. 

He ran a one mile and a half race, but, his path was the longest around the track. He would have won if he wasn't forced to the outside. He is a great horse and we still looking at a horse capable of winning a mile and a half race.

I hope the owners put him to stud and won't run him again. We need his bloodlines back in the Thoroughbred. He is a very important horse.