The tradition started when Churchill Downs accidentally misprinted California Chrome's name on the saddlecloth for his Kentucky Derby preparations. After donning the mislabeled cloth in the lead-up to the Run for the Roses, the homebred son of Lucky Pulpi
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The colt arrived in New York on Tuesday and yesterday had a slow jog on the track. "I just wanted to get out before the track got chewed up and he skipped over that track," said Alan Sherman, who is the assistant to his father, trainer Art Sherman. "I was
A mandatory payout of the carryover pool that stands at $6,303,426.30 for Saturday’s card is scheduled for Memorial Day, when the total Rainbow 6 pool up for grabs could swell to approximately $16 million if the popular multi-race wager goes unsolved un
Fitful Skies made her North American debut on October 27 in the Grade 1 E.P. Taylor at Woodbine. The 5-year-old mare, who became a Group 3 winner in Germany earlier in 2013, ran a huge race over the yielding ground to finish a head behind the winner Tanne
The Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner was led into barn 26 by assistant trainer Alan Sherman, walked the shed row briefly, and posed for the media on the lawn before settling in his stall. "He likes to stand out here and pose," said Alan Sherman.
California Chrome, who arrived at Belmont yesterday, stepped onto the track at approximately 6:45 a.m. and for the next 12 minutes jogged clockwise near the outer rail before slowing to a walk for the final sixteenth of a mile. "He actually surprised me,
Since 1931, the current order of the Kentucky Derby (G1) on the first Saturday in May, followed by the Preakness two weeks later and the Belmont Stakes (G1) on the first Saturday in June has been in place. However, on eleven occasions the Preakness was ru
After riding professionally for 28 years and winning virtually every major stake race in North America, including six Triple Crown and nine Breeders Cup victories, McCarron worked as color analyst on major networks and technical advisor on the movie "Seab
California Chrome will be permitted to use nasal strips when he competes at the 146th Belmont Stakes on June 7, 2014. Yesterday afternoon, California Chrome trainer Art Sherman contacted the Stewards (one representing the New York State Gaming Commission,
