California Chrome wins the Dubai World Cup

California Chrome, the 2014 Horse of the Year and Kentucky Derby winner, won the $10-million Dubai World Cup on March 26, 2016, at Meydan Race Course to make the California-bred the richest Western Hemisphere-raced horse of all time (also richest Western Hemisphere bred).

[@marilynspal]

SO fabulous...still get chills whatching it...I kept chanting...do it like Curlin...do it like Curlin, baucause Curlin had won from #11 post...lost my voice screarming at the end ..could NOT bleieve what we wanted SO much acutally happened...have tremendous faith he will sire the BIG horse..it will happen

[@kvakma]

...and how many horses would have tolerated that saddle slipping and almost a race bucking strap ~ what a special showing Chrome delivered; didn't appear to miss a beat and Victor rode flawlessly. Kudos to Art Sherman for his commitment, confidence, & insights. A thrill for all to see today! Look forward to the rest of 2016 with this Big Boy.

[@dennisergas3777]

That is the healthiest I have ever seen California Chrome. Fabulous job by the entire team of Art Sherman (and son, Steve) ,and Victor for his amazing ride ! The time off last year to relax and rejuvenate this amazingly gifted horse, really has made California Chrome a formidable force !! Can't wait to see Chrome when he returns to California !!

[@JSexton191]

+Dennis Ergas Steve Sherman trains Chrome's sister Hope's Love at Golden Gate. Alan Sherman, Art's other son, oversaw Chrome's training in Dubai this year. What a great job by Team Chrome!!

[@kevinsmall2132]

Very happy for California Chrome, he's an all time great horse.

[@marilynspal]

So awesome! So impressed with Victor's skill and nerve and also for Chrome to maintain his focus like the professional he is!! They are a great team, and I almost lost my voice for cheering(screaming actually) Great day for racing!!!! :)

[@kylestephens4133]

Curlin and Chrome are two of the best horses ever in my opinion. Loved both of their careers and the fact that their respective owners kept them racing after their 3 yr old campaigns.

[@debradonley3825]

I worked on the racetracks in California for many years. Not many respect Baffert, but everyone does respect Art. He's a true horseman. Baffert is a buffoon.

[@thechampion9525]

Where was the owner of the horse steve coburne ?

[@flossy2100]

drian gonzales COBURTNDS NO LONGER own any part of California Chrome. He sold his 30% to Taylormade, and Perry Martin still has his 70%

[@JSexton191]

+adrian gonzales Steve Coburn sold his 30 percent (minority) stake in Chrome to Taylor Made Farm after Chrome arrived home from Newmarket in mid-July 2015. When Chrome retires in 2017, he will return to the good care of the Taylors in Nicholasville, Kentucky, one of the most beautiful places on earth. Everyone there loves Chrome, and that is where he recuperated from the bone bruising that was identified when he was vetted for the sale. Chrome will be welcomed for a 30-day vacation at the Farm after his brief quarantine this week!

[@thechampion9525]

Janette Sexton thanks for the update ! i hope the horse have a happy and long life after reitre

[@Jefferdaughter]

The Taylors are also true horsemen. They believed in him before he won The Kentucky Derby, offering 5 or 6 million for controlling interest before that race. The offer was prompted in part by their analysis of his pedigree.

[@mildredgrossman5653]

The underestimated horse who rose to the plate.......a champion!I truly believe he would have won the triple crown if it had not been for that hoof injury.

[@LiztheLark]

That's what Victor Espinoza said. The horse had a big chunk taken out of his hoof and only lost by 1 1/4 lengths. Spectacular Bid lost the Belmont in much the same way, and he was favored to win the Triple Crown.

[@blessed1940]

sad that he run with d injury.

[@RedBev59]

I love CC at 5:14 when he's trotting back.........slipped saddle/ bucking strap and he thinks nothing of it. Just bee bops along. LOL Alan said even if he didn't take first place CC always heads to the Winners Circle. LOL What a ham. I love this horse's stamina and drive. He loves racing and LOVES the challenge and sure was a threat to the others in any race he was in. God Bless this horse.

[@boxcarent.3147]

Love Chrome miss seeing him run on tv.

[@patriciastoj126]

Excellent field. But Chrome is a rock star.

[@RedBev59]

wowwwwwwwwww. I had no doubts he'd win it this time. Wowowoowowowow. I must have watched this video a hundred times! GO CHROME

[@sherylejeffers9491]

when a horse is truly loved by owners,trainers they run for that love to parts unknown....just like seabisquit the jockey was to big the trainer to old and the owner to dumb to know the difference....but what they had was a true love for that horse and seabisquit ran to parts unknown for that love and he was they said to small neck to big and legs that had a eggbeater gate....well i rest my case....its love....!!!! look back at all the greats that had not much pedigree and draw backs who ran like the wind when nobody thought they could....California Chrome is one of these....I can always tell when its LOVE they run to parts unknown for that love..!

[@vrenihuber461]

eieieiei , verliert fast den Sattel und gewinnt noch das Rennen !!! Super Leistung von Jockey und Pferd.

[@Doraemon-tx5jl]

Nice rodeo ride Victor! Congrats Sherman having one heck of a horse!

[@thechampion9525]

I did not see the horse owner steve couborne , or he is not longer the horse owner ?

[@Doraemon-tx5jl]

+adrian gonzales Steve Coburn's share sold to Taylor made farm is what I heard. Chrome is own buy three parties, Taylor made farm prep and took care of Chrome pretty well for Dubai. Hopefully they will intent to race Chrome a few more times.

[@thechampion9525]

Doraemon Hui thanks for the information , and yes i hope also the horse race a couple more times , he is an amazing Horse !

[@RedBev59]

+Doraemon Hui  Taylor Made Stallions.....is where CC lives now when not racing AND will retire to stud there HOPEFULLY the end of this year

[@Doraemon-tx5jl]

+RedBev59 I would like CC run and win the breeders cup and retire! It would be great!

[@mallorys728]

If the Triple Crown was for 3 years old and up, truly great horses would have the title, California Chrome is just one of those sturdy horses that just get better and better as the get older like Wise Dan. Since he's become a 5 year old he is so much better, I don't think that he could have one the Belmont as a perfect health horse because he wasn't ready for it, he is a great horse, as a three year old, he just wasn't capable. Now I think he could win the Breeders Cup and race into his 6 or 7 year old season.

[@juansalas7691]

Numero. Uno

[@Jefferdaughter]

Would have been nice to have seen the rest of the program, both before and after the race.

[@BlueDevilsroll]

"I didn't know Victor Espinoza could saddle a horse!" Seriously???? He rides horses FOR-A-LIVING. That's like a fireman not knowing how to use a hose.

[@debbiehorn8263]

Where did she learn to ride ? a merry-go-round . Look how she handles her horse ! Weird

[@ManjuSingh-io6ix]

Beautiful!! Hes a beauty ❤️✌️✌️

[@JSexton191]

At least 10 other persons have purchased stakes in California Chrome. Both majority owner Perry Martin and minority owner Taylor Made Farm each sold 10 percent of their share in California Chrome. Breeders are expected to send their best mares to Chrome, which entitles them to two lifetime breeding rights as well as a percentage of his earnings over the rest of his career. Chrome's now pointed to the Pacific Classic in August and the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita Park on November 5. It remains to be seen whether Chrome will race in the Pegasus Stakes in early January 2017.

[@RedBev59]

+Janette Sexton they do that for many horses. Great marketing.

[@joeupyours3995]

THE BEST RACEHORSE IN THE F'ING WORLD AND HE'S FROM AMERICAN!

[@user-lc2gf2ln8c]

And today 26.01.24.C alifornia Chrome,s son Kabir kha n won Al Maktoum Challenge in Dubai!!!❤❤❤ Kabir kha n ,10 victories at 11 start s!❤

[@debradonley3825]

Art Sherman was not afraid to take his horse out of the US. Bob Baffert would not do that for AP. Sherman for the win!

[@Venckman]

+debra donley Baffert's never been shy about bringing horses to the Dubai World Cup. He finished third today. With Pharoah, he didn't have that option. The horse switched ownership immediately after the BC, and the new ownership wanted him retired to stud. Dubai was never an option, and it had zero to do with Baffert.

[@RedBev59]

+Killer Bees Wasn't Bob's decision. He's only the trainer. OWNER says to keep racing or to retire. Owner also says WHERE to race the horse......as if they'd know. AP was bought after his Derby run. BEFORE he even won the TC. Too bad. Cause they could have gotten TRIPLE the amount after AP won the TC. then the BCC. oh well. AND to think how he'd run as a grown 5yr old....holy cow.

[@stinknbee]

+RedBev59 Yes I know all that.! What I meant is that I don't think Ahmed Zayat would have done anything without consulting with Baffert. I don't think trainers of his caliber are there just to stand around and click a stopwatch. :-\

[@RedBev59]

+Killer Bees Yes, you're right. I think Bob and Zayat had a good relationship, too. so he'd listen to Bob. BUT he wasn't Zayat's any longer after he won the Derby. He was sold. Zayat only could race him until the end of December. They had race plans so Dubai was out. I would have loved to see AP in Dubai. Shared Belief, Beholder too. They're being wasted staying In the same State more or less. AP full grown at age 5 would have been something to see. wow

[@stinknbee]

+RedBev59 Shared Belief died last year. He had a really bad colic and they could not save him. 😩I don't know if you knew that or not. I'm personally glad that American Pharoah is done racing. I think racing just because you can, and the horse earns more status, money, etc., is risky business. One misstep and a horse's career, or worse, life is finished. Remember Ruffian. I just think California Chrome already proved himself a worthy champion, and I don't understand the need to keep on racing him. I guess I would rather see him at stud, so we can see his offspring. I'm excited to see what his foals will do. I think about all the horses who have won one, two or all of the "big three" races and now their "kids" are doing well. I would really be heart-broken if California Chrome's story ended on the track.

[@user-hd5sd5dj2l]

Калифорния Хром-Кабрихан! 😍❤️

[@sulemanthahim4270]

Great

[@Bongaboi151]

California Chrome LLC owes Ahmed Zayat a huge thank you for letting American Pharoah retire to stud ahead of this race. if Ahmed decided to contest the Dubai World Cup, AP wins that race based on his form. With AP out to stud, Chrome is able to take the DWC easily.

[@Bongaboi151]

xxxMrG No. Reported and blocked.

[@Bongaboi151]

Already blocked a couple of people today for dissent. Keep em coming, at your own peril...

[@TheJustjim3333]

glad he was able to handle keen ice ..unlike A ; )

[@Bongaboi151]

Running Down a Dream Pharoah's done that, too.

[@TheJustjim3333]

+Jo-Ryan Salazar also got out gamed by him too...

[@kennewman2166]

indubitably , a Race Horse kenxqed♫

[@rexterry4722]

After the gold rush>>......Chrome had poor breeding..... There was AP Indy in his blood... by the way... AP's daddy was Seattle Shew, his mommy was Weekend Surprise, who by the way was by Secretariat !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bgardiner3354]

If our prize-money were as weak as it is in the UK you would see many more Australian horses racing overseas. Even in winter we have the rich Queensland carnival.... you don't even have flat racing in winter there. You get to see very few good Australian horses - you will generally only see sprinters due to the world sprint series, and even then most of our good ones will not go to Royal Ascot. Even Buffering and Chautauqua (both geldings, but, as you say, they have an advantage over entires..... what??) will not go to Royal Ascot. They will race in Honkers and then come home again. Winx is in the top half dozen middle distance horses in the world at the moment, but she has run her grand final in the $3m Doncaster Handicap. A very few are purchased by Coolmore and the like to race in the UK. Add to that the sprinters who have owned Royal Ascot sprint races and you should thank your lucky stars we have such good prize-money. In fact, you should be thankful that both ANZ’s AND Japan’s prize-money is good. There are a host of exceptional Japanese horses that would have cleaned up UK middle distance and staying events (Gentildonna, Vodka, TM Opera O). Again, Japan’s prize-money is massive and their racing fairly insular.

[@bgardiner3354]

Be good to see him go around in Europe over 10f against the best horses at that distance. The "World Cup" when on tapeta was a farce. Now it's set up for the best 10f US horse. The best horses race on turf.

[@RedBev59]

+B Gardiner in America......the BEST, highest paid races are on DIRT. REAL dirt in the USA. Our best athletic horses in America are good on both actually BUT they prefer dirt. Euro horses can never do good on real dirt tracks over in USA. they don't have real dirt in Euro. too bad. It's a natural footing for any horse. It's too bad the only option they DO have is Turf. shame.

[@bgardiner3354]

+RedBev59 In most years the highest rated horses are turf horses…. And are generally from Europe. Dirt is good for speedway racing in my opinion. Catastrophic injury rates in racehorses are significantly higher on dirt.Anti-inflammatory painkillers like phenylbutazone has been propping up the US racing industry for years and it’s starting to show.

[@stinknbee]

+B Gardiner I agree. I think all drugs must be banned in racing, including Lasix. What is the need to drug them so they can race, and what do the drugs hide?

[@Celal7411]

California Chrome, one of the most used and abused and most successful horse. How many first places he has? 100? O poor horse made owners multi, multi millionaires. Time to give him a wonderful retirement.

[@Venckman]

27 races (16 wins) in 4 years. You've got a strange notion of "used and abused."