Triple Crown hopeful California Chrome on Wednesday picked back up where he
“Yesterday he pulled, and today he pulled farther,” said Willie Delgado,
The son of Lucky Pulpit is hoping to become the first Triple Crown winner in
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“He went really strong today; he was feeling good,” said Alan Sherman, the
son of California Chrome’s trainer, Art Sherman.
The Belmont Stakes field — already a formidable bunch — got a little deeper
in the past week with the additions of Matterhorn, Matuszak, and Medal Count,
but Sherman remained unfazed.
“It’s going to be a tough race; they’re all good horses,” Sherman said. “All
we have to do is just do our thing and have him run his race and I think we’ll
be all right.”
The chestnut colt — owned by Steve Coburn and Perry Martin — is still on
track to have an official workout over the Belmont oval this Saturday at a time
that, according to Alan Sherman, that will depend on when jockey Victor Espinoza
arrives.
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