California Chrome on cusp of immortality at Breeders’ Cup Classic

California Chrome will bid to add his name to the list of great American horses to have won the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita tonight. 

California Chrome on cusp of immortality at Breeders’ Cup Classic
Sat, 05 Nov, 2016 - 00:00
Neil Morrice, Santa Anita

Having finished third in the race in 2014 - a year in which he also won the first two legs of the American Triple Crown - he missed last season’s renewal, but his stock has soared in the past 12 months.

A dominant win in the Dubai World Cup and two other Grade One triumphs back home mean he is the pre-eminent performer on dirt.

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