Only one more race stands between California Chrome and horse racing’s Triple Crown, but it could be his toughest challenge yet.
Since 1978, a dozen horses — Sunday Silence, War Emblem and Smarty Jones among them — have won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, only to stumble before the finish line at the Belmont Stakes.
No one can say exactly why there’s been a 36-year drought since the last Triple Crown winner, but there are several theories.
