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California Chrome Will Run For Racing History–With Or Without Nasal Strips?

The paint on the weathervane at Pimlico, which carries the colors of the Preakness winner, had barely dried before California Chrome’s Triple Crown bid erupted in controversy. The chestnut colt’s length and a half victory on Saturday afternoon put to rest any lingering doubts that his performance in the Kentucky Derby was the result only…

May 19, 2014 in Belmont Stakes, Triple Crown.

Brian’s Triple Crown Analysis: The Preakness Stakes

Pimlico: The Grade I, $1.5 million Preakness at 1 3/16 miles #1 Dynamic Impact: Rapidly improving son of Tiznow exits a fast win in the GIII Illinois Derby at Hawthorne but certainly tests the big boys today in his first GI assignment. Casse charge has come to hand in his last two, which includes an…

May 16, 2014 in Preakness, Triple Crown.

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