Horse racing’s biggest star, California Chrome, to race at Philly track

Philly.com ^ | Sam Wood

[Morgana]

Some are already calling it the biggest day in the history of Pennsylvania horse racing.

California Chrome, who won this year’s Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, will run Sept. 20 in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby at Parx in suburban Philadelphia.

It’s the first time the Bensalem track has ever hosted a winner of the Kentucky Derby. And it’s the first race for the chiseled, chestnut-colored thoroughbred following his disappointing showing at Belmont Stakes, where he lost his bid to become the sport's 13th Triple Crown winner.

[Morgana]

CC is da man..er I mean da horse!

[Nepeta]

I hope he's ready, especially if Shared Belief ships east for this race as well.

Giving the horse that prolonged vacation may not have done him any favors in terms of fitness.

[Morgana]

I follow CC, he’s not been on vacation.

[Rodamala]

ping

[miss marmelstein]

Love that gorgeous horse!

[Nepeta]

I follow CC, he’s not been on vacation.

O, but he was. After returning to California, they hauled him off to the farm where was foaled, and they turned him out to graze and laze. I will look for an article.

[Nepeta]

Here it is:

http://abc30.com/news/california-chrome-comes-home-to-harris-farms-in-coalinga/135566/

There is a picture of him at the farm as well.

[Holen1]

“...where he lost his bid to become the sport’s 13th Triple Crown winner.”

Oops...there are only 11 Triple Crown winners to date...Chrome could have been no. 12.