GI Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) continued preparations for his return to the races with a seven-furlong work at Los Alamitos Sunday. The chestnut completed the drill in 1:25.40. Off since finishing second in last year's G1 Dubai World, California Chrome is expected to start next in the Jan. 9 GII San Pasqual S.
“He's right on schedule,” trainer Art Sherman said after the move. “The workout was perfect. He'll have one more breeze before the race, this one at Santa Anita, but we'll play it by ear depending on the weather and track conditions.”
The San Pasqual could feature a match-up of the last two winners of the GI Santa Anita Derby. California Chrome won that Triple Crown prep race before taking the 2014 Derby and GI Preakness S. Kaleem Shah's Dortmund (Big Brown), who won the Santa Anita Derby in 2015, is also expected to go postward in the 1 1/16-mile San Pasqual. Dortmund, coming off a victory in the Nov. 28 GIII Native Diver S., galloped over the Santa Anita oval Sunday.
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