California Chrome

In an exhibition of pure sprinting prowess, Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al Maktoum's Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) brought all his power to bear on his rivals on Friday to register back-to-back successes in Goodwood's G2 King George Qatar S. Despite the contrasting ground conditions to the easy turf he encountered 12 months ago and the obvious questions posed by defeat in the June 19 G1 King's Stand S. at Royal Ascot, the bay attracted heavy support as the 8-11 favourite and was in front before he had raced two...

At the last two sales at Arqana, October and December, things got a little simpler at the former Haras de la Reboursiere et de Montaigu, or at least for those English-speaking salesgoers looking to remember the name of the popular French consignor. In October, the farm and consignment reverted to its original name and will now be simply known as Haras de Montaigu. Other changes are afoot as well at the century-plus owned family operation. Montaigu, long known for breeding its own and raising and selling for a select group...

The 17th edition of the Claiming Crown, held Saturday at Gulfstream Park, generated total handle of $10,118,000--up 0.57% from 2014 despite rainy conditions which caused four races to be taken off the turf. Gulfstream was hosting the event for the fourth year. "We're extremely pleased with the success of Saturday's Claiming Crown," said P.J. Campo, General Manager of Gulfstream Park and Vice President of Racing for The Stronach Group. "We had big fields and tremendous participation from horsemen throughout North America. We're confident the numbers would have been even more...

Dual Classic winner and 2014 Horse of the Year California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) will race in 2016, trainer Art Sherman said on Roger Stein's radio show Sunday. The chestnut was originally scheduled to run in the GI Arlington Million Aug. 15, but was taken out of contention after sustaining a bruised cannon bone. Last week, Taylor Made purchased a minority interest in California Chrome and he's currently on their farm in Kentucky. "He's going to run next year as a 5-year-old and I'll train him and he's coming back to...

Horse of the Year and dual Classic winner California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) will likely be out for the remainer of the 2015 season after x-rays showed a cannon bone bruise. The chestnut was second in the GII San Antonio Invitational S. Feb. 7 and runner-up in the G1 Dubai World Cup Mar. 28. California Chrome was originally scheduled to make an appearance in Ascot's G1 Prince of Wales S., but was withdrawn with a foot abscess. He arrived at Arlington Park last week in preparation for a start in the...