Triple Crown hopeful California Chrome stepped on the Belmont Park main track for the first time on May 21, jogging clockwise around the 1 1/2-mile oval.
California Chrome, who will attempt to become the first horse to sweep the Triple Crown since 1978 when he competes in the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on June 7, arrived at Belmont Park on May 20.
Love The Chase, the dam of Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner California Chrome breaking her maiden at Golden Gate Fields in 2009. This would be the only career victory for Love The Chase.
California Chrome may be the first horse since 1978 to win the US Triple Crown after taking out the 2014 Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. Watch the standout effort in the Preakness here.
Triple Crown hopeful California Chrome, who heads to New York on Tuesday for the June 7 Belmont Stakes, had a relaxing morning around the barn at Pimlico Sunday with assistant trainer Alan Sherman and trainer Art Sherman
Rallying powerfully through the stretch, Coburn and Martin's California Chrome drew off impressively to win Wednesday's featured $100,000 Graduation Stakes for California-bred two-year-olds.
The 2014 Kentucky Derby favorite California Chrome breaking his maiden.
Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) winner California Chrome, early favorite for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) took another step forward when he cruised four furlongs at his Los Alamitos headquarters the morning of April 19 in :47 4/5.
California Chrome, the 2-1 favorite, became the last stakes winner in Hollywood Park history winning the King Glorious Stakes.
