California Chrome polished off his competition in the San Felipe Stakes (G-2) last Saturday. After breaking sharply and quickly grabbing the rail position, the Art Sherman trainee dueled with Midnight Hawk through fractions of :23, :45.55 and 1:09.94. After athletically hugging the rail at the top of the stretch, the chestnut colt received a light tap from jockey Victor Espinoza and quickly opened up 4 ½ lengths on Midnight Hawk. California Chrome breezed under the wire by 7 ¼ lengths. Midnight Hawk settled for second place, 6 ¼ lengths in front of late-running Kristo.
The odds on favorite stopped the clock in in 1:40.59 for 1 1/16 miles. His final time was a blink off of the 1:40.11 stakes record set by Consolidator in 2005 and the track record of 1:39.18 set by Efervescente in 1993. California Chrome earned 50 points for his victory in the San Felipe and is in a three-way tied for third in the Kentucky Derby points standings with Wildcat Red and Ring Weekend. California Chrome has a 9-5-1-0 ($534,850) race record.
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