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Chrome Valiant in Defeat

June 7, 2014

While the world exhales (and listens to Chrome's owner Steve Coburn complain) I think Chrome deserves a mighty salute. He was never supposed to be able to run a mile and a half. Or a mile and a quarter. He only won the Derby because no one came to get him down the stretch. Given his breeding deficiency he ran a GREAT race today and with a decent ride would have been right there. When I think of how upset I get at bad rides I can't even imagine getting that ride in a shot at the Triple Crown. As a friend of Conor's would say "Just shoot myself."

The first four finishers today were four of the five best bred horses in the race for this distance. It matters.  

Special kudos to Dale Romans and Medal Count for hitting the board in third place.

And know one thing as we look ahead to the next Triple Crown. When Donegal gets a horse there he CAN get the distance.

Jerry

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