![]() Even if Chrome loses the Classic, he might already have done enough to secure the award. Tepin’s trainer, Mark Casse, admits it’s going to be difficult to beat California Chrome for racing’s top honor. The connections for Tepin, currently California Chrome’s stiffest challenger for Horse of the Year, also hold Sherman’s horse in high regard. In their one head-to-head matchup, in the $10 million Dubai World Cup in March, California Chrome dusted the field and Frosted finished a well-beaten fifth. The horse is doing fabulous and we’re ready to go either way … Obviously, California Chrome has had an unbelievable run and he’s done great and we hope, if we take him on, we can turn the tables, but it’s not going to be easy.” “He loves Frosted so we’ll let him decide. “(Mohammed) has really gotten involved with this horse,” McLaughlin said. A decision between the two races will be made soon, according to McLaughlin, who will train Frosted up to the Breeders’ Cup after his third-place effort in the Woodward Stakes at Saratoga. Suddenly, the Dirt Mile might be looking a lot better for Frosted’s connections than the Classic.įrosted’s trainer, Kiaran McLaughlin, seems to believe the Classic would suit his horse better, but he concedes owner Sheikh Mohammed might think otherwise. Because of the 79-year-old former jockey’s work with the horse, California Chrome is better than ever and has other horses’ connections perhaps looking elsewhere when it comes to picking their Breeders’ Cup race. Whatever, majority owner Perry Martin should thank his lucky stars he’s got Sherman as his trainer. Chrome was sidelined by a bone bruise and never raced back there, which might have been a good thing. ![]() ![]() He was not in favor of the decision to leave the horse in England last year for a campaign on the grass against the best turf horses in the world. His handling of California Chrome has been impeccable. I’m enjoying it, and I’ll enjoy seeing his babies years from now.”
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