A horse owned by Steve and Carolyn Coburn of Topaz Lake has won 140th Kentucky Derby. California Chrome, based at Los Alamitos racetrack in Los Angeles, was the early 5-2 favorite for the race.
Coburn, who co-owns the horse with Perry Martin bred an $8,000 mare to a $2,500 stallion to win the world’s most famous race with their one-horse stable. He won four straight races by a combined 24 ¼ lengths under Victor Espinoza, who won the Derby in 2002 with War Emblem.
California Chrome pulled away down the stretch for a dominant win the Derby at Churchill Downs. Taking charge at the top of the lane, California Chrome and Espinoza made a decisive move and quickly sprinted clear.
They finished the 1 1/4 miles in 2:03.66, stretching his winning streak to five and making 77-year-old Art Sherman the oldest winning Derby trainer.
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