California Chrome's Kids

Mylute · Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:01 pm

Yep! Just watched it. She beat older mares!

swale1984 · Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:11 pm

Katewerk wrote: ↑Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:00 pm
Mylute wrote: ↑Wed Jun 02, 2021 9:34 pm Cilla has been cross entered in both the Louisiana Legends Mademoiselle S. (dirt) and Soiree S. (turf) at Evangeline Downs on June 5.

At 9/5, Cilla is one of the favorites for the Soiree but she is 12-1 for the Mademoiselle.
Cilla by 4 lengths in the Mademoiselle.

And I missed the cross entry so I didn't bet the ademoiselle. I am so mad!

CorridorZ75 · Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:50 pm

Chrome added a new dirt winner at Santa Anita ( V Bucks) and a new grass winner in Chile ( Golden Lava) to the weekend haul.

swale1984 · Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:23 pm

Miss Delicious went gate to wire today in the 6th at Belmont. She went off at 25-1!

Mylute · Sat Jun 12, 2021 11:48 pm

swale1984 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:23 pm Miss Delicious went gate to wire today in the 6th at Belmont. She went off at 25-1!

I watched that! Didn't know she was a Chrome kid.

CorridorZ75 · Sat Jun 19, 2021 6:13 pm

Chrome had a nice day with two winners ( including his first NA 2 year old this year), two seconds, and two thirds (including a new SH) from 6 starters.

Mylute · Sat Jun 19, 2021 7:07 pm

CorridorZ75 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 19, 2021 6:13 pm Chrome had a nice day with two winners ( including his first NA 2 year old this year), two seconds, and two thirds (including a new SH) from 6 starters.

Woah! I saw the two third place finishers but not the others.

The SH is California Lily, who we were discussing recently due to her injury. I'm glad she's bounced back!

Someone in a Chrome FB group posted his recent stats as of June 14:

Chrome's current winners-to-starters percentage is very high at 46.4%. He has 39 winners from 84 starters to date. By this stat, Chrome would be #1 on the 2nd crop sires list (the sire class he went to stud with). Not This Time is #2 with 40.8%. If Chrome were on the General Leading Sires list he would also be #1 by this stat. Current Leading Sire, Into Mischief, has 43.3% winners to starters.
Also, with Cilla's stakes win, Chrome would be tied for #4 on the 2nd crop sires list.

Still no winners from the small sample size in Japan, but Cal Fragrance finished second in a dirt race on June 15.

Mylute · Sat Jun 19, 2021 7:23 pm

It also looks like Chrome Blame, Chrome's second Russian winner, won his second start on June 16.

swale1984 · Sat Jun 19, 2021 10:56 pm

Mylute wrote: ↑Sat Jun 19, 2021 7:07 pm
CorridorZ75 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 19, 2021 6:13 pm Chrome had a nice day with two winners ( including his first NA 2 year old this year), two seconds, and two thirds (including a new SH) from 6 starters.
Woah! I saw the two third place finishers but not the others.

The SH is California Lily, who we were discussing recently due to her injury. I'm glad she's bounced back!

Someone in a Chrome FB group posted his recent stats as of June 14:

Chrome's current winners-to-starters percentage is very high at 46.4%. He has 39 winners from 84 starters to date. By this stat, Chrome would be #1 on the 2nd crop sires list (the sire class he went to stud with). Not This Time is #2 with 40.8%. If Chrome were on the General Leading Sires list he would also be #1 by this stat. Current Leading Sire, Into Mischief, has 43.3% winners to starters.
Also, with Cilla's stakes win, Chrome would be tied for #4 on the 2nd crop sires list.
Still no winners from the small sample size in Japan, but Cal Fragrance finished second in a dirt race on June 15.

While I do think he'll be better supported in Japan, I still think that they perhaps pulled the plug on his American stud career too early. I mean, I get it The wins aren't coming in stakes races, but he's proven to be at least a useful sire, with progeny cashing checks more often than not.

swale1984 · Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:52 pm

McCovey Cove (o/o Sky Glow by Grand Slam) made his first career start today in the 3rd at Delaware. He is owned by Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and trained by Graham Motion. It was obviously a learning race. He was extremely fractious in the gate and finished well beaten, but I don't recall Motion having a huge "first time starter" win percentage.

Mylute · Wed Jun 23, 2021 7:55 am

CHOME RACER (2019. f. o/o Wind Racer, by Curlin) was second by a nostril in Race 2 at Louisiana Downs June 22. Mixed company colts and fillies. 4 furlongs on dirt.

Meanwhile, today at the FT Santa Anita Sale, Chrome has 1 juvenile in the ring.

HIP16 - 2019. c. o/o Never Grow Old, by Scat Daddy.

Interestingly, he has a few Chilean horses on his damside, including second dam Noches De Rosa, who won a G1 in Chile.

Next month, in the FT July Sale of yearlings, he also has one.

HIP316 - 2020. c. o/o SP Twirl Girl, by Twirling Candy.

He was born on February...29.

Mylute · Wed Jun 23, 2021 5:17 pm

The Chrome/Never Grow Old colt sold for $55K.

Mylute · Fri Jun 25, 2021 8:52 pm

Miss Delicious was second in Race 8 at Belmont. 12 days after breaking maiden.

Carmel Crush was second in Race 5 at Churchill Downs.

Mylute · Sat Jun 26, 2021 6:15 pm

Exclusive Raider (2018. c. o/o Exclusive Party, by Morning Raider) WON his fifth start at 1200 meters on slop in Chile. Fifth start, first win.

California Storm (2018. f. o/o Sea of Love, by Denver County) WON at 1000 meters on turf in Chile. It was her third start, first win.

Mamma Rama finished second in Race 3 at Los Alamitos.

swale1984 · Tue Jun 29, 2021 12:28 pm

King Tiger (o/o Queen Zanobia by The Mighty Tiger) broke his maiden on his third try, going 1000m in Chile.

CorridorZ75 · Tue Jun 29, 2021 2:58 pm

Chrome Blame scores a G2 (RUS) win in the Summer Prize.

swale1984 · Fri Jul 02, 2021 12:28 am

Two more maiden winners in Chile!

Golden Image (o/o Amy's Image by Tale of the Cat) - I can't find any info on this one other than this was a win.

Cederic (o/o Ship With Us by Winged Victory) won in gate to wire fashion In what appeared to be his 2nd start.

Flanders · Fri Jul 02, 2021 3:26 am

swale1984 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 12:28 am Two more maiden winners in Chile!

Golden Image (o/o Amy's Image by Tale of the Cat) - I can't find any info on this one other than this was a win.

Cederic (o/o Ship With Us by Winged Victory) won in gate to wire fashion In what appeared to be his 2nd start.

Here you go, with videos!

Golden Image: https://www.harassumaya.com/sumaya/noti ... lo=1152300 - maybe 4th start, maiden win

Cederic: https://www.lascamelias.com/noticias-ve ... lo=1152344 - 2 starts, maiden win

The first link says: California Chrome (Lucky Pulpit) has 1 (*) generation of running age in Chile, registering 30 runners and 12 winners (40.0%).

swale1984 · Fri Jul 02, 2021 11:59 am

Thanks!

Mylute · Tue Jul 06, 2021 3:37 pm

Washington Summer Sale:

2020. colt o/o SW Oh Baby Oh Baby (Orientate)

2020. filly o/o G3P J's Two Step Halo (Two Step Salsa)

North California Sale:

2020. colt o/o SRS Well Deserved (Cactus Ridge)

2020. colt o/o MSW Candy Factory (Seattle Bound)