Chrome

“You can tell a lot about a horse by looking at the eye.” So says Steve Coburn, who talks to Morris about California Chrome, the horse who nearly became the first Triple Crown winner in 36 years during the 2014 campaign. Coburn tells the story of why he chose to buy the mare who birthed “Chrome”, how he and co-owner Perry Martin came to call their syndicate Dumbass Partners, and why he lost it when the horse finished out of the money in the Belmont. By looking in Coburn’s eyes, you’ll see why we loves horses.