| Saturday, June 7, 2014 Belmont Stakes (G1) California Chrome owner Steve Coburn TV Flash Quotes Steve Coburn: "I thought he was gaining ground, but he didn't have it in him, apparently. You know what? This is his third very big race. These other horses, they always set him out. They set him out and try to upset the apple cart. I'll never see, and I'm 61 years old, another Triple Crown winner in my lifetime because of the way they do this. It's not fair to these horses that have been in the game since day one. If you don't make enough points to get into the Kentucky Derby you can't run in the other two races. It's all or nothing. It's all or nothing because this is not fair to these horses that have been running their guts out for these people and for the people who believe in them. This is a coward's way out, in my opinion. This is a coward's way out." Asked if he thought the field ganged up on California Chrome, he said: "Exactly. Our horse had a target on his back and everybody else lays out one and they won't run in the Kentucky Derby or the Preakness; they'll wait until the Belmont. If you've got a horse, run him in all three. Those 20 horses that start in the Kentucky Derby are the only 20 eligible to run in all three races. This is a coward's way out." -30-
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