Favorite California Chrome won the 140th Kentucky Derby Saturday by nearly two lengths Saturday.
Trainer Art Sherman, 77, is now the oldest horse trainer to win the Derby, and May 3 was co-owner Steve Coburn’s birthday.
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Hollywood elites on hand at Churchill Downs to watch the race included producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Beth Behrs of CBS’ “2 Broke Girls,” and “Amazing Spider-Man 2” star Jamie Foxx, who was attending his first Kentucky Derby.
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The Derby was also former “Good Morning America” correspondent Josh Elliott’s debut as an NBC Sports reporter on the main network.
The Kentucky Derby is California Chrome’s fifth win in a row. Barring injury, the horse will likely run in the Preakness Stakes in Maryland on May 17, the second race of the Triple Crown.
Watch the race here: