Racing Form: Our Annual Handicapping Of Kentucky Derby Horse Names

Each May (since back in 2014), we have looked for the winner in the Run for the Roses, based upon the name of each thoroughbred. Last year’s surprising super-horse was California Chrome; the prediction here was: “This is a 1965 muscle car from GM, is it not? It’s not necessarily the best driver on the road and it may not be the absolutely most reliable way to get from A to B, but it can run.” Chrome almost ran itself into a Triple Crown.