California Chrome's Lineage

2023-11-20 09:44:30

California Chrome's Lineage

Alas.  California Chrome did not win the Triple Crown.  Tonalist won the Belmont Stakes.CaliforniaChromeLineage
This Saturday is the final race of the Triple Crown of thoroughbred horse racing ... the Belmont Stakes.
No horse has won the Triple Crown since 1978 when Affirmed won all three races. California Chrome has already won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness.  Can he win the final Triple Crown race ... the Belmont Stakes? In this post we look at his lineage and simply calculate what part of him came from SecretariatSeattle Slew, and his other successful relatives.

The activity: Lineage-CaliforniaChrome.pdf

For members we have an editable Word docx and solutions:

Lineage-CaliforniaChrome.docx     Lineage-CaliforniaChrome-solutions.pdf

CCSS: 3.NFA, 4.NFA, 5.NFB, 6.RP

Triple Crown horse race is also a recent post about speed conversions, distance comparisons, and cool horse race facts.
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