Meet California Chrome - The Kentucky Derby frontrunner
1/10Exercise rider William Delgado takes Kentucky Derby hopeful California Chrome for a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
Exercise rider William Delgado takes Kentucky Derby hopeful California Chrome for a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)![Kentucky Derby hopeful California Chrome gets a bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)]()
2/10Kentucky Derby hopeful California Chrome gets a bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kentucky Derby hopeful California Chrome gets a bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)![Groom Raul Rodriquez gives Kentucky Derby hopeful California Chrome a bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)]()
3/10Groom Raul Rodriquez gives Kentucky Derby hopeful California Chrome a bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Groom Raul Rodriquez gives Kentucky Derby hopeful California Chrome a bath after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)![Exercise rider William Delgado plays with Kentucky Derby hopeful California Chrome after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)]()
4/10Exercise rider William Delgado plays with Kentucky Derby hopeful California Chrome after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
Exercise rider William Delgado plays with Kentucky Derby hopeful California Chrome after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)![Exercise rider William Delgado holds Kentucky Derby hopeful California Chrome after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)]()
5/10Exercise rider William Delgado holds Kentucky Derby hopeful California Chrome after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
Exercise rider William Delgado holds Kentucky Derby hopeful California Chrome after a morning workout at Churchill Downs Tuesday, April 29, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)![California Chrome is seen from a horse van after arriving at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky., Monday, April 28, 2014. California Chrome has won his last four races by a combined 24 ¼ lengths. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)]()
6/10California Chrome is seen from a horse van after arriving at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky., Monday, April 28, 2014. California Chrome has won his last four races by a combined 24 ¼ lengths. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
California Chrome is seen from a horse van after arriving at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky., Monday, April 28, 2014. California Chrome has won his last four races by a combined 24 ¼ lengths. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)![California Chrome arrives at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky., Monday, April 28, 2014. California Chrome has won his last four races by a combined 24 ¼ lengths. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)]()
7/10California Chrome arrives at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky., Monday, April 28, 2014. California Chrome has won his last four races by a combined 24 ¼ lengths. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)
California Chrome arrives at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky., Monday, April 28, 2014. California Chrome has won his last four races by a combined 24 ¼ lengths. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)![In a photo provided by Benoit Photo, California Chrome and jockey Victor Espinoza pose in the winner's circle after victory in the Santa Anita Derby horse race Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Benoit Photo)]()
8/10In a photo provided by Benoit Photo, California Chrome and jockey Victor Espinoza pose in the winner's circle after victory in the Santa Anita Derby horse race Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Benoit Photo)
In a photo provided by Benoit Photo, California Chrome and jockey Victor Espinoza pose in the winner's circle after victory in the Santa Anita Derby horse race Saturday, April 5, 2014, at Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Benoit Photo)![In this image provided by Benoit Photo, co-owner Steve Coburn has a big kiss for his California Chrome following his wire-to-wire for victory in the San Felipe Stakes horse race Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Benoit Photo)]()
9/10In this image provided by Benoit Photo, co-owner Steve Coburn has a big kiss for his California Chrome following his wire-to-wire for victory in the San Felipe Stakes horse race Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Benoit Photo)
In this image provided by Benoit Photo, co-owner Steve Coburn has a big kiss for his California Chrome following his wire-to-wire for victory in the San Felipe Stakes horse race Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Benoit Photo)![In this image provided by Benoit Photo, California Chrome, right, ridden by Victor Espinoza, leads wire-to-wire to win the San Felipe Stakes horse race Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Benoit Photo) ©Benoit Photo]()
10/10In this image provided by Benoit Photo, California Chrome, right, ridden by Victor Espinoza, leads wire-to-wire to win the San Felipe Stakes horse race Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Benoit Photo) ©Benoit Photo
In this image provided by Benoit Photo, California Chrome, right, ridden by Victor Espinoza, leads wire-to-wire to win the San Felipe Stakes horse race Saturday, March 8, 2014 at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. (AP Photo/Benoit Photo) ©Benoit Photo
Steve Coburn is either crazy or awesome.
Or perhaps awesomely crazy.
He is the co-owner, along with fellow Californian Perry Martin, of Kentucky Derby favorite California Chrome. They call their operation Dumb Ass Partners.
And that they may be, because they say they've turned down millions of dollars in offers for California Chrome – including a $6 million offer two months ago. And they've turned down what they say was a $2 million offer for his mare, the previously unheralded Love the Chase. And even a million dollars for another one of her foals, who is a full sister to the Derby favorite.
— Pat Forde
