Rooting for California Chrome's Triple Crown Win Is Almost Too Easy

California Chrome is the heavy favorite to win the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, which would make him the first Triple Crown winner in 36 years.

But you’re gonna want to tune in for this one, because everything about this horse screams “underdog.”

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That’s why a fan frenzy has built up around the chestnut-colored 3-year-old from the wrong side of the continent. But you don’t need to follow the blue-blood sport of thoroughbred racing to understand why this would be the greatest equine saga since Seabiscuit.

Here’s everything you need to know to get rearing for California Chrome’s run for the post — airing Saturday on NBC at 4:30 p.m. ET — which would make him the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978. Read more...