California Chrome wins Dubai World Cup by 5 lengths (The Associated Press)

California Chrome proved in emphatic fashion he was back at his best when he won the Dubai World Cup by five lengths on Saturday. Second on his debut last year in the world’s richest horse race, the Art Sherman-trained Chrome went one better under jockey Victor Espinoza, despite the saddle slipping way down his back near the end. ”I wasn’t that concerned about (the saddle),” Espinoza, who rode American Pharaoh to the U.S. Triple Crown last year, said, ”I just kept looking forward and thinking, ‘Where’s the wire?’ It was not coming fast enough.