It has been an eternity, by horse racing standards, since his rags-to-riches run to the brink of a Triple Crown captivated the sport and turned the nation's eye toward Orange County's mile-long dirt track here.
Still, nearly two years after wins at the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes - and just months after a bone bruise and a rash of questionable decisions put his future in jeopardy - California Chrome is back.
