won the race followed by the commissioner. california chrome's co-owner steve coburn was, shall we say, less than gracious in defeat. >> it's not fair to these horses that have been in the game since day one. i look at it this way, if you can't make enough points to get in the kentucky derby, you can't run in the other two races. if you've got a horse that earns points to run in the kentucky derby, those 20 horses starting kentucky are the only 20 eligible to run in all three races. this is the coward's way out. >> steve, fresh shooters at the belmont have always been around. in the last 20 years, it's almost been a given one of them will win. joining us is the "cycle's" sports resident and nbc sports radio host. jordan, when i saw this many coming down the stretch and california chrome did have a