Kentucky Derby Results 2014: Race Highlights, Video Replay and Reaction

Sometimes, horses are as good as advertised. That was the case with California Chrome on Saturday at the 140th Kentucky Derby.

The colt ran away from the field during the final seconds of the race to capture the first jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown. California Chrome's 77-year-old trainer Art Sherman was ecstatic when the race was over.

America's Best Racing captured this quote:

Sherman's horse came into the Run for the Roses as the 5-2 favorite, per KentuckyDerby.com. He surely didn't disappoint.

Here's a look at California Chrome's triumphant run:

Here are the final results, per the NBC broadcast:

2014 Kentucky Derby Results

Pos.	Post	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Lengths
1	5	California Chrome	Victor Espinoza	Art Sherman	-
2	17	Commanding Curve	Shaun Bridgmohan	Dallas Stewart	1 3/4
3	4	Danza	Joe Bravo	Todd Pletcher	3
4	20	Wicked Strong	Rajiv Maragh	Jimmy Jerkens	5 3/4
5	6	Samraat	Jose Ortiz	Rick Violette Jr.	5 3/4
6	12	Dance With Fate	Corey Nakatani	Peter Eurton	6 1/4
7	19	Ride On Curlin	Calvin Borel	Billy Gowan	6 3/4
8	14	Medal Count	Robby Albarado	Dale Romans	7 1/2
9	13	Chitu	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	8
10	7	We Miss Artie	Javier Castellano	Todd Pletcher	8 1/4
11	8	General A Rod	Joel Rosario	Mike Maker	8 1/4
12	16	Intense Holiday	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher	9
13	18	Candy Boy	Gary Stevens	John Sadler	11 3/4
14	3	Uncle Sigh	Irad Ortiz Jr.	Gary Contessa	15
15	15	Tapiture	Ricardo Santana Jr.	Steve Asmussen	16 1/4
16	2	Harry's Holiday	Corey Lanerie	Mike Maker	22 1/2
17	9	Vinceremos	Joe Rocco Jr.	Todd Pletcher	28
18	10	Wildcat Red	Luis Saez	Jose Garoffalo	28 1/4
19	1	Vicar's In Trouble	Rosie Napravnik	Mike Maker	38 1/4
	11	Hoppertunity	Mike Smith	Bob Baffert	SCR

Sherman became the oldest trainer to ever celebrate a victory at the Kentucky Derby. The horse and jockey Victor Espinoza took a competitive position early. As they approached the final stretch, Espinoza chided the dynamic horse to make a commanding move. Through the final quarter of the race, California Chrome made it look easy.

Congratulations came in from all over the Twitterverse:

After such a dominant win, the horse racing world must brace itself for two weeks of Triple Crown talk heading into the 139th Preakness Stakes on May 17.

The sport is thirsty for a superstar horse that can captivate the attention of the casual fan. A Triple Crown winner would do just that.

I'll Have Another won the first two legs in 2012 but was scratched from the Belmont Stakes a day before he had a chance to make history. 

As it stands, the sport hasn't seen a Triple Crown winner since Affirmed pulled off the trick in 1978. If California Chrome captures the Preakness Stakes, he may become one of the most compelling stories in the sport over the last 20 years.

Not only is he trained by a gentleman who is close to his 80th birthday, he is also the product of an $8,000 mare and a $2,500 stallion from a one-horse stable, per ESPN.com.

America loves a good story. If California Chrome keeps winning, he'll be at the center of a great one.