Kentucky Derby Results 2014: Twitter Reaction to 140th Race from Churchill Downs

California Chrome didn't have the lineage, history or prototypical owner of a Kentucky Derby favorite, but he sure ran like one.    

It wasn't nearly a wire-to-wire victory, but jockey Victor Espinoza spent much of the 10-furlong race atop the 5-2 favorite, per KentuckyDerby.com, with the pace-setting group before pulling away in impressive fashion down the stretch to win the 140th Run for the Roses. 

Bleacher Report gave a look at California Chrome's margin of victory, which makes it look closer than it actually was: 

Here's a look at the complete results and payouts: 

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

Horse	Win	Place	Show
California Chrome	$7.00	$5.60	$4.20
Commanding Curve	—	$31.80	$15.40
Danza	—	—	$6.00

Although California Chrome was the ultimate favorite, that doesn't make the story any less magical. According to Sports Illustrated's Tim Layden, the Derby winner's mother, Love the Chase, cost its owners $8,000. The breeding rights for his father, Lucky Pulpit, cost about $2,000. 

A $10,000 horse beating out the bluebloods for a $1.44 million prize during The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports is headlining stuff to begin with, but as ESPN Stats & Info noted, there was plenty more history set with the dominant victory: 

Of course, Art Sherman not only became the oldest trainer ever to enter the winner's circle at Churchill Downs, but he also did it in his first-ever Derby appearance. 

Afterwards, the 77-year-old rookie, who was training a horse that only "dumb-asses" would breed, talked about winning, via Evansville Living Magazine's Emily Patton and America's Best Racing: 

Espinoza was a little more experienced. The 41-year-old jockey won both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes in 2002 on top of War Emblem. 

As ESPN Stats & Info noted, he's now 2-for-2 when it comes to riding favorites:

And he'll get a chance to make it 3-for-3 at Pimlico in two weeks, according to Sportsbook.com's early odds: 

It may be a little too early to start uttering the words "Triple" and "Crown" together, but California Chrome, who entered with a blazing Beyer speed rating of 108 and lived up to every ounce of the hype at Churchill, is undeniably worthy of the high praise. 

Of course, he won't be without competition. 

Commanding Curve, who entered as a 37-1 long shot, was near the back of the 19-horse pack around the second turn, but Shaun Bridgmohan rode a marvelous race, putting on the burners down the stretch to earn a second-place finish. 

As ESPN's Lane Gold pointed out, it was more long-shot brilliance from trainer Dallas Stewart, who took underdog Golden Soul to a second-place finish last year: 

Commanding Curve was quickly gaining momentum on California Chrome down the stretch Saturday, and third-place finisher Danza, who is trained by the successful Todd Pletcher, was right there in the mix. 

But at the 9.5-furlong Preakness, where California Chrome will be able to better utilize his world-class speed and not worry as much about the distance, they'll have to make their move much earlier to have any chance at catching the Derby winner. 

If Saturday was any indication, though, the true obstacle between California Chrome and the Triple Crown will be the Belmont Stakes, where the long distance (12 furlongs) has a tendency to even the playing field.