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Chrome named US Horse of the Year
AAP
California Chrome has beaten Arrogate to be named United States Horse of the Year for a second time.
The two will race each other in Sunday's Pegasus Stakes, California Chrome's final race before he goes to stud.
Arrogate won the Eclipse Award as champion three-year-old while California Chrome was the champion older male on dirt.
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The pair are at the top of the rankings for the World's Best Racehorse award to be announced in London this week with Australian champion Winx a clear leader in the turf category.