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ARCADIA, Calif. -- The first murmurs began as the field neared the far turn in the Awesome Again Stakes on Saturday at Santa Anita, the cheers grew ever louder as California Chrome began to pull away from Dortmund on the turn, and by the time California Chrome reached the eighth pole, the cheers turned into a roar of appreciation, hands clapping, arms waving, all in joyous celebration of what the fans were watching, as California Chrome cantered to the wire, best again.At the wire, California Chrome had won the Grade 1, $300,000 Awesome Again by 2-1/4 lengths, as jockey Victor Espinoza geared him down, cognizant that the big goal is still five weeks away, in the $6 million Breeders Cup Classic on Nov. 5. But this was another in a series of spectacular performances by California Chrome, because this time Dortmund took it to him at the start, unlike the Pacific Classic, and California Chrome still shook him off.Wow, trainer Art Sherman said as he exited his box. He then made his way through the box seat section, as horsemen and fans reached out to congratulate him. Sherman seemed almost overwhelmed by the attention, and by what he had seen from the best horse in the world.Hes the best Ive ever seen, said Sherman, who 60 years ago was the exercise rider for the great Swaps, like California Chrome a California-bred Kentucky Derby winner.The win was the sixth in six starts this year for California Chrome, who will go into the Classic as the favorite to be named Horse of the Year, the title he won in 2014. In addition to the lucrative first-prize money in the Classic, California Chrome is eligible for a $1 million bonus if he can add the Classic to victories in the Pacific Classic and Awesome Again.In the Pacific Classic, Dortmunds connections -- jockey Rafael Bejarano, and trainer Bob Baffert -- conceded the lead to California Chrome, and California Chrome never looked back. This time, Dortmund was outfitted with blinkers, and a different strategy was employed, as he went with California Chrome early.It didnt matter.They wanna go with me, but I was, okay, lets roll, said Victor Espinoza, California Chromes jockey, who won three Grade 1 races on Saturdays card. I knew what was going to happen. I knew what theyd try. But hes on his game right now. I had the one-hole, and if he didnt break, maybe then I try to get outside. But he broke well. Its hard to tuck in. So I let him go.California Chrome ($2.80), hounded by Dortmund, went the opening quarter-mile of the 1-1/8-mile race in 22.76 seconds, and the half in 46.08 seconds. He began to draw away after six furlongs in a swift 1:09.28, was up by nearly four lengths with a furlong to go after a mile in 1:34.45, and was allowed to coast home to complete nine furlongs on the fast main track in an ordinary time of 1:48.07 that clearly was impacted by the hot early pace and Espinozas understandable easy ride late.They cant keep up with him, Espinoza said. They can try, but they cant.Dortmund held on to second, 4-1/2 lengths in front of third-place Win the Space. Hard Aces was fourth, and Soi Phet last in a field reduced to five following the scratches Saturday morning of Hoppertunity and El Huerfano.He took Dortmunds game plan away from him, Sherman said. Youre looking at maybe the best horse in the world right now. I cant say enough about him.California Chrome has now won 15 times in 24 starts, and the $180,000 he earned on Saturday increased his career bankroll to more than $13.4 million. His previous wins this year included the Pacific Classic and the Dubai World Cup, and that adds to a resume that includes victories at 3 in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.Now age 5, California Chrome is scheduled to enter stud next year in Kentucky at Taylor Made Farm, which owns the horse with Perry Martin; they race as California Chrome LLC. In addition to the Breeders Cup Classic, California Chrome has the inaugural $12 million Pegasus at Gulfstream Park next January on his agenda.If he finishes out his career with two more wins, hell retire with more than $24 million in earnings. All for a horse by a $2,500 stallion out of an $8,000 mare. That deserves a round of applause.Clyde Drexler Jersey . World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won the gold medal with 237.71 points, Moore-Towers and Moscovitch followed at 208.45 and Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third at 187. Wade Baldwin Blazers Jersey . 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PETERSBURG, Fla.BARCELONA, Spain -- Barcelona defeated Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-0 to match the 20-goal scoring record in the group stage of the Champions League, but Lionel Messi fell short of equaling Cristiano Ronaldos 11-goal mark in the first phase of the tournament.Messis 10th goal and Arda Turans hat trick helped Barcelona reach the 20 goals in this seasons group stage, a feat achieved only three other times in the past, including by the Catalan club in 2011-12.Real Madrid did it in 2013-14 and Manchester United in 1998-99. Borussia Dortmund needs one goal in its game against Madrid on Wednesday in Spain to match the record.All Group C positions had already been decided ahead of Tuesdays final round. Barcelona finished with 15 points, six more than Manchester City, which drew 1-1 with Celtic in England. Moenchengladbach ended third with five points, two more than winless Celtic.The team played well the entire match, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said. The players were quick and precise. I congratulate them.Messi scored in the 16th minute at Camp Nou after a one-two with Turan inside the Moenchengladbach area. The Argentine slid behind the defenders and fired home a low left-foot shot after receiving Turans return pass.Messi had a great chance to match Ronaldos record in the 73rd, but his close-range header was brilliantly saved on the line by goalkeeper Yann Sommer.Turan scored in the 50th, 53rd and 67th minutes to help the Catalan club endd a three-game winless streak.dddddddddddd It conceded a 90th-minute equalizer in a 1-1 home draw against Real Madrid in the Spanish league on Saturday.According to UEFAs statistics, Barcelona made a whopping 1,022 passing attempts on Tuesday, completing 939 of them.Barcelona were very Barcelona-esque, Moenchengladbach coach Andre Schubert said. We had too much respect for them and didnt play with enough courage.Barcelona was without forward Neymar and midfielder Ivan Rakitic because of suspensions.Luis Enrique also rested striker Luis Suarez, giving a chance to recently signed forward Paco Alcacer, who has been criticized by Barcelona fans for his lackluster performances.Ronaldo scored 11 goals last year became the first player to reach double figures in the six games of the group stage. Messi played in only five matches for Barcelona this season, but he twice scored hat tricks -- in the home games against Celtic and Manchester City. He also netted once against City in Manchester and twice against Celtic in Glasgow.Ronaldo on Wednesday will try to become the first player to score 100 goals in European competitions. He is two short of the milestone heading into the game against Borussia Dortmund at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.Messi now has 93 goals overall in the Champions League, two less than Ronaldo. ' ' '