A new horse has emerged to try to break the 36-year drought of a Triple Crown winner: California Chrome, a horse foaled at the Harris Farms in Coalinga, California.

On Saturday, June 7, the colt will have a chance at glory and to make history, after winning the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.

Over the years, horse racing has had 46 horses win two of the three races that make up the Triple Crown: the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes.

Each venue has been in existence for over 100 years and only 11 horses have won in all three race tracks with 22 horses winning the first two races in the sports’ history.

California Chrome will finally break that streak and win the Triple Crown.

The last time the Triple Crown was awarded was in 1978 when Affirmed won. The year prior, in 1977, Seattle Slew also won the elusive championship.

But there is room for pessimism that California Chrome will win the Triple Crown. And the drought speaks for itself.

Since 1978, 19 horses have come close to winning all three races, but managed to only win two races.

The most recent contender for the Triple Crown was I’ll Have Another in 2012. But the horse didn’t have a chance to compete for the title because of tendinitis in its left front leg during a workout on the Friday morning before the Belmont Stakes, trainer Doug O’Neill and owner J. Paul Reddam said at a news conference according to Sports Illustrated.

Just like that, another dream came crashing down harder than the stock market recession in 2008.

Let’s hope an economic recession never happens again and an accident that I’ll Have Another had in 2012. It is time for history to put an end to this drought.

But California Chrome’s hopes were on the ropes for the Triple Crown because of a nasal strip.

According to CNN.com, California Chrome can wear a nasal strip for the Belmont Stakes on June 7 after the New York State Gaming Commission, the New York Racing Association and the Jockeys Club agreed to end a Belmont policy ban on wearing strips recently. The horse has used the strips in the last two races which resulted in wins.

In 12 careers starts, California Chrome won eight races and finished second in another race, earning $3.4 million total in those races.

This year, California Chrome has won all five races, earning $3.2 million of the $3.4 million made in the races.

Money doesn’t talk, but winning races does and California Chrome has done that.

In the Kentucky Derby, California Chrome trailed for most of the race until the final turn. When the horses made the turn towards the home stretch, California Chrome dashed out into the lead and held strong until the finish line, and posted a time of 2:03.66, just holding off a fierce challenge from Commanding Curve in the end.

The Preakness was won in a similar fashion.

Starting fast from the blocks, California Chrome took the lead. Then Pablo Del Monte assumed the lead a quarter of a mile into the race with California Chrome trailing in third place.

At the three-quarter mile mark, California Chrome made his move, taking the lead away from Pablo Del Monte and passing Ria Antonia. From there, California Chrome fended off a late charge by Ride on Curlin in the final stretch of the race to secure the second win of the three races.

With the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, New York coming up on June 7, there is nothing stopping this colt from winning the 12th Triple Crown in horse racing history. It is a difficult feat to accomplish, but it can be done.

California Chrome will be the favorite going into the Belmont Stakes, but the pressure is on the young horse to fulfill something that hasn’t been done in 36 years.

History needs to be made on June 7, so the world doesn’t wait another year to witness a Triple Crown winner. Come on, California Chrome, your destiny awaits.

Go and dash your way into history.