King Glorious for 2yo champion of 1988. Three graded stakes wins, one grade one. Easy Goer got the award even though he lost his biggest test in the BC Juvenile.
Java Gold for 3yo champion of 1987. He went into the JCGC as the 1-9 favorite in the race. A win in that race, on top of his wins in the Whitney, Travers, and Marlboro Cup would have easily made him the 3yo champion and HOY. In essence, it could be said that he was 1-9 to be HOY. Instead, he was upset by course and distance specialist Creme Fraiche (Belmont, back to back JCGC winner). He was the best 3yo of 1987 without question but Alysheba ended up the Eclipse winner.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020)
Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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