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Originally Posted by Smooth Operator
Well, one out of two really isn't that bad, spencer
And yes, I'm under no delusions here … I know many of the lemmings had their (simple) minds made up about how they were gunna cast those HotY ballots when they saw RA handle some really horrible fillies and a bunch of mediocre (at best) colts in the first half of the year.
Exact same thing happened in '04 with the young Jones colt. Thankfully sanity prevailed in the end that year.
Can't say the same about '97, though, when these misguided voters made arguably the biggest blunder in Eclipse award history by handing HotY to some overrated 2yo.
There is one silver lining in all this, though … it will be much more satisfying when the reigning HotY gets beat in next year's BCC … if she even makes it to that great contest, that is.
Hell, it could even top the glorious exposure of the 'roidless (and helpless) Curlin at the '08 BC...
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Thats a pretty strong accusation, you have proof?? I would like to say it was a piece of **** second rate surface that doesnt belong in racing caused a very good horse to look mediocre.
Or was Tiago that much of a better racehorse than Curlin
