Horse of yr/older horse - Invasor (no explanation needed)
3yo - Bernardini (did the most of the 3 yo's -Prknss/Jim D/Trav/Gldcp/2bc)
3yof - Pine Island (if wait a while had run 1/2 in bc ???)
2yo - Street Sense (best performance in biggest race)
2yof- Dreaming of Anna (hard to go against in weak year)
Turf male - Miesques Approval ( How can anyone vote for Aragon after bcmile???)
Turf Female - Ouija Board
Sprinter - Thors Echo (won 2 gr 1's including the biggest one where he beat all others/Defrancis + BC =eclipse)
Jockey - Prado (had great year)
Trainer - Pletcher (stable is slump proof/will win every year despite his failures on TC and BC unless someone wins triple crown and doesn't implode later in year)
Apprentice - Leparoux (really tough beat for Garcia and Rosie N)
Breeder - Hard to figure how to vote this-Quantity of graded winners? quality of same? Do Jacksons get credit for "horsenamedafter1stpresident" even though he ran in europe along with Barbaro? Them I guess despite their supposed relationship with one of the worlds biggest morons. No link sorry.
Steeplechase - McDonalds
Owner - Lord Derby (best name and undefeated record in US)*
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