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Old 05-13-2011, 11:22 AM
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Default Congrats to the new Hall of Famers...

2011 Hall of Fame Class - Jerry Hollendorfer, Open Mind, Safely Kept and Sky Beauty
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Old 05-13-2011, 11:53 AM
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I'm happy for Hollendorfer, he deserves it, I thought Johnny and Garrett have too many years to go, they can both wait, and frankly, Borel doesn't deserve it. I also loved all 3 fillies, they belong in as well. I actually wish the people were like the horses, get it when you are retired, why the rush?
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Old 05-14-2011, 08:43 AM
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If I had a vote, Sky Beauty and Safely Kept would both be left out. I have a rule that I apply and that says that a horse has to have been voted HOY at least once OR have won divisional championships in more than one season. I also strongly favor a horse that wins outside of their division. Safely Kept didn't satisfy either one of those requirements and let's be honest, that BC win was because Dayjur lost. She didn't beat him. I really loved her but that's the truth. With Sky Beauty, she also failed to satisfy a requirement and never won outside of her division. She was quite brilliant in NY but much more ordinary than great outside of the state.
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Old 05-14-2011, 09:56 AM
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If I had a vote, Sky Beauty and Safely Kept would both be left out. I have a rule that I apply and that says that a horse has to have been voted HOY at least once OR have won divisional championships in more than one season. I also strongly favor a horse that wins outside of their division. Safely Kept didn't satisfy either one of those requirements and let's be honest, that BC win was because Dayjur lost. She didn't beat him. I really loved her but that's the truth. With Sky Beauty, she also failed to satisfy a requirement and never won outside of her division. She was quite brilliant in NY but much more ordinary than great outside of the state.
To each his own. I don't care for that rule as it leaves out Easy Goer and Alydar.
You're right about the Dayjur thing as far as that race itself but to me it takes nothing away from Safely Kept's overall record. If I had a vote she would be in.
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Old 05-14-2011, 11:35 AM
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I think that would be unfair to fillies and mares to have to win HOY to be in the Hall, the only way fillies and mares ever win HOY are in the abscence of a strong male runner, I think they should have to at the very least be a divisional champion. I also think a Jockey should as well, if you can't even be the Champion jock in a year how can you be an alltime candidate? The trainers are the most subjective , but I feel Hollendorfer is definately worthy.
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Old 05-14-2011, 05:09 PM
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I think that would be unfair to fillies and mares to have to win HOY to be in the Hall, the only way fillies and mares ever win HOY are in the abscence of a strong male runner, I think they should have to at the very least be a divisional champion. I also think a Jockey should as well, if you can't even be the Champion jock in a year how can you be an alltime candidate? The trainers are the most subjective , but I feel Hollendorfer is definately worthy.
I didn't say you HAVE to be horse of the year. I said either win that once OR be a divisional champion in more than one year. For example, Open Mind was champion 2yo filly and 3yo filly. Safely Kept was named champion sprinter in 1990. If she had been the winner in 1989 also, that would be her two. Meeting this would get a horse considered but that alone wouldn't make it automatic as is would make less than zero sense to have Open Mind in and Easy Goer out.

I just don't like situations where a case has to be made for any entrant into any hall of fame. If you have to take out their resume and make a case for them, I don't think they belong. When Zenyatta and Goldikova are eligible, if you have to pull out the pp's to see what they did, you shouldn't have a vote. I'd have a very select membership.
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