2013 Eclipse Finalists

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

I'm surprised that so many people who are writing about their selections are not choosing Will Take Charge as Horse of the Year.

Citing his performance in the Triple Crown series as a negative isn't entirely correct either considering his Derby finish could have been much different had Verrazano not stopped in front of him.

i'd vote for him before MMM. but not ahead of wise dan.

[dellinger63]

Horse of the Year: Wise Dan

Two-Year-Old Male: Havana
Two-Year-Old Filly: Chriselliam (IRE)

Three-Year-Old Male: Will Take Charge
Three-Year-Old Filly: Princess of Sylmar

Older Male: Mucho Macho Man
Older Female: Royal Delta

Male Sprinter: Points Offthebench
Female Sprinter: Groupie Doll

Male Turf Horse: Wise Dan
Female Turf Horse: Laughing (IRE)

Steeplechase Horse: Italian Wedding (Don't care or know but like the soup)

Owner: Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey
Breeder: Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey

Trainer: Todd Pletcher
Jockey: Gary Stevens
Apprentice Jockey: Present

Mike Smith should have been nominated

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

Mike Smith should have been nominated

they don't have nominations, do they? the finalists, i believe, are the top vote getters in each category.

Originally Posted by Danzig

they don't have nominations, do they? the finalists, i believe, are the top vote getters in each category.

In either case the finalists are not picked randomly. Mike Smith had a stellar year regardless.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

In either case the finalists are not picked randomly. Mike Smith had a stellar year regardless.

they're picked randomly in that you never know what the various voters are thinking...or what they know, how closely they followed racing all year. there have been some interesting picks to show as finalists over the years.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Danzig

they're picked randomly in that you never know what the various voters are thinking...or what they know, how closely they followed racing all year. there have been some interesting picks to show as finalists over the years.

How closely the voters were following racing all year is clearly reflected in the utter embarrassment that Authenticity failed to appear on enough ballots to finish as a finalist. Because her PP's were mistakenly omitted from the Older Fillies & Mares stats, oblivious ballots didn't include her. As Jay Privman said last week on ATR, it's a litmus test on who takes the process seriously.