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Old 11-12-2014, 10:40 AM
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I cant see California Chrome not being horse of the year. When its close tie goes to the derby winner, no?
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Old 11-12-2014, 10:46 AM
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I cant see California Chrome not being horse of the year. When its close tie goes to the derby winner, no?
usually yes, but lost two in a row to Bayern after the TC races
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Old 11-12-2014, 10:55 AM
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thats true but i guess it depends on the true definition of horse of the year... kind of like an "MVP Award" is it just the flat out best horse by opinion or the Most Valuable to the sport... i.e. news worthy and story of the year... etc..
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Old 11-12-2014, 11:29 AM
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thats true but i guess it depends on the true definition of horse of the year... kind of like an "MVP Award" is it just the flat out best horse by opinion or the Most Valuable to the sport... i.e. news worthy and story of the year... etc..
I think HOY is horse with best record, like Main Sequnce, 4 for 4 in Grade 1 races, hard to beat perfection!!!
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Old 11-12-2014, 12:42 PM
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thats true but i guess it depends on the true definition of horse of the year... kind of like an "MVP Award" is it just the flat out best horse by opinion or the Most Valuable to the sport... i.e. news worthy and story of the year... etc..
That would be the only explanation for Zenyatta winning it over Blame.
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Old 11-12-2014, 04:35 PM
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That would be the only explanation for Zenyatta winning it over Blame.
You forgot the explanation that the majority of people are fugging idiots.
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Old 11-13-2014, 02:21 AM
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You forgot the explanation that the majority of people are fugging idiots.
Who do you think should be 3yr old champ and HOY this year?
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Old 11-13-2014, 05:02 AM
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From DRF's Toronto man Ron Gierkink..

Lexie Lou vs. California Chrome

The possibility of this year's Queen's Plate winner Lexie Lou meeting this year's Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome in the Grade 1 Hollywood Derby on the grass at Del Mar Nov. 29 would be a rare matchup between the winners of these two prestigious events.

Woodbine's crack media office staff has determined that the last time the winners of these two races met was in the Grade 1 Woodward at Saratoga in 2006, when '05 Plate winner Wild Desert wound up sixth, ahead of '03 derby winner Funny Cide.

Perhaps the most famous such meeting came in 1998, when Awesome Again, the '97 Plate winner, outran '97 Derby winner Silver Charm to take the Grade 1 Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill.

Trainer Mark Casse said he has Corey Nakatani lined up to ride Lexie Lou in either the Hollywood Derby or against older females in the Grade 1 Matriarch Nov. 30 at Del Mar.
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Old 11-13-2014, 09:51 AM
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Who do you think should be 3yr old champ and HOY this year?
I have no strong opinion on those.

If I had a gun to my head though, even though I know Shared Belief is the better horse, I'd probably give it to Chrome.

Bayern, he's had too many crappy starts, and was gifted the BCC. Remember, I like that horse too, as he was my Derby pick after Shared Belief went down.
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That would be the only explanation for Zenyatta winning it over Blame.
Ugh. For some reason the screech of "Blaaaammme" popped into my head.
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I cant see California Chrome not being horse of the year. When its close tie goes to the derby winner, no?
I cant see how Chrome gets any award. Bayern is HOY and 3yr old champ. Its not even close.
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