Thor's Echo

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

I'll never understand why people argue endlessly over who should have or should not have won the eclipse award. Who cares? are you guys wagering on it? Its mythical, subjective, its like winning an oscar.

What's to understand? Some of us obviously do care about it. While making money at horseracing is important to me, I'm also a fan of the sport. It's the only sport I go out of my way to watch. I don't think twice about passing up watching the Superbowl or the World Series, but it would take something humongous to keep me from watching the Breeders Cup.

Fans are naturally interested in which horse gets credit for what. It's just as natural as arguing which baseball or football player deserves the MVP. Or, as you pointed out, arguing who deserves the Oscar.

In the case of Thor's Echo, I'm definitely biased because betting him was one of the bright spots of my Breeders Cup capping. I thought questions about his worthiness were put to rest by his subsequent Gr I win at Laurel. But as soon as he throws in the clunker in Dubai, the vultures come out with mention of needing the needle, ignoring the fact that he ran a good race in Dubai a year ago.

See? I'm still not done arguing about this!

--Dunbar