Horsey All Decade Team

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I think everyone has a built in bias that favors the 2nd half of the year in each division ... and they rightly should. However, the 3yo male division is the one division where I think as much or more emphasis should be placed on the first half of the season as it is the second half.

I agree, but I think I would give the edge to Point Given because he turned in excellent performances before the Triple Crown series, during the Triple Crown series, and after the Triple Crown series. Smarty obviously did the first two, but not the last. Coming back from his huge Belmont performance to win the Haskell and the Travers gives Point Given the edge in my book.
I do agree, however, that Smarty faced much tougher competition than did Point Given. Beating up on I Love Silver and Touch Tone is a little less impressive than defeating the quality 3yos Smarty faced.
It is a tough call.