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12-07-2011, 06:14 PM
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Anyone feel like commenting on this?
It's not about HOY but 3 year old champion. What do you guys think? http://www.ntra.com/blog/index/view/MTMzNw== 
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12-07-2011, 06:43 PM
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My feeling is that it's silly to eliminate Caleb's Posse because the majority of his success came around one-turn. I don't recall reading that the champion has to be the champion route horse. If that is a voter's preference, I can respect that opinion but it's not a requirement. I am of the belief that in a country where most of the horses are bred for and most races are at 8f and under, it is harder to stand out at shorter distances than at longer ones.
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12-07-2011, 06:45 PM
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Didn't Xtra Heat win Champion 3yo filly honors despite being a sprinter?
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12-07-2011, 08:14 PM
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She did and there are surely others that have too. I know Lost in the Fog was very close in 2005. These are exceptions though while the general feeling is that sprints don't count.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020) Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine
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12-09-2011, 11:30 AM
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#7
12-09-2011, 11:41 PM
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for me this process was bastardized when Zenyatta beat out Blame for HOY.
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12-09-2011, 11:48 PM
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with everything said, HOY imo would be Harve De Grace she is the only horse to generate any kind of buzz and she has probably had the most impressive race out of all the contenders. Woodward win showed pretty much she was best older horse, and back it up with the Beldame in which she won as impressive as you can win a race with Royal Delta 2nd.
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#9
12-09-2011, 11:44 PM
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