BEYER: Mucho Man Man an unconvential Horse of Year

[Calzone Lord]

My take on Horse of the Year:

Horse of the Year:

Even though we must again note that his 2013 campaign lacked adventure, Wise Dan is, objectively, a clear-cut winner of this category.

Wise Dan won six different North American Graded Stakes races this year: an accomplishment that hasn't been equaled or bettered by any male horse since Kitten's Joy won six Graded Stakes in his three-year-old season of 2004. Sure, Kitten's Joy wasn't even close in the voting for the three-year-old championship or Horse of the Year honors that season. But that was because the three-year-old division had a horse named Smarty Jones, and the older male division had a horse named Ghostzapper.

Wise Dan demonstrated the best form of any horse over the entirety of the 2013 season. He is the Horse of the Year.

What if Will Take Charge doesn't get stopped cold in the Derby? What if Will Take Charge didn't perform so miserably in the Preakness or Belmont? What if Mucho Macho Man never caught a wet race track? What if Game On Dude was able to keep his top form for an entire season and perform on the biggest day?

Those are all interesting questions, but in the end, Wise Dan had the best 2013 season of any horse in North America.

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[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

My take on Horse of the Year:




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[FATPIANO]

Originally Posted by Danzig

[Danzig]

someone said will take charge....he won more races this year than MMM, finished a scant nose behind him in the bcc, and then won the clark over potential hoy game on dude. he's got a lot better resume than MMM. easily the top 3 yo.

and saw earlier that his owner hasn't made any deals, and plans to run the colt next year. great news!