Read this Brown piece again … and it still makes no sense.
Face it, Jerry … the 3-year-old colts were mediocre, at best, this year … and the sad fact is … some of them are probably better than the older mules she (barely) hung on to beat in the Woodward.
Wasn't exactly like she was getting the best of a Bernardini … or a Mineshaft … out there.
The REAL challenge for the filly was coming out to the coast and taking on the undefeated, Eclipse-award-winning Breeders' Cup champion mare … and she was a NO SHOW.
No one in their right mind could vote for her over Z, in my opinion … but that's the problem … too many of these voters are out of their minds.
Take 2004, for instance … a significant number of them actually cast their ballots for SJ as HotY.
This was pure insanity when you had a brilliant older horse which not only proved that he was the fastest sprinter in the country … but the fastest router, as well.
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