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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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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