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Old 11-08-2010, 05:37 PM
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Default Privman: Let the Horse of the Year Debate Begin

How come when I saw that headline, I didn't have to guess who wrote it? This is irresponsible journalism. There's no debate. Do not start saying that there is.
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Old 11-08-2010, 05:39 PM
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Jason Shandler breaks it down pretty well, I think:

Horse of the Year is Simple: Blame
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Old 11-08-2010, 05:55 PM
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Jason Shandler breaks it down pretty well, I think:

Horse of the Year is Simple: Blame
This was a comment left below the article by a reader. Name look familiar!!

Zenyatta 5 grade 1 wins and 1 grade 1 second. Blame 3 grade 1 wins and 1 grade 1 second. For all intents and purposes The BC classic was a tie, with Blame the edge on his Favorite track. Zenyatta Horse Of The Year.......
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Old 11-08-2010, 08:48 PM
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This was a comment left below the article by a reader. Name look familiar!!

Zenyatta 5 grade 1 wins and 1 grade 1 second. Blame 3 grade 1 wins and 1 grade 1 second. For all intents and purposes The BC classic was a tie, with Blame the edge on his Favorite track. Zenyatta Horse Of The Year.......
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except the classic wasn't a tie.


and i love the delicious irony involved here...with people criticizing blame for being lightly raced, or with him winning on his 'home track'. lmao....where's all that criticism been regarding a certain other lightly raced horse who's made exactly one trip west of the mississippi??
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Old 11-08-2010, 08:49 PM
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Old 11-08-2010, 06:12 PM
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Jason Shandler breaks it down pretty well, I think:

Horse of the Year is Simple: Blame
Brilliant!
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Old 11-08-2010, 06:13 PM
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I ask again why Privman has a job?
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Old 11-08-2010, 06:19 PM
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I ask again why Privman has a job?
You haven't been paying attention to the Padlock the past few days eh?
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Old 11-08-2010, 06:23 PM
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You haven't been paying attention to the Padlock the past few days eh?
Maybe not close enough.
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Old 11-08-2010, 06:13 PM
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Jason Shandler breaks it down pretty well, I think:

Horse of the Year is Simple: Blame
I can't even bring myself to read the comments. I glanced at a couple at random, and it made me scared that there was a nationwide kool-aid shortage. Did anybody see what they said to poor Claire Novak on her FB page? She said something that I believe was along the lines of Blame being HOTY, and the comments about her showing her true colors and being a Zenyatta-hater were just so mean-spirited.

Claire's been so vocal in her appreciation of Zenyatta. It was really unfair.
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Old 11-08-2010, 06:07 PM
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On the NYRA replay show tonight, Serling is almost laughing at Donovan when Donovan is trying to make a case for Z to be HOY.....
Its pretty funny.
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Old 11-08-2010, 06:08 PM
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On the NYRA replay show tonight, Serling is almost laughing at Donovan when Donovan is trying to make a case for Z to be HOY.....
Its pretty funny.
What are they wearing?
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Old 11-08-2010, 06:12 PM
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What are they wearing?
Serling is dressed to impress.
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Old 11-08-2010, 06:30 PM
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What are they wearing?
When you quote that poster it defeats the purpose that the ignore feature serves for most posters here. But, since I saw what he posted, let me respond....


.....I saw another example of why he's on ignore. I didn't laugh at Eric. I disagreed with him.
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Old 11-08-2010, 06:34 PM
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Blind Luck will be robbed if he doesn't get. Get it?
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Old 11-08-2010, 06:35 PM
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Blame will be robbed if he doesn't get it. Get it?
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Old 11-08-2010, 06:37 PM
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When you quote that poster it defeats the purpose that the ignore feature serves for most posters here. But, since I saw what he posted, let me respond....


.....I saw another example of why he's on ignore. I didn't laugh at Eric. I disagreed with him.

Almost is what I wrote, and you had a huge huge SMILE ON YOUR FACE.
Why is everything a big deal?
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Old 11-08-2010, 06:43 PM
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That was just painful to read. When did Privman morph into Hovdey?
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Old 11-08-2010, 07:00 PM
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To say there isn't at least a debate for HOY is silly.

Personally, if I had a vote, I would not vote for Blame.

I would be seriously conflicted between Zenyatta and Uncle Mo. Had Zenyatta run in either the Hollywood Gold Cup or Pacific Classic or Goodwood - I would strongly favor Zenyatta. Just a single one of those three races she avoided at home!

I would cast a vote for the hopeless Uncle Mo out of protest.

Favorite Trick was awarded Horse of the Year as a 2yo over Skip Away, Formal Gold, and Gentlemen. Uncle Mo - in my opinion - is a better 2yo than Favorite Trick was. Blame - in my opinion - would get absolutely slaughtered by Skip Away, Formal Gold, and Gentlemen. I mean slaughtered. They're all faster early, faster middle, and faster late than Blame.

Blame's campaign was also too weak and chicken sh!t. His campaign actually made Zenyatta's appear somewhat brave.

His performances were all very weak in relation to past division champions for older males. I believe he will win Horse of the Year because his wins in the Whitney and BC Classic came at the expense of the two toughest fields assembled for a horse racing in America this year.
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