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Old 11-09-2010, 11:52 AM
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Default Congrats! You've just been put in charge of...

... making three changes to the Eclipse Awards.

What are they?
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Old 11-09-2010, 11:57 AM
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A point system is applied to determine winners.
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Old 11-09-2010, 12:52 PM
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1. Stop giving them out.
2. Expunge all records of past Eclipse Awards.
3. See number 1.
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Old 11-09-2010, 01:01 PM
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1. Stop giving them out.
2. Expunge all records of past Eclipse Awards.
3. See number 1.
Agreed.
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Old 11-09-2010, 01:30 PM
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1. Lobotomize and neuter Smooth Operator. Though come to think of it, he doesn't need to be lobotomized.

2. Make it mandatory for any Eclipse voter to take an IQ test, and a logic course. If their IQ is 80 or less, they don't get to vote.

3. Somehow include strippers into the process.
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Old 11-09-2010, 01:31 PM
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Move the Eclipse Awards to the East Coast where they belong.
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Old 11-09-2010, 02:24 PM
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1. Get rid of the "Handicapper of the Year" award.

It seems like a slap in the face to people who do this for a living...

Maybe it's me.

* * *

I'm wondering about the Award of Merit.

Just thinking out loud so don't jump on me (!) but, hypothetically, can a horse win this?

They don't give it out every year... what happened those years that they didn't?

An occassional lifetime achievement award... is that such a bad idea?
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Old 11-09-2010, 02:26 PM
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1. Stop giving them out.
2. Expunge all records of past Eclipse Awards.
3. See number 1.
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Old 11-09-2010, 02:28 PM
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2. Make it mandatory for any Eclipse nominee to pass inspection by the fashion police.
Agree!
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Old 11-09-2010, 04:11 PM
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Get people with common sense to vote and define the awards criteria as singular year awards to the most accomplished horse for the given year, not the most popular or most publicized.
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Old 11-09-2010, 04:13 PM
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1. Stop giving them out.
2. Expunge all records of past Eclipse Awards.
3. See number 1.
Also agree
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Old 11-09-2010, 07:23 PM
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quit giving them. it's a sham, with voters who don't even know participants having a say-so on the winners.
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Old 11-09-2010, 07:28 PM
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Didn't Tale of Ekati get a vote for champion something a few years ago?
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