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01-06-2011, 12:29 PM
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Eclipse Award Finalists
• Horse of the Year: Blame, Goldikova (IRE), Zenyatta
• Two-Year-Old Male: Boys at Tosconova, To Honor and Serve, Uncle Mo • Two-Year-Old Filly: Awesome Feather, R Heat Lightning, Turbulent Descent • Three-Year-Old Male: Eskendereya, Lookin At Lucky, Paddy O’Prado • Three-Year-Old Filly: Blind Luck, Evening Jewel, Havre de Grace • Older Male: Blame, Quality Road, Richard’s Kid • Older Female: Life at Ten, Unrivaled Belle, Zenyatta • Male Sprinter: Big Drama, Majesticperfection, Smiling Tiger • Female Sprinter: Champagne d’Oro, Dubai Majesty, Rightly So • Male Turf Horse: Dangerous Midge, Gio Ponti, Winchester • Female Turf Horse: Goldikova (IRE), Proviso (GB), Tuscan Evening • Steeplechase Horse: Arcadius, Percussionist, Slip Away • Owner: Claiborne/Dilschneider, M/M Jerome S. Moss, WinStar Farm • Breeder: Adena Springs, Claiborne/Dilschneider, Brereton C. Jones • Trainer: Bob Baffert, Todd Pletcher, John Shirreffs • Jockey: Ramon Dominguez, Garrett Gomez, John Velazquez • Apprentice Jockey: Forest Boyce, Omar Moreno, Angel Serpa Last edited by Kasept : 01-06-2011 at 01:47 PM. 
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01-06-2011, 12:52 PM
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Horse of the Year
Blame Two-Year-Old Male Uncle Mo Two-Year-Old Filly Awesome Feather Three-Year-Old Male Lookin At Lucky Three-Year-Old Filly Blind Luck Older Male Blame Older Female Zenyatta Male Sprinter Majesticperfection Female Sprinter Champagne dOro Male Turf Horse Gio Ponti Female Turf Horse Goldikova (Ire) Steeplechase Horse Percussionist Owner Claiborne Farm and Adele B. Dilschneider Breeder Claiborne Farm and Adele B. Dilschneider Trainer Bob Baffert Jockey Ramon Dominguez Apprentice Jockey Angel Serpa
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01-06-2011, 01:02 PM
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Two-Year Old Male
Uncle Mo Two-Year-Old Filly Awesome Feather Three-Year-Old Male Lookin At Lucky Three-Year-Old Filly Blind Luck Older Male Blame Older Female Zenyatta Male Sprinter Big Drama Female Sprinter Dubai Majesty Male Turf Horse Dangerous Midge Female Turf Horse Goldikova (Ire) Steeplechase Horse Percussionist Owner WinStar Farm Breeder Adena Springs Trainer Todd Pletcher Jockey Garrett Gomez Apprentice Jockey Omar Moreno
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01-06-2011, 01:03 PM
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yeah... had a hell of a 3yo season, didn't he?  Ya gotta figure if they are going to include an auto-toss, they might as well have gone w/ the Derby winner.
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01-06-2011, 01:11 PM
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Eskendereya was very likely the most talented 3yo this year. . . Even if he didn't have much of a campaign. Obviously Lucky's a lock in that category and he did much less than previous winners.
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01-06-2011, 01:54 PM
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Horse of the Year: Blame
Two-Year-Old Male: Uncle Mo Two-Year-Old Filly: Awesome Feather Three-Year-Old Male: Lookin At Lucky Three-Year-Old Filly: Blind Luck Older Male: Blame Older Female: Zenyatta Male Sprinter: Smiling Tiger Female Sprinter: Rightly So Male Turf Horse: Gio Ponti Female Turf Horse: Tuscan Evening Steeplechase Horse: Slip Away Owner: Claiborne/Dilschneider Breeder: Brereton C. Jones Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: Ramon Dominguez Apprentice Jockey: Omar Moreno
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans
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01-06-2011, 02:42 PM
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Dangerous Midge trumps Paddy O Prado on the turf list.
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01-06-2011, 02:45 PM
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01-06-2011, 02:46 PM
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The fact Goldikova made the finalists list (didn't last year's have only two?) further affirms my feeling that Zenyatta wins the award. Goldikova is far more likely, in my opinion, to take votes away from Blame than Zenyatta, unless there's only one or two votes for Goldikova.
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01-06-2011, 03:00 PM
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All 84 starts.. I know to be a Florida resident (tax purposes) you have to live in the state at least 6 months. To be considered a trainer shouldn't you have to have at least more then 1.6 starters per week..It really is insane.
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01-06-2011, 03:05 PM
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Felix Unger talking to Oscar Madison: "Your horse could finish third by 20 lengths and they still pay you? And you have been losing money for all these years?!"
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01-06-2011, 03:24 PM
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01-06-2011, 03:25 PM
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01-06-2011, 03:27 PM
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I would have preferred Hollendorfer to be included and Mott as well. Mott had a better year than Baffert, hands down. Between Proviso, Drosselmeyer and Unrivaled Belle, he deserved to be up there. Baffert got skunked at the BC, and had one horse run big all year, Lookin at Lucky. Hollendorfer had a better year than Baffert as well.
If Shirreffs even gets any votes for Trainer of the Year it's laughable.
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01-06-2011, 03:39 PM
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01-06-2011, 03:40 PM
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All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. ~ Joseph Conrad A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right. ~ Thomas Paine Don't let anyone tell you that your dreams can't come true. They are only afraid that theirs won't and yours will. ~ Robert Evans
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