Curlin will be HOY. Zenyatta had a teriffic campaign, but needed to run and win in the BCC to get the top honor, IMO. Personally, I'd put Big Brown over Zenyatta in the voting too.
When Azeri won HOY, it was mainly because there wasn't a top older male or 3yo alternative. (Volponi's BCC finalized that) The Champion older male in 2002 was Left Bank.. and Champion male 3yo was War Emblem, neither ended the year as worthy of HOY. Azeri deserved the title, but in a sense, won by default.
In 2008, Curlin and Big Brown are both worthy.
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