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Originally Posted by dalakhani
And thats the point. If Rock of Gibraltar was a nominee and received 7 votes, you have to think that his performance overseas was taken into account because he never won a race over here.
And i dont think anything is wrong with that. That was the point KG was trying to make.
I think.
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i would imagine it's taken into account. i'd also imagine most writers with a vote don't have a clue who really is in the running, as unlike beyer, they don't keep up with the sport on a regular basis. so, name recognition would be key. how else would a euro-based horse get recognition then if their season was taken as a whole?
a race here makes them eligible, but i don't think one performance here is enough to elevate a horse to an award.
personally, i thought with anticipation deserved the award, but since it's not solely a us based award or even a north american award, you can't really argue with the results, as high chaparral fulfilled all the needs for a vote.