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Originally Posted by Dahoss
As we have seen in recent years, I don't think the gap is big at all, if it even exists between some of the better males and females in this country.
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Historically speaking - it's pretty damn wide. I will agree though - the last four years or so have featured some awfully weak crops of 3yo males and older males.
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Originally Posted by Dahoss
My understanding of HOY is horse that had the best year. I factor in what races they won, who they beat and how that compared to other horses. Had Zenyatta run in one other race against males this year, I think she would be a pretty solid favorite for HOY, even with the narrow defeat in the BC. But, her connections rolled the dice and she didn't win the race. She ran really well, but just fell short. That compared with the fact Blame beat her and had a pretty decent (by todays standards) year of his own means IMO he should win and win convincingly.
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I hear you.
There have been a lot of times when the best 2-year-old in the country wouldn't be good enough to defeat anyone of several hundred horses aged 3 and up.
There have been times when the best 3-year-old filly wasn't among the 60 or maybe even 100 best horses in the entire country age 3 and up.
There have been times when the best mare isn't among the 25 or 30 best horses in the country.
It's mind-boggling how bad the 3yo male and older male division is in relation to the leaders in the other divisions.