For my own opinion:
2yo male: Uncle Mo is a lock. His Champagne win was far more spectacular than Union Rags ... and his BC Juvenile win was supersonic. You don't judge a 2yo by the after career...but he had physical setbacks before his 3yo season ever started.
2yo filly: My Miss Aurelia is a lock for me. She was fast sprinting, she went a few lengths faster than Union Rags at the same distance on the same day when he won the Champagne stylishly over good 3yo Alpha. MMA buried Grace Hall and crushed the rest in an above par BC Juvenile fillies win. Awesome Feather got better with the trainer change.
3yo male: I think Bodemeister was obviously the most talented 3yo we've seen... his Kentucky Derby performance was awesome stuff... where he outsprinted eventual BC Sprint winner Trinniberg, put five on them off the turn with a Rachel Alexandra like move -- before sh!ting the bed in mid-stretch. It was an incredible performance, but one that took its toll, obviously. Bodemeister's Arkansas Derby was also sensational. He went much faster than older males in the Oaklawn Park Handicap same day/same distance.
I will give the edge to I'll Have Another on account of the fact that he crossed the wire first in the two meetings, and W's and L's have to count for something at the end of the day.
3yo filly: Royal Delta was great in spots, but I felt like Blind Luck had the better 3yo season even though she failed to cap it off on BC Day against Havre De Grace.
Older Male: Edge to Wise Dan. Blame's campaign was soft enough at age 4 that it allowed HoY honors to be stolen from him by Zenyatta, even though she raced against tomato cans all year prior to the Breeders Cup.
Older Female: I think Royal Delta -- on her good day -- would have beaten the 2010 Zenyatta... a more consistent horse. Royal Delta squandered the first half of her 4yo season. I give Zenyatta the edge over Havre De Grace. Both of them had Horse of the Year winning campaigns thanks largely to the fact that none of the males impressed for the duration of a full season.
Sprinter: I guess Ambazombie just on the basis of body of work. He finally started to tail off in the fall of this season.
Female Sprinter: Groupie Doll would be this seasons champion sprinter if the Eclipse award was all gender ... like it had been in the past.
Male Turf Horse: Cape Blanco has done nothing but win Grade 1's here ... and Point Of Entry had an outstanding season ... but Wise Dan gets the edge. He made short work of accomplished Euro's in multiple races.
Female Turf Horse: Goldikova obviously on the basis of her Breeders Cup Mile win over the males .. and the fact that we haven't seen a lot of good female turfers here.
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