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Originally Posted by parsixfarms
Perhaps I'm missing something, but why all the immediate bestowing of Horse of the Year upon Bricks and Mortar? Don't get me wrong, he's an outstanding horse who did everything asked of him this year, but he is the best of a weak male turf division in this country. And in neither the Arlington Million nor BC Turf did he defeat any top class invaders. The best horse he beat all year might have been Robert Bruce.
If history is any guide, a turf horse will be named Horse of the Year only in the absence of a truly deserving dirt horse. From my perspective, the best horse in America in 2019, and the horse deserving of Horse of the Year, is Mitole. There were two highly anticipated "races of the year" in 2019: the Met Mile and the BC Sprint. Mitole won each of these impressively. He ran consistently faster, and against better competition. If we want to argue that people should not be afraid of having their horses lose races, then we should not hold his lone loss in the Vanderbilt, when caught in a vicious speed duel while on a dead rail, against him.
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I agree with everything you said...BUT Klarman has been in the game for a long time and has run millions into the game forever without a morsel of acknowledgment or recognition. Save Steve and Andy and the people that know. If there was a time to be subjective, its with Bricks... Nobody can argue Mitole didn't have an unreal campaign and is a VERY deserving candidate for the award; I just think it's Klarman's time