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08-20-2018, 02:48 PM
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NTRA Top 10
So in the latest poll, Accelerate has moved to the top spot in total points, surpassing Justify. Justify had 31 first place votes to only six for Accelerate but the reason Accelerate is ahead overall is because Justify was left completely off of several ballots. I don’t get that. I can understand a voter thinking Accelerate is the better horse or has done more to be deserving of the top spot but to leave Justify off the ballot makes zero sense. In the past, I’ve argued for certain horses to be voted as champions off of a single race, most notably Ghostzapper in 2005. My argument was based on three points:
1. Was he ELIGIBLE for the award? 2. Was he the BEST horse of all those that were eligible? 3. Precedent was already set by all the European horses that win grass awards here off of one race. Hell, Singspiel won an Eclipse in a year where he DIDNT EVEN WIN A RACE IN THIS COUNTRY!! With that in mind, if you ask yourself the two questions with Justify, the first answer is obviously yes, he’s eligible. The second question is a matter of opinion but there can be no question that he’s top 10. Anyone that’s left him off of their ballot should be outed and stripped of their voting rights. It’s a travesty and makes everyone in the sport look bad.
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The real horses of the year (1986-2020) Manila, Java Gold, Alysheba, Sunday Silence, Go for Wand, In Excess, Paseana, Kotashaan, Holy Bull, Cigar, Alphabet Soup, Formal Gold, Skip Away, Artax, Tiznow, Point Given, Azeri, Candy Ride, Smarty Jones, Ghostzapper, Invasor, Curlin, Zenyatta, Zenyatta, Goldikova, Havre de Grace, Wise Dan, Wise Dan, California Chrome, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Gun Runner, Accelerate, Maximum Security, Gamine 
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