2012 Eclipse Awards finalists

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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

How I would have voted...

Horse of the Year
Wise Dan, Fort Larned, Game On Dude

2-Year-Old Male
Shanghai Bobby, Overanalyze, Normandy Invasion

2-Year-Old Female
Beholder, Dreaming of Julia, Executiveprivilege

3-Year-Old Male
I’ll Have Another, Bodemeister, Union Rags

3-Year-Old Female
Questing, My Miss Aurelia, Contested

Older Male
Wise Dan, Fort Larned, Game on Dude

Older Female
Royal Delta, Groupie Doll, Include Me Out

Male Sprinter
Trinniberg, Amazombie, Emcee

Female Sprinter
Groupie Doll, Contested, Beholder
Turf Male
Wise Dan, Point of Entry, Little Mike

Trainer
Bob Baffert, Mike Hushion, Todd Pletcher

Jockey
Ramon Dominguez, Jose Lezcano, Javier Castellano

Apprentice Jockey
Wilmer Garcia, Jilver Charmafi, Irad Ortiz Jr.

Let's discuss the three I highlighted...

Amazombie? Ah, no.

Beholder? Not eligible.

Wilmer Garcia???? I beg to differ. I know he's the board darling, and I wish him a speedy recovery, but Jose Ortiz rides circles around him.