2018 Eclipse Award Ballot & Discussion ~ HOY to Justify

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by freddymo

The best 2-year-old filly is Newspaperofrecord. She would be my 3rd choice for HoY. I have seen plenty of Jaywalks and Monomoy Girls and Roy H's etc. Newspaperofrecord is why you watch, the time when every so often, a horse competes at an entirely different level from their peers. She might be my number 2 choice for HoY.

I am personally biased towards Newspaperofrecord, but I understand why Jaywalk is going to win, but I actually think this is probably the most compelling argument for Newspaper ( and, as much as I personally like Freddy, I rarely agree with him ).

Horses like Newspaperofrecord are memorable in ways that most horses are not.