Horse of the Year?

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Originally Posted by letswastemoney

Those horses faced restricted company for most of the year. Under what evidence are they better? Colonel John is about as good as most of those 3 year olds, and he still finished midpack in the Classic.

I guess my point was comparing Big Brown's competition to Zenyatta's or Curlin's. Based on the list I posted, I am suggesting that Big Brown's competitors were in the same conversation as the other two horses.