2013 Eclipse Finalists

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Jay Frederick

I also agree that Authenticity should have been a finalist but I think the outrage shown over her omission has been blown way out of proportion. Royal Delta is going to be a deserving runaway winner of that award.

I'd like to see people this passionate over some of the real things plaguing horse racing. Like the on the turf, off the turf fiasco at Fair Grounds this week that I didn't see anyone mention. Authenticity not being a finalist for an award she wasn't going to come close to winning anyway ranks about 9,999th in things people should be mad about right now in horse racing.

I agree with you that in the big picture the Authenticity "snub" is hardly a big issue on its own. However unlike the other issue that you elude to, putting together a list of pp's for top contenders is a clear cut, simple thing to do and racing can't even get that right.

Bigger Eclipse voting issue is that there are far too many unqualified or just plain clueless people voting.

[Jay Frederick]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Bigger Eclipse voting issue is that there are far too many unqualified or just plain clueless people voting.

Sure and this is a problem baseball is facing right now as well. Seems like an easy fix though, less voters.