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Originally Posted by SilentScreen
When did "Horse of the Year" become synonymous with "most accomplished racehorse"? I always thought it meant "best racehorse".
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It's really difficult to say they are different in most cases. How do you claim to be the best racehorse without accomplishment? And it's Horse of the Year, not of the day, month, or multi-year period.
The Breeders Cup often serves as confirmation for the US champion or as a tie-breaker between evenly matched contenders, but it shouldn't replace accomplishments of an entire campaign. That's why you don't see great ones like Ouija Board winning the award when they stop in for a day, and why Goldlikova isn't a contender this year.
Again, all this is common sense which continues to escape a certain group.