On Which Surface?

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Originally Posted by letswastemoney

Well the Breeder's Cup isn't supposed to determine the division champion anyway. We're supposed to be basing this on the all around effort of the whole year right?

So just take the synthetic BC for what it is, and base horse of the year off of whether you think Curlin winning multiple G1s against older horses is more impressive than Big Brown winning multiple G1s against 3 year olds.

it's funny tho...in a non-humorous way. people say it shouldn't decide the championship, and then invariably you have people questioning why a horse skips the bc, with questions as to whether they should be eligible for year-end honors. it happened with mineshaft, and has already been brought up about curlin. it's horse of the year, not horse of the bc, so i absolutely agree that it shouldn't be what determine's championships. but in some categories, it does since so many voters haven't got a clue who the top horses are in a division, so they rely on that one days' races-which explains why many voters shouldn't be. they need a better system to decide who gets what.