Barbaro (the Champ)

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by Danzig188

yeah, the derby winner gets it. i don't care if his name is green eggs and ham.


has nothing to do with which has which name. at this point (and yeah, i've gone a bit over the top because no one will let this go, so what the hell) they are 'tied'. both with two gr 1's, both with four overall graded wins. you can compare the two side by side, they're practically even. so who gets the nod? the derby winner must, right? AT THIS POINT, which everyone seems wont to go over ad infinitum, who's gonna be chicken and proclaim a tie?? not me. there has to be a tie-breaker. shouldn't THE race for three year olds, often times the ONLY time that three year olds from coast to coast meet all year, the best since the year began, be the decider?? how could it not be? it's the derby. you don't have to call it by it's full name, just THE DERBY will do. one winner a year....

just think tho--another point. it's taken bernardini almost NINE months to earn the graded stakes that barbaro earned in FIVE.

it doesn't matter tho. it's august.

Fortunately, for the sake of horse racing, the whole racing year is considered in the voting for Eclipse Awards.