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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I think there are some interesting questions that may arise if he doesnt run again in the US. Namely can a horse who only runs one time in the US be named Horse of the year if that race is not a BC race? If he were to run in the Arlington million or another US turf race and win would he get support for turf champion off of one race? If BB were to come back and win the Travers would he get enough support for HOY?

If Curlin is HOY with only one US win then the Eclipse awards become even more meaningless. There is a precedent for being turf champ with one turf win but I suppose it depends if there are others with multiple turf wins. As for Big Brown, if he wins the Travers, another horse will have to do something exceptional to beat him for HOY. Of course, I look forward to our first Polytrack HOY. I'm sure Michael Dickinson would vote for him.