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Originally Posted by v j stauffer
One thing I think we can all agree upon. Clearly the criteria for winning is a moveable feast.
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We can. I wish we would make it more definable. Maybe something like a horse has to start a minimum of six times and three have to be in the United States. Actually, the first thing I'd do is make them U.S. racing awards, not North American. Canada already has their own. Europe has their own so we don't need to reward them for coming over and taking one race. Some would argue that this would dimish the value of the award by giving it to a lesser American horse when a European with one start is clearly best. I'd say tough. If a hitter bats .445 but plays only 80 games, he doesn't qualify for the title even though he's the best. If a player averages 70 points in basketball but plays 10 games, he doesn't qualify. How was it not already cheapened by St. Liam or Miesques Approval or Favorite Trick or Zenyatta winning when they shouldn't have?
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11-13-2011, 04:01 AM
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