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Who’s the Champ, Beholder or Executiveprivilege?

How much value should the Eclipse Award voters place on the results of the Breeders’ Cup?Read More

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rafirox · Well, Brian, I personally like voting for the horse that did better in the entire year. Sometimes, IMO, people take the BC to TOO BIG of an account. The award is Horse of the YEAR. Or Two Year old Filly of the YEAR. It is based , again IMO, on the ENTIRE campaign. The BC is the biggest, but you can not take away the other races. I would give my vote to EP. · 225 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · In the Juvenile Fillies 25 out of 28 times the Breeders' Cup winner has been awarded the Eclipse. Chilukki 1999, My Flag 1995, and Family Style 1985 were the exceptions. · 225 days ago ·

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rafirox · I know, but that is my opinion, EP accomplished more in the span of her campaign. · 225 days ago ·

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AndyScoggin · My vote would go to Executiveprivilege based on the full year's performance. · 225 days ago ·

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Mike in SB · Today horses make so few starts and rarely face each other before the Breeders Cup and as a result the Breeders Cup is often the only time when horses from all parts of the country face each other on the track. This makes the Breeders Cup more than just another race. Beholder beat the best horses from each region in the biggest race of the year and I believe she should be champion 2 year old filly. I don't believe this dominance of the Breeders Cups is a good thing, racing needs to find a way to get horses to race more and face each other throughout the year. But it is not happening now, look at the 3 year old and older fillies this year. It was a strong and deep group, but how many times did they face each other before the Breeders Cup? Royal Delta faced Its Tricky and Awsome Maria, the top 3 year olds didn't face the older horses, Awesome Feather didn't really beat a top horse all year. The only time all came together was in the Breeders Cup. This is happening in almost every division. If horses continue to race fewer and fewer times the Eclipse will go to each winner of the Breeder Cup races. · 225 days ago ·

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kay.robinett · Mile in SB - agreed. Top horses in all divisions usually do not face each other often enough to gauge them. I am hoping that the new Kentucky Derby/Oaks qualifying system is a start to force the better three year olds to face each other multiple times, as before they avoided each other as much as possible leading up to the classics (and even in the classics if you look at how many skip one or more legs of the Triple Crown). · 225 days ago ·

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GregRiessland · well who won the rematch, beholder. pretty simple · 225 days ago ·

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ckrisp · Executiveprivlege has 3 graded stakes wins and a place in a G1; she ended the year 6:5-1-0. Beholder has 1 graded stakes win and a place in a G1, ending the year 5:3-1-0. I think it depends on how much value you place on the Breeders Cup, which is one race, even if it is the best of the best. Last year, a similar question lay between Union Rags and Hansen, though Hansen was undefeated. Voters clearly lie in favor of the first place finisher in the BC, but I believe that's weighting it too heavily. If it were up to me, I'd say EP, but I understand the argument that can be made for Beholder. · 225 days ago ·

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BrianZipse · Well, in the case of these two, they did get the opportunity to race 3 times: Executiveprivilege -2, Beholder - 1. · 225 days ago ·

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Mary Z. · Executiveprivilege, or just call it the BC awards. · 225 days ago ·

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dani.pugh · EP won the most head to head match ups. She won more graded stakes and grade ones. Beholder got hot for two races and took advantage of a track that was playing to her style. She ducked EP in the only other spot at this track, and prior to that was beaten by EP, on two different surfaces. It shouldn't even be a question. If your a person who likes head to heads, EP wins. If your a person who likes a full season, complete, tough season then EP wins. The only way Beholder gets this is through flawed thinking that suggests that one races is the end all be all of the entire year. If that is the case then why even bother running your horse before the BC? In every fair and logical way of thinking, EP wins this hands down. · 225 days ago ·

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Capper · EP has the better body of work & holds the head to head advantage, that's where my vote would go. · 225 days ago ·

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forego139 · The Eclipse Awards should be based on what you have done all year long, it's good for horse racing to have these talented runner's come out and run for the fans to see them display their talents, isn't that why we all go out to the race's to see these talented runners WOW us. Excecutiveprivledge hands down is your 2yr.old Champ..... · 224 days ago ·

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kyle.stasierowski · I think Beholder is the champion 2-year-old filly since she beat Executivepriviledge in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. · 224 days ago ·

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LennyGeorge · I gave the edge to Beholder.... because.... she was.... and still is...Improving · 223 days ago ·

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Mary Z. · Needed: Eclipse Award criteria. First, "of the year" should be added to each category. · 223 days ago ·

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the Bid · does not make a difference what anyone thinks........The voters will give it to Beholder · 223 days ago ·

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Mike in SB · Both horses are good and I can see how either one can win, but there is one thing about these awards that is interesting. I know there are no guidelines for how the voters are supposed to select the winners and as a result each voter decides what is important to them. It seems that most people posting here are in the "Body of Work" group, but it seems to me that some consideration should be made to which was the better horse. Beholder lost one race to Executiveprivilege by a nose and in the Breeders Cup it looked to me like Beholder was much the best horse. I think Beholder is the best 2 year old filliy to race this year and should win the Eclipse. · 223 days ago ·

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Kentucky Derby Flashback – Genuine Risk 1980

When people ask me what my favorite Kentucky Derby was, I always respond with the 1990 edition won by Unbridled. It was my most memorable for several personal reasons: It was my first Kentucky Derby in person, I was a big fan of the strapping son of Fappiano, I talked many of my college buddies into...Read More

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francis · One of the classiest ladies to ever set foot on a racetrack. · 418 days ago ·

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paulie0265 · I Had bet her that day loved her super horse in the money in all triple crown races Prooves you are not a flook · 418 days ago ·

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JanetFauble · Loved it...whoo whoo! Whoa! Way to go, Genuine Risk! thanks, Brian. · 418 days ago ·

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Waya · What a filly! This was one of my favorite Derbies as well. It helps that I had a few dollars on her. ;) · 418 days ago ·

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Gin-Gin · She Was One Of The Greatest Race Horses Of All Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! · 371 days ago ·

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travel_vic · consistent rugged...a good one · 371 days ago ·

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travel_vic · Two thing learned about Unbridled: 1st) he routinely ran INSDIE horses late in the stretch, as both his Derby and most obviously his Belmont BC Classic showed that unique ability. 2) His trouble in the Blue Grass went un-noted in the charts and accounting for the loss of ground in that contest, propelled him to be a strong contender three weeks late in Louisville...Finaly WHO can forget Nafzager ddesribing the winning move to Mrs. Genter the heir to the pop up toaster forturne! · 371 days ago ·

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