The last two years have really been something else as respects Horse of the Year. Last year it was a hotly contested contest between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta and this year with Blame and Zenyatta. I was never a fan of the compromise position last year of having co-winners, as someone should win the award based on an old fashioned vote of the most deserving.
However, what if there was a way to make this year a true win-win by voting for the horse that really had the best year as Horse of the Year (in my opinion Blame due to the head-to-head win over Zenyatta in the Classic) while voting for Zenyatta for what she is - Horse of the Decade!
Some will argue this is just creating a new category to solve a potentially thorny issue of not voting for Zenyatta - one of the most popular horses of all time. However, it is a natural time to create the category with it being the 2010 voting year and it truly provides the opportunity to recognize a career at the highest levels versus just one year.
My vote - Blame for Horse of the Year and Zenyatta for Horse of the Decade!
Monday, January 3, 2011
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