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April 12 2013, 9:26pm | Visit source ›
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Beyer: Wise Dan a triple-threat on speed figures
Horses’ performances on grass and artificial surfaces rarely thrill devotees of speed figures. Dirt is more conducive to fast, blockbuster performances because dirt is conducive to speed, and horses typically…
January 25 2013, 12:37pm | Visit source ›
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Florida Postcard: Eclipse Weekend
Steven Crist HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. -- It’s cool and cloudy and the beaches are empty but you’ll hear no complaining…
January 18 2013, 2:31pm | Visit source ›
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Saturday night from Gulfstream Park: An Eclipse Award live blog with Ray
Will Wise Dan win Horse of the Year? Is Dale Romans destined to pick up his first Eclipse for Outstanding…
January 18 2013, 12:25pm | Visit source ›
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Crist: Horse of the Year candidates a bit short on Grade 1 credentials
Whether it is Fort Larned, I’ll Have Another, or Wise Dan whose name is called from the podium Saturday night at the Eclipse Awards, the 2012 Horse of the Year…
January 11 2013, 12:31pm | Visit source ›
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Column Companion: HOTY and Grade 1's
Steven Crist Here, in conjunction with the Sunday column, is the list of Grade 1 victories by the 39 winners…
January 11 2013, 12:27pm | Visit source ›
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Gowanus Horsemen: Our Eclipse Award ballot
Rather than go through a full exegesis of all the categories — most are boring this year because they’re so straightforward or muddled because the horses all were unimpressive —…
January 9 2013, 10:26am | Visit source ›
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The votes are in! We have lifetime past performances, replays and result charts for the 2012 Eclipse Award finalists.
January 5 2013, 11:56am | Visit source ›
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Simon: A Computerized Look at Horse of the Year
While I appreciate that Horse of the Year means different things to different people, I wondered what the odds might look like should the top contenders for the award actually…
January 5 2013, 8:41am | Visit source ›
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DeRosa: Little Mike as Horse of the Year
I said it once, and I'll say it again: It's a shame that Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta put together their best seasons in the same year (2009) because either campaign…
January 1 2013, 8:52am | Visit source ›
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Hall: Decision time, final edition
Without further ado or polling, here are my voting plans for the remaining seven Eclipse Award categories: (Repeating the earlier caveat, I say plans because I haven’t entered them yet.…
January 1 2013, 8:50am | Visit source ›
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Crist: A Horse of the Year paradox? Not really
Since the Eclipse Awards began in 1972, all 40 Horse of the Year honorees also have been named the champion of their divisions, from Secretariat (2-year-old champ of 1972) to…
November 10 2012, 8:45am | Visit source ›
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Fort Larned Struggles for Respect
Each week I make the call for ZATT’s Star of the Week, a celebration of the horse with the best…
November 9 2012, 1:46am | Visit source ›
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Horse of the Year Point/Counterpoint: Wise Dan vs Royal Delta
Breeders' Cup crowned champions in many divisions, but the most contentious race is always Horse of the Year. Royal Delta…
November 8 2012, 2:39am | Visit source ›
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Charles Hatton on 1949 Horse of the Year Capot from the 1950 American Racing Manual. Capot was voted the Horse…
October 13 2012, 2:10am | Visit source ›
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Is Point of Entry Horse of the Year material?
Point of Entry was nowhere to be found in the Horse of the Year discussion just a few short months…
October 12 2012, 5:55am | Visit source ›
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Whoever is running Wise Dan's Twitter account is banging the drum loudly for respecting the horse's connections for "doing right by the horse" in deciding to send the Grade 1…
October 9 2012, 10:34am | Visit source ›
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Wise Dan on track for 2012 Horse of the Year?
With another dazzling display on Saturday, Wise Dan has done something than no horse could do in the past five…
October 8 2012, 4:32am | Visit source ›
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Crist: I'll Have Another still out front in race for Horse of the Year
A week into October, the question of who will be America’s Horse of the Year remains exactly the same as it was four months ago: Can anyone unseat I’ll Have…
October 5 2012, 1:00pm | Visit source ›
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Bill Finley: I’ll Have Another has likely clinched Horse of the Year, but there may be an alternative to him…
October 5 2012, 11:40am | Visit source ›
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DeRosa: Historically insignificant
Back in 2009 I balked at the idea of a shared Horse of the Year award between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, but given the historical insignificance of the so-called Horse…
October 1 2012, 9:22am | Visit source ›
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The Kentucky Derby is Restricted? C’mon Man!
I’ve had a splinter underneath my fingernail for the past few days, and today is the day I pull it…
September 21 2012, 9:11am | Visit source ›
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Filling in the post-summer meet, pre-fall championship season lull … Steve Haskin on the unsettled awards picture: One thing we…
September 7 2012, 11:52am | Visit source ›
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Countdown to the Cup: Horse of the Year Follies
So, how crazy is this year’s Horse of the Year picture? It’s obvious no one is stepping up to claim…
September 6 2012, 1:26pm | Visit source ›
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Mucho Macho Man wins Saturday's Woodward, and Ron The Greek the Jockey Club Gold Cup. Game On Dude wins what used to be called the Goodwood until gremlins changed the…
August 30 2012, 4:18pm | Visit source ›
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Charlie Lopresti, trainer of Wise Dan, is starting to toss the words Horse of the Year around and it’s obvious…
August 15 2012, 10:12am | Visit source ›
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