First Annual TCR Awards

The vision of the TCR awards is to give recognition to the horses whose on track accomplishments have merited special notice. We need your votes to help decide the rightful year-end champions.

TCR point standings have been updated all year long giving us a picture of every horse’s accomplishments in numerical form. For a more detailed look at how the TCR is calculated you may visit here

Now is the chance for us, the fans of Thoroughbred racing, to vote on the horses that we feel were the most accomplished and thus the most deserving of year end recognition.

Voting is easy. Below you will find a list of the top TCR ranked horses in each division along with their point totals for the year. Simply take all 5 horses and rank them in the exact order of your preference. You may either post them as a comment, or send me your votes via personal email (canken19@hotmail.com).

Please familiarize yourself with these horses and their accomplishments in 2006 prior to voting. A link to the DRF Past Performances of the majority of the contenders for each division can be found here

You do not need to vote for all 10 awards. You can simply vote for one division if you wish. However in order to be valid a vote must include all 5 of the finalists ranked in the exact order of your preference. My goal is get 100 votes for each award. Voting will close at midnight Jan 22nd.

Votes will account for 50% of the final total. The final 2006 TCR standings will account for the other 50% of the consideration. The award will be given to the horse that has the highest combined point total and votes received.

All award finalists have met the following criteria:
- The finalist must have made three starts minimum in America.
- The finalist must meet the age and gender requirements of the division to be eligible.
- The finalist must have won a graded stakes in current season.
- The finalist must have run three races within the division in order to be eligible for that division.
- The finalist must have finished in the top five in the TCR after the above filters have been applied.

Thanks for your support in this project!

Horse of the Year
Lava Man – 379.04
Invasor – 369.20
Bernardini – 343.86
Aragorn – 296.75
The Tin Man – 267.50

Older Horse (Dirt & All Weather)
Lava Man – 379.04
Invasor – 369.20
Thor’s Echo – 232.30
Premium Tap – 212.40
Siren Lure – 185.22

Older Mare (Dirt & All Weather)
Fleet Indian – 217.88
Take D’Tour – 170.48
Behaving Badly – 165.14
Healthy Addiction – 164.94
Round Pond – 157.80

Turf Horse
Aragorn – 296.75
The Tin Man – 267.50
English Channel – 261.20
Showing Up – 240.62
Miesque’s Approval – 234.56

Turf Filly and Mare
Wait A While – 197.24
Honey Ryder – 167.12
Gorella – 130.78
Film Maker – 107.28
Foxysox – 106.30

Sprinter (All Surfaces)
Thor’s Echo – 232.30
Siren Lure – 185.22
Behaving Badly – 165.14
Nightmare Affair – 138.23
Silver Train – 135.90

3yo Colt (All Surfaces)
Bernardini – 343.86
Showing Up – 240.62
Barbaro – 209.56
Discreet Cat – 208.82
Bluegrass Cat – 184.22

3yo Filly (All Surfaces)
Wait A While – 197.24
Bushfire – 139.90
Pine Island – 128.64
Foxysox – 106.30
Balance - 98.50

2yo Colt (All Surfaces)
Circular Quay – 114.17
Street Sense – 110.39
Great Hunter – 101.76
Scat Daddy – 95.06
Stormello – 94.46

2yo Filly (All Surfaces)
Dreaming of Anna – 116.36
Octave – 63.19
Point Ashley – 44.80
Romance Is Diane – 43.80
Sutra – 42.14