tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35403587.post194451666454762749..comments2023-07-25T08:22:35.176-06:00Comments on Kennedy's Corridor: Let's CompareKennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14149130617213590448noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35403587.post-91143758816472841302009-01-30T17:05:00.000-07:002009-01-30T17:05:00.000-07:00Overall, a wonderful post.I'm glad someone is taki...Overall, a wonderful post.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad someone is taking these irresponsible voters to task; some of the choices made were absolutely ridiculous.<BR/><BR/>You really should submit this to one of the racing publications; I think a lot of people in the industry are turning a blind eye to the biases of some of the voters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35403587.post-26877634101951696582009-01-28T12:02:00.000-07:002009-01-28T12:02:00.000-07:00My understanding is that the ballots are due at th...My understanding is that the ballots are due at the end of the year which effectively means that most if not all the ballots were sent in before the La Brea. I think it's a major flaw in the system. No voting should be allowed until AFTER the final races are run.Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14149130617213590448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35403587.post-42826021876755634802009-01-28T11:59:00.000-07:002009-01-28T11:59:00.000-07:00Great job...interesting post. I think Proud Spell...Great job...interesting post. I think Proud Spell's connections who are very likeable and well respected helped her cause and likely got her some extra votes. I think Indian Blessing had the best season of the female 3yo's on paper. Wasn't her final win in 08 (g1 Labrea) after the Eclipse ballots were due? Another flaw in the system...Colins Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04949661490223464920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35403587.post-91610835660119281502009-01-28T09:49:00.000-07:002009-01-28T09:49:00.000-07:00What I found so disturbing about the 3YO filly div...What I found so disturbing about the 3YO filly division was that Eight Belles and Goldikova finished well ahead of Indian Blessing and Music Note in the final vote count, which makes no sense by any objective measure. Ah, but objectivity wasn't part of the process and so a filly whose greatest accomplishment was running second in the Kentucky Derby garnered 71 votes and another who made only one start in the US scored 41, while two fillies who ran year-long campaigns racking up graded stakes wins earned 20 votes apiece. How maudlin, how ridiculous. And just one example of why, as you write, year-end awards need some accountability and a point system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com