Vox Populi Awards

[stark]

This year's nominees are: Beholder, the three-time Eclipse Award winning racemare whose brilliant performances earned more than $1.7 million and included a breathtaking win in the Breeders' Cup Distaff; California Chrome, the recipient of the 2014 Vox Populi Award whose celebrated comeback was highlighted by five wins including the Dubai World Cup, vaulting him to racing's all-time leading earner; Songbird, the sensational 3-year-old filly who earned $2.2 million in her coast-to-coast campaign and finished just a nose shy of an undefeated season after a Breeders' Cup Distaff stretch dual for the ages; and Tepin, the Kentucky-bred 5-year-old bay mare who has been an international darling, blazing turf courses on two continents and amassing almost $1.5 million in earnings with five wins in seven starts.

Fans can vote at http://secretariat.com

[afleetphil]

I'll go with Songbird.

[Dusty]

Gotta go with CHROME!

[honneerider]

Thinking Lady Eli should be there, as similar to Paynter overcoming that adversity to shine again.

[afleetphil]

I'm changing my vote to Lady Eli. What a heart warming story.

[Man o Taz]

Lady Eli.

I know its the popularity contest award, but I think it should really be to honor horses not traditionally honored.

Beholder, Chrome and Songbird will each win Eclipse awards.

[Catalina]

On the other hand, it's not the "overcame laminitis and returned to previous form" award either.

[Man o Taz]

Not that there is anything wrong with that...

[Catalina]

Not that there is anything wrong with that...

There isn't, of course.  Curiosity's sake, what ARE the selection criteria?  Something that attracts more fans to the sport?

[stark]

There isn't, of course.  Curiosity's sake, what ARE the selection criteria?  Something that attracts more fans to the sport?

It's whatever Penny Chennery wants it to be and it can change from year to year, or as some might suggest.....it's rigged.

[Zenyatta]

I voted for Chrome because he's created a big fan base and has raced for several years at the top level. Granted, the same can be said for Beholder, but in terms of fans, interest and $$, Chrome's got everyone's beat.

In terms of popularity, he's this decade's Zenyatta, with personality and copper penny looks to boot.

[Man o Taz]

Not a bad choice among them. I'll stick with Lady Eli. A dark horse..

[stark]

It's whatever Penny Chennery wants it to be and it can change from year to year, or as some might suggest.....it's rigged.

I don't want to hyjack this thread and make it political, but there's a similar poll going on right now for the TIME magazine person of the year.  The results are in, the people have voted.
Voters in the online readers' poll for Time's Person of the Year nominated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the most influential figure in 2016..

Time says Modi had 18 percent of the vote when the poll closed Sunday at midnight, pulling ahead of his closest contenders, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Julian Assange, who each received 7 percent.

Editors have the final say, anybody want to bet on Modi?

[curtis]

I don't want to hyjack this thread and make it political, but there's a similar poll going on right now for the TIME magazine person of the year.  The results are in, the people have voted.
Voters in the online readers' poll for Time's Person of the Year nominated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the most influential figure in 2016..

Time says Modi had 18 percent of the vote when the poll closed Sunday at midnight, pulling ahead of his closest contenders, Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Julian Assange, who each received 7 percent.

Editors have the final say, anybody want to bet on Modi?

I'm not sure the popular vote really matters.  I did hear some scuttlebutt about some of the Time readers voting illegally, however.  Of course that was a report from a couple of years ago.

[peeptoad]

I wrote in Hoppertunity, lol...