2010 Eclipse Awards - the Morning Line

While every Tom, Dick, and Harriet is publishing their Eclipse Award ballots this time of year, I have decided to put a little different spin on things. A decidedly horse racing centric spin that is. The following represents my personal assessment on each horse’s chances to take home an Eclipse Award. Many of the divisions are cut and dry, but the odds serve to further illustrate margins of victory, as well as place, and show finishes.
 
2-year-old male
Uncle Mo 1-10
Boys of Toscanova 50-1
To Honor and Serve 60-1
Comma to the Top 60-1
 
2-year-old female
Awesome Feather 1-5
Turbulent Descent 30-1
Dancinginherdreams 40-1
Kathmanblu 40-1
More Than Real 50-1
 
3-year-old male
Lookin at Lucky 3-10
Eskendereya 25-1
Sidney’s Candy 50-1
Paddy O’Prado 50-1
Smiling Tiger 50-1
Fly Down 50-1
 
3-year-old female
Blind Luck 3-10
Havre de Grace 30-1
Evening Jewel 30-1
Devil May Care 30-1
 
Turf male
Gio Ponti 4-5
Paddy O’Prado 5-2
Winchester 8-1
Dangerous Midge 30-1
 
Turf female
Goldikova 3-5
Proviso 4-1
Tuscan Evening 8-1
Shared Account 50-1
 
Older male
Blame 1-10
Quality Road 40-1
Haynesfield 50-1
Richard’s Kid 50-1
 
Older female
Zenyatta 1-100
Unrivaled Belle 100-1
Life At Ten 100-1
 
Female sprinter
Dubai Majesty 1-2
Switch 8-1
Champagne D’Oro 10-1
Fanny Freud 30-1
 
Male sprinter
Big Drama 4-5
Majesticperfection 5-2
Discreetly Mine 10-1
Smiling Tiger 25-1
 
Horse of the Year
Zenyatta 3-5
Blame 9-5
Goldikova 50-1
 
Please remember these odds only represent what I believe will happen in the voting. For the most part, I think the voters will get it right. My personal selections differ in only one division, that being the Turf Male, where I choose Paddy O’ Prado. As far as who will actually win, you only need to look at the favorite in each division. Those will be your champions … you can bet on it.

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