Thing is, Justify wouldn’t be the leading contender for HOY except for the TC, and he wouldn’t have the TC except for winning the Belmont, and his Belmont win was off-putting because, reasons.
No Foul, but Plenty of Harm: Sorting Out the 2018 Belmont Stakes
It’s no wonder that a significant number of fans don’t want to reward this particular TC winner with HOY, especially when there’s an outstanding alternative candidate in Accelerate.
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