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Originally Posted by bobphilo
Omaha did not get HOTY when he won the TC.
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Yeah, maybe because Omaha was the only TC winner coming off of a loss when entering the Belmont. Omaha was 1-for-his-last-9 when entered on Derby day, and that win was as a heavy favorite in some allowance race.
Omaha's 3yo campaign was more brief than Justify's 2018 campaign.
Not only that, but the
Triple Crown was of minimal importance at the time, and it is hardly comparable to today.
And there's also the reality that Justify never lost, unlike Accelerate.
Everybody thought that Zenyatta would win HOY immediately after she won the Classic, and then reality set in once the sheen wore off.