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We here at Equidaily.com have tallied the Eclipse ballots of seventeen voters from around the country that were appropriately bold enough to publish or broadcast their selections.

We thought it might be interesting to see how this intrepid group has decided to honor this year's racing world. And using this tally of seventeen as a barometer, it looks as though some categories will be a slam dunk, while others, such as 3YO Female, Turf Male and Jockey, might prove interesting when the award winners are eventually announced.

The voters' complete ballots are in the charts below [top selection in each category]. The total of their votes looks like this [note that some voters left categories empty on their published ballots]:

• Steeplechase: McDynamo [9], Sur La Tete [1]
• 2YO Male: Street Sense [16], Tiz Wonderful [1]
• 2YO Female: Dreaming of Anna [17]
• 3YO Male: Bernardini [14], Barbaro [2], Discreet Cat [1]
• 3YO Female: Wait a While [12], Pine Island [5]
• Older Male: Invasor [17]
• Older Female: Fleet Indian [15], Gorella [1], Round Pond [1]
• Sprint: Thor's Echo [16], Discreet Cat [1]
• Turf: The Tin Man [7], Miesque's Approval [5], English Channel [2], Lava Man [1], Showing Up [1], Ashkal Way [1]
• Turf Female: Ouija Board [14], Gorella [3]
• Trainer: Pletcher [12]; McLaughlin [2]; Matz [1]
• Jockey: Prado [9]; Gomez [6]
• Apprentice: Leparoux [15]
• HOTY: Invasor [16]; Barbaro [1]
• Owner: Lael [13]; Darley [1]
• Breeder: Mr/Mrs Roy Jackson [6]; Darley [1]; Adena [2]; Live Oak [1]; Farish [1]; Robsham [1]

Warren Alber: Glens Fall Post-Star, TTimes contributor

Mark Cusano: The Daily Gazette [Schenectady, NY], Capital OTB-TV [contact via OTB-TV email]

Steve Davidowitz: DRF, Trackmaster

Bill Heller: The Daily Gazette [Schenectady, NY], TTimes contributor

Dick Jerardi: Philadelphia Inquirer, DRF contributor

Jerry Klein: FOXsports.com

Nick Kling: Troy [NY] Record, Capital OTB-TV

Paul Daley: Lowell [MA] Sun

Dave Litfin: DRF [contact via DRF general email]

John Pricci: MSNBC.com, Theyareatthepost.com [contact via Theyareatthepost.com]

Mike Veitch: The Saratogian, DRF, Capital OTB-TV [contact via OTB-TV email]

Hank Wesch: San Diego Union-Tribune

Gary West: Dallas Star-Telegram

Jon White: HRTV [contact via HRTV]

Cliff Guilliams: Evansville Courier-Press

Jerry Bossert: NY Daily News

Ed DeRosa: Throughbred Times

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