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Poof Shes Gone deserves horse of the year consideration

In the harness racing hierarchy, two-year-old trotting fillies are normally the equivalent of the flyweight division in boxing. The heavyweights get most of the attention. In racing that usually means the three-year-old pacing or trotting colts, for which most of the richest stakes races are reserved.

When it comes to horse of the year honours, two-year-olds normally have to be of the Somebeachsomewhere superstar variety to be considered. Only once in the 20 years of the horse of the year award has it gone to a two-year-old trotting filly and that was 15 years ago (Emilie Cas El in ‘94).

But this year, some serious consideration needs to be paid to a two-year-old trotting filly named Poof Shes Gone (above, Dave Landry photo).

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