I heard Jimmy Takter once say "A two yr old should never be in the conversation for HOY because it's not real racing" I have to agree with him. Karl was only in a race once and he lost. He raced against a horrible group of KYSS and only ventured to Grand Circuit a small amount. He's a very very nice horse don't get me wrong. I would gladly love to own but to say he's the best horse in Harness racing is a far stretch.
The best horse has to face all comers and Karl never raced against 3 or 4yo's. Confederate and Tactical Approach both took on ALL COMERS. What about the Brian Brown 2yo Filly? She only lost one race? Why isn't she in the conversation?
If Takter said that, then he is a fucking idiot. Many great horses won the award at 2. Does Niatross or Bret Hanover ring a bell. How about Nevele Pride. Also, if Takter feels that way then he should give back the horse of the year trophy his 2 year old filly JK Shes A Lady won in 2014. Yeah, yeah, I know, Nancy was down as trainer..
