Horse Name: Everyday Smile
Race Record: 53-18-19-11
HOTY Points: 4
Race Results this year:

FIRST Fatal Attraction Stakes* - 12 Furlongs G1 4YO F Dirt March W3 Y17 BSD
FIRST Golden Rose Stakes - 10 Furlongs G5+ 4YO+ F Dirt May W1 Y17 GHF
FIRST Affectionately Stakes* - 12 Furlongs G1 3YO+ F/M Dirt August W1 Y17 BSD
FIRST Senior Superstar Finale* - 12 Furlongs G3+ 4YO+ Dirt November W1 Y17 GHF
FIRST Donn Handicap* - 12 Furlongs G2+ Dirt November W3 Y17 TW
SECOND Go for Wand Stakes* - 9 Furlongs G2+ F Dirt March W1 Y17 BSD
SECOND Woodnine Derby* - 8 Furlongs G1 Dirt April W2 Y17 TW
SECOND Summer Cup* - 10 Furlongs G1 Dirt May W4 Y17 GHF
SECOND Senior Dirt Marathon* - 12 Furlongs G3+ 4YO+ Dirt June W2 Y17 GHF
SECOND Inside Information Stakes* - 8.5 Furlongs G3+ 4YO+ F/M Dirt June W4 Y17 BSD
SECOND These Old Bones Stakes* - 12 Furlongs G5+ 4YO+ Dirt August W3 Y17 GHF
SECOND Comely Stakes* - 12 Furlongs G2+ F/M Dirt December W2 Y17 BSD
SECOND Breeder's Cup Marathon* - 12 Furlongs G4+ 3YO+ December W4 Y17 TW
THIRD Glass Slipper Stakes* - 7 Furlongs G3+ 4YO+ F Dirt January W4 Y17 BSD
THIRD Rockingham Special* - 12 Furlongs G2+ F Dirt February W2 Y17 BSD
THIRD Seaspray Cup* - 8 Furlongs G1 Dirt July W1 Y17 GHF
THIRD Who'se More Youthful Stakes* - 10 Furlongs G3+ 4YO+ Dirt October W1 Y17 GHF
THIRD Careless Jewel Stakes* - 10 Furlongs G2+ F/M October W4 Y17 TW
FIFTH Starry Night Stakes* - 9 Furlongs G4+ 4YO+ Dirt July W3 Y17 GHF

Why Horse Should Win:



Horse Name: Authentic Aura
Race Record: 18-5-3-3
HOTY Points: 5
Race Results this year:

FIRST The Dark Sunrise Distaff* - 10 Furlongs 2YO Open F Dirt February W2 Y17 TW
FIRST Canadian Juvenile Stakes* - 10 Furlongs 2YO M+ F Dirt February W3 Y17 TW
FIRST Beyond the Limits Legacy Stakes* - 10 Furlongs G5+ 2YO Dirt May W1 Y17 GHF
FIRST Joseph A. Gimme Stakes* - 10 Furlongs G5+ 2YO F September W3 Y17 TW
FIRST Joe O'Farrell Juvenile Fillies* - 9 Furlongs G5+ 2YO F December W3 Y17 TW
SECOND Ohio Juvenile Stakes* - 12 Furlongs G5+ 2YO F Dirt March W3 Y17 TW
SECOND Fantasy Stakes* - 9 Furlongs G5+ 2YO F Turf May W3 Y17 TW
SECOND Moondance Memorial Stakes* - 11 Furlongs 2YO F November W2 Y17 TW
THIRD Legacy Dirt Stakes* - 10 Furlongs M 2YO Dirt January W3 Y17 GHF
THIRD Unicorn Horn Juvenile Dirt* - 10 Furlongs 2YO Dirt January W4 Y17 GHF
THIRD Lucky Day Futurity* - 8 Furlongs G5+ 2YO Dirt August W1 Y17 GHF
FOURTH Night Stalker Legacy Stakes* - 12 Furlongs G5+ 2YO Dirt June W3 Y17 GHF
FOURTH Vindictive Fury's Deadly Distaff* - 11 Furlongs 2YO O F Dirt September W2 Y17 TW
FIFTH Close Racing Stakes* - 11 Furlongs 2YO Open Dirt March W4 Y17 TW
FIFTH The Radiance Classic* - 10 Furlongs 2YO Open Dirt June W2 Y17 TW
FIFTH Furious Passion Marathon* - 12 Furlongs 2YO Open Dirt October W2 Y17 TW
FIFTH Just A Trot Futurity* - 9 Furlongs G5+ 2YO Dirt October W3 Y17 GHF
FIFTH Breeder's Cup Juvenile Fillies* - 9 Furlongs G5+ 2YO F Dirt December W4 Y17 TW

Why Horse Should Win:

Horse Name: Rise Me Gold
Race Record: 35:11-10-8 (83%)
HOTY Points: 7 HOTY
Race Results this year:
1st CONSUMATO DERBY* 11F [G3+G2] @ TW (Sept Wk 3)
1st VALORIZZARE DERBY* 10F [G4+G3] @ TW (Sept Wk 2)
1st THE HANDSOME MILE* 8F 3 yo [G4+] @ GHF (Aug Wk 1)
1st COACHING CLUB AMERICAN OAKS* (TT) D 8f 3 y/o F [G5+] @ TW (June Wk 2)
1st ACORN STAKES* (TT) D 8F 3 y/o F @ TW (May Wk 1)
1st DAVONA DALE STAKES* D 9f 3 y/o F TT Prep [G5+] @ The Wire (March Wk 4)
1st HOLIO DERBY D 8f [G4] @ The Wire (Feb Wk 4)
2nd TRAVERS STAKES** 10F [G4+] @ BSD (Oct Wk 3)
2nd RISORGIMENTO DERBY* 10F [G5+] @ The Wire (Oct Wk 1)
2nd Violetesareblue Stakes 9F 3YO F [G3] @ BSD (Aug Wk 3)
2nd MOTHER GOOSE STAKES* (TT) D 9F 3 y/o F [G5+] @ TW (May Wk 3)
2nd SILVERBULLETDAY STAKES* D 9.5F 3 y/o F [G5+] @ The Wire (April Wk 3) TTP
2nd FORWARD GAL STAKES* D 8.5f 3 y/o [G5+] @ The Wire ( March Wk 1)
2nd Addiction Stakes D 12f [G4] @ The Wire (Jan Wk 2)
3rd DUBAI FILLY CUP* 10F 3yo F [G4+] @ GHF (Nov Wk 3)
3rd CINCINNATION STAKES* 9F [G2+] @ BSD (Nov Wk 1)
3rd Princess Turia Stakes D 11f [G5+G4] @ BSD (Jan Wk 1)
4th BREEDERS' CUP DISTAFF* 9f F/M [G4+] @ TW (Dec Wk 4)

Why Horse Should Win:
While I won't go into detail on her record from last year I will note that Rise Me Gold is a completely different horse from who she was as a juvenile in Year 16. This girl has become a diva on the track this year as a three year old and has done things that I would have never believed any of my horses could have ever do, especially when compared to the racing stable giants that we have here that have been playing for years. Rise Me Gold (and her half-bro) have made a new name for not only themselves, but their sire as well. Rise Me Gold won not one, but two legs of the Triple Tiara and only narrowly missed her chance at going down in history by running second in the Mother Goose. That's crazy! 

After the Triple Tiara was over, Ms. Gold went on to knock the boys off their feet in the Risorgimento series by winning the Consumato, Valorizzare and running second in the Risorgimento Derby. If that isn't enough, she ran second to this year's Triple Crown Champion, Black  Thriller  in the Travers Stakes. The only time she ended up out of the money this year was the BC Distaff, but that wasn't her fault. She's phenomenal and has a backstory unlike any other 3 year old filly this year. 

Other 3 year old fillies for Y17 hit the ground winning as juveniles and continued to do so this year with fame and pedigree to back them up. Rise me Gold has neither of those things and yet here she is.