Horse of the Year
with vote counts1971 Ack Ack - 3
1972 Secretariat (DRF, TRA) - 2
La Prevoyante (NTWA) - 1
1973 Secretariat - 3
1974 Forego - 3
1975 Forego - 3
1976 Forego - 3
1977 Seattle Slew - 2
Forego - 1
1978 Affirmed - 3
1979 Affirmed - 3
1980 Spectacular Bid - 3
1981 John Henry - 3 (Unanimous-All 191 individual votes)
1982 Conquistador Cielo (NTWA) - 1 18 Tie-Break Points (10-5-3 basis)
Lemhi Gold (DRF) - 1 15
Landaluce (TRA) - 1 10
1983 All Along - 3
1984 John Henry - 1.5 98 Tie-Break Points (individual votes)
Slew o’ Gold - 1.5 81
1985 Spend A Buck - 3
1986 Lady’s Secret - 3
1987 Ferdinand - 2
Theatrical - 1
1988 Alysheba - 3
1989 Sunday Silence - 3
1990 Criminal Type (DRF, NTWA) - 2
Unbridled (TRA) - 1
1991 Black Tie Affair - 3
1992 A. P. Indy - 3 (237 of 278 individual votes)
1993 Kotashaan (TRA, NTWA) - 2 (116 of 266 individual votes)
Lure (DRF) - 1 (101 of 266 individual votes)
1994 Holy Bull - 3 (241 of 246 individual votes)
1995 Cigar - 3 (304 of 306 individual votes)
1996 Cigar - 3 (267 of 292 individual votes)
1997 Favorite Trick (DRF, NTWA) - 2 (118 of 299 individual votes)
Skip Away (TRA) - 1 (88 of 299 individual votes)
1998 Skip Away - 3 (193 of 233 individual votes)
1999 Charismatic - 2 (55.5 of 209 individual votes)
Daylami - 1 (38.5 of 209 individual votes)
2000 Tiznow - 3 (157.5 of 218 individual votes)
2001 Point Given - 3 (156 of 228 individual votes)
2002 Azeri - 3 (189 of 225 individual votes)
2003 Mineshaft - 209 first place votes of 248
2004 Ghostzapper - 174 first place votes of 274
(Smarty Jones received 95 of the remaining 100 votes )
2005 Saint Liam - 194 first place votes of 254
(Afleet Alex received 56 of the remaining 60 votes)
2006 Invasor (Arg) - 228 first place votes of 271