Should the Eclipse Awards eliminate the Apprentice category?

[journalstuff]

Writer Bill Finley talks about the Apprentice category and it's future.

The last star to have gone on and have continued success is Paco Lopez in 2008 but he says its Joe Talamo in 2007.

http://espn.go.com/horse-racing/story/_/id/8821176/good-bugs-hard-find



Past winners:
 
2011 : Kyle Frey
 2010 : Omar Moreno
 2009 : Christian Santiago Reyes
 2008 : Pascacio Lopez
 2007 : Joe Talamo
 2006 : Julien Leparoux
 2005 : Emma-Jayne Wilson
 2004 : Brian Hernandez, Jr.
 2003 : Eddie Castro
 2002 : Ryan Fogelsonger
 2001 : Jeremy Rose
 2000 : Tyler Baze
 1999 : Ariel Smith
 1998 : Shaun Bridgmohan
 1997 : Roberto Rosado & Philip Teator (tie)
 1996 : Neil Poznansky
 1995 : Ramon B. Perez
 1994 : Dale Beckner
 1993 : Juan Umana
 1992 : Rosemary Homeister
 1991 : Mickey Walls
 
1990 : Mark Johnston
 1989 : Michael J. Luzzi
 1988 : Steve Capanas
 1987 : Kent Desormeaux
 1986 : Allen Stacy
 1985 : Art Madrid, Jr.
 1984 : Wesley Ward
 1983 : Declan Murphy
 1982 : Alberto Delgado
 1981 : Richard Migliore
 1980 : Frank Lovato, Jr.
 1979 : Cash Asmussen
 1978 : Ron Franklin
 1977 : Steve Cauthen
 1976 : George Martens
 1975 : Jimmy Edwards
 1974 : Chris McCarron
 1973 : Steve Valdez
 1972 : Thomas Wallis
 1971 : Gene St. Leon
 

[Yimmy]

Truly this is THE perplexing dilemma of the 21st-century world.

[amtino06]

I hope not!!!! I've noticed the Olympics and Presidential Election are only good every 4 years too. You don't think they'll cancel the Pro Bowl as well, do you?

[brivolta]

I can't believe I'm even responding to this hot button issue, but the list from 2003 to 2008 is pretty damn impressive. And it's hard to say someone hasn't gone on to long term success when they are 1 or 2 years removed from winning the award.

[Yimmy]

Tommy Wallis was a disease.  Maretns faded quickly. Ward was never particulrly good, though he's better as a trainer. Eddie Castro is peripheral and Ariel Smith is just hanging on in NY.

[journalstuff]

The ones from 2009 ongoing is still up in the air for success wise

[Yimmy]

ARE, not "is"

[journalstuff]

I can't believe I'm even responding to this hot button issue, but the list from 2003 to 2008 is pretty damn impressive. And it's hard to say someone hasn't gone on to long term success when they are 1 or 2 years removed from winning the award.

The 2000 and 2001 winners are good too

[journalstuff]

ARE, not "is"

Thanks  for that  grammar error mistake

[Yimmy]

No, it was a correction of a grammatical error.

[journalstuff]

Finalists this year:

Jose Montano, Irad Ortiz Jr., Angel Suarez

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https://twitter.com/DRFGrening

"Irad Ortiz Jr. was an apprentice for one month in 2012 yet he's a finalist for Eclipse Award for leading apprentice?"

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Article by Jay Hovdey who talks about this topic:

http://www.drf.com/news/hovdey-leparoux-talamo-remain-stars-well-past-apprentice-eclipse-award-days