"Judging by the results of the voting, in every horse category this year except Horse of The Year, there was one clear, nearly unanimous, winner. Perhaps in most years this is true also of Horse of The Year. In such instances, voting based on intuitive, inexplicit, and personal criteria may be sufficient, but as the experience of the last two years shows, the overall integrity of the award would be better served if the Eclipse Awards established clear criteria on which voters should decide."