If WWS and Foiled both stopped after last year's BC, I would have given the nod to WWS for divisional honors. However, when Foiled went on and won the Indiana Pacing Derby and the American National, even though he didn't really beat much, he sealed the deal for himself.
As a four-year-old WWS had more to overcome in terms of name recognition. He just couldn't get past the veteran nod that went to Foiled.
Yeah, unless one of the four-year-olds, like Cheddar, Alsace, Hugadragon or Westwardho step up and dazzle folks, WWS is the prohibitive favorite to win that division. I can't see Golden Receiver or Atochia becoming consistently successful FFA horses. WWS is very versatile. Leave or take back and go overland; it doesn't seem to matter to him. And he's generally a powerhouse the last sixteenth.
Tomorrow night's race is a good one for watching.