Sunday Silence
However, this award did not settle the debate over which three-year-old was the better horse. Steve Crist stated in the "New York Times" that had the question on the ballot been, "’Who is the better horse, Sunday Silence or Easy Goer?’ a lot more than 19 would have voted against Sunday Silence," but also said, "by any standards last year [1989] belonged to Sunday Silence." Crist concluded, "Easy Goer was a great horse and so was Sunday Silence. I still think Easy Goer had more pure, raw talent. Paul Moran of the "Los Angeles Times" and "Newsday" agreed, stating that "Sunday Silence is Horse of the Year, but most still believe Easy Goer is the better horse."