From the get-go, this was a two-horse race.
Well, a race between one Triple Crown-winning horse and one World Series-winning team. Shortly after Sports Illustrated asked people to vote for a Sportsman of the Year winner, two candidates emerged quickly from the dozen contenders.
While the Royals surged to an early lead, the voting update on Wednesday showed that American Pharoah had nudged ahead. The horse was at 86,093 votes (33 percent) to 84,529 votes (32 percent) for the Royals. You can vote here and when you’ve done so, you’ll see the updated totals.
Soccer superstar Lionel Messi is currently in third place with 12 percent of the vote.