The year of equal opportunity competitions

[Happy_Lendervedder]

First a one-legged lady in a dance competition wows us, now a one-eyed horse enters the Kentucky Derby.

Could a headless American Idol contestant be far behind?

[Quartz]

Aren’t they brainless already? That’s halfway there.

[Rigamarole]

@Happy Lendervedder

First a one-legged lady in a dance competition wows us, now a one-eyed horse enters the Kentucky Derby.

Could a headless American Idol contestant be far behind?

AI had Sanjaya. While not headless, he certainly qualifies for the premise of the OP.

[Ins_Outs_What-have-yous]

This won’t be the first time. Pollard’s Vision ran in the 2004 Kentucky Derby with only one eye.