 At the end of the season, Hill Prince was selected as Horse of the Year in all three major polls ("Daily Racing Form", Thoroughbred Racing Association, "Turf and Sport Digest").In January 1951, Hill Prince sustained a broken bone in his right hind leg when being prepared for the Santa Anita Maturity and was forced to miss the first eight months of the season.In September, he returned to run third in an allowance race at Aqueduct Race Track and then carried top weight to a five length victory in the New York Handicap at Belmont.