I disagree with Paolo, who posted after the Derby that he was "sore" at JB for
his stand on Nyquist (and I would imagine the TG #s which didn't make Nyquist
fastest going in).

I do not need to hear more from Touch Gold or from Nathan Prather, who had a
commercial agenda, though NP made a very good point about never letting
someone talk you off a horse.

I've learned a lot from JB and AB, at seminars at the Spa and on this board,
but when I buy a product from TG such as Analysis (rarely buy) or Big Day
seminar (always buy), I am buying an OPINION, not a guarantee.

The seminar was neutral/negative on Flintshire. I was not surprised by this,
because Flintshire is what I half jokingly call a "routine T-generate toss
out": weight, wide, short price. YET, he was a single on all my
(losing) horizontal tickets. Yes first time Chad. Yes first time Lasix. What
really stuck in my mind was how at Saratoga Flinty looked like Baryshnikov on
a stage with a bunch of amateur rap video dancers. Will only bet against him v
American turf horses if he is laden with a Forego like impost, which never
happens anymore.

Seems like lots of folks (some who should know better) are pressing whine from
sour grapes. Live, learn, move on.

JB invited Touchgold and Patrick Morgan to join in the conversation; both have
declined. Would love to hear more from Patrick, who mentioned the notion of a
searchable database, because the first performance figure database which offers
Formulator like interactivity (while still being able to offer an affordable
daily product) will be moving into the future.