Last I heard Andy had split off on his own, and has nothing to do with his father's empire, although he may end up running it in the end. I have had several smart people tell me he is a very bright guy who comes across as not that way when you first meet him. He approached us at one point about using our data in a kind of racing game that could be placed in bars-- there were several problems both with the idea and our participation, and as far as I know it never went anywhere. He does know a number of people who are very serious bettors, some of them TG, and I would be surprised if he still took that view of the industry.

The biggest problem with Magna, (aside from the bad attitude, which seems to have changed), is that they have hired very few people who know anything about racing, and they are extremely reluctant to give more than a one year contract to anyone, which severely limits their ability to get anyone good. Hence the musical chairs with management. It will be very interesting to see where they and the rest of the industry go this year.



TGJB