Michael-- the track was getting a lot faster throughout the day, not just late, and SA was getting slower, though changing not nearly as much. You'll see some interesting figure relationships in the futures package.

Miff-- we have finally found something we agree about completely. As a guy who bred them, raced them, and advises owners, this game is tough enough without taking away anti-inflammatories. There will indeed be some short fields if they do., and for no good reason-- they're throwing the baby out with the bath water.

A friend of mine is meeting with Mandella at the track today to discuss a few of the recent issues, and it will be interesting to see what comes of it. Mandella had an idea about calling Mullins out that would have sold a lot of papers, but in the long run wouldn't have solved the problem-- we're trying to get him to add his voice in a constructive way.



TGJB