>One last thing - yesterday was wonderful. Not for me personally, I had the $37 horse who won the big turf race and nothing else. But for horseracing, it was a great day.

You got that one right. The handle on the Derby alone was $93 Million. A 66% increase over 2000. A quarter of a billion dollar handle on the Ky Derby is maybe 5 years away.

The line of the day came from Billionare Richard Branson, "I've never seen so many beautiful women in my entire life. I'd take the Ky Derby over Ascot. Here, they're a little more attractive, slightly less snobby.

It's worth traveling halfway across the world for."

The talent this year was OFF THE CHARTS!!

>Not one of us thought yesterday when we got up that we were about to witness a $9800 exacta, a $133,000 trifecta and a $1,728,000 superfecta. That will make some new horseplayers

Next best line.

D Wayne Lukas, "Let me put it this way. I train in Calif where that horse trains. I went eight deep on my super ticket. I never even thought about Giacomo."

Slots and these kinds of payoffs will bring back the Lottery guys. This should give the handicappers an advantage in the long run.