Mall: I had to read what you said a few times, but yes, that is what I'm doing. By the time a horse has run a negative number or two, he will be bet down accordingly. With all the speed figures out there, the cat is out of the bag pretty quick. The public will almost always overbet the last race (the horse that's peaked) as opposed to looking for the horse that has yet to pop, or could take advantage if the 1-5 monster falters. So this is what I focus on instead of 'how fast are they?' or 'how long will they keep doing this?', which is, for me, more of an academic exercise. I will check out the Wired article.

As for the scroll bar thing, I was cranky after that whole thing. I'm usually civil.

I've looked into the Sartrin thing and talked to some people who've done well by it. I admit I don't get it. Could be the greatest thing ever. Maybe some day I'll get out my calculator, but by then I'll probably be wearing plaid pants belted around my chest. HP