I went to the Hilton Friday and wasn't impressed. Kind of dirty feeling and lots of locals. Decent deli though. Saturday tried the Wynn hotel and was impressed, although 18 bucks for a Reuben-potato salad-soda didn't go over very well.

Got there early and got a nice seat in the non-smoking area with a monitor and headphones. Not quite enough Big Screens but a minor annoyance. Very accommodating staff, plenty of free drink coupons, and attractive waitresses. I played Hawthorne, both California tracks, and the 2 late turf races from Calder. Played too many races but these were the highlights and lowlights:

-Gigawatts in the Calder 9th was my best score. Keyed the 4,7(Springhouse,Old Forester) up and down with Gigawatts, Icy Atlantic, and Woodlander in the Tri for a nice hit. Unfortunately didn't do the same with the Super as I keyed the 4,7 in top 2 spots only. Absolutely retarded. Who needs 2 grand anyways.

-Hit Greedy Way in Hollywood 4th (16 bucks) and had a $10 tri ticket home free in deep stretch with the first 2 placings safe. The 2 horses running 3rd and 4th were the 2 I played in the Show spot and it looked like a done deal. Here comes SOLIS from out of the clouds to nail me by a nose for the show. Just 1 more reason to hate that guy. Cost me about 800 bucks.

-Charmo paid a very fair 7.60 today.

-Nice analysis on the ROTW as Stockholder couldn't quite get up at 9-1. Had a nice WP bet on him with a saver exacta with the winner.

A very fun day with too many wagers made made but kept above water with a couple nice scores. TGJB, your product is worth every penny and I feel lost without it. I have never made figures and won't pretend to know how. All I know is that your product is first rate and makes this game a lot more enjoyable, which as a purely recreational player is what I am looking for. I just don't have the time anymore to spend hours poring over a form and your product helps narrow the contenders quickly.

Ended the evening with the Sting concert at the Mandalay Bay. The guy still has it, sounds as good as ever and played a lot of the old Police stuff. Not a very long set (about 70 minutes with a 15 minute encore) but very enjoyable.