Hello David,

Here are my thoughts

1) I would say both boards are equal in terms of scintillating handicapping discussions. There are a few interesting things buried in a lot of hoohah. In fact, this really covers ALL of handicapping related books, articles, etc. If you prefer the other board and find it more stimulating, great. I can't help noticing that we will have the contest (again) HERE, which is all I need to know about the relative merits of the respective bulletin boards.

2) Jerry banned superf. There is no comparison between the editorial policies of the respective boards. Friedman deletes so much more stuff it's not even close.

3) As for the contest, I accept your conditions with one suggestion. This format will reward you points regardless of mutuel payoff. Shouldn't there be some greater reward for picking a 10-1 winner as opposed to a 2-1 winner? I would suggest you figure out some scale of increased point value for longer priced horses. Like maybe an additional 5 points for 5-1, an additional 10 points for 10-1, and an additional 20 points for 15-1 or better. You can have this apply to winners ONLY or otherwise. I would lean to making these bonus points for higher priced horses for winners only, and leave the 2nd and 3rds alone, but you'll have to weigh in on this.

Otherwise I would prefer Saturday July 13 only. And how about $500 on the outcome, just between you and me? Let me know, HP