HP,

I'll mail the check out first thing this week. Hey, 9 more wins at $100 and TG will -- in at least a kindred sense -- be even with Ragozin for the Preakness # challenge.

Regarding the selections, Above the Crowd was almost a default selection. Several horses in Race 1 had just horrific patterns. ATC at least had some very good back numbers and a recovery line (although admittedly not the strongest one).

The 6th race was my ultimate nightmare. Three horses coming off tops that they figured to react to but who were still faster than Sharps 'n Flats and Run up the Flag. Pocket Knife had one fast number and a bad reaction. Just a horrible race to have to make a selection and I obviously chose wrongly as I scored a big '0' in that race.

My biggest mistake was Gilded Emperor. He actually was the fastest on the Rag. Sheets too but I guess I was wary about the layoff. Every other horse looked basically the same so it was virtually a coin toss in selecting the top two that I chose.

Task today -- beat Came Home and Sky Jack.