I sometimes have no idea what you're talking about, which is this case in this case, but I must say, I have enjoyed your oft-cryptic musings, and why sometimes they even relate to handicapping and betting! I personally NEED serious distraction at this point, with death and brain tumors hitting way too close to homeof late; the board's chatter, along with my weekly dips into the Saturday wagering pools, serve as extremely welcome and comforting diversions.

I had my own torrent of posts today - four in an afternoon is by far a track record for me. Not that the board suffers when I resort to my default position of lurking...though, to be completely immodest, I did tout a $31 winner in the SA 10th... said pony got me out and a little bit for the day, and I wouldn't even be so gauche as to mention it but if it's OK to brag about correctly predicting Hard Spun would go favored then I consider myself excused...

all of which serves as a very roundabout way of asking anyone interested in answering:

- any thoughts on the Derby winner's effort today? he seemed to take a couple shots at the winner along the way, and got turned down. Obviously the winner had the mother of all set-ups...was this a perfect Classic prep for SS, or are his best days are behind him?

- what of the Kelso? any BC Mile contenders in there?

- is Tiago gonna be the wise-guy special in the Classic? Or does he actually rate a chance?

Lotta replays to watch, eh?

Personal betting/watching sidebar: I pretty much stunk all day, bet the last four from BEL pretty much like I posted, and had also left a bet on SA 10, stuck w/posted pick...was shocked to see Rosinka @ 17-1, as I mentioned earlier, would have bet her @ that price if I had a wagering a/c that took NY, had her in p4, glad I closed my online a/c! would have been a tough beat...I had win $$ on Kavafi but could have made money w/winner and show horse if Woodlander had run 3rd or 4th and he ran 4th but I 100% whiffed on After Market, totally tossed him, and it cost me...anyway, got the kids to bed and sat down in front of the telly (sorry, my wife's English) to wait for my last bullet, Wing Forward in SA 10...promptly fell asleep, with a beer in my hand...wife woke me up and chided me for trying to sleep and hang on to the beer at the same time...anyway as I'm waking up I see the payouts on the race...it was neck, nose, nose, separating the top three according to the chart, would have been fun to have seen it!