You are too kind,nice to hear. W's are W's,but I go through all the other stuff, and have for 44 years, just TO WATCH with a clear conscience. And you nap through bombing runs. Damn. I am highlighting what I thought about Hard Spun and I will admit in public, I do stuff like that. For exactly this reason:"the mother of all set-ups" and it's the pool I like best, keeps my mind focused to have only one thing to think about. Who's going to win. Simplistic, why would I lie?

A guy that was reviewing me one time, the director of data processing then, at Wards in CHGO said he gave me solid A's on my review and a maximum increase (another time out era). I objected when he stated categorically that I worked well without supervision. I told him, that wasn't true, I did work well without it but excelled with it. Structure and Support are required to win this game, and here there is both. I think we need a Play Board though, to get the game babble off the front page. Appreciate talking. I bought analysis for NY for the first time - Sunday, just to be on the same page as the vendor. I was going to spend more time with the sheets before I did that, but I can't be quiet in public during racing so I need to join the choir. skip

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> 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!