Gene-o: The thought of Capel even looking at Arizona on the map got me irate. Who would want to work for anybody who would hire me -- that's the idea from Groucho. Who would want to keep anybody who would think about going to the cactus patch.

The source of the story is some neighborhood shopper. Perhaps it was confirmed by Thrifty Nickel, who knows.

Some big races(horse)coming up, give me your picks next week, so I can either:

Go with you.

X them out.

April is for fools. See you on Derby day. Enjoy the rain.

I had clam chowder for dinner. I had nothing else to say but I wanted to write three comments.

Jay DO NOT LEAVE!!!!

Keep waiting on that check, Vern. Do you really think the Picker got paid?

robin....jeez, I think we've figured that out. Do you think by any stretch of the imagination the Picker would announce anything but his mighty prowess on this site?

Vern, from an Ironhead to a Bulldog...I would be interested in investing in 'Vern's Place'. I would expect it to have that noted eastern Oklahoma flare for the dramatic in the decorations.

As Gene already knows, and as any Daily Racing Form reader will tell you...don't ever expect a horse to run a time that his bloodline has never run or the horse has never run in his career...you get to keep some change in your pocket if you follow that simple rule.

Robin, yes on the same surface, be it dirt or grass, not artificial surfaces.