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Just read the article. Why would the Stronach group which owns Gulfstream want this bill? Are they going to do a Churchill Downs and sell the Gulfstream property? Seems like you may have linked some article about that. Wouldn’t they want to relocate the track and keep the casinos supporting...

So these “announcements” are primarily meant for an audience of one. Interesting, very interesting. Maybe SNL can explain next Saturday.

Looking forward to Anna taking on the boys again in the future. I don’t know who the other top female horses are but it will take someone special to beat her unless she decides she doesn’t want to run anymore. With the size of the purses she can win a lot of money this year.

I sold about 70% of my equity holdings on February 24. Every single one is still way down as of close on Friday. If you want to look them up they are Meta, Netflix, NVidia, JP Morgan, Apple, Alphabet, Oracle and Disney. It was an aggressive portfolio for a person my age, but a huge winner...

In today’s world how do we sort what is and what is not a discussion of investing. A possible recession is definitely pertinent to any discussion about investing in the stock market. The effect of tariffs is a consideration in investing. Is Apple a buy with so many products subject to a...

Returning to the investment thread, has any one person ever destroyed so much net worth in such a short period of time? We know from history that tariffs didn’t work over 100 years ago when there was much less international trade. So why would anyone expect them to work in 2025? The economy...

Good question Did the same thing at Keeneland as a law student. I think it was fall of 1971 and the last race of the day. I literally had $2. I asked my friend who introduced me to horse racing to pick a long shot for me. He picked a horse with Sam Maple riding. Can’t remember the horse’s...

Great question and hard for me to answer. What I like is when my early morning handicapping is confirmed by the on track analysis. I don’t necessarily bet more I just feel more confident. In the case of the Bluegrass Stakes I knew going in I would give East Avenue one more try. So when Andie...

Well at least the market free fall isn’t interfering with this weekend’s golf game. Do I also see Nero fiddling?

The weather at Keeneland is going to be awful this weekend. Heavy rains expected. Don’t expect to see any turf races. They aren’t going to destroy their turf course on opening weekend. I will be looking to see if any of the horses have been successful on sloppy tracks. At first glance...

Jose Ortiz seems to be enjoying riding at tracks where his brother doesn’t ride. He had a great winter in New Orleans. Not sure if he has moved over to Oaklawn although with Keeneland opening this week I am sure he will be back home in Kentucky. My take on Jose is he is the calmer rider of...

There seems to be a simple rule which applies to the economy over the last few months. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Sure we can argue that inflation has remained too high. But is raising tariffs the answer to stubborn inflation? Seems counterintuitive. Economists are currently reducing GDP...

My understanding is Cornucopia had to finish at least second to earn a start in the Kentucky Derby. Totally agree about the speed duel. Why? As of today it doesn’t look like Baffert will be winning the Derby this year. Good! Still wondering why his horses aren’t running as well this year...

Hopeful but skeptical. He didn’t even try to raise up his arm on his injured side. It was amazing he could be disruptive at all with only one good arm.

Lucky they played a suspect team tonight. They would lose to just about anyone else who has played so far in the Sweet 16.

Both these teams look awful. Turnover after turnover. Broome has a lot of points but has missed a lot of relatively easy shots. Izzo is loving this. Auburn just went to crap at the end of the season. Not sure why but they haven’t played really well in weeks. Both these teams would have lost...

I can’t see buying anything right now until we get some clarity on where the economy is headed. I have tried the old catch a falling knife theory before and it never worked at too well except with Netflix a few years ago. Even then I bought too soon and then failed to add to it as it proceeded...

Absolutely plus the UK fans bought up most of the tickets to root for what had historically been their arch enemy, IU. Although a native Kentuckian I became an absolute UK hater from that point on. I will say if we had hit foul shots we would have won the game or if the refs had called the...

In the Florida Derby I like Sovereignty. He has done something rare for 3 year old boys this year, strung together winning races. For the second half of the exacta I like Tappan Street. As for Disruptor even though he pulled away and ran a big number, didn’t he run the final furlong in over 13...