Hey Dahoss: From a personal standpoint I generally do not research any card until one of the participants shows up in the pick 4 that I am playing. With that said the Breeders cup is a big day and I did a litlle bit of pre/post race study. My only bet aside from a modest late pick four was Street Sense and posted that he would maul his field at some five or six to one!

I bet my own tickets but entertain just about every opinion I can find. In the days after the cup, I distinctly recall Ragozin posting that there was NO INDICATION of "bias". He used caps! And Butch Lehr saying the track was perfect. He personally grades the track every day. TGJB, many bloggers I respect, and from memory Cannon Shell this forum indicated the track was "normal" or the same it normally is. Stick to your guns if you have a differing opinion.

Eurobounce: The turf rail is an extraordinary bias in itself but courses drain differently and the track super can't do much more than water the lawn and replace the divots. The bias is greater than that on dirt! Do you play golf?

Black throat: I am perplexed at your incredulity of my earnings and amounts bet. I suspect, you would have been deeply disturbed if I took down the entire late FG pick 4pool ($39K) this past Sunday on a $36 investment... I almost did!

Et Al. Thanks. All successful handicappers have paid their dues. Take one step at a time. BBB