Wow, Churchill Downs is a paved highway today

..it has been hot and dry here in Louisville the last few days and will be in the upper 90s again today....after watching the first race where maiden claimers just went fast all the way around the track and finished a mile in 1:36, we could see some seriously fast times produced today, especially with horses like Slider and Don't Get Mad running....Don't Get Mad ran 1:36 when he won the Derby Trial last year at CD and the track seems to be as fast-looking as it has been in a while....not much kick-back on the dirt when you watch it...it almost appears like they are running on powder because a little smoke-like spray is what comes up when they travle over it....track does seem to be playing fair though...