Edward K

Is it really the 'synthetic track?' Is he afraid of Rachel running the Classic distance or is it all a smokescreen over him not wanting to send her to a showdown with Zenyatta between now and October?

Two bad finishes in a row. Is it time to retire him, or just bad form that could get better? He looked awesome before he went away in January.

It seems to me like the dirt track has been favoring early speed, the Derby notwithstanding. Is that a new phenomenon? I've only played it intermittently over the years, but have been playing it more lately since it seems like I've discovered a possible bias and have been cashing more tickets. Any regular handicappers of that track agree or disagree, or have a historical perspective to add?

All the evidence in Judge Sotomayor's record suggests she is a fairly mainstream jurist. Do you really think attacking her, especially with the none too thinly veiled appeals to racism and sexism, is going to be a winning strategy for you? My impression is that it is not only turning people off, the reality is she is also about as good a pick for your side as you can expect from a Democrat.

He isn't his brother, but that was some run today.

The whole Beyer system of evaluating horses seems worthless after this years Run for the Roses. Three of the only four horses that hit the superfecta...and it was a huge gap between the top four and the rest of the field...ran some or all of their races on synthetic tracks, never earning the gaudy Beyer figures that irrelevant nags like Dunkirk or (I'll admit he has an alibi) Friesan Fires ran up. Does anyone disagree that the Beyer Speed equation has a huge blind spot when it comes to all-weather surfaces?

We do not, and have not for some time, had a free market economy. The bailout, which appears headed into law, confirms that emphatically. So can we have a moratorium on homilies to the free market for a while now? Because it just isn't so.

Is that really what you want in the White House? The last thing I want in a VP (read: President ICE) is an ordinary person.

LOL, suckers.

He finished dead last, but he had a horrible trip. Not only at the beginning, but at the turn and basically the whole way through. Plus, it was only his second race off the layoff. Do you think those are valid excuses, or do you just think less of him after the Tampa Bay Derby?

Holy Cow, what a horse!

I only had three winners and the 2nd place finisher in the feature at the Big A, but at least I had the day's biggest longshot (and played it-albeit too timidly--in real life).

I've been following English racing on a close to daily basis since At The Races started simulcasting on TVG in the states. The betting on these races seems somewhat mistifying to me at times. I'd like to know what percentage of UK punters do original handicapping and how many get their selections from touts. I work from the past performances, and I see a lot of horses at high odds that seem to me like they should be more heavily favored. What do you go on when you make your bets?

Don't you have to at least look good in your games to be ranked?

I think we may have reached the point where Parity has become Parody.

It's been clear to me for years that Jones was a doper. Now she has finally admitted it, after years of sanctimonious denial. To the people who believed her lies and defended here in public forums, how do you feel about her now?

QB: D. Brees, T. Green

WR: M. Harrison, S. Smith, D. Branch, A.Gonzalez

RB: J. Lewis, C. Benson, L. Betts, C. Williams

TE: B. Watson, H. Miller

K: J. Wilkins

D: Baltimore, Jacksonville

Now I have to look at his ugly mug every time I log into Yahoo Answers.

I'm always seeing the most ridiculous things here. Lakers should trade Lamar Odom and Kwame Brown for Kevin Garnett, Lakers should trade Lamar and Kwame for Pau Gasol. Why would any of these trades happen? I've got one, why don't the Lakers trade Smush Parker and Sasha Vujacic for Steve Nash and Shawn Marion? That makes sense.

He can't be helping the product, associating the Pac Man name with his brand of thuggery.