That was a nasty clip for Animal Kingdom right at the start-I\'m amazed the announcer didn\'t comment on it...

Hope you are right Joe, I\'m alive with the bomb and the favorite...

To Sekra and other retirees-it\'s a strange and beautiful world...I handicapped during the week and won the Oaks Derby double because of advice I got on this board. I won the Derby exacta because I bet the numbers in my birthday....
   I lose more than I win, but I still just love to play. Hindsight is 20/20 and I usually end up thinking, why didn\'t I see that coming? The only rule I really believe in is not to bet anything I am not willing to lose.
   I know ya\'ll will role your eyes and say \"she\'s just an amateur\" this is our business-and that is quite right. But unlike me, ya\'ll are really good at what you do, and I\'m sure you win far more than you lose. I enjoy learning from ya\'ll. But being absolutely right about a 20 horse race is just next to impossible.
   What really made me cringe this weekend was an online betting service which I will not name but you all know- whose \"experts\" decided to go with the favorite all the way. A toss of the coin imo because they really had no other idea, it was so wide open.
   Frank D is right about this one. So, take a break, scale back if you will, regroup and come back in a more sane race like the Preakness ready to have a good time-don\'t give up on something you love so much-Be well!
ps:I changed my name from Girly to Stewball \'cause it\'s my favorite song about a horse. Hope to see you in Saratoga!