Shelton sorry i think you are gonna lose it me saying Raven’s pass lol. But curlin has grown in size and seems to need to do more work on the home straight but still has speed dont get me wrong top class horse. Both trainer for big brown and curlin should have raced already. What are they waiting for really its like waiting for michael jacksons concert and new album.

Im from the united kingdom if anybody’s wondering.

Naff short for Nathaniel

Sorry it took so long for me to respond. Went on a brief hiatus after the BC weekend.

THe dispute is primarily about the percentage of out-of-state handle that the TOC would receive (I think).

I get a bit dicey on it as well. The bottom line is that handle coming from track attendees is down, and Hollywood is cutting purse money. The “growing” part of the business is out of state handle.

Depending on who you listen to, either one side or the other is “better” for the horsemen.

I’m not quite sure myself. All I know is that these kinds of disagreements are seriously unfortunate for the sport and for the parties involved. Hopefully it’s resolved soon, although the rhetoric wouldn’t lead one to believe it will.

Thankfully, I haven’t been shut out of anything through penn national (ebetusa).

Regarding the Beyers – I agree as well. I just tossed them out there for discussion’s sake, but with the caveat that it’s “narcissistic” to view them as apples to apples. After all, each race, each field, each distance, each track – there’s enough difference there to render them unique – but they do have a place in helping us begin to compare. They certainly aren’t the whole shebang, but they are part of the equation is all I”m suggesting – and it is interesting that Zenny’s “top” is just a few points from Curlin’s “bottom.” That’s one of those things that makes you go “hmmmmmmmmm.”