I think we've got a shot. He's a come-from-behind horse who needs a good pace to run at. He had a good work (five furlongs in 1:01 4/5) at Louisiana Downs Saturday and he's coming into the race good. In his last race there was just no pace to run at.

What Gore needs, to counter the anti-Clinton, anti-Gore sentiment that's out there for a number of Democrats, is strong labor backing. And this issue is a thorn in the side of organized labor. This is a headache. It's not yet the level of a migraine.

I don't know why it's taken so long. Something needs to be named in his honor. The work he did when he was alive, the type of person he was, the contributions he made to the civil rights movement ... I feel it is no more than right that he deserves it.

He was just too old for me.

Taylor's Day was a barn favorite. Eight of 10 times if you hooked up the top the lane, you knew you were going to get your picture taken, get your feet dirty, because you were going to the winner's circle.

He was on his 'A' game today.