We've been desperately trying to get construction started and the project completed and now it appears that we're on the doorstep. We're highly motivated because it represents $400 million annually to the state.

We think our fans are really going to take to this bet. In the past, our on-line game, Showdown, in which the players had to pick one horse a day to finish in the money, was extremely popular.

The weather this winter was favorable and the racing offered solid, competitive fields vying for the best purse structure on the East Coast. We hope to continue this positive momentum when racing shifts to Belmont Park next month.

That might be wishful thinking. It's an ambitious place to go, but we put it there.

This is good for the novice. They can absorb the complexity of a multi-leg bet and understand it easily. It's a bet that people can cash.

He's been there. It's not a case of having to do too much and trying to put too much on your shoulders. He did a nice job of stepping out of the pocket and hitting check-downs. That's the thing that I liked, his composure and his poise. You could just see he was aware of what was going on around him, waiting things out. He's just being the leader that he is.