Less than 30 days to the Kentucky Derby. One week until Indiana Downs opens (thank heavens!).

Stable winnings are up over a quarter of a million for the year. Oaklawn Park is in the final four weeks of the meet and from what I have been told expect to raise the purses twice before the end. It has been unseasonably warm here in Kentucky and throughout the mid west (84 today) that all the spring blossoms are out and some have already gone. Tulips are in full bloom and daffodils have come and gone. We have already cut the grass once. Everyone is a bit concerned as our last frost date is usually the first week of May. My alfalfa farmer already has a crop a foot high and is worried about frost and freezing temperatures.