The more things change, the more they remain the same, or is it Bob Dylan's the "times they are a changing" that rings today's bell. Facing reality and looking at the big picture things are changing fast and likely not for the best. To wit: our national debt is out of control, artificial intelligence whatever that is, is exploding, a narcissistic lifelong grifter is president and college athletes are making more than professionals. Hello. Yet inside of 48 hours a horse race will be run that will encapsulate and compel millions to wager on its outcome, most betting on the horse's names, color or some other irrelevant data point. Red called this phenomenon "the greatest two minutes in sports" and if you have ever been to this event, 150 years plus old, you could not argue.
Yeras ago this race was easy, then Churchill changed the qualifications for entry, colts winning rich 2yo sprints were eligible yet had zero chance, now most entrants have a prayer and therefore once a year handicappers relish a post-race claim they had the winner.
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