At the end of week #2 for Laurel Park and the 2011 Maryland racing season, the races at Laurel have, so far, been a model of consistency and, a casual players dream. The crustiest of handicappers may grouse about short prices in general, but, the truth is that there have actually been plenty of "price" horses for them to get a hold of too.

The top 3 Morning Line choices have been winning 7 and 8 races a day like clockwork since day one of the meeting. This should be news to shout loud enough from the grandstand rooftop for half the lotto players in the state to hear. At least 100 or so slot-players driving by might swing in to give horse racing a shot.

This is news that should be getting out, while there may be many things to complain about in the horse racing world, racing in Maryland is actually going the way it is supposed to. Somebody should get out on the street and wave down some casino/lotto players. They could have bet two favorites in the Daily Double today and won almost 3.5 times the bet. Who said horse racing is difficult and complex.