 Well, I was coming to the Derby anyways and and so when they put this right with it It just it fit for us because we traveled as far to have a second Chance to cut for money and stuff. It's a and the concept is great and You know the more chances you can go cut for big money on these young horses is great And so it was an easy decision for us to decide to come so the open was yesterday How did it pan out for you? I showed two horses. I marked 20 on my mare and made the finals lost count my stud, but but that's I only take 12 horses to the finals and so you've got to Take chances and I probably cut their own count my stud but three of my mare was great So it was I'm happy as can be and I like the the concept if there's a tie in the finals they work it off and I like that I've always been I've never been in favor of the co-champion deal because I think it just sort of waters down the The the championship. Yeah. Yeah, you know So but I think it's a good deal. I think it's a good concept and anytime you can cut for big money It's good. Would you like to see more slot cuttings across the country? You know, I bet you in a few years you'll see more of them because Because I think this might take off a little bit. I really do I think you might see more of them And Especially, you know, what a great concept for the amateurs, you know, because not very often does an amateur get to cut for a Big prize 20 30 thousand dollar paycheck in any amateur event I was close, but no cigar. I missed it by a point I had a good run kind of did all I could do my horse was good But missed it by a point marked in 18. It took a 219. So how did the event go yesterday? How are you? Enjoying the concept of the slot cutting. I think it's awesome. I really do It it's anything new like this where you can get that kind of money up is is awesome. I think it's great Now have you got any amateurs or non pros competing as well? I do not I do not Everybody kind of in my camp that was a non-pro amateur wanted to just kind of wait and see how it went this year I'll probably have a few next year. So I guess that's a great bonus for the amateurs Who don't have a lot of events that have big money up because they can win. I think it's 30,000 Yeah, I think that the amateur pays 30 and I'll tell you what in the amateur I mean most of these age events we go to it pays five to three thousand, you know and and When you're when you're as hard as it is to get shown and make the finals and let alone win one It's really hard to rack up the earnings as an amateur So I was I would think it would be very attractive to the amateurs Would you like to see more of these events take place? I do I do. I think I think it's it's It's a great concept and I think that you know It adds an element of excitement to what we're doing here And that's what everybody's looking for because in any business it can get a little mundane and anytime there's something new everybody kind of steps back and if there's change they step back and and It's good to have people kind of shake it up and and make some changes And do you think it makes for a more exciting show at the end if there has to be a runoff perhaps for the crown? Absolutely, absolutely now anytime. There's there's a there's a tie and people have to work it off Or I think it definitely adds to the excitement especially when you're going for 60 grand. I Love it. I love it. It's another avenue for these horses to earn money and another chance for us to win money and I think anything we can do to help advance the sport such as this lot cutting is awesome Now there's some pretty good prize money up There is a big entry fee but that means that means good money at the end of the day Not only that you have a one in five chance when there's 20 when there's a hundred people in To get your double your money back. So what do you think of those odds? Love it? It's real good odds. I you know, even though the money is higher the entry fee Your odds are are better and a lot of other cuttings. So it's a it's a great idea I hope it catches on I hope we can see more of these because It's just a way to help increase the value of our horses putting more money on them It's just it'll just help the sport all the way around, you know, we have one horse that made the finals of our own in the open and It's an honor to make the finals at this thing. I mean, it's the best of the best It's four or five six year olds all combined and Anytime you can make the finals in one of these it's it's a great deal