08/30/2008 - Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Curlin, 2007 Horse of the Year, took the lead late in the stretch to capture Saturday's $500,000 Woodward Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. It was his first ever start at the historic track in upstate New York.
The 1 1/8 mile Woodward proved to be no problem for the four-year-old colt and jockey Robby Albarado. They settled into fourth place in the seven-horse field while Past the Point and Wanderin Boy set very fast fractions on the lead.
On the turn for home Curlin began to make his move, easily going past Divine Park and drawing close to the leaders. Racing on the outside, Albarado urged his mount into second, drawing ever closer to Past the Point.
The two horses raced on even terms until the sixteenth-pole when Curlin took the lead for good. He went on to post a length win over Past the Point with Wanderin Boy holding third and A.P. Arrow closing for fourth.
Finishing the final order was Loose Leaf, Divine Park and Out of Control. Dr. D. F. C. was a scratch.
The time for the 55th Woodward was 1:49.34
Owned by Stonestreet and Midnight Cry Stables, Curlin was sent off as the 3-10 favorite and gave Albarado his second Woodward victory. He piloted Mineshaft to the winner's circle in 2003.
"One of the great things about Mr. Jackson keeping him in training is being able to run in this race, with its history," said assistant trainer Scott Blasi. "There are only so many opportunities. We've never dodged anyone, and we've never had one given to us, he's always had to earn it."
The colt adds $300,000 to his career earnings which now total $9,796,800, second on the all-time money list. Skip Away is now third with $9,616,360 while Cigar holds the record with $9,999,815.
Trained by Steve Asmussen, Curlin was coming off a second-place finish on the turf in the Man o' War at Belmont Park. This year he also won the $6 million Dubai World Cup along with the Stephen Foster Handicap.
Curlin has now won six of his last seven starts, including last year's Breeders' Cup Classic and Jockey Club Gold Cup. In his career he has 10 wins in 14 races.
His next start is still undecided.
Curlin returned $2.70, $2.40 and $2.10. Past The Point paid $13.80 and $6.40, and Wanderin Boy paid $3.50 to show.
<< BoSox call up Bowden for Saturday start
Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox purchased the contract of
pitcher Michael Bowden from Triple-A Pawtucket Saturday.
Bowden is set to make his major league debut in a start against the Chicago
White Sox.
The move f
<< Bengals Cut RB Johnson, Anderson, 18 Others
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Running back Rudi Johnson, who started 59
games for the Bengals over a five-season span, was among the players released
as part of Cincinnati's "cut-down day" transactions on Saturday.
It had been widely sp
<< Kansas City Cheifs
Placed tight end Michael Merritt on the reserve/non- football injury list; released tackles Anthony Alabi and Will Svitek, tight end Michael Allan, wide receivers Jabari Arthur, Sergiori Joachim, Kevin McMahan and Bobby Sippio, cornerback Rashad Ba
<< Marseille edges Sochaux to remain unbeaten
Marseille, France (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Karim Ziani and Bakari Kone each scored as
Marseille edged Sochaux, 2-1, to remain unbeaten through four games in France's
Ligue 1 on Saturday.
Ziani opened the scoring in the 39th minute and Kone extend
Clark misses 59, takes lead at Deutsche Bank >>
Norton, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tim Clark's chances to become the fourth player
in PGA Tour history to shoot a 59 were derailed Saturday by back-to-back
bogeys at the end of his round, but the South African bettered his chances at
a first career
Giants Release Woodson, place Wright on IR, sign Carney >>
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The defending Super Bowl Champion New
York Giants appear set to go into the 2008 season with two quarterbacks, as
Anthony Wright and Andre' Woodson were both part of the team's "cut-down day"
transactions
Jets Release 21; Chatman Suspended >>
Hempstead, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Twenty-one members of the New York Jets,
including veterans Matt Chatham and Hank Poteat, were released as part of the
team's "cut-down day" maneuvers on Saturday. The team also announced a four-
game suspension
Busch grabs pole for Nationwide race at California >>
Fontana, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Busch won the pole for Saturday night's
Camping World RV Service 300 at the Auto Club Speedway. The No.18 Toyota
driver rounded the two-mile oval in 40.586 seconds (177.401 m.p.h.).
Busch recorde
Chiefs' Treen Green out for Sunday's game
How long Trent Green will remain sidelined is unknown. Coach Herm Edwards said Monday he will miss a second straight start Sunday when the Chiefs host the San Francisco 49ers.
A two-time Pro Bowler, Green was going into a feet-first hook slide when he was knocked unconscious by a thunderous, head-snapping hit from Cincinnati's Robert Geathers.
Oddsmakers at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com currently have the Chiefs listed as 7-point favorites versus the 49ers.
The 49ers got beat by Philadelphia 38-24 as a 6.5-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (42.5).
Alex Smith completed 27-of-46 passes for 293 yards with a touchdown. Michael Robinson rushed for 29 yards and a pair of touchdowns on five carries.
The Chiefs lost 9-6 to Denver last week as an 11-point underdog. The combined score was well UNDER the posted over/under total (38).
Larry Johnson rushed for 126 yards on 27 carries. Damon Huard completed 17-of-23 passes for 133 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions.
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American Idol odds : Blake Lewis the Early Standout
An important American Idol betting lines recap from February 20 Guys episode. The 12 men came out flat overall with Blake Lewis appearing to have the early edge after the first hour and a half.
Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off. Randy was not impressed though. Paula thought he started off fantastic. "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either.
Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed. Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact. He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition.
Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula. Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.
Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next. Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential. Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell. He sang "Careless Whisper".
22 year old Chris Richardson was up next. He was listed with +1100 odds coming in. He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great.
Nick was boring and pitchy. Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week. Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition.
Beat boxer Blake Lewis was listed with early +1000 odds or $1000 payout on a $100 bet if he were to become the next American Idol winner odds . These of course were the early odds. He was considered original for picking an "odd song". He did not beat box and the judges felt it was the best vocal of the night.
Sanjaya came in as the second biggest favorite after Chris Sligh but his performance Tuesday night was not very good.
Chris Sleigh was the early favorite at +450 odds. Great voice and a great sense of humor. He's a real standout. Randy felt it was on point but maybe ahead of the chorus a little bit. Simon Cowell said he felt like he was in some "sort of weird student gig".
Jared Cotter followed. He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition. The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good.
22-year old AJ Talbado, who has tried out for American Idol five times, was up next. "Kind of a theme park performance" said Simon. Though the judges felt he performed okay. Simon did feel AJ might be better than he originally thought.
Phil - this season's military favorite - came into this competition with +1200 odds to win the competition. He was the last to perform. He was certainly strong enough to get through this stage of the competition and perhaps the best one after a shaky start.
Tomorrow night, the ladies perform and I sure hope they do a better job than the boys. Check out all the American Idol betting odds here.
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