Finalists announced for Racing Hall of Fame
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02/22/2008 -
Saratoga Springs, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A total of 12 finalists, including
seven thoroughbreds, have been nominated for the 53rd class of the Racing Hall
of Fame.
Three of the best jockeys in recent history -- Randy Romero, Edgar Prado and
Alex Solis -- are also among the finalists.
Romero, retired since 1999, registered earnings of more than $75 million with
4,294 wins in better than 26,000 mounts. In his 26-year career, Romero won
three Breeders' Cup races and was the regular rider for champions Go for Wand
and Personal Ensign.
Prado gained international acclaim in 2006 with his Kentucky Derby-winning
ride aboard Barbaro and his actions two weeks later in the Preakness Stakes
when Barbaro suffered a career ending injury.
The 40-year-old Prado is a native of Peru and has compiled more than 6,000
victories and earnings of better than $202 million. He was the winning jockey
of the 2002 and 2004 Belmont Stakes -- both times preventing Triple Crown
sweeps by War Emblem and Smarty Jones, respectively.
Solis has earned more than $205 million in 4,534 victories through the end of
2007. He won the 1986 Preakness Stakes with Snow Chief and has captured three
Breeders' Cup races.
The two trainers named finalists are two-time Kentucky Derby winner Carl
Nafzger and the late Robert Wheeler.
Nafzger won the 1990 Run for the Roses with Unbridled and last year's Kentucky
Derby with 2006 two-year-old male champion Street Sense. The 66-year-old Texas
native is approaching 1,200 wins and has earnings of better than $50 million.
Robert Wheeler passed away at the age of 72 in 1992. He trained 1959 co-
champion three-year-old filly Silver Spoon. Wheeler won the 1959 Santa Anita
Derby with Silver Spoon and again in 1960 with Tompion.
The three contemporary male horses nominated as finalists are Best Pal, Manila
and Tiznow.
Best Pal was owned by Mr. and Mrs. John C. Mabee and won the 1991 Pacific
Classic, 1992 Santa Anita Handicap and 1993 Hollywood Gold Cup. He finished
his racing career with $5.6 million in earnings.
Tiznow is the only two-time winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic, taking the
event in 2000 and 2001. He was named 2000 Horse of the Year as a three-year-
old and was 2001 champion older male. Owned by Cecilia Straub Rubens, Tiznow
earned better than $6.4 million with 12 wins in 18 starts.
Manila won the 1986 Breeders' Cup Turf, which helped him to that year's
Eclipse Award as champion male turf runner. He won 12 of 18 lifetime starts
for $2.7 million for owner Bradley Shannon and trainer Leroy Jolley.
The four female finalists are Silverbulletday, Sky Beauty, Inside Information
and Open Mind.
Silverbulletday was the 1998 champion two-year-old filly and Eclipse Award
winner in 1999 as top three-year-old filly. Owned by Mike Pegram,
Silverbulletday earned just over $3 million with 15 wins in 23 lifetime
starts.
In 1993 Sky Beauty captured the Alabama Stakes along with a sweep of the New
York Triple Tiara series. Trained by Allen Jerkens, the filly was voted 1994
champion older thoroughbred female. She won 15 of 21 career starts for $1.3
million.
Inside Information was the 1995 champion older filly or mare for owner Ogden
Phipps. Trained by Shug McGaughey, Inside Information won the Breeders' Cup
Distaff in 1995 and finished her career with $1.6 million in earnings with 14
wins in 17 races.
Open Mind, owned by Eugene Klein, was the 1988 champion two-year-old filly
after winning the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Filly, and the 1989 champion three-
year-old filly. Trained by D. Wayne Lukas, Open Mind won 12 of 19 lifetime
starts for more than $1.8 million.
The finalist with the highest number of votes in each category will be
inducted into the Hall of Fame on Monday, August 4 in Saratoga Springs.
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MySportsbook.com: NFL draft - The NFC South
In part two of MySportsbook.com’s draft preview, we’ll take a look at a division that was extremely disappointing last season: the NFC South. Many “experts” predicted the Panthers to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl, of course they could not even make the playoffs in an extremely weak NFC. The Saints definitely made up for the disappointing seasons of their NFC South brethren by exploding out of no where en route to the NFC Championship game. For the avid NFL gambler, it is imperative to pay attention to the NFL draft. Although free agency gets a ton of publicity, the successful franchises build their teams around the draft.
1. New Orleans Saints
Who would have thought this time last year that the Saints would be the favorites to win the NFC South for the 2007 campaign? New Orleans is loaded with firepower on the offensive side of the ball but with the exodus of Joe Horn they will most likely look to draft a WR on Day 1. Despite having the NFL’s 3rd ranked pass defense last season, the Saints will most likely upgrade their CB’s with one of their first two picks. Other possibilities for the Saints will be TE and DT. Because of where they will be selecting (27th), the Saints could go the “best available player” route which could net a LB.
Key additions: Eric Johnson TE, Troy Evans LB, David Patten WR
Key loses: Joe Horn WR,
Team needs: CB, WR, TE, LB, DT
Possible draftees: Aaron Ross CB Texas, Darrelle Revis CB Pitt, Ted Ginn Jr. WR OSU, Paul Posluszny LB PSU, Chris Houston CB Arkansas, Greg Olsen TE Miami
2. Carolina Panthers
Carolina was one of the biggest disappointments in the NFL last season. With the signing of David Carr, expect the very first quarterback controversy to come out of Carolina if Jake Delhomme doesn’t rebound quickly from an average 2007 season. With veteran safety Mike Minter getting up there in age, they will look to draft a safety on Day 1 but probably not in the first round. LB is another need with the loss of Chris Draft to go along with Dan Morgan’s concussion problems. If TE Greg Olsen is still on the board, he might be too good to pass up despite their needs on the defensive side of the ball.
Key additions: David Carr QB
Key loses: Chris Draft LB
Team needs: LB, TE, S, OT
Possible draftees: Greg Olsen TE Miami, Patrick Willis LB Ole Miss, Paul Posluszny LB PSU, Levi Brown OT PSU
3. Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons were another NFC South team to have a disappointing 2007 season. The Falcons have been plenty busy during the off season with plenty of players coming and going including a new head coach. The Falcons were able to improve their draft position with the trade of coveted backup QB Matt Schaub. High on the list of Day 1 needs will be a defensive end to replace Patrick Kerney and a hard hitting safety since Lawyer Milloy is nearing the end of his career. With an additional 2nd round pick, the Falcons could attempt to trade up to acquire local product WR Calvin Johnson.
Key additions: Joey Harrington QB, Toniu Fonoti OG, Joe Horn WR
Key loses: Justin Griffen RB, Patrick Kerney DE, Matt Lehr OG, Ashley Lelie WR, Matt Schaub QB
Team needs: DE, S, OT, WR, DT
Possible draftees: LaRon Landry S LSU, Amobi Okoye DT Louisville, Levi Brown OT PSU, Jamaal Anderson DE Arkansas, Alan Branch DT Michigan
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Age really caught up to the Bucs last season. The Bucs still have plenty of household names on defense in Ronde Barber, Simeon Rice and Derrick Brooks but the one thing those three have in common is unfortunately age. It is imperative for the Bucs to get much younger, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Despite having bigger needs on the defensive side of the ball, WR Calvin Johnson is the most likely pick if he is still available when the Bucs pick at the four spot. This would suit Bucs’ faithful just fine as Johnson is widely considered the top talent in the draft and it is a position of need for the Bucs.
Key additions: Jeff Garcia QB, Kevin Carter DE, Torrie Cox CB, Cato June LB
Key loses: Dewayne White DE, Sean Mahan OG
Team needs: WR, LB, DE, CB (Youth on defense!)
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Odds to win the NFC South:
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Carolina Panthers 2-1
Atlanta Falcons 12-5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9-2
Odds to win the NFC:
New Orleans Saints 13-2
Carolina Panthers 7-1
Atlanta Falcons 20-1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 25-1
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Carolina Panthers 20-1
Atlanta Falcons 50-1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 75-1
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NFL Football Sports Betting
Two playoff teams from 2007 take center stage on the NFL Network Sunday night in a Week 2 NFL betting match-up when the (0-1) New England Patriots betting head south to Florida for a contest with the (1-0) Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
New England HC Bill Belichick couldn’t care less about the way his team plays in the preseason. With a chance to tie last week’s game with the Baltimore Ravens betting, He elected to go for the two-point conversion and outright victory. The conversion failed, and the Pats ended up falling to the Ravens by a 16-15 final count.
New England rolled off twelve unanswered points to give it a chance at securing the victory, but it never threatened to cover the 3.5-point spread. NFL bettors saw this one coming, as they bet the Ravens down from +6 to +3.5 as the week progressed. QB Tom Brady didn’t take part in the Patriots first preseason clash, but could see action this weekend.
His three replacements all put up embarrassing numbers. They went a combined 17 for 33, and threw three interceptions and no touchdowns. The New England defense was encouraging, as they held the Ravens to 2/12 third down conversions and surrendered just ten first downs. That ‘D’ should be bolstered with the addition of former Bucs and Denver Broncos betting safety John Lynch, who could make his Patriots debut on Sunday against his former mates.
HC Jon Gruden had to be impressed with the way his Bucs played on both sides of the ball in their dominating 17-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins in Week 1’s NFL pre-season betting action. Bucs bettors were quite happy with the effort, as they made a mockery of the fact that they were underdogs in the game.
The logjam at the quarterback position didn’t get any easier to separate for Gruden, as all four of his QBs had positive experiences in the first exhibition of 2008. The four combined to complete 28 of their 40 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown, and that was without starting QB Jeff Garcia in the lineup.
RB Michael Bennett had 19 carries and four receptions, totaling 90 yards and a touchdown. Expect to see more of Bennett, Kenneth Darby, and Earnest Graham, as they all compete for playing time with Warrick Dunn in the backfield this season. Defensively, the Bucs recorded four sacks and held the Fins offense in check all day.
First round draft pick Aqib Talib was impressive in the secondary, recording a tackle and two pass defenses in his debut. Don’t be surprised to see Talib in the starting lineup opposite Ronde Barber for the Bucs in ’08.
The betting trends suggest that NFL bettors should be backing the Bucs in this intra-conference exhibition.
These two teams hooked up last year in Tampa Bay, with the Bucs winning that game 13-10. The Buccaneers have only lost one preseason game at home dating back to the beginning of the ’05 preseason. The Patriots have had a mixed bag of results in their recent exhibitions. They have gone 2-2 ATS and SU each of the last three years.
New England currently sits as modest 1-point favorites in this preseason showdown with the ‘total’ now sitting at 34.5.
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