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The Breeders’ Futurity (G1) was inaugurated in 1910 and is held at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky; the host course since 1938. The race takes place in early October and is open to 2-year-olds contested at a distance of 1 1/16 miles with a purse of $500,000.
The race was upgraded to Grade II status in 1976 and became a Grade 1 event in 2004. It has been run at various distances but has remained at 1 1/16 miles since 1981.
The Breeders’ Futurity is a ‘Road to the ...
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Bartolo Colon a Poor Pitcher to Pound
Our pitchers to pound profiles and projections continues on Tuesday’s MLB trade deadline, and here’s a softball we can’t resist teeing up with Big Bertha. Bartolo Colon defies pitching logic. The 280 pound belly-filled buffet bowling ball is still tossing softballs to major league hitters at age 45. Colon tops out near 87 MPH on his fastball, and he throws it nearly 87 percent of the time. He’s a 2-pitch pin-point control pitcher with no stuff and ...
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Sports Betting a Big Draw for Monmouth Park and Haskell Day
The stretch run towards the historic Haskell Day has been building since the Supreme Court decision in May to strike down the Professional Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). That decision opened the starting gate for legal sports betting in the United States. New Jersey was already in the paddock and ready to hit the track and run with the decision, sprinting to the first turn and taking sports bets starting June 14.
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Public perception was always important to Derek Jeter while he played for the New York Yankees. Jeter’s perception will reach the ultimate height in 2020 when he becomes a first-ballot inductee into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Jeter was a superstar shortstop and an icon beloved in New York, where fans are especially tough on players. Jeter is now the CEO and part owner of the Miami Marlins and has his 12,000-plus square-foot castle-like compound on the market for more than ...
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Boston Red Sox Bats Exploding and Rewarding Run Line Bettors
The Red Sox were not happy about Wednesday's rainout, as the Boston bats were bombing Bundy and Baltimore, leading 5-0 in the 2nd inning. More than 2 1/2 hours later, the game was washed out by rain and postponed. Three home runs and a big Boston lead was wiped out.
The Red Sox did lose the previous game of the series at Baltimore 7-6 as a -155 favorite. That sets up a situation below.
The Red Sox return home to Boston for a ...
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49th World Series of Poker Sets Numerous Records
The 49th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) produced another record-breaking year. The 78 event poker series just concluded at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, and the 50-day poker festival recorded numerous milestones including attendance and prize pool records.
For the second consecutive year, the WSOP produced more than 120,000 entries, making the WSOP far and away the biggest annual live festival.
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Carnoustie Becomes Scoring Spectacle in Round 3
What’s going on here? The toughest track on the Open rota has turned into a pitch and putt course. Calm conditions and low scores were prevalent in Round 3 with eagles (14) and birdies (288) flying everywhere as the 79 players that made the cut averaged 69.34; the lowest average round in Open history at Carnoustie. Only one eagles had been carded during the three previous Opens at Carnoustie. Just 24 players shot over par (71) on Saturday. A ...
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Monmouth Park and the state of New Jersey have been making more headlines since the Supreme Court decision repealed the Professional Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). And the momentum keeps building as the track begins its second month of legal sports betting following its June 14 start.
Monmouth Park will hit its stride when the “War on the Shore” headlines Haskell Day; perhaps the biggest and most significant racing day since the track began hosting the race in 1968. The $1 ...
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