Top 10 holds steady through Labor Day racing
Horseracing Betting Lines
09/07/2010 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Champion mare Zenyatta continues at the top of this week's NTRA National Thoroughbred Poll. There were no changes or additions to the top 10 for the first time this year.
Zenyatta, 2008 and 2009 champion older female, again received 14 first-place votes and a total of 155 points. Trained by John Shirreffs, the champion will start in the Lady's Secret Stakes at Hollywood Park on Saturday, October 2.
Four-year-old colt Blame is second with two first-place votes and 136 points. He will make his next start on October 2 in Belmont Park's Jockey Club Gold Cup.
Quality Road, coming off Saturday's Woodward win, is third with 121 points and will train up to the Breeders' Cup Classic in November.
Rounding out the top 10 are Lookin At Lucky (106), Blind Luck (900, Paddy O'Prado (40), Rachel Alexandra (37), Gio Ponti (26), Proviso (24) and Richard's Kid (23).
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -Notre Dame dealt with a mobile quarterback in beating Purdue last week. The Irish have a much bigger challenge this week.Coach Brian Kelly says there's a big difference between defending Purdue's Robert Marve, who could move i
<< Lithuania tops China to reach FIBA quarters
Istanbul, Turkey (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Linas Kleiza poured in 30 points and
grabbed nine rebounds, leading Lithuania to a 78-67 win over China and a berth
in the quarterfinals of the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Martynas Gecevicius add
<< Roughriders trade OL Bates to Edmonton
Regina, SK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Saskatchewan Roughriders on Tuesday sent
offensive lineman Kelly Bates to the Edmonton Eskimos for an undisclosed 2014
draft pick.
Bates came to the Roughriders as a free agent in February, but was pl
<< Jays still have a lot to play for
Toronto, Canada (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pride, spoiler status, and individual
accolades. That's about all the Toronto Blue Jays have left to play for in the
2010 season. With the Jays now equipped with a 40-man roster at their disposal,
youngsters c
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alabama remained the top team in the latest Associated Press college football poll, but Boise State gained additional first-place votes after its thrilling victory over Virginia Tech on Labor Day. The
Youzhny reaches Open quarters >>
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former semifinalist Mikhail Youzhny
was a fourth-round winner Tuesday at the 2010 U.S. Open.
The 12th-seeded Youzhny handled former top-10 Spaniard Tommy Robredo 7-5, 6-2,
4-6, 6-4 at the USTA Billie J
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Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Labor Day has passed, the kids are back in
school and the leaves will soon begin to fall here in the northeast.
That means the calendar has flipped to September and most of America is gearing
up for footba
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Davie, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Miami Dolphins have announced that
general manager Jeff Ireland will assume full control over all aspects of the
football team and support staff, effective immediately.
Bill Parcells, who had be
Devils, Kovalchuk finally seal the deal >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - It was anything but a smooth process, but
Ilya Kovalchuk and the New Jersey Devils were finally able to consummate their
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2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds
The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.
Whether its at a “Oscar Party” or in an on line sportsbook, entertainment gambling on award shows represent a huge increase in betting. As the public speculation mounts, MySportsbook.com, the largest and most respected sportsbook on the web, posted odds on who is going home with a “Golden Best Friend.”
“ We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards,” said MySportsbook.com spokesperson, Tim Dalton. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.”
MySportsbook.com posted the following odds for Academy Awards:
Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:
Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1
Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17
Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1
Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1
Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1
Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1
Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5
Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1
Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1
Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1
Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50
Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1
Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1
Best Animated Feature Film:
"Cars": 1/3
"Happy Feet": 2/1
"Monster House": 20/1
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:
"Water" – Canada: 22/1
"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2
"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1
"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1
"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10
Odds to win the Best Live-Action Short Film:
"Binta and the Great Idea (Binta Y La Gran Idea)": 6/5
"Eramos Pocos (One Too Many)": 7/2
"Helmer & Son": 5/2
"The Saviour": 6/1
"West Bank Story": 7/2
Odds to win the Best Original Screenplay:
"Babel": 7/4
"Letters From Iwo Jima": 3/1
"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20
"Pan's Labyrinth": 11/4
"The Queen": 5/4
Best Motion Picture of the Year:
"Babel": 11/4
"The Departed": 1/2
"Letters from Iwo Jima": 15/2
"Little Miss Sunshine": 17/10
"The Queen": 20/1
Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role:
Alan Arkin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 11/10
Jackie Earle Haley in "Little Children": 10/1
Djimon Hounsou in "Blood Diamond": 9/1
Eddie Murphy in "Dreamgirls": 2/5
Mark Wahlberg in "The Departed": 5/1
Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role:
Adriana Barraza in "Babel": 14/1
Cate Blanchett in "Notes on a Scandal": 11/1
Abigail Breslin in "Little Miss Sunshine": 2/1
Jennifer Hudson in "Dreamgirls": 1/8
Rinko Kikuchi in "Babel": 11/1
Film To Win Most Oscars:
Dreamgirls: 2/3
Pans Labyrinth: 6/5
The Departed: 6/1
The Queen: 11/1
Babel: 15/1
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: 11/1
Little Miss Sunshine: 15/1
Additional sports and entertainment odds can be found at: www.MySportsbook.com
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