09/07/2008 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rahy's Attorney, ridden by Slade Callaghan, took the lead on the turn for home and went on to win Sunday's $1 million Woodbine Mile at Woodbine Racecourse. Odds-on favorite Kip Deville, 2007 Breeders' Cup Mile champ, faltered down the stretch to finish off the board.
Sent off as a 12-1 longshot, Rahy's Attorney earned himself a spot in this year's $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile with the victory. The race is one of the "Win and You're In" Breeders' Cup Challenge events.
Rahy's Attorney, trained by Ian Black, raced near the lead in the one-mile turf race. He took the lead coming off the final turn with Kip Deville moving into second on the outside. Rahy's Attorney powered down the stretch as the 1-2 favorite, Kip Deville, could not keep up.
Callaghan guided his mount to a 1 1/4-length win over the filly Ventura in the eight-horse field. Just Rushing finished third followed by Ice Bear, Kip Deville, Mulmur, Palladio and Wollemi Pine.
"I was just off the pace going around the turn," explained Callaghan. "I knew my horse could last the distance. So I made an early move with him. To be honest, I wanted to be right on the fence. I had to swing him out a little bit to get by Just Rushing, then back to the rail. This horse loves the rail. This is a tremendous effort against Kip Deville. I thought he (Kip Deville) was heads and tails above the rest of the field in here. But my horse had home advantage."
The time for the 12th Woodbine Mile on a yielding turf course was 1:36.14.
"I think he must be (a miler). I was trying to make him something else," laughed Black. "Well, I was always happy where he was. He heeled up so much, he ran huge down the lane."
The victory was worth $660,000 for the owners Ellie Boje Farm and others. They supplemented the four-year-old gelding into the race for $180,000. Rahy's Attorney has won seven of 17 career starts, all at Woodbine, for $1.14 million.
The gelding captured the Connaught Cup in May, but was coming off a third- place finish to Seaside Retreat in the Nijinsky Stakes. Earlier this year he was second in the Singspiel to Mission Approved.
Rahy's Attorney returned $27.30, $8.70 and $9.30. Ventura paid $4.20 and $4.90, and Just Rushing paid $9.90 to show.
In the $750,000 Northern Dancer Breeders' Cup Turf Stakes, Champs Elysees rallied down the stretch to post a nose victory over Quijano. The time for the 1 1/2 miles was 2:32.02 on a yielding E.P. Taylor Turf Course.
"This horse, coming from over in Europe, he'd been on something like this, so I knew it wouldn't bother him too much," jockey Garrett Gomez said about the soft turf. "It was just a matter of time, get a good trip with him and get him traveling well."
It is the second consecutive stakes win for the five-year-old with Gomez in the saddle. In January of this year the pair captured the San Marcos Stakes at Santa Anita.
Trained by Bobby Frankel, Champs Elysees was the beaten even-money favorite last time out in the United Nations Handicap at Monmouth Park. Owned by Juddmonte Farms, Champs Elysees adds $450,000 to his bankroll and has won four of 18 lifetime starts for more than $1.1 million.
Champs Elysees paid $9.20, $4.60 and $3.30. Quijano, the 2-1 favorite, returned $3.50 and $2.90, and Seaside Retreat paid $4.00 to show.
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Foxboro, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady
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Colts' Clark leaves season-opener with knee injury >>
Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas
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Coaching legend Don Haskins dies >>
El Paso, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Hall of Fame basketball coach Don Haskins, who
helped break racial barriers in the collegiate game, died Sunday at the age of
78.
The El Paso Times reports Haskins died of congestive heart failure.
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Kurt Warner to start, Matt Leinart to watch
Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.
Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.
"Generally talking about the starting lineup is not something we do," Green told the AP. "However, given the speculation that was out there we want to make it clear. We're disappointed after last week, but we still expect to be a playoff football team and we fully expect Kurt Warner to be the quarterback that leads us. That has not changed."
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El Duque expected to throw Tuesday
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez, sidelined at spring training because of arthritis in his neck, is expected to resume throwing on Tuesday.
Hernandez received a cortisone shot Thursday after leaving camp and returning to New York to have his neck examined. The 41-year-old right-hander is penciled in as the team's No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine.
El Duque's health is a major issue for the Mets, who won the NL East in 2007 and came within one victory of the World Series. Their aging and unsettled rotation is a big question mark this year.
MySportsbook.com has the Mets as -110 favorites to repeat as NL East champions odds.
Hernandez went 11-11 with a 4.66 ERA last season, including 9-7 with a 4.09 ERA in 20 starts after the Mets acquired him from Arizona in late May. But he missed the playoffs because of a torn calf muscle.
New York already is without Pedro Martinez, out until at least midseason following rotator cuff surgery. Among those competing for starting jobs are prospects Mike Pelfrey, Philip Humber and Jason Vargas, plus veterans Chan Ho Park, Jorge Sosa and Aaron Sele.
Notes: Mets manager Willie Randolph is excited about two new utility players he could have on his bench: Damion Easley and David Newhan. ''Their value is really all over the place,'' Randolph said. Easley can play anywhere in the infield and could be used as an emergency outfielder, though Randolph said he would prefer to keep the veteran in the infield. Newhan, meanwhile, can play second base, third or any outfield position for the Mets. ''I love versatility,'' Randolph said. ''I love guys that can give me options when I need them to step in.''
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