07/19/2008 - East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Art Official, driven by Ron Pierce, ran down odds-on favorite Somebeachsomewhere in the stretch to capture Saturday's $1.1 million Meadowlands Pace. It was the first career loss for Somebeachsomewhere in 11 starts.
Driven by Paul MacDonnell, Somebeachsomewhere was sent off as the prohibitive 1-9 favorite in the nine horse field. Setting the pace in the one-mile event was Mucho Sleazy followed by Art Official as the field headed into the backstretch.
Up the backstretch Art Official took the lead with Bullville Powerful in second, Mucho Sleazy pacing in third and Somebeachsomewhere in fourth. The favorite assumed the lead after the first half-mile from the outside.
Around the final turn Somebeachsomewhere led the field with Art Official second and Mucho Sleazy in third. The leader opened up at the top of the stretch and appeared on his way to victory.
Rallying down the stretch was Art Official, cutting into the tiring Somebeachsomewhere's lead. Art Official caught the leader just yards from the wire and posted a win of a neck.
Finishing third was Share The Delight and Mucho Sleazy faded to fourth. Completing the order of finish was Sand Shooter, Tiz A Masterpiece, Badlands Nitro, Atochia and Bullville Powerful.
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Art Official paced the mile in a world record of 1:47 for three-year-old pacing colts.
The three-year-old pacer is owned by Sawgrass Farms of Illinois and trained by Joe Seekman. The Meadowlands Pace win was worth $550,000 and brings Art Official's career earnings to a little better than $1 million. He has won six of 27 lifetime starts, with all six coming this year in 12 races.
Driver Ron Pierce recorded his second Meadowlands Pace win. His first came in 1997 with Dream Away. This was just the second time Pierce ever drove Art Official.
Art Official paid $25.80, $4.80 and $3.20. Somebeachsomewhere returned $2.10 and $2.10, and Share The Delight paid $5.00 to show.
<< Nationals' Young goes to DL; Zimmerman to be recalled
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals placed first
baseman Dmitri Young on the 15-day disabled list following Saturday's 8-2 win
over the Braves.
Young, a diabetic, missed his second straight start on Saturday.
<< Eaks grabs lead at 3M Championship
Blaine, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - R.W. Eaks fired a nine-under 63 on Saturday to
grab a three-shot lead heading into the final round of the 3M Championship.
Eaks, who claimed both of his Champions Tour wins last season, stood at 16-
under 1
<< KC pounds ChiSox behind Meche gem
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Buck and Billy Butler each homered and
knocked in three runs as Kansas City routed Chicago, 9-1, in the second of a
three-game series from U.S. Cellular Field.
Mike Aviles contributed a three-run double fo
<< Twins clobber Rangers
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Justin Morneau went 2-for-4 with a two-run
home run and finished with five runs driven in, as the Minnesota Twins crushed
the Texas Rangers, 14-2, in the middle contest of a three-game set from the
Metrodo
Durant leads Roughriders past Alouettes >>
Regina, SK (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Darian Durant threw for 353 yards and three
touchdowns, and also ran for the winning touchdown in the final minutes as the
Saskatchewan Roughriders used a furious late rally to top the Montreal
Alouett
RSL, Fire battle to scoreless draw >>
Bridgeview, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Real Salt Lake and the Chicago Fire battled
to a 0-0 contest in front of almost 20,000 fans at Toyota Park on Saturday
night.
The point helped RSL keep first place in Major League Soccer's Weste
Casey's equalizer forces Hoops to share points with Rapids >>
Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Colorado Rapids and FC Dallas played to a
2-2 draw on Saturday night at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
Herculez Gomez got things going early, scoring his second goal of the season
from about 15 yards out t
Scott blasts 10th-inning homer, capping O's comeback over Tigers >>
Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Luke Scott smacked a game-winning solo home
run with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to cap a remarkable 11-10
comeback win for the Baltimore Orioles over the Detroit Tigers in the third
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The San Francisco 49ers (5-11 SU, 5-10-1 ATS in 2007; 1-1 SU & ATS in pre-season) found some offensive life last week, and they will try to build some momentum on Thursday night as they travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Bears (7-9 SU & ATS in 2007; 0-2 SU, 0-1-1 ATS in pre-season) in an NFL matchup that is set to get underway at 8 PM ET at Soldier Field (natural turf) in Chicago.
Thursday, August 21
NFL betting odds: CHICAGO -3 (-120), Total 37
NOTABLE STAT: San Francisco was last in points, last in total offense in 2007
KEY NFL BETTING TREND: SF has lost its last seven SU on pre-season road
In the BetUS NFL pre-season football betting odds, the Bears are listed as a three-point favorite (laying -120), with the total posted at 37 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup (reflecting numbers going into the 2008 season):
* SF has lost 11 of its last 14 games SU
* SF has covered three of its last 11 games
* SF has lost six of its last seven road games SU
* SF has covered one of its last seven road games
* CHI has covered five of its last eight games
* CHI has played five of its last seven games OVER the total
* CHI has covered four of its last 13 home games
* SF has lost its last seven pre-season road games SU
* CHI has covered two of its last seven home pre-season games
Well, I guess we should congratulate the Bears on making their quarterback choice for the season's opening game, as they have designated Kyle Orton the starter against Indianapolis. The Bears obviously have lost patience with Rex Grossman, and what they do with him at this point is anybody's guess. But suffice it to say that there isn't a quarterback competition anymore, at least in training camp.
Meanwhile, the quarterback competition may also be settled in San Francisco, where the Niners bounced back from a lackluster 18-6 loss to the Raiders, in which they turned the ball over four times, to execute a 34-6 rout of the Packers last Saturday. However, coach Mike Nolan has stopped short of saying that, insisting that the job is still open. But J.T. O'Sullivan, the longshot of the trio of Niner signal-callers who opened camp, will start his third straight pre-season game here. Against Green Bay, O'Sullivan was only 8-for-17, and was intercepted, but he also threw for 9.1 yards an attempt, which included a 59-yard TD pass to Josh Morgan. The others struggled.
Some offensive cohesion is badly needed, in light of the Niners' dismal 2007 campaign, in which they were dead last in the NFL in scoring, with just 13.7 points a game. And O'Sullivan is the guy who is most familiar with offensive coordinator Mike Martz's exacting system, because he learned it last year in Detroit. O'Sullivan will go at least the entire first half and may even last longer. He'll be relieved by Alex Smith, with Shawn Hill doing the mop-up work. Three receivers who were out last week - Bryant Johnson, Ashley Lelie and Arnaz Battle - will miss this game too.
That may hurt a little here, especially since the Bears will be using a lot of their defensive starters. And it's the defense that has been keeping the Bears in games thus far. In fact, the defense and special teams were responsible for the first 19 points Chicago scored against Seattle last time out, as the offense really struggled with Grossman at the controls. But maybe the first-team offense has a chance to settle a little bit as it works more with Orton at the helm.
Certainly we have concerns about the Bears' offensive line, but we like the scenario for them here, especially if O'Sullivan doesn't make some bis plays. The Niners may have nowhere else to turn right now, and they have lost seven straight road games in the pre-season. Let's take Chicago, the three-point favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
CHICAGO -3 (-120) **
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