California Derby attracts seven for Saturday
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Berkeley, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The first of two stakes races for three-year-
olds at Golden Gate Fields this winter goes off on Saturday with the running
of the $100,000 California Derby. The 1 1/16-mile race is a prep event for the
track's $200,000 El Camino Real Derby on February 18.
The seven horse field is led by Russian Greek, winner of the track's Gold Rush
Stakes. Russian Greek, trained by Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer, will start
from post six with Aaron Gryder in the saddle.
Owned by Olympia Star Inc., Russian Greek opened his career with a win at San
Rosa last July. In November the colt was fifth in the Golden Nugget at Golden
Gate before rallying from last to win the Gold Rush by a neck over Marshal
Marini. He has banked $61,700.
Breaking from post five will be Blacky the Bull, the third-place finisher in
the Gold Rush. Trained by Jeff Bonde, the colt had been eighth in the
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint behind Secret Circle. In five starts Blacky the
Bull has a win and a third for $42,780. Kerwin John has the riding assignment
aboard Blacky the Bull.
Also coming out of the Gold Rush is fourth-place finisher Cahill Chrome. The
chestnut gelding will be ridden by Juan Hernandez from post four.
Cahill Chrome, trained by Roger Hansen, reeled off three straight wins before
the Gold Rush. In nine career starts he has earned $56,182.
Here is the field for the California Derby in post position order: Senor Rain,
Kevin Krigger; Hodge, Russell Baze; Unveiled Heat, Abel Cedillo; Cahill
Chrome, Juan Hernandez; Blacky the Bull, Kerwin John; Russian Greek, Aaron
Gryder and Reconstruction, Frank Alvarado.
Post-time on Saturday is scheduled for 7:22 p.m. (et).
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The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.
They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.
"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."
Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.
New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.
Not so sound on the ground
If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.
Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com
“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.
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LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraska running back Marlon Lucky was hospitalized Monday for undisclosed reasons after Lincoln police responded to a call at his residence.
The Nebraska athletic department said in a release Monday that Lucky was admitted Sunday night.
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A nursing supervisor at the hospital said all questions about Lucky were being referred to the athletic department. The athletic department said there would be no further comment from the department or Lucky's family.
A Lincoln Police spokesman said officers responded to a call at Lucky's residence 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The spokesman said he didn't know Lucky's condition at the time he was taken to the hospital.
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