11/28/2008 - Newcastle, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Australia international Mark Viduka has won his race to return to action for Newcastle United in this weekend's Tyne- Tees derby with Middlesbrough.
The 33-year-old former Boro striker will start the match on the substitutes bench, but Joe Kinnear expects him to taste his first piece of action for six months after recovering from an Achilles injury.
Kinnear said: "Mark will definitely start from the bench at Middlesbrough and I think he'll definitely come on at some point.
"He's about 80 percent fit at the moment so we'll have to see what we can get out of him.
"But he's a great player to have back in. He's brought a real touch of class to training in recent weeks and we're looking forward to seeing that on the pitch."
Meanwhile Kinnear, who has signed a contract that will keep him at St James' Park until the end of the season, hopes to sign three players in January.
He added: "It was one of the first things I asked about and I've identified the players I want.
"We need to strengthen certain areas and I'd like to bring three new faces in. I'll go about my business quietly and hopefully we'll be able to unveil new players in January."
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
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