Quality Road captures Met Mile
Horseracing Betting Lines
05/31/2010 - Elmont, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Odds-on favorite Quality Road held off a late running Musket Man down the stretch to win Monday's $500,000 Metropolitan Handicap (Met Mile) at Belmont Park. The victory is the third of the year for the four-year-old colt.
Quality Road, second in the current NTRA Thoroughbred Poll, broke from the gate well and was joined on the lead by Westchester Handicap winner Le Grand Cru. Racing in second was Tizway with Kensei in fourth.
Le Grand Cru had a short lead over Quality Road early in the one turn mile. Jockey John Velazquez moved the favorite to the lead midway up the backstretch with Le Grand Cru in second followed by Tizway, Warrior's Reward and Kensei in the eight horse field.
Trained by Todd Pletcher, Quality Road had a clear lead around the final turn as Warrior's Reward tried to pressure the leader. Warrior's Reward could not keep up with the favorite as the field hit the stretch.
Quality Road looked to have an easy win at the top of the stretch until Musket Man and rider Ramon Dominguez appeared. Musket Man got to within a length of the leader, but Quality Road was able to hold him off.
Owned by Edward Evans, Quality Road hit the wire 1 1/4-lengths in front of Musket Man with Tizway finishing third. Rounding out the order of finish was Convocation, Le Grand Cru, Warrior's Reward, Kensei and You and I Forever.
The time for the Met Mile was 1:33.11 on a fast track.
Perfect in three starts this year, Quality Road adds $300,000 to his bankroll which now stands at better than $1.6 million. The colt has won seven of 10 career starts and was sent off Monday as the 1-5 favorite.
In February he won the Donn Handicap by more than a dozen lengths at Gulfstream Park. Quality Road began his 2010 season in January by taking the Hal's Hope Stakes at the south Florida track.
In 2009 as a three-year-old, Quality Road was on his way to the Kentucky Derby until an injury put him off the trail. He won the Fountain of Youth Stakes and Florida Derby at Gulfstream.
He returned with a victory in the Amsterdam Stakes at Saratoga and was third to Summer Bird in the Travers. The colt was second behind Summer Bird in the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park. He was scratched at the gate prior to the Breeders' Cup Classic when he refused to be loaded.
Quality Road returned $2.50, $2.10 and $2.10. Musket Man paid $3.50 and $2.90, and Tizway paid $5.50 to show.
Houston, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Carlos Maldonado and Ryan Zimmerman each hit a three-run homer to highlight a nine-run seventh inning, as the Washington Nationals demolished the Houston Astros, 14-4, in the opener of a four-game set at
<< Giants put IF Rohlinger on DL
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Francisco Giants on Monday
placed infielder Ryan Rohlinger on the 15-day disabled list with a strained
left hamstring.
Rohlinger was batting .214 with one RBI in 10 games for the G
<< A-Rod hits grand slam as Yankees overpower Indians
Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Rodriguez hit a grand slam to highlight a
six-run seventh inning and ended with six RBI, as the Yankees closed out a
four-game series against the Indians with a 11-2 victory.
Andy Pettitte (7-1) rol
<< Interactif added to Belmont Stakes
Elmont, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Trainer Todd Pletcher announced Monday that
Interactif will start in this year's 142nd edition of the $1 million Belmont
Stakes on Saturday. The three-year-old is owned by brothers Alain and Gerard
Werthei
<< Ladd will sit again for Game 2
Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Ladd will
not suit up for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals with an upper-body injury.
Ladd had missed the Blackhawks' 6-5 victory in Game 1 on Saturday with the
ailment
San Francisco, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ubaldo Jimenez showed why he is the best pitcher in the majors, fanning nine batters on his way to his second complete- game shutout of the season, as the Colorado Rockies handled the San Francisco Giants,
A's take series from Tigers >>
Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rajai Davis finished 2-for-4 with two
runs scored and swiped two bases as Oakland downed Detroit, 4-1, in the finale
of a four-game set from Comerica Park.
Daric Barton, Ryan Sweeney and Kevin Kou
Torrealba placed on restricted list >>
San Diego, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The San Diego Padres have placed catcher
Yorvit Torrealba on the restricted list Monday.
Over 27 games for the Padres this season, the 31-year-old is batting .287 with
one home run and 14 RBI.
To tak
Nationals top pick Strasburg to debut on June 8 >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Washington Nationals phenom pitcher Stephen
Strasburg is currently scheduled to make his major league debut on June 8
against the Pittsburgh Pirates, according to general manager Mike Rizzo.
Strasburg,
Dodgers OF Ethier back in lineup Monday >>
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier
was activated from the 15-day disabled list on Monday and inserted into the
starting lineup against Arizona.
Ethier, who led the National League in each tripl
Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa
Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.
Should be in:
Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?
Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.
Work left to do:
Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.
Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.
Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.
Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.
For more College Basketball betting lines go to MySportsbook.com
Additional sports lines can be found at: www.Sportsbooks.com
To bet on March Madness games this online sportsbook accepts credit cards.