09/17/2008 - East Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Whitney Handicap winner Commentator goes after his second straight Breeders' Cup Challenge victory in Saturday's $500,000 Massachusetts Handicap (MassCap) at Suffolk Downs. The MassCap champ will gain automatic entry into the Breeders' Cup Classic as part of the "Win and You're In" program.
The 1 1/8 mile race has attracted seven older thoroughbreds.
A gelding, Commentator is trained by Hall of Famer Nick Zito for Tracy Farmer and is the 3-5 morning-line favorite. The seven-year-old will start from post two with John Velazquez returning to ride.
Commentator recorded his second career Whitney victory, in his last start, to go along with his 2005 win. Also this year he was second to Divine Park in the Metropolitan Mile Handicap at Belmont Park on Memorial Day.
"He gets in that league with Kelso and Forego," Zito noted after the Whitney victory, "which I wanted him to be in so they couldn't take him out. He's in that special league. He's an amazing horse."
A winner of 12 races in 19 career starts, Commentator has lifetime earnings of more than $1.54 million.
The 7-2 second choice is Dr. Pleasure, third in last year's MassCap behind Brass Hat for trainer John Ward, Jr. Owned by John Oxley, Dr. Pleasure will be ridden by Cornelio Velasquez from post six.
A winner of just two of 15 lifetime starts, the five-year-old snapped a 13- race losing streak this year after undergoing throat surgery by winning an allowance race at Saratoga. Dr. Pleasure has career winnings of $308,098 Two years ago he was third in the Travers and fourth in the Jim Dandy Stakes.
Shipping in from Monmouth Park is Cuba, the 6-1 third pick in the program. The seven-year-old will break from post four with regular rider Pedro Cotto, Jr. aboard.
Trained by Bobby Dibona for Leo-Sag Stable, Cuba is coming off a fifth-place finish in the Iselin Handicap at Monmouth. He has won six of his last nine starts.
"This horse has done so many great things this year that I thought he deserved a chance," said Dibona. "I'm confident he can get a piece of that pot. I never had a horse for the MassCap before. Cuba is the first one I've had that I thought deserved the chance. With a little racing luck, he can do really well in the MassCap."
In his career Cuba has won 11 of 37 races for $443,594.
Here is the complete field for the MassCap in post position order: Beck and Call, Tammi Piermarini 20-1; Commentator, John Velazquez 3-5; Won Awesome Dude, Dalton Nedrick 8-1; Cuba, Pedro Cotto, Jr. 6-1; Volcanic Force, Clifford Dooley, 20-1; Dr. Pleasure, Cornelio Velasquez 7-2 and Riversrunrylee, Pedro Gonzalez 15-1.
The 66th MassCap has a scheduled post-time of 5:45 p.m. (et).
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2007 Academy Award Betting : Oscars odds
The 79th Annual Academy Awards odds , which will air February 25th, is sparking an interest throughout the nation with the announcement of its nominees. As the public chooses their favorites, sportsbooks are creating odds for one of the biggest entertainment betting nights of the year.
Whether its at a “Oscar Party” or in an on line sportsbook, entertainment gambling on award shows represent a huge increase in betting. As the public speculation mounts, MySportsbook.com, the largest and most respected sportsbook on the web, posted odds on who is going home with a “Golden Best Friend.”
“ We see a majority of our entertainment wagers come from the Academy Awards,” said MySportsbook.com spokesperson, Tim Dalton. “This is a competition that applies to everyone. These are the people that entertain us on a daily basis and you want to see them win.”
MySportsbook.com posted the following odds for Academy Awards:
Odds to win the Achievement in Directing:
Alejandro González Iñárritu "Babel": 8/1
Martin Scorsese "The Departed": 2/17
Clint Eastwood "Letters From Iwo Jima: 4/1
Stephen Frears "The Queen": 12/1
Paul Greengrass "United 93": 15/1
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role:
Leonardo DiCaprio in "Blood Diamond": 11/1
Ryan Gosling in "Half Nelson": 20/1
Peter O’Toole in "Venus": 16/5
Will Smith in "The Pursuit of Happyness": 16/1
Forest Whitaker in "The Last King of Scotland": 1/11
Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role:
Penélope Cruz in "Volver": 18/1
Judi Dench in "Notes on a Scandal": 15/1
Helen Mirren in "The Queen": 1/50
Meryl Streep in "The Devil Wears Prada": 10/1
Kate Winslet in "Little Children": 20/1
Best Animated Feature Film:
"Cars": 1/3
"Happy Feet": 2/1
"Monster House": 20/1
Best Foreign-Language Film of the Year:
"Water" – Canada: 22/1
"The Lives of Others" – Germany: 7/2
"After the Wedding" - Denmark: 24/1
"Days of Glory (Indigenes)" – Algeria: 23/1
"Pan's Labyrinth" - Mexico: 1/10
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"Little Miss Sunshine": 21/20
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Terrell Owens could return for Cowboys next game
A bye week will allow Terrell Owens broken hand to recover just in time for the next game the Dallas Cowboys are slated to play, according to reports. MySportsbook.com, an football sportsbook, has posted football betting lines on TO playing.
Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
MySportsbook.com online sportsbook listed Terrell Owens with odds of 7-2 (or $7 paid out for every $2 bet) to return back for the game against Tennessee.
"I certainly wouldn't rule it out now," Parcells said, referring to Terrell Owens immediate return. "Maybe five days from now I might, but I wouldn't rule it out now. ... I know we're looking to try to get him moving around pretty good in the next day or so. So we'll see where we are."
Owens did not speak with reporters Wednesday, but said Sunday he'd be out two to four weeks. A return against the Titans would be 13 days after the surgery. The Cowboys were listed as an early -7 1/2 favorite vs. the Tennessee Titans for Week 4 at MySportsbook.com
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