Lookin At Lucky nails down Haskell win

Horseracing Betting Lines

08/01/2010 - Oceanport, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Preakness Stakes winner Lookin At Lucky got away from the field at the top of the stretch on his way to capturing Sunday's $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park.

Lookin At Lucky, ridden by Martin Garcia, was sent off as the 6-5 favorite in the seven-horse field. Kentucky Derby champ Super Saver was 6-1 for the 1 1/8- mile race.

Most of the trainers and jockeys considered this one of the toughest fields ever assembled for the Haskell. Several indicated that the winner of the race would be the leader of the 2010 three-year-old class.

Setting the pace in the Haskell was Preakness runner-up First Dude. Racing in second was 27-1 longshot Our Dark Knight with Super Saver running in third and Lookin At Lucky racing fourth.

Entering the far turn, Super Saver and Lookin At Lucky both made moves on the outside along with 5-2 second choice Trappe Shot. Coming into the stretch, Lookin At Lucky, who stumbled at the start, and Super Saver were on even terms.

Trained by Bob Baffert, Lookin At Lucky was on the outside of Super Saver at the head of the stretch when he easily went to the lead. With a furlong to run Lookin At Lucky assumed the lead and went on to post a four-length victory over Trappe Shot.

First Dude held on for third followed by Super Saver, Afleet Again, Ice Box and Our Dark Knight. The original eight-horse field was reduced by one Sunday morning with the scratch of Uptowncharlybrown, who spiked a fever just before getting on a van at Belmont Park.

The time for the 43rd Haskell was 1:49.83 on a fast track,

Lookin At Lucky, owned by Mike Pegram, Karl Watson and Paul Weitman, gave Baffert his fourth win in the Haskell and adds $600,000 of earnings. The 2009 champion two-year-old male has won eight of 11 career starts for more than $2.7 million.

It is expected that Lookin At Lucky will meet up with Jim Dandy Stakes winner A Little Warm at Saratoga in the Travers on Saturday, August 28.

Garcia guided the colt to victory in the middle jewel of the Triple Crown and is perfect in two rides aboard Lookin At Lucky.

"He knows the horse really well," Baffert said about Garcia.

Baffert previously won the Haskell with Roman Ruler (2005), War Emblem (2002), and Point Given (2001).

Lookin At Lucky paid $4.40, $3.00 and $2.40. Trappe Shot, who had won Monmouth's Long Branch Stakes, returned $3.40 and $2.60, and First Dude paid $3.00 to show.

Last year's Haskell was won by eventual Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra. In 2008, Kentucky Derby and Preakness champ Big Brown captured the race on his way to being voted that year's champion three-year-old colt.

Cbsspirtsline Horseracing Betting News

<< Piller shoots 64 to win Cox Classic
Omaha, NE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Martin Piller fired a seven-under 64 on Sunday to win the Cox Classic by two shots. Piller finished 72 holes on the Champions Run course with a 23-under 261, beating Dicky Pride for his second victory of the seas

<< Wow! Appleby shoots 59 to win Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs, WV (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stuart Appleby shot a 59 Sunday to win The Greenbrier Classic, becoming only the fifth player in PGA Tour history to reach golf's magic number. What did history look like? A dead-accurate 11-foot

<< Phils edge Nats in extras
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Placido Polanco went 3-for-6 with two runs batted in, including the go-ahead RBI base hit in the 11th inning, as the Philadelphia Phillies clipped the Washington Nationals, 6-4, in the finale

<< Ferrero claims clay court title in Croatia
Umag, Croatia (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Fourth-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Potito Starace, 6-4, 6-4, in Sunday's final of the $450,000 Studena Croatia Open. Ferrero, who was defeated in the final last year by Nikolay Davydenko, won hi

<< Bryans set doubles record in LA
Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Americans Bob and Mike Bryan set an ATP Tour record with their 62nd career doubles title on Sunday, coming back to defeat Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer, 6-7(6), 6-2, 10-7, in the final of the Far

Tulowitzki helps Rockies complete sweep of Cubs >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Troy Tulowitzki drove in two runs as the Colorado Rockies completed a three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs with an 8-7 win. Jonathan Herrera drove in a run and scored twice while Dexter Fowler added two

Reds option Fisher >>
Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cincinnati Reds optioned pitcher Carlos Fisher to Triple-A Louisville after Sunday's win over Atlanta. The right-hander was 1-1 with a 6.89 earned run average in 13 relief outings. The move is

Biffle snaps winless streak at Pocono >>
Long Pond, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Greg Biffle ended a near two-year winless streak in the Sprint Cup Series by taking Sunday's Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. Biffle was not a factor for most of the race,

Weaver outduels Lee in Angels win over Rangers >>
Anaheim, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jered Weaver worked seven strong innings and set a franchise record with his performance, as the LA Angels of Anaheim dumped Texas, 4-1, in the rubber match of a three-game set from Angel Stadium

Rockies' Fowler injured in game against Cubs >>
Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Colorado Rockies center fielder Dexter Fowler was injured in the ninth inning of Colorado's 8-7 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Holding a two-run lead and with a man on third and one out, Fowler mad

Albert Pujols to be This Year's Home Run Champ Says Online Sportsbook

Barry Bonds is a 50-1 long shot to be this year's home run champ odds.  The favorite to be this year's home run champ is none other than Albert Pujols, however.

Now that Barry Bonds is signed and in Giants camp, it is on to his pursuit of all of sports most prestigious records: the all-time home run mark. Bonds sits just 21 homers shy of tying Hank Aaron for the career mark at 755. Word out of Giants’ camp is that Bonds is the healthiest he has been in a few years. Bonds is just two seasons removed from his injury riddled 2005 campaign where he played in only 14 games and hit only 5 home runs. He did come back last year and had a solid season hitting .270 with 26 bombs. All eyes will be on Bonds this spring and summer not only because of his home run chase but his highly publicized steroid abuse allegations. If and when Bonds breaks the record, he surely will not get the positive attention one should for breaking a record that was once thought of as “unbreakable”. Despite Bonds decent season last year, he is just 50-1 at MySportsbook.com to lead the MLB in long balls this season.

Not surprisingly, the favorites to go deep the most times this season are Albert Pujols 5-1, Ryan Howard 6-1, David Ortiz 8-1 and Alex Rodriguez 12-1. With 49 homers, Pujols finished second in the National League behind Howard (58). Pujols is considered the favorite due to the consistent power numbers that he has posted since breaking into the league in 2001. Also one must consider the fact that he played in 16 fewer games then Howard did due to an injury. Howard smashed 58 homers in his first complete season of big league play en route to the National League MVP odds award. He silenced his critics by successfully hitting left-handed pitching. Howard also displayed the ability to use his power to the opposite field. Two attributes which should keep Howard amongst the league leaders in long balls for years to come. From the American League representatives, David Ortiz leads the field. Ortiz was second in the majors last year with 54 home runs. Except for 1999 when he only played in 10 games, Ortiz has improved on his home run numbers each year he has been in the majors (1997).

Be sure to log onto online sports betting site MySportsbook.com to check out the odds for who will lead the MLB in home runs this season. Below is just a sample of the players listed. With the highest credit card rates in the industry, MySportsbook.com is the place to bet on baseball this summer.

World Series odds

Adam Dunn 15-1

Albert Pujols 5-1

Alex Rodriguez 12-1

Alfonso Soriano 15-1

Andruw Jones 25-1

Barry Bonds 50-1

Carlos Delgado 40-1

David Ortiz 8-1

Jermaine Dye 40-1

Ken Griffey Jr. 100-1

Lance Berkman 40-1

Manny Ramirez 20-1

Richie Sexson 40-1

Ryan Howard 6-1

Travis Hafner 20-1

Vladimir Guerrero 40-1

To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com - this sportsbook accepts credit cards.

It's less than a month until the NHL hockey betting season opens at MySportsbook.com and preparations are underway for another battle in the race to hoist Lord Stanley's mug in 2007.

As cup crazy fans prepare to place their bets, one online sportsbook ,MySportsbook.com, is offering hockey betting lines on the 2007/2007 Stanley Cup , who will bring it home this upcoming season.

Despite a poor showing in last season's playoffs and the loss of Steve Yzerman to retirement, the Detroit Red Wings are early favourites at this online sportsbook with wagering odds of 6-1. The Wings will look to offensive powerhouse Pavel Datsyuk and newly appointed captain Nicklas Lidstrom to lead one of the league's most prominent franchises.

Always a threat are the Ottawa Senators, with newly acquired goaltender Martin Gerber from the Stanley Cup champion ,Carolina Hurricanes. The Sens are second best in the rankings at a 7-1 bet, and odds makers at this sportsbook are optimistic that the Ottawa squad will fare better than last season's Eastern Conference semi-final upset to the Buffalo Sabres.

Also worth noting are the defending Stanley Cup champs Carolina Hurricanes, a 10-1 bet to repeat. Behind the Canes are the New Jersey Devils, Calgary Flames, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, and Anaheim Mighty Ducks all sit at 12-1. In the basement are the Washington Capitals, Chicago Blackhawks, and St. Louis Blues who all have 100-1 odds to win.

To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your hockey betting needs.