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05/14/2010 - Midway, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Horse of the Year Skip Away died from an apparent heart attack Friday morning in Kentucky. The 17-year-old stallion was living at Hopewell Farm.
Skip Away was a four-time Eclipse Award winner having been voted champion three-year-old male in 1996, champion older horse in 1997-98 and Horse of the Year in 1998. At the time of his retirement, he was the second all-time leading North America earner with $9,616,360, behind only Cigar.
Owned by Carolyn Hine, Skip Away was trained by her husband Sonny Hine and won 18 of 38 lifetime starts. The champion was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 2004.
During his illustrious career Skip Away won the 1997 Breeders' Cup Classic and the Jockey Club Gold Cup in 1996-97. Beginning with the 1997 Gold Cup he won nine straight graded stakes.
The two jockeys that rode him most often were Hall of Fame member Jerry Baily and Shane Sellers. He was also ridden several times by Hall of Fame jockey Jose Santos.
Skip Away's death comes just one day before the running the Preakness Stakes a race in which he finished second in 1996 to Louis Quatorze.
<< Vickers being treated for blood clots
Dover, DE (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - NASCAR driver Brian Vickers is being treated for
blood clots at an undisclosed Washington, D.C. hospital, Red Bull Racing vice
president and general manager Jay Frye confirmed Friday at Dover International
Speedwa
<< Braden faces Angels in first start since perfecto
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Now that the dust has settled on the 19th perfect game in
Major League history and all the television appearances have subsided, Oakland
Athletics starter Dallas Braden will get back to work tonight in the opener of
a three-g
<< Upstart Nats try to keep rolling in Colorado
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Runs may be scarce in tonight's matchup between the
Washington Nationals and Colorado Rockies, as two of the top ERA leaders get
together in the second portion of a four-game series from Coors Field.
Rockies ace Ubaldo Jim
<< Royals to host White Sox in Yost's debut
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Ned Yost era in Kansas City will commence tonight, when
the Royals resume a six-game homestand with the first of three straight games
versus the AL Central-rival Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium.
After the Royals
In the FCS Huddle: ODU hopes to keep soaring in Year 2 >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - His first-year program was about to make
its initial road trip last season when Old Dominion head coach Bobby Wilder
learned something, just days before the Monarchs' visit to Jacksonville
University:
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Union need result at home against FC Dallas >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Philadelphia Union coach Peter Nowak said
following the expansion club's fourth consecutive defeat last weekend the team
is making mistakes "that should not happen."
Philadelphia has made mistakes in ever
Barca, Real title race goes down to the wire >>
Barcelona, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Barcelona has secured the La Liga title at
Camp Nou in the final match of the season four times, but captain Carles Puyol
warned that Sunday's match against Valladolid "will be no stroll."
Barca enters the
Woodson won't return to Hawks >>
Atlanta, GA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Mike Woodson reportedly will not return as the
head coach of the Atlanta Hawks next season.
Both the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and NBA.com reported that Woodson was
not offered a new contract. The t
MySportsbook.com Favors Fighting Irish to win College Football betting odds
According to odds makers at MySportsbook.com, on January 8, the Fighting Irish faithful may be toasting their 14th national title in Arizona – Notre Dame’s first national championship in close to 20 years.
Although MySportsbook.com has listed Notre Dame as the 5-1 favorite to win thecollege football College Football betting, fans in Columbus do not need to cancel their tickets to Glendale just yet. The Ohio State Buckeyes, listed right behind the Irish at 7-1, are also heavy favorites to win college football’s most coveted prize, while West Virginia, USC and the 2007 National Champion Texas Longhorns - all listed at 8-1 – are strong contenders as well.
MySportsbook.com has also posted gambling odds on the conference championships for the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. In the ACC – it could be anyone’s title, particularly for the two schools from the Sunshine State. Florida State and Miami, both listed at 2-1, are favored to win the ACC Championship Game odds, with the ‘Noles hoping to finish in the nation’s top 10 for the first time in five years, and the ‘Canes looking to avenge their 10-7 loss against FSU in last year’s ACC Championship betting.
Moving west to the Big 12, MySportsbook.com has betting lines listing Texas as 7-5 favorites to repeat as conference champions, even though the Longhorns lost their national championship-winning quarterback Vince Young to the NFL. In the south, the Auburn Tigers – led by Heisman-hopeful senior running back Kenny Irons – have been given the best odds to win the SEC Championship odds at 5-2.
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