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Pacific Classic goes to Richard's KidHorseracing Betting Lines09/06/2009 - Del Mar, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Longshot Richard's Kid, with Mike Smith aboard, came thundering down the stretch to capture Sunday's 19th running of the $1 million Pacific Classic at Del Mar. The victory in the 1 1/4 mile race gives Richard's Kid automatic entry into this year's $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita on November 7. Trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, Richard's Kid was a 24-1 longshot in the 12 horse field. Rail Trip and Colonel John were both 5-2 and Einstein was the third choice at 4-1. Setting the pace in the Pacific Classic was Tres Borrachos followed by Mast Track, Misremembered and Einstein. Richard's Kid was about 10-lengths off the pace as the field hit the far turn. Around the turn Smith had his mount on the outside beginning his charge to the front. Richard's Kid was five-wide on the final turn as the field entered the stretch. Einstein had the lead at the top of the stretch on the inside as Richard's Kid came storming down the middle of the track. Richard's Kid caught Einstein at the wire to win by a neck over the seven-year-old. Rail Trip, winner of the Hollywood Gold Cup, finished second with Parading fourth and Colonel John in fifth. Completing the order of finish was Song of Navarone, Awesome Gem, Global Hunter, Informed, Misremembered, Tres Borrachos and Mast Track. Misremembered is also trained by Baffert. The time for the Pacific Classic was 2:02.39 on Del Mar's all-weather track. Richard's Kid is owned by Arnold Zetcher and adds $600,000 to previous winnings of $159,370. The four-year-old colt has won six of 19 career starts with two stakes victories. The colt was coming off a second-place finish in the Cougar II Handicap at Del Mar and was seventh on the turf in the Eddie Read Stakes early in the summer meeting. His only other stakes win came at Laurel Park in February with the John Campbell Handicap. Mike Smith will go after another $1 million race on Monday when he rides Kelly Leak in the Pennsylvania Derby at Philadelphia Park. Kelly Leak won the Sunland Derby in March when Mine That Bird finished fourth. Richard's Kid returned $50.80, $22.20 and $12.40. Einstein paid $6.40 and $4.80, and Rail Trip paid $3.80 to show.
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MySportsbook.com: New College Football Clock Rules Examined Coaches and bettors alike are desperate to make sense of the new time-keeping rules on the NCAA gridiron. One of the big stories to come out of the Ohio State-Texas clash last weekend was Texas coach Mack Brown's criticism of the NCAA's new clock rules that are intended to shorten the duration of college football games, therefore affecting college football betting. "They scored with six minutes left and the game was over before we had a chance to do anything," Brown told ESPN.com. "I really hope whoever made these changes will go back and look them over." Sure, it might be sour grapes; the Buckeyes thoroughly trounced the defending national champion Longhorns 24-7. However, Brown isn't alone in giving the changes their due thought. Bettors are also wondering about them, albeit for a completely different reason. Most experts agree that the changes will result in games being shortened by anywhere from 10 to 20 plays. The obvious consequence is lower scores, with more time rolling off the clock during changes of possession. (The Ohio State-Texas game flew well under the total of 52.) According to research at the online sportsbook MySportsbook.com, more than 18 plays a game disappeared last weekend into thin air. That's a 10-percent reduction. In 2005, a typical game had 168.58 plays. For 2007 already, it's down to 150.26. As a result, teams combined to gain an average of about 100 fewer yards a game last weekend versus the 2005 openers. Scoring was also down by about 4.5 points (attention Las Vegas sports lines). Of course, oddsmakers were able to adjust to the changes before the season started. Proof of that came as the over went a balanced 8-9 at My Sportsbook on Saturday. Other angles to consider:A shorter game should theoretically result in shorter lines. Whereas Team A might have been a 14-point favorite in a 168-play game (last year), if there are 10 percent less snaps in 2007, the line should also be reduced by 10 percent (to 13 or 12.5). Of course, this is an over-simplification of the matter, but something to keep in mind. *UPDATE* - Sept. 25, 2007 New Clock Rules Boon for online bookmakers By adjusting the time-keeping rules to shorten the duration of college football games, the NCAA hoped to make its product more enjoyable for the fans. While the NCAA's success in this regard is still up for debate, bookmakers couldn't be happier with the results. "We are seeing a massive jump in college football betting," noted the MySportsbook.com management team. "With all the early Saturday games (12 a.m. ET) ending before the second wave begins (3:30 p.m. ET) - something that didn't always happen before the changes - bettors are now able to re-invest their winnings from the morning session in the afternoon games." While not all bettors will choose to roll over their winnings, it doesn't take much for an impact to be seen on the bottom line. "Not all of the millions of dollars in morning payouts get re-bet. In fact, it's probably only 10 to 20 percent," noted the sportsbook management team. "Still, the increased football betting lines window will create a ton of growth for us over the course of the season." About MySportsbook.com Sports Casino Poker To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook accepts Master Card needs. |
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