Drosselmeyer surprises to win Breeders' Cup Classic

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11/05/2011 - Louisville. KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former Belmont Stakes winner Drosselmeyer came flying down the stretch to capture the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic to conclude the 28th World Championships at Churchill Downs. Winning jockey Mike Smith notched his second Classic win in the last three editions.

The 12-horse field featured Uncle Mo, Stay Thirsty, Havre de Grace, Flat Out and this year's Belmont Stakes champ Ruler On Ice.

Game On Dude set the pace in the 1 1/8-mile Classic with Uncle Mo on his shoulder and European horse So You Think running in third. Havre de Grace was racing close to the pace and Flat Out, the 7-2 favorite, running near the back.

Around the final turn and into the stretch Uncle Mo, Game On Dude and So You Think were across the track. Flat Out began to move on the outside and Havre de Grace was also driving.

Smith got his mount clear for the drive to the wire. The four-year-old Drosselmeyer, 14-1 on the tote board, powered down the middle of the stretch and posted a one-length victory over Game On Dude with Ruler On Ice third. Havre de Grace, the lone female in the Classic and the 4-1 second choice, finished fourth and Flat Out was fifth.

The time for the race was 2:04.27.

Trained by Bill Mott, Drosselmeyer is owned by WinStar Farm. The chestnut colt picked up his fifth career win in 16 starts and it was worth $2.7 million. Second to Flat Out in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, Drosselmeyer has career winnings of more than $3.7 million.

Smith won the 2009 Classic with Zenyatta and the pair finished second last year. Smith ties Jerry Bailey with 15 Breeders' Cup career wins after a win earlier in the day for his 14th.

Drosselmeyer returned $31.60, $13.20 and $8.80. Game On Dude, also 14-1, paid $13.60 and $9.20, and 17-1 longshot Ruler On Ice paid $9.80 to show.

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Colts give the ‘D’ its due

The Indianapolis Colts know that winning the Super Bowl last season put a huge target on their backs, and they expect opponents to go all-out to knock them from the top of the mountain.

They’ll get their first test from the New Orleans Saints this Thursday night. The defending champs had nothing but good things to say about the New Orleans defense this past week, praising their opponents’ pass rush and run-stopping abilities.

"They play very aggressively," head coach Tony Dungy told the New Orleans Times-Picayune. "They play a lot of man-to-man coverage, and they come after you. They have good pass rushers, and they're going to try to pressure us, I'm sure."

Both center Jeff Saturday and quarterback Peyton Manning gave New Orleans’ front four props, admitting keeping guys like Will Smithand Charles Grant contained would be a tall task for the offensive line.

New Orleans ranked second in total defense during the preseason at a sportsbook, allowing just under 233 yards per game. Last season, the defense finished 11th in the league after giving up 307.3 yards and 20.1 points per contest.

Not so sound on the ground

If Indianapolis' efficient offense has a weakness it has to be its running attack. The Colts one-two-punch of Dominic Rhodes and Joseph Addai is no longer, leaving the bulk of the carries to Addai, the second-year back out of LSU.

Former Saskatchewan Roughrider Kenton Keith was named Addai’s backup this week after beating out DeDe Dorsey for the second-string position. Indy has only three backs on the roster right now, including fullback Luke Lawton, and coach Dungy is aware of the thinness of his ground game. Sports Betting lines on the game can be found at BettingExpress.com

“We’ll continue to look. Luke Lawton’s done a good job for us too. So probably getting a third true tailback is something that we’d like to do,” Dungy told the Indiana Tribune-Star.

Last season, Addai rushed for over 1,000 yards in his rookie campaign and scored seven touchdowns on the ground.

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SportsBooks ready for a shootout

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Big East Conference odds

Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence

Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.

Work left to do:

Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.

DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...

West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.

Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.

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