08/06/2008 - Baltimore, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Difficult financial times have forced the Maryland Jockey Club (MJC) and Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (MTHA) to slash the stakes schedule for the Laurel Park fall meeting. The racing industry in Maryland faces a shortfall in the purse account by the end of 2008.
Primary among the cancelled stakes is the $300,000 De Francis Dash.
"This is terribly disappointing, but these are serious times," said Tom Chuckas, President and CEO of the MJC. "We remain hopeful that the playing field between Maryland and our neighbors to the west, north and east will be leveled and that we will be able to resume running this prominent race in the future."
The other races cut from the schedule are the Laurel Futurity and Selima Stakes, for two-year-olds, the Safely Kept Stakes, John Schapiro and the Sonny Hine.
Only state-bred or state-sired stakes races, including the 23rd running of the Maryland Million on Saturday, October 4, will be conducted during the 17-week Laurel Park meeting which runs from September 4 to December 27. A 10-day summer meeting at Laurel gets underway this Friday and concludes on Thursday, August 21.
Maryland racing is being squeezed by neighboring states that have slot machine gambling. A slots referendum will be on the November ballot.
In another cost cutting move, Pimlico Race Course will be closed for training and stabling, effective August 31.
"We understand this is an inconvenience to the horsemen and we will work with them to ensure a smooth and fluid transition," said Chuckas. "This was a business decision based on the revenue stream."
<< Rays' Crawford out with hamstring injury
St. Petersburg, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carl Crawford
was out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cleveland
Indians with a left hamstring injury.
Eric Hinske got the start in left while Gabe
<< Ancic will miss U.S. Open, again
New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Croatia's Mario Ancic will miss the U.S. Open
for a third straight year, this time because of mononucleosis.
The 25th-ranked 2004 Wimbledon semifinalist missed last year's Open due to a
shoulder injury, this a
<< Mets resume set with Padres at Shea
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Pedro Martinez can make it five starts overall without a
loss and 11 career victories against San Diego tonight, when the Mets host the
visiting Padres in the middle encounter of a three-game series at Shea Stadium
Now 36,
<< White Sox' Danks puts streak on line against fading Tigers
(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - John Danks will try to keep the Chicago White Sox atop the
American League Central standings when he toes the rubber tonight in the
second test of a three-game series versus the division-rival Detroit Tigers at
U.S. Ce
Marlins activate C Treanor >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Florida Marlins recalled catcher
Matt Treanor from his rehab assignment and activated him off the 15-day
disabled list on Wednesday.
Treanor has been out of action since July 8 with a stra
Caps extend C Steckel >>
Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Capitals signed center
David Steckel to a one-year extension on Wednesday that will keep him under
contract through the 2009-10 season. Per team policy, financial terms were not
disclos
West Ham terminates Ljungberg's contract >>
London, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Sweden international Freddie Ljungberg has
had his West Ham contract terminated with immediate effect.
The 31-year-old midfielder only joined the Hammers last summer from Arsenal
but endured a disappoin
Edmonton's Ray highlights CFL weekly awards >>
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Edmonton quarterback Ricky Ray was named
CFL Offensive Player of the Week Wednesday. He was joined in Week 6 honors
by a pair of Toronto Argonauts, defensive end Jonathan Brown and return
special
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.
To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook accepts Visa needs.
| Notre Dame Ohio State West Virginia Texas USC Florida California Auburn Oklahoma Iowa Louisville Florida State Michigan Miami (FL) LSU Penn State Virginia Tech Nebraska Tennessee Georgia Arizona State Oregon Clemson Texas A&M Texas Tech Alabama Arkansas Boston College Michigan State Maryland South Carolina Colorado Purdue Georgia Tech TCU UCLA Arizona Pittsburgh Iowa State Wisconsin North Carolina State Virginia North Carolina Fresno State Hawaii Northwestern BYU Oregon State UNLV Field (Any Other Team) |
5-1 7-1 8-1 8-1 8-1 12-1 15-1 15-1 18-1 20-1 20-1 20-1 20-1 20-1 25-1 40-1 40-1 50-1 60-1 60-1 60-1 70-1 70-1 100-1 100-1 100-1 100-1 100-1 150-1 200-1 200-1 200-1 200-1 200-1 250-1 250-1 300-1 300-1 300-1 300-1 300-1 300-1 400-1 500-1 500-1 500-1 500-1 1000-1 1000-1 40-1 |
| Miami (FL) Florida State Virginia Tech Clemson Georgia Tech Boston College Maryland Virginia North Carolina State North Carolina Wake Forest Duke |
2-1 2-1 3-1 7-1 15-1 15-1 15-1 30-1 30-1 30-1 50-1 500-1 |
| Texas Oklahoma Nebraska Texas Tech Colorado Iowa State Texas A&M Kansas State Missouri Kansas Baylor Oklahoma State |
7-5 9-5 9-2 12-1 14-1 15-1 15-1 30-1 30-1 35-1 100-1 100-1 |
| Auburn Florida LSU Georgia Tennessee Arkansas Alabama Mississippi South Carolina Mississippi State Kentucky Vanderbilt |
5-2 11-4 4-1 6-1 7-1 7-1 9-1 20-1 28-1 75-1 100-1 300-1 |
For complete NCAA football odds please visit Mysportsbook.com.
MySportsbook.com is the best at processing US credit cards for deposits. Welcome to the most player friendly online sportsbook on the planet!
The principals behind MySportsbook are obviously a management group that understands the players needs as evidenced by their commitment to provide easy depositing with their high credit card acceptance rate and free weekly $10 bets they offer to clients with active betting accounts.
The perks don't end there! MySportsbook offers casino, poker and horses as well. Twice named Best Sportsbook by eGaming Review, this place is rock solid financially so you don't ever have to sweat the payout as you may with some other online bookies operating with less betting volume and client base.
Sign up today and grab your share of a 10% bonus that is added instantly to your betting account. Enjoy 52 risk free bets throughout the year as well!
Reasons to Play There: You have to see their no hitter, cycle hitter and slaughter rule promos for baseball. Worth a laugh and probably a few bucks throughout the MLB season. They offer supersized bonuses of 15% if you up your minimum deposit to $500 or more. Lay -105 on Friday NBA! Contests during the NFL football season!
Sports Betting News: NFL Team History | Football Betting | Baseball Betting | Basketball Betting | Hockey Betting | Golf Betting | Tennis Betting | Auto Racing Betting | Horse Racing Betting | Soccer Betting