09/20/2008 - East Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Odds-on favorite Commentator easily out- classed six other competitors to take Saturday's $500,000 Massachusetts Handicap (MassCap) at Suffolk Downs. The MassCap is the second consecutive win for Commentator in the Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" program.
A two-time winner of the Whitney Handicap, Commentator stalked the pace set by 50-1 longshot Riversrunrylee in the 1 1/8 mile race. In the early going Cuba was running third and Won Awesome Dude was in fourth.
Up the backstretch Riversrunrylee still set the pace as the 1-9 favorite pressed the leader on the outside. On the turn for home Commentator, ridden by John Velazquez, took the lead and proceeded to run away from the competition.
Finishing 14 lengths back in second was Won Awesome Dude followed by Cuba and Dr. Pleasure in fourth. Rounding out the order of finish was Volcanic Force, Beck and Call, and Riversrunrylee.
The time for the 66th MassCap was 1:48.97 on a fast track.
Commentator, a seven-year-old gelding, is trained by Hall of Famer Nick Zito for Tracy Farmer. This summer Commentator captured his second Whitney Handicap at Saratoga to go along with his 2005 victory. The Whitney victory in July guaranteed Commentator a spot in the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita on October 25.
"I've had a great number of horses in my life and he has a bit of Seabiscuit in him," Farmer said. "He understands what he is supposed to do. He's just a special horse. It's almost like he's my child. He's someone that keeps coming back and running.
"He is one of my favorite horses of all time, and he's had setbacks of several different minor problems that have kept him from running, but he's always come back fine."
The MassCap win was worth $300,000 and is Commentator's 13th career victory in 20 starts. He now has lifetime earning's of more than $1.84 million.
Also this year Commentator won the Richter Scale Handicap at Gulfstream Park and was second to Divine Park in the Met Mile Handicap at Belmont Park on Memorial Day.
Owner Tracy Farmer isn't sure if the gelding will have another start this year or be retired soon.
"He'll either run or this may be his last race at this age. Who knows? We certainly are not going to run him if he doesn't want to run and if he's not in winning form, and having said that, I have no idea if he's going to run until he's 10 or if this is his last race."
Commentator returned $2.20, $2.20 and $2.20. Won Awesome Dude paid $4.60 and $3.00, and Cuba paid $2.80 to show.
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With the field of 64/65 set, MySportsbook.com has the Florida Gators as the 4-1 favorite to successfully defend their National Championship. Men’s Division-1 College Basketball has not seen a team repeat as National Champions since Duke won back to back championships in ’91 & ‘92. After losing three out of four late in the season, the Gators are full of momentum as they won their last four games by an average of 18 points. Not surprisingly, right behind the Gators are the other three top seeds: Kansas 5-1, UNC 6-1, and Ohio State 7-1. Many consider Kansas to be the hottest team in the country, having won 11 straight. With Kansas, it is hard to ignore all of the early exits from the “dance” in recent years. With an impressive ACC Tournament, UNC ensured themselves the other top seed. UNC has about as much talent as any other team in the tournament but with a team that’s best players are primarily freshman and sophomores, could youth be a concern. Behind freshman sensation, Greg Oden, OSU will look to do what their football team failed to do just a few months earlier. OSU seems to have peeked at the right time, as they currently have a 17 game winning streak. Since the tournament field was expanded in 1985, there has never been an instance where all four #1 seeds advanced to the Final Four. It is obvious that each of the top seeds have the talent to make it through to Atlanta. But as everyone knows, when makes the NCAA Tournament so special are all of the spoilers and “Cinderella” stories that knock off the favorites on a daily basis.
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MySportsbook.com’s odds to win the Championship and Regions:
| EAST | National Championship | Region |
| Arkansas | 300-1 | 50-1 |
| Belmont | 1000-1 | |
| Boston College | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Eastern KY | 1000-1 | |
| George Washington | 75-1 | |
| Georgetown | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| Marquette | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Michigan State | 100-1 | 25-1 |
| New Mexico St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| UNC | 6-1 | 6-5 |
| Oral Roberts | 500-1 | |
| Texas | 15-1 | 5-1 |
| Texas Tech | 200-1 | 5-1 |
| USC | 75-1 | 20-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Washington State | 40-1 | 15-1 |
| WEST | ||
| Duke | 50-1 | 10-1 |
| Florida A&M | 1000-1 | |
| Gonzaga | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Holy Cross | 300-1 | |
| Illinois | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Indiana | 75-1 | 40-1 |
| Kansas | 5-1 | 13-10 |
| Kentucky | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| Niagara | 1000-1 | |
| Pittsburgh | 40-1 | 8-1 |
| Southern Ill. | 50-1 | 12-1 |
| UCLA | 10-1 | 3-2 |
| VCU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Villanova | 100-1 | 40-1 |
| VA Tech | 50-1 | 15-1 |
| Weber St | 1000-1 | |
| Wright St | 1000-1 | 300-1 |
| MIDWEST | ||
| Arizona | 50-1 | 30-1 |
| Butler | 40-1 | 30-1 |
| Davidson | 300-1 | |
| Florida | 4-1 | 4-5 |
| Georgia Tech | 75-1 | 25-1 |
| Jackson State | 1000-1 | |
| Maryland | 30-1 | 6-1 |
| Miami-OH | 300-1 | |
| Notre Dame | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| ODU | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Oregon | 40-1 | 6-1 |
| Purdue | 300-1 | 60-1 |
| Texas A&M CC | 1000-1 | |
| UNLV | 100-1 | 30-1 |
| Winthrop | 500-1 | 100-1 |
| Wisconsin | 15-1 | 7-2 |
| SOUTH | ||
| Albany | 200-1 | |
| BYU | 200-1 | 40-1 |
| Central CT St. | 1000-1 | |
| Creighton | 100-1 | 35-1 |
| Long Beach St. | 500-1 | 200-1 |
| Louisville | 40-1 | 10-1 |
| Memphis | 30-1 | 4-1 |
| Nevada | 75-1 | 35-1 |
| North Texas | 500-1 | |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 6-5 |
| Penn | 500-1 | |
| Stanford | 200-1 | 50-1 |
| Tennessee | 100-1 | 20-1 |
| Texas A&M | 12-1 | 11-5 |
| Virginia | 75-1 | 18-1 |
| Xavier | 100-1 | 40-1 |
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