California Derby attracts seven for Saturday
Horseracing Betting Lines
01/11/2012 -
Berkeley, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The first of two stakes races for three-year-
olds at Golden Gate Fields this winter goes off on Saturday with the running
of the $100,000 California Derby. The 1 1/16-mile race is a prep event for the
track's $200,000 El Camino Real Derby on February 18.
The seven horse field is led by Russian Greek, winner of the track's Gold Rush
Stakes. Russian Greek, trained by Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer, will start
from post six with Aaron Gryder in the saddle.
Owned by Olympia Star Inc., Russian Greek opened his career with a win at San
Rosa last July. In November the colt was fifth in the Golden Nugget at Golden
Gate before rallying from last to win the Gold Rush by a neck over Marshal
Marini. He has banked $61,700.
Breaking from post five will be Blacky the Bull, the third-place finisher in
the Gold Rush. Trained by Jeff Bonde, the colt had been eighth in the
Breeders' Cup Juvenile Sprint behind Secret Circle. In five starts Blacky the
Bull has a win and a third for $42,780. Kerwin John has the riding assignment
aboard Blacky the Bull.
Also coming out of the Gold Rush is fourth-place finisher Cahill Chrome. The
chestnut gelding will be ridden by Juan Hernandez from post four.
Cahill Chrome, trained by Roger Hansen, reeled off three straight wins before
the Gold Rush. In nine career starts he has earned $56,182.
Here is the field for the California Derby in post position order: Senor Rain,
Kevin Krigger; Hodge, Russell Baze; Unveiled Heat, Abel Cedillo; Cahill
Chrome, Juan Hernandez; Blacky the Bull, Kerwin John; Russian Greek, Aaron
Gryder and Reconstruction, Frank Alvarado.
Post-time on Saturday is scheduled for 7:22 p.m. (et).
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Big Ten Conference odds
Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa
Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.
Should be in:
Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?
Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.
Work left to do:
Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.
Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.
Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.
Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.
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