DEL MAR
Race 2 -- #8 Hemera - Was last and far back in another galaxy in this mile turn race but just came home like a freight train to finish second behind our HTW winner Malibu Pier who looks to be a real up and comer for trainer Carla Gains. Hemera would have won on any other day.
Race 5 -- #7 Late Cuddle - New Zealand import from the Jerry Hollendorfer barn won like she could be something big time down the road and this 5yo mare is a must follow.
Race 6 -- #2 Serene Sophia - The word was out on this Baffert first time starter as she was bet down to 8/5 but you just had to see the race she ran, she got cut off at the start and had to drop back to last, she then circled the field and came storming home to win going away in what was a very scary effort. $$$$$
Less than seven hours after completing the linking of Pai Gow progressive jackpots at gaming tables for all 10 Station Casinos, a Virginia man hit that progressive with a 7-card straight flush that included a joker. He won more than $200,000.
The New York Giants just completed a startling three-game run through the NFC playoff jungle with a 3-0 mark ATS. By contrast, the New England Patriots enjoyed a first-round bye and home playoff wins over underdogs Denver and Baltimore.
Wynn Las Vegas sports book director Johnny Avello tried to hang on with the Patriots -3 as long as he could, but finally had to give in on Thursday morning when the culmination of Giants money over the first 11 days of action became too much.
From the time we knew who would be playing in the Super Bowl, I’ve always had a lean on the Patriots to win. As great as the Giants have been on their march to the Super Bowl, I still can’t get their bad losses out of my head.
Being in Las Vegas, it’s easy to forget just how many people are betting the Super Bowl "illegally" around the nation. A survey released Tuesday found that at least 25 million Americans will bet money on this Sunday’s Patriots-Giants NFL title game.
