Monday, 06 December 2010 18:40

Written by Tom J. Winston

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Horse racing fans that put heavy stock in versatility should take a hard look at on of the Kentucky Derby Contenders named Monba. Monba is adapt at running from behind, middle of the pack or as a front runner in this year’s race for the roses.  Internet Racebook Bodog.com has Monba listed at 15 to 1 odds to win the 134th Kentucky Derby later today.

Monba has a tailor made pedigree for distance races like the Kentucky Derby and is riding momentum heading into Churchill Downs with a win at the Blue Grass. Monba doesn’t have eye popping speed rating numbers but the three-year old has shown that it can run well on dirt surfaces. Monba’s jockey Ramon Dominquez also has experience at Churchill Downs with the 2008 Kentucky Derby being his fifth straight.

Dominquez has options with the versatile Monba but he would probably be best served to run in the middle of the back before making a late run. there are more than a few betting sharps that are high on Monba but the low Beyer speed ratings makes him a suspect player out of the Kentucky Derby Contenders.

Post 14: Monba
Jockey: Ramon Dominquez (4-0-1-0)
Record: 5-3-0-0
Highest Speed Rating: 92
Kentucky Derby Contender Odds: 15-1

Bodog.com has posted horse racing betting odds on all the Kentucky Derby Contenders:

Big Brown: +300
Pyro: +600
Colonel John: +400
Tale of Ekati: +1500
Gayego: +1500
Monba: +1500
Z Humor: +3000
Court Vision: +2000
Z Fortune: +1500
Adriano: +3000
Smooth Air: +2000
Cool Coal Man: +2000
Cowboy Cal: +2000
Visionaire: +2000
Big Truck: +5000
Bob Black Jack: +2000
Denis of Cork: +2000
Anak Nakal: +3000
Eight Belles: +2000
Recapturetheglory: +2000

Tuesday, 08 December 2009 02:00

Written by Tom J. Winston

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President-elect Barack Obama intends to sign off on Pentagon plans to send up to 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, but the incoming administration does not anticipate that the Iraq-like "surge" of forces will significantly change the direction of a conflict that has steadily deteriorated over the past seven years. Instead, Obama's national security team expects that the new deployments, which will nearly double the current U.S. force of 32,000 (alongside an equal number of non-U.S. NATO troops), will help buy enough time for the new administration to reappraise the entire Afghanistan war effort and develop a comprehensive new strategy for what Obama has called the "central front on terror."

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