Mon, 13/12/2010 - 06:29 by Prince damin
Hong Kong -- Snow Fairy, the British-based multiple Oaks winner, swept wide from the back of the field to win Sunday's Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup by a neck.
A pair of local runners, Irian and Packing Winner, finished second and third but none could stand before the 3-year-old filly who now has won Group 1 events in England, Ireland, Japan and Hong Kong.
With Ryan Moore up for trainer Ed Dunlop, Snow Fairy was held up in the second half of the 13-horse field contesting the 2,000 meters event. It was not until the leaders straightened out into the stretch run that Moore got to work on his filly and she responded sharply.
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Mon, 13/12/2010 - 06:27 by Prince damin
Hong Kong -- Beauty Flash won a slow running of Sunday's Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Mile, holding off French representative Royal Bench at the end.
The race was thrown into a bit of confusion as the favorite, Able One, was scratched just before loading into the starting gate. Able One had suffered an eye injury earlier in the week but the late scratch was not immediately explained.
Beauty Flash, a 5-year-old New Zealand-bred gelding based in Hong Kong, had struggled here and in Japan since winning the Mercedes-Benz Classic Mile in January. In Sunday's race, jockey Gerard Mosse stayed just off a slow pace, produced his horse turning for home and seemed a clear winning in the final 100 meters.
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Mon, 13/12/2010 - 06:26 by Prince damin
Hong Kong -- J J The Jet Plane, representing South Africa, won a tight stretch battle with Singapore's Rocket Man in Sunday's Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint.
In a race usually dominated by the home team, Hong Kong's favorite and last year's winner, Sacred Kingdom, could do no better than third behind the invaders.
J J The Jet Plane, with Piere Styrdom up, raced just off the early pace.
As the field straightened into the stretch, he and Rocket Man moved together toward the front and battled to the wire. The margin was a short head, with Sacred Kingdom 3/4 length farther back and the 1,200 meters was clocked in 1:08.84.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 13:41 by Prince damin
Hong Kong -- Mastery jumped to the top tier of international racing with an easy win in Sunday's Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Vase.
With jockey Frankie Dettori riding, Mastery was always prominent as long shot Mighty High showed the way in the 2,400-meter event. Around the stretch turn, Dettori stepped on the gas and Mastery responded immediately, surging to the lead and winning by a comfortable 2 1/2 lengths in 2:27.69.
Redwood, trained in England and recently raced in the top events in Canada, ran well late to take second. The favorite, Americain, winner of the Melbourne Cup, fell short with his rally and settled for third.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 13:40 by Prince damin
Vancouver, British Columbia -- Steven Stamkos got his second goal of the game 34 seconds into overtime Saturday, handing the Tampa Bay Lighting a 5-4 decision over Vancouver.
With Ryan Kesler off on a high-sticking call, Tampa Bay held a 4-on-3 advantage and Stamkos got the game-winner on a slap shot off assists from Martin St. Louis and Ryan Malone.
The decisive tally was the 24th goal of the year for Stamkos, second-most in the NHL behind Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby. He also scored in the second period and added an assist for the Lightning, who won in Vancouver for the first time in franchise history.
Teddy Purcell had a goal and an assist and Nate Thompson and Brett Clark also scored in Tampa Bay's win. Dan Ellis turned aside 23-of-27 shots.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 13:38 by Prince damin
San Jose, Calif. -- Ryane Clowe buried a slap shot with 1:08 left in overtime Saturday, delivering the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 victory over Chicago.
Clowe's goal off assists from Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Justin Braun backed Antti Niemi's 28-save performance for the Sharks.
Vlasic notched a pair of assists for the victors.
Jordan Hendry got the only goal for the Blackhawks and Corey Crawford made 28 stops in the defending NHL champions' loss.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 13:37 by Prince damin
Sacramento -- The Miami Heat used a combined 61 points from Dwyane Wade and LeBron James Saturday to defeat struggling Sacramento 104-83.
Miami has now won eight straight while the Kings lost for the ninth time in 10 games despite leading by seven going into the final period.Wade scored a game-high 36 points. James and Chris Bosh had double-doubles, James with 25 with 10 rebounds and Bosh with 14 points and 17 rebounds.
Omri Casspi led Sacramento with 20 points off the bench.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 13:37 by Prince damin
Los Angeles -- Brent Burns scored a power-play goal 2:50 into overtime Saturday, handing the Minnesota Wild a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.
With Drew Doughty off on an interference call, the Wild went on a 4-on-3 power play. Patrick O'Sullivan got the puck behind the net and whipped a pass to Burns in the high slot, who fired a shot past Jonathan Quick for the game-winner.
Cal Clutterbuck and Mikko Koivu got the other goals for Minnesota and Jose Theodore stopped 24-of-26 shots in a physical, penalty-filled game.
Dustin Brown and Ryan Smith got the markers for the Kings, who lost for the first time on a four-game home stand.
Quick turned aside 18-of-21 shots in the setback.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 11:21 by Prince damin
San Diego -- Malcolm Thomas pumped in 20 points and D.J. Gay added 16 Saturday in No. 15 San Diego State's 77-49 rout of San Diego.
After playing a tight first 20 minutes, the Aztecs (10-0) outscored their crosstown rivals 43-21 in the second half.
Kawhi Leonard chipped in with 13 points and 13 rebounds for San Diego State, which is off to the best start in school history.
The Toreros (1-8) were led by Ken Rancifer and Trevor Fuller, who each scored 12 points in the setback.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 11:17 by Prince damin
Glendale, Ariz. -- Shane Doan scored two first-period goals Saturday, lifting the Phoenix Coyotes to a 5-2 win over Dallas.
After Ray Whitney had given Phoenix a quick 1-0 lead 6 minutes into the game, Eric Belander intercepted a Dallas pass at center ice and found Doan streaking down the left side. The Phoenix captain then unleashed a wrist shot to make it 2-0.
Doan scored again with 13 seconds left in the frame on a power play for a three-goal advantage.
Keith Yandle added a goal and a pair of assists, Lauri Korpikoski also scored and Ilya Bryzgalov made 33 saves in the victory.
The Stars, who lost for the third time in four games, got goals from James Neal and Loui Eriksson.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 11:12 by Prince damin
Kansas City, Mo. -- Markieff Morris and Tyshawn Taylor each scored 12 points for No. 4 Kansas Saturday and the Jayhawks cruised to a 76-55 victory over Colorado State.
Morris grabbed 11 rebounds and Tyrel Reed added 11 points for the Jayhawks (9-0).
Markieff Morris's twin brother Marcus returned from a minor knee injury to score eight points for the victors.
The Rams (4-3) were led by Andy Ogide's 12 points. Dorian Green and Travis Franklin each contributed 10 points in the loss.
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Sun, 12/12/2010 - 11:08 by Prince damin
New York -- University of Auburn quarterback Cam Newton won the 2010 Heisman Trophy as expected Saturday despite off-field controversy.
Newton, a junior, won the accolade over Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, Oregon running back LaMichael James and Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore.
Newton overcame the furor created by an NCAA investigation of the activities of his father, who was accused of shopping his son to Mississippi State in a pay-for-play scheme.
Newton became the third Auburn player to win the Heisman, joining Bo Jackson in 1985 and Pat Sullivan in 1971.
The signal-caller has guided the Tigers (13-0) into the BCS national title game after winning the Southeastern Conference championship.
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