2007 Women's British Open Golf Tournaments

The Women's British Open, currently carrying the official name of Ricoh Women's British Open, has been considered a major championship in women's golf since 2001 (it replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major). The tournament was founded by the Ladies Golf Union (governing body of women's golf in Great Britain) in 1976. It became an official stop on the LPGA tour in 1994.

2007 Women's British Open
• Dates: Aug. 2-5
• Site: The Old Course, St. Andrews, Scotland
• Defending champion: Sherri Steinhauer

Technorati tag(s): British open Golf

Breeders Cup Classic Division Contenders

These are the contenders of Breeders Cup Classic Division.

Lawyer Ron

2007 points: N/A
2007 Starts: 5
1st/2nd/3rd: 3/1/1
2007 Earnings: $870,000

Curlin
2007 points: 30
2007 Starts: 6
1st/2nd/3rd: 4/1/1
2007 Earnings: $1,802,800

Street Sense
2007 points: 32
2007 Starts: 5
1st/2nd/3rd: 3/2/0
2007 Earnings: $2,280,000

Hard Spun
2007 points: 20
2007 Starts: 6
1st/2nd/3rd: 2/1/1
2007 Earnings: $942,500

Lava Man
2007 points: 20
2007 Starts: 5
1st/2nd/3rd: 3/1/0
2007 Earnings: $1,385,000

Political Force
2007 points: 18
2007 Starts: 6
1st/2nd/3rd: 3/1/2
2007 Earnings: $430,747

Notional
2007 points: 16
2007 Starts: 3
1st/2nd/3rd: 2/1/0
2007 Earnings: $460,000

Flashy Bull
2007 points: 14
2007 Starts: 6
1st/2nd/3rd: 4/1/0
2007 Earnings: $635,063

Tiago
2007 points: 20
2007 Starts: 6
1st/2nd/3rd: 3/0/1
2007 Earnings: $809,750

Magna Graduate
2007 points: 14
2007 Starts: 5
1st/2nd/3rd: 2/1/0
2007 Earnings: $391,383

Master Command
2007 points: 14
2007 Starts: 4
1st/2nd/3rd: 3/0/0
2007 Earnings: $580,170

Technorati tag(s): breeders cup classic, breeders cup contenders

Weighted Rankings of the Best American Racehorses

Steve Davidowitz' private, weighted rankings of the top American horses, three years old and up, males and females:

Three-year-olds, 1 1/4 miles on dirt

Curlin (129); Street Sense (129); Any Given Saturday (125); Rags to Riches, filly (124); Hard Spun (122); Chelokee (121); Tiago (121); Nobiz Like Shobiz (118); C P West (117); Sightseeing (117); Zanjero (117); Sam P (116); Circular Quay (116); Scat Daddy (116)

Three-year-olds, one mile on dirt

Hard Spun (123); Teuflesberg (118); Xchanger (117); Most Distinguished (117); Time To Get Even (117); Stormello (116); Desert Code (114); Albertus Maximus (114); Black Seventeen (114); King of the Roxy (113); Souvenir Slew (112). Dream Rush, filly (110).

Three-year-old fillies, 1 1/8 miles on dirt

Rags to Riches (130); Octave (121); Magnificence (120); Moon Catcher (119); Winning Point (118); Cotton Blossom (117); Boca Grande (116); Dream Rush (115).

Fillies and mares four years old and up, 1 1/8 miles

Nahoba's Key (121); Unbridled Belle (119); Balance (119); Indian Vale (117); Ermine (116); Take D'Tour (116).

*Nashoba' is a versatile, natural router on the improve, headed to the Breeders' Cup Distaff or the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf.

Four-year-olds and up, one mile on the turf

The Tin Man (123); Kip Deville (122); Art Master (121); My Typhoon, filly (118); Lady of Venice, filly (117); Therecomesatiger (117); Remarkable News (117)

Four-year-olds and up, 1 1/4 miles on the turf

The Tin Man (125); Better Talk Now (123); English Channel (123); After Market (123); Lava Man (122); Sunriver (121); Einstein (120); Sky Conqueror (118); Honey Ryder, filly (118)

Four-year-olds and up, 6 furlongs

Smokey Stover (125); Fabulous Strike (123); Songster (123); Kelly's Landing (121); Mach Ride (120); Dream Rush, filly (118); Bordonaro (118); Thor's Echo (118)

Four-year-olds and up, 1 1/4 miles on dirt

Invasor (133, retired); Discreet Cat (126, absent several months); Pyramid Tap (126, training in Saudi Arabia); Brass Hat (124); Lawyer Ron (124); Lava Man (123); Flashy Bull (123); Fairbanks (122)

breeders cup, racehorse rankings

British Open Golf - Sergio Out Front, Tiger Limps

Sergio Garcia took a confident step towards winning an elusive first major by holding off a chasing pack to keep his lead nearing the halfway stage of the British Open on Friday.The 27-year-old Spaniard came in early with a level par 71 in his second round and watched in comfort as the biggest names in golf tried but failed to match his numbers. At the end of the day his six-under par total of 136 gave him a two strokes lead over in-form Korean KJ Choi who carded a 69 despite a bogey-five at the last. A further stroke back came Garcia's veteran compatriot Miguel Angel Jimenez who had a 70 alongside Canada's 2003 Masters champion Mike Weir, who had the day's best round of 68.

Tournament favourite Tiger Woods was out of sorts, heaving his opening tee shot out of bounds and struggling to a 74, his highest score in the Open since the 81 third round he shot in the teeth of a storm at Muirfield five years ago. The world No.1, aiming to become only the second player in 125 years to win three Opens in a row, is one over for the tournament, seven shots adrift of Garcia.

golf betting

Breeders' Cup Championships Divisional Point Standings

2007 Breeders' Cup World Championship Divisional Point Standings as of July 16, 2007

Breeders Cup Classic Division
Curlin 30
Street Sense 26
Hard Spun 20
Lava Man 20
Tiago 20

Turf Division
English Channel 16
On the Acorn 16
After Market 14
Better Talk Now 14
Notable Guest 12

Distaff Division
Rags to Riches 40
Octave 26
Balance 24
Christmas Kid 24
Ermine 22

Mile Division
Kip Deville 16
The Tin Man 14
Duveen 12
Remarkable News 12
Brilliant 10

Sprint Division
Silver Wagon 16
Ah Day 12
Diabolical 12
Smokey Stover 12
Teuflesberg 12

Filly & Mare Turf Division
Citronnade 28
Honey Ryder 18
Valbenny 16
Safari Queen 14
Lady of Venice 10

Juvenile Filles Division
Rated Fiesty 8
Dreabons Legacy 2
American County 1

Juvenile Division
Kodiak Kowboy 4
Salute the Sarge 4
Dr. Nick 2

Dirt Mile Division
Nobiz Like Shobiz 20
Molengao 18
Corinthian 16

Filly & Mare Sprint Division
Dream Rush 26
Ginger Punch 16
Pussycat Doll 16

To see the full list, click here.

Technorati tag(s): breeders cup classic, breeders cup

2007 Breeders Cup Schedule

The new Breeders' Cup World Championships races, which will be run at Monmouth Park in n Oceanport, New Jersey on Friday, October 26, are as follows:

$1 million, Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile - 1 Mile, 70 yds, 3-year-olds +
$1 million, Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint - 6 furlongs, 3-year-olds + fillies and mares
$1 million, Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, 1 mile (turf), 2-year-olds, colts, geldings and fillies

The Breeders' Cup World Championships will continue on Saturday, October 27, with the following eight races in the program:

$5 million, Breeders' Cup Classic, 1 1/4 miles, 3-year-olds +
$3 million, John Deere Breeders' Cup, Turf, 1 1/2 miles, 3-year-olds +
$2 million, Breeders' Cup Juvenile, 1 1/16 miles 2-year-old fillies
$2 million , Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile, 1 1/16 miles, 2-year-old colts & geldings
$2 million, Emirates Airline Filly & Mare, 3/8 miles (turf)3 + fillies & mares
$2 million, NetJets Breeders' Cup Mile, 1 mile (turf), 3-year-olds +
$2 million, TVG Breeders' Cup Sprint, 6 furlongs, 3-year-olds +
$2 million, Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Distaff, 1 1/8 miles, 3-year-olds + fillies & mares

Technorati tag(s): Breeders' Cup Schedule, 2007 Breeders Cup

V. Guerrero edges Rios, 3-2, to win Home Run Derby

Rios, competing in his first All-Star Game Home Run Derby, had hit 17 homers in the first two rounds to lead all contestants before hitting just two in the final round last night at AT&T Park.

That opened the door for Los Angeles Angels slugger Vladimir Guerrero, who slipped into the final before hitting three homers in 10 swings to win it.

Guerrero, who borrowed a bat from the Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz, hit five in the first round and then nine in the second, including a Derby-long 503-foot shot that gave him 14 in two rounds and catapulted him into the final.

The Colorado Rockies' Matt Holliday and St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols made it to the semifinals, each hitting 13 home runs in their two rounds.