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Horse-by-horse analysis for each of the Grade 1 stakes on Belmont Park's Super Saturday card. Horses are listed in post position order. Each field is followed by a final assessment, top three selections and suggested wagers.
Race 5 – The Beldame (Grade 1, $400,000)
Fillies and mares, 3 years old and older, 1 1/8 miles
Roman Invader – Her class level seemed well-established but then she stepped up and won her first stakes race as a 6-year-old in her 37th career start. Another major forward progression against some of the top fillies and mares in the world seems a lot to ask, especially wheeling back in nine days. David Jacobson, leading trainer at the Belmont spring meet, has a knack for getting the most out of horses but even her best effort is unlikely to be enough in this field.
Princess of Sylmar – The nation's top sophomore filly could not have been more impressive this year, winning three of the most important Grade 1 events in an especially strong division. She seemed to only get stronger as she matured over the summer and we still don't know what her best race is, as she was barely challenged in the last two at Saratoga. The ease of those wins also suggests that they didn't take much out of her, meaning she should be fit to fire once again. With a long straightaway run to start this one-turn, 1 1/8-mile race the post won't matter, as the field will have plenty of time to spread out. Princess of Sylmar will save ground inside, tip to the outside entering the stretch and show us how good she really is. If the answer is what I think it is, she'll be the only serious threat to the favorite. Note that even aside from two failed Dubai excursions, Royal Delta has failed to come through at short prices three times in the last couple of years. In two of those cases, the winner (Awesome Maria, Love and Pride) was trained by Todd Pletcher.
And Why Not – It's hard to imagine a 1-for-15 lifetime filly would win her first race of the year in a Grade 1 against two probable Eclipse Award winners. She finished more than 11 lengths behind Royal Delta in the Delaware Handicap. What she has going for her is a trainer who wouldn't throw her to the wolves without reason. She shows a good workout at Fair Hill and could be in here hoping to get a Grade 1 placing, which would increase her value as a broodmare prospect. Throw out the last race on a sloppy track she may not have liked and I can see her hitting the board at a price.
Royal Delta – Both trainer Bill Mott and jockey Mike Smith remarked in recent weeks that the two-time Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic winner could be better than ever this year, a scary proposition for everyone else in this race. Smith even compared her stride to one of the all-time greats, Zenyatta, and said he would love to see some sort of analysis that could determine which one of the two covered more ground per jump. She had an effortlessly fast workout Monday, which came early in the morning when Mott said the track was actually on the slow side. There are really no holes in her game that apply to this race. She's in top form, won last year's Beldame by 9 ½ lengths, shows an affinity for Belmont, had a great final breeze, retains her regular Hall of Fame rider, does not appear susceptible to pace pressure and runs Lasix-free because she doesn't need it. I always look for ways to beat a favorite but the only way I can see that happening here is if headline writers get their wish and Princess of Sylmar proves to be the next Royal Delta.
Centring – One thing you have to love about Darley is that they breed and race to win the biggest races and won't duck anyone. There are plenty of spots in the condition book that this mare could be favored in, but when you're by A.P. Indy out of a multiple Grade 1 winner, the expectation is that you will win important Grade 1 events. She's never been worse than third at Belmont and deserves this chance after hitting the board in the Grade 1 Ogden Phipps here in May. All year, Centring has tackled top-class females and has always shown up with solid efforts. She's another one that's hard to picture for the win, but if the Royal Delta-Princess of Sylmar exacta is terribly overbet, I could see playing a straight Royal Delta-Centring exacta instead.
Lady Cohiba – This filly has been good for one minor stakes win per year but never any of the graded quality. Two of those three stakes wins came on wet tracks, a scenario unlikely for Saturday. This could be yet another that would send her connections home happy if she could get third in a Grade 1, which is not out of the question in a short field.
Final Assessment: I just can't find a good reason to bet seriously against Royal Delta so I have to go into the exotics to find value. I'm a big Princess of Sylmar fan, but she'll be overbet in her first try against older horses. I still rate her as most likely to finish second, but to make money we have to find alternatives that go against conventional wisdom.
Selections: 4-5-2
The Bet: $10 Exacta, 4-5 (Total = $10)
Royal Delta, above winning the Personal Ensign easily, will be tough in the Beldame. (Photo courtesy NYRA/Adam Coglinese)
Race 7 – The Vosburgh (Grade 1, $400,000)
3-year-olds and older, six furlongs
Forty Tales – Classy sprinter can't be faulted for not coming through as the favorite in a wild running of the King's Bishop. He made up a ton of ground from near the back of a 14-horse field – 19 lengths behind at one point – despite going six wide, checking and altering course. The two wins before that are more indicative of his true ability as perhaps the top 3-year-old sprinter. There will be a solid pace in here but the problem is that Grade 1-caliber sprinters don't usually fade as drastically as lesser horses. For many of these, leading or pressing through a half-mile in 44 seconds and change is the norm, not an indicator that a retreat is inevitable. This one is capable of making some noise, but in blazing fast Grade 1 sprint races I favor more experience.
Justin Phillip – He put forth a monster performance in Saratoga's Vanderbilt, annually one of the most significant Grade 1 sprints and a race he had missed by a neck in the year prior. Last time out, he ran an even third but with the excuse of having to run on a sloppy track, which some horses simply don't go for, whether because of the footing or not caring for wads of mud being flung into their faces. He's come up short in his last two tries at Belmont, but won three times on the track before that, including the Grade 2 Woody Stephens at three. With Asmussen horses, the key workout is the penultimate one, which in this case was a :49 4/5 bullet on Sept. 16, indicating he came out of the Forego in good order. His best race would be tough to beat and that workout suggests to me a top effort is in store on Saturday.
Bahamian Squall – Outrunning 2012 Breeders' Cup Sprint winner Trinniberg at Calder was the first sign this was one of the top sprinters around. He backed it up in the Vanderbilt and since then has been showing off his natural speed in the mornings. I could see being skeptical last time in his first trip outside of Florida but after coming to the final sixteenth of a mile with a chance to win the Vanderbilt he has proven capable of winning a race of this stature.
Strapping Groom – A win in the Forego over the likes of Jackson Bend and Justin Phillip is impressive, but it's hard to know what it means on a sloppy surface. Has this horse discovered his true potential as a world-class sprinter at age six, or did he get a smart front-running ride on a mess of a wet track? We don't know the answer to that yet, but for the sake of whittling down the contenders I'm willing to assume the latter.
The Lumber Guy – Finally back at the site of his greatest triumph, the defending Vosburgh winner looks to establish some kind of normalcy. Like a lot of New Yorkers, he loved California when he first got there, but stayed too long and decided he belonged on the East Coast. His comeback effort at Saratoga was a step in the right direction. Monday's workout, though, is what really tells me he's back. No sane trainer sends a horse out to work a half-mile in 46 and change. When you see that, the logical conclusion is that the horse did it on his own, without urging. If The Lumber Guy is finally feeling at home he could recapture his late 2012 form at the perfect time.
Palace – Linda Rice sure knows what to do with progeny of City Zip, her breakout star of 2000. Since joining Rice's barn, this colt has six wins and two seconds from nine starts. He's not real seasoned against stakes company but this could be his moment. Rice got hot with two winners on Thursday's card and Palace is at his best now. He'll get a decent stalking trip toward the outside and has the look of a consistent local campaigner who could prove stubborn even against foes that are better on paper.
Candyman E – While I love to bet horses that I believe have a chance based on back class, I can't give any weight to what a horse accomplished prior to being away from the races for a full year. If we take this gelding only on his 2013 form, it's hard to think he's ready for this. The absence of a published workout since his Sept. 10 bullet also strikes me as suspect. Plenty of horses in racing shape don't need to work every 7-10 days but when it's a 6-year-old that had 12 months off and changed barns not that long ago, I can't anticipate that he's sitting on a lifetime-best effort.
Private Zone – Doug O'Neill ships this gelding across the continent even though there's a Grade 1 sprint at Santa Anita next weekend. Why? Because the trainer already has one of the top choices, Goldencents, pointing to that race. Private Zone placed in two of Santa Anita's premier sprint stakes last winter, including one in which he outfinished Justin Phillip. He had a long break after trying Dubai and you have to assume there will be improvement in the second try off a long layoff.
Final Assessment: In this deep and well-matched field I wouldn't try to talk a friend like you out of betting any of them. However, a few of the proven Grade 1 types stand out to me with their recent works and I'll hope to get decent odds on them since they're not coming into this one off of winning efforts.
Selections: 2-5-8
The Bet: $1 Trifecta part-wheel, 2,5,8 with 2,3,5,6,8 with 2,3,5,6,8 (Total = $36)
Justin Phillip, above winning the Vanderbilt, is a proven Grade 1 horse. (Photo courtesy NYRA/Adam Coglinese)
Race 8 – The Flower Bowl Invitational (Grade 1, $600,000)
Fillies and mares, 3 years old and older, 1 1/4 miles (turf)
Tannery (coupled entry with Laughing) – This filly tackled 11 of the East Coast's top turf horses in the Grade 1 Sword Dancer last time out, partly because the Grade 2 Ballston Spa against her own sex one week later was too short of a race for this true distance filly but also because owner Richard Santulli and trainer Alan Goldberg already had the favorite for that race. The connections knew what they were doing, though, as Tannery finished a close fourth in the Sword Dancer at 30-to-1 despite going wide the whole way, and super-wide (seven paths out, according to the chart) into the stretch. There was not a lot of pace in that 1 ½-mile contest so to come from eight lengths back with that trip was a very good effort.
Mystical Star – She runs her race most every time; sometimes it's good enough and sometimes it's not, depending on the quality of the field she's facing. Against this field, which isn't overwhelming for a Grade 1, it could be good enough. She won a Grade 2 at this distance on this inner turf course last summer and enters this off a win over the undulating European-style Kentucky Downs course. I love betting horses that have repeatedly run well against similar company without a win but only need to improve a few lengths to get the 60% money; they tend to be overlooked despite their competitiveness.
Somali Lemonade – This one earned more than $135,000 as a 3-year-old without a win in eight starts. She ran competitively at a high level, though, and kept plugging away until she got a graded stakes win at Parx in July. Despite some strong efforts last year, her inability pass anyone in the Ballston Spa last time doesn't foretell a major Grade 1 win today.
Valiant Girl – There might not be another trainer alive that I'm more willing to just bet blindly on than Graham Motion, yet this filly appears to be in over her head. You could make a case that 1 1/16 miles and 1 1/8 miles were too short for her, but even at a preferred distance, this spot is asking a lot. Too many others in here show more class and seasoning.
Kissable – You have to forgive the last effort since being bumped three times and checking badly is simply too much to overcome. Before that, though, it was already established that she would rather run on turf with some give in it. Barring unexpected rain this week she appears overmatched despite, like Valiant Girl, connections that I always look for reasons to back.
Quschi – The top chance of Motion's pair hasn't missed the board since coming to America last winter. Could have been riding a two-race win streak if not for running into Treasured Up, who is in good form right now and narrowly prevailed that day. The Waya win looked pretty easy, suggesting a step up to this level might be within reach.
Laughing (coupled entry with Tannery) – This gutsy mare has dug in to hold off late challenges in both of her recent wins. There isn't a logical candidate to press her on the lead, even though the rest of the field might be conceding victory if nobody tries. She's lightly raced this year – undefeated in three starts – which tells me she could easily replicate the same effort again Saturday. You could hope she's one of those horses that thrives at Saratoga, but that's too much of a stretch to put money behind. Dansili was best at one mile but has sired so many winners at longer distances that it is hardly a concern. With the favorable pace scenario she's likely to get this is Laughing's race to lose.
White Rose – Last race is irrelevant, as it came off the turf and was run on a sealed, muddy main track. Going just by turf form, we are looking at a good 3-year-old with an entry-level allowance win versus older females. This is a solid filly but she doesn't seem ready for these.
Final Assessment: Laughing has already proven tough to pass and there is little speed amongst the opposition to wear her down early. Entrymate Tannery wouldn't be a surprise, either, so the two of them together make a formidable team. Mystical Star, however, is the key to making money here, as she has the ability to win a race like this if the Santulli-owned pair doesn't bounce back from big Saratoga efforts.
Selections: 1/1a-2-6
The Bet: $20 Win-Place, 2 (Total = $40)
Mystical Star has been successful on the inner turf course at Belmont. (Photo courtesy of NYRA/Adam Coglinese)
The Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational (Grade 1, $600,000)
3-year-olds and older, 1 ½ miles (turf)
Nutello – Put forth a big effort in his American debut at Saratoga despite difficulty relaxing early and steadying at the quarter-pole. As a 3-year-old, he placed in the French Derby at Chantilly, demonstrating real class. A small sample of European imports have done well in our Grade 1 turf races this year when they get Lasix for the first time (Garden City winner Alterite and Beverly D. heroine Dank are two that come to mind), as this one will Saturday.
Imagining (coupled entry with Boisterous) – By Giant's Causeway out of a three-time graded stakes winner, Imagining was bred for the big stage. He seems to prefer longer distances, cruising along at a good clip and allowing his stamina to carry him to victory. His first stakes win last time out was impressive for its 5-plus-length margin, which is huge in any turf stakes at Saratoga, and it came over a good Grade 1-placed horse in Atigun. He got blinkers for the first time that day, a logical equipment change since he seems to lose interest if not in the mix early on. He has a lot going his way and could offer some value, assuming his Belmont-loving entrymate Boisterous scratches as expected.
Big Blue Kitten (part of a 3-horse entry with Real Solution and Joes Blazing Aaron) – The Ramsey-owned Kitten's Joy horses are dominating Grade 1 turf stakes this year and this one's leading the charge, with back to back wins in the United Nations and Sword Dancer. He's managed to maintain his form, is 2-for-2 over the Widener course, and is proven at the distance. I can give you no good reason to bet against this entry except that it won't be as much fun as trying to bet against it. It's unlikely that every favorite will win against such stiff competition today and when one of them falters – whether it's the Ramsey entry, Royal Delta or Laughing – we need to be in a position to profit.
Slumber – The Saratoga comebacker off of a one-year layoff was jaw-dropping. It wouldn't be like Mott to push a horse in his first race back, so improvement from that effort strikes me as not just possible but probable. If he weren't still up to racing at a high level Juddmonte wouldn't have him at Belmont with Bill Mott, one of the great turf trainers. Sometimes you have to trust in the top horsemen and assume that they know their horses. Sire Cacique earned his two greatest victories – the 2006 Manhattan and Man o' War – on the Belmont turf. A horse with an identical history for other connections might not make the top of my list but on this day, for these sharp folks, Slumber is the sleeping giant.
Real Solution (part of a 3-horse entry with Big Blue Kitten and Joes Blazing Aaron) – The deserving winner of the Arlington Million, our country's most prestigious turf event outside of the Breeders' Cup, is an obvious choice here. There could be others better suited for 1 ½ miles, though, and I'll reiterate that betting a 3-horse Ramsey entry is not the proper path to riches.
Twilight Eclipse – Don't assume that a horse with success at 1 ¼ miles – just because that's a long distance by American standards – can compete at 1 ½ miles. The quarter-mile that separates a legit distance runner at 1 ¼ miles and a "middle-distance" horse at one mile is the same two furlongs that can seem like an eternity to a weary turf horse stretching out to 1 ½ miles for the first time. Twilight Eclipse, fortunately, is already on the record as liking the Turf Classic distance.
Boisterous (coupled entry with Imagining) – UPDATE: REPORTED LIKELY TO SCRATCH. He clearly loves Belmont, with six wins on this turf course, four in graded stakes. Last time out, he saved ground on the hedge the whole way but couldn't keep up with Hyper when the real running started. The chart says he checked near the quarter-pole but I didn't really see it that way, at least not from the pan shot. He lacked room, certainly, but even once he found a path in the stretch there wasn't any acceleration. It wouldn't be a shock to see him rebound and win on his favorite course, but I'm not sure his disappointing third last time was entirely on account of the trip.
Joes Blazing Aaron (part of a 3-horse entry with Real Solution and Big Blue Kitten) – Owner Ken Ramsey openly admits to the obvious – this horse is a rabbit. His other two entrants are closers and this recent claim is here for one reason only, which is to make sure Little Mike and King Kreesa get some early pressure so the pace is solid. It helps the chances of his two serious contenders and it's perfectly legal.
King Kreesa – He finished within two lengths of 2012 Horse of the Year Wise Dan last time out and scored a graded stakes win at Belmont before that. Problem is, those were on the lead going one mile. This race is a half-mile longer than his best distance and we know the rabbit Joes Blazing Aaron will be humming along out there, either in front of this one or right next to him. King Kreesa has never won a race when he wasn't setting the pace at the first point of call.
Little Mike – Last year's Breeders' Cup Turf winner hasn't won since that big score in November. However, he spent the first part of his year in Dubai, a demanding trip that often requires months of recovery before a horse regains his top form. Will the old Little Mike show up Saturday now that he's had some time to get his legs back under him? It's possible. The presence of the rabbit and King Kreesa might not even bother him, as he's rated successfully in the past, most notably in the Breeders' Cup win. The last two starts were certainly respectable, finishing within four lengths in two Grade 1 events. I could go either way with this horse and will let the price guide me. If the public likes him, then I don't; if the public dismisses him, then I'll use him.
Final Assessment: Joes Blazing Aaron will set the early pace, with King Kreesa overextending himself to keep up. Little Mike and Imagining will sit comfortably behind those two, with the others biding their time farther back. Nobody ever tries to do much in these races until the final three-eighths of a mile. Imagining and Little Mike will lead them into the stretch but the closers will have every chance. Slumber will gallop past them at the eighth pole and hold off late rallies from Big Blue Kitten, Real Solution and Twilight Eclipse.
Selections: 4-2/2b/2x-5
The Bet: $5 Exacta box, 2-4-5 (Total = $30)
The Jockey Club Gold Cup (Grade 1, $1 million)
3-year-olds and older, 1 ¼ miles
Ron the Greek – He hasn't been himself the second half of the year. We had Bill Mott as a guest on our weekly NTRA National Media Teleconference recently and he just didn't sound too enthused about this horse's chances of making a return trip to the Breeders' Cup Classic. This is the right spot for a horse as accomplished as Ron the Greek, but it's been more than a year since he beat open company so it's understandable to wonder if his best days are behind him. But wait, another way to look at it is this guy finished a half-length behind Game On Dude, the best dirt horse in the world, just five months ago in one of the richest races in America. And even though he's been no better than third since then, the horses he's finishing behind are some of the best out there. My conclusion is that he can still be competitive at this level, but he's not in top form right now and whoever wins this race will have to show up with their absolute best effort.
Orb – The Kentucky Derby winner is still the front-runner for champion 3-year-old male based on what he accomplished the first half of the year. This race, however, is against older horses in September. It seems reasonable to think Orb could improve off his Travers effort, making his second start following a break. But trainer Shug McGaughey swore up and down coming into the Travers that they wanted to win that race and were primed to do so. I'm not sure there's more improvement left to discover in a horse that's run in five Grade 1 races at 1 1/8 miles or longer in the past six months. He was masterfully campaigned to win the Kentucky Derby, but sustaining that form beyond the rigors of the Triple Crown, or even recapturing it later in the same year, is rare. Only three horses in the last 30 years appeared in all three Triple Crown events and won the Jockey Club Gold Cup at three. Those were Easy Goer (Hall of Fame), Skip Away (Hall of Fame) and Curlin (1-to-9 for the Hall of Fame when he becomes eligible next year). Easy Goer's trainer, of course, is the same guy who will saddle Orb on Saturday. We know it can be done but it's a tall task, and if he manages it history tells us we can start getting that bronze plaque ready.
Last Gunfighter – He couldn't break his maiden at Fair Grounds as a 3-year-old but once he joined Chad Brown's barn everything changed and he flew up the ladder, from maiden special weight to multiple graded stakes winner in eight months without a loss. In the last 12 months he's only tasted defeat once, at the hands of Flat Out. His ascension to this level was head-spinning, and with what he's done so far who's to say that further improvement isn't possible. My suspicion, though, is that he's reached a plateau and another step up to win a $1 million, Grade 1 race would be stunning.
Vitoria Olimpica – Earlier this week the Brazilian Group 1 winner was entered in a minor overnight stakes race that didn't attract enough entries to go. According to Pletcher, the owner felt like the horse was doing well enough to deserve a shot in here. He was impressive at Saratoga in his first start on dirt. For a major Grade 1 such as this, though, I want to back a horse that has been pointing to the race for weeks, if not months. A last-minute audible to take a flyer because there's no other spot to run in isn't the profile of a Jockey Club Gold Cup winner.
Alpha – Won the Woodward as the longest shot in the field, but did so with a great ride that took advantage of the track conditions. In two starts before that, on fast surfaces, several of the same horses that he'll face Saturday beat him decidedly. The most popular speed figures tend to be inflated on sloppy tracks so that career-best number last time is unlikely to be replicated in this race.
Flat Out – The two-time defending Jockey Club Gold cup winner goes for an incredible third in a row. Mott has pointed out that this is a horse who happens to come to hand this time of year. There isn't much to take issue with in his past performances. There's no indication that he's lost a step at seven and it's well-known that he runs his best races at Belmont. Despite his proven track record he could be the third choice in here behind Cross Traffic and Palace Malice.
Palace Malice – Orb was the 3-year-old of the first half of the year, while Belmont winner Palace Malice is the sophomore of the summer. It's not a stretch to think that he wins the Travers with a better trip. Pletcher has observed how this horse only seems to get stronger and more mature as the year goes on, not unlike his sire Curlin (a Jockey Club Gold Cup winner at three). His win with a clean trip in the Jim Dandy was flattered not only by what the beaten horses in there did in the Travers but also what they did last weekend, finishing one-two in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby. Of the two 3-year-olds, this is the one that is clearly on top of his game and poised to win this. If he did it would also make him the new favorite for an Eclipse Award.
Cross Traffic – He's a head and a nose away from being undefeated in five starts. His Met Mile performance was shockingly awesome because of his lack of experience. Now he's battle-tested and the Whitney showed him to be a man of a horse. The odd configuration for the 1 ¼-mile start on a 1 ½-mile oval isn't ideal for a speedster who will try to get the lead from the outside, but at least he'll be in the clear from the beginning. With no other confirmed speed in here he could have an easier go of it in the earlier stages than he's used to. His workmate in the mornings has been another talented son of Unbridled's Song, the Donn Handicap and New Orleans Handicap winner Graydar, who runs earlier on the card in the Kelso, so if that one wins big it should give Cross Traffic backers even more confidence. The 1 ¼-mile distance is a legitimate concern, as the talented dam Stop Traffic had her best success sprinting.
Final Assessment: The Jockey Club Gold Cup is a race for legends. When you go through the list of past winners you see relatively few that would qualify as flukes or upsets. Cross Traffic will get an advantageous pace scenario, but that might not be enough for him to go 1 ¼ miles against some of the best in training. Flat Out could get his third straight just by running a race as good as he normally does at Belmont. His main threat is Palace Malice, who we have reason to believe is getting stronger and has the perfect style for this race, or most any race.
Selections: 6-7-1
The Bet: $10 Exacta box, 6-7; $10 Exacta part-wheel, 6,7 with 1 (Total = $40)
Flat Out, above winning the Suburban Handicap in July, has won the last two editions of the Jockey Club Gold Cup and is 5-for-6 at Belmont Park (Photo courtesy of NYRA/Adam Coglianese)


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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS – In his first eight days on the job, new Hawks general manager Danny Ferry cleaned up the biggest mistakes of the men who preceded him and positioned the Hawks as potentially the biggest player on the free-agent scene in 2013.
By agreeing to trade the remaining four years and nearly $90 million on Joe Johnson's contract to the Brooklyn Nets for five players and a lottery-protected Draft pick in 2013 and Marvin Williams to the Utah Jazz for Devin Harris and his expiring contract, Ferry put the Hawks in a position to work with $30 million in cap space next summer.
He has rid the franchise of Billy Knight's Draft blunder in 2005 (Williams ahead of both Deron Williams and Chris Paul) and Rick Sund's free agent fiasco of 2010, when the Hawks signed Johnson to a $126 million deal, the richest deal in the league.
Do the math. The Hawks are shedding $100 million in outgoing salaries and taking back a fraction of that ($24 million), which gives them all sort of flexibility to make a play for hometown All-Star Dwight Howard (who has demanded a trade from Orlando) this summer or next summer when he's a free agent.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Actress Ashley Judd quashed months of speculation with a Twitter announcement that she would not run for the U.S. Senate from Kentucky in 2014.
Judd currently lives in Tennessee, was born in California, but considers herself a Kentucky native. Democrats, notably Louisville U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, had encouraged Judd to run and eventually challenge Republican incumbent and Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell.
Judd reportedly had met with top-level Democratic leaders in Washington and in Kentucky over the last few months. Ky. Gov. Steve Beshear was one of them. Judd had hinted last week she was nearing a decision on the race.
"After serious and thorough contemplation, I realize that my responsibilities & energy at this time need to be focused on my family," Judd said in her Tweet.
"Regretfully, I am currently unable to consider a campaign for the Senate. I have spoken to so many Kentuckians over these last few months who expressed their desire for a fighter for the people & new leader.
"While that won't be me at this time, I will continue to work as hard as I can to ensure the needs of Kentucky families are met by returning this Senate seat to whom it rightfully belongs: the people & their needs, dreams, and great potential. Thanks for even considering me as that person & know how much I love our Commonwealth," the Twitter message continues.
Judd sent it out just after 5 p.m. Wednesday. She said it would be posted to www.ashleyjudd.com on Wednesday evening.
Yarmuth spokesman Stephen George told WDRB News: "While he (Yarmuth) believed she would have been a strong candidate, he is confident that Kentucky Democrats will field a candidate just as strong to run against Senator McConnell, who is the least popular Senator in the country."
George said Yarmuth earlier this week spoke to Judd by phone and she expressed some reservation about entering the race.
He did not elaborate on their conversation.
Defeating McConnell would be the Democrats' biggest prize of the 2014 election.
His seat is one of 14 that Republicans are defending while Democrats try to hold onto 21. Democrats hope to retain or add to their 55-45 edge.
Speculation shifted Wednesday afternoon to Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes. There were late reports she had spoken with top party strategists and was considering an exploratory committee.
Judd, known for liberal political views, would have been running in a largely conservative state where Republicans hold both Senate seats and five of the six seats in the U.S. House.
Former State Treasurer Jonathan Miller, a Judd supporter, said she would have been a strong candidate.
"As a Kentuckian and someone who was really enthusiastic about her as a candidate, this wasn't the news I was hoping for," Miller said. "But as her friend, from the first time we talked about the race last summer, I was very candid about the grueling nature of politics. It's become a very unpleasant business and running against Mitch McConnell would be an extraordinarily difficult and grueling experience."
McConnell had already been taunting would-be Democratic challengers in a comical online video intended to raise second thoughts about taking on a politician known as brawler. The video plays on the fact that Judd lives in Tennessee.
Republican-leaning group American Crossroads in its own online video also plays on the Tennessee angle and ties her closely to President Barack Obama, who is unpopular in Kentucky.
Judd has starred in several movies including "Kiss the Girls" and "Dolphin Tale."
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - USA Deaf Volleyball has announced the selection of 13 women for the U.S. Deaf National Volleyball team for the 2010-2013 term. Florida Gulf Coast redshirt-senior outside hitter Emma Racila (Fort Myers, Fla./Bishop Verot/College of Charleston) has been named to the squad.
Racila earned A-Sun All-Academic honors, appeared in 31 matches, and recorded 2.51 kills/set in 2009. This season she has racked up 45 kills (1.88 per set) and eight total blocks, and will lead the Eagles as they travel to Jacksonville, Fla. to face Jacksonville (Oct. 1) and North Florida (Oct. 2) be begin A-Sun conference action this weekend.
The head coaches and two independent evaluators screened a total of 21 participants at the first volleyball tryout to be held since the conclusion of the 2009 Summer Deaflympics. The national team will train for the 2011 Pan American Deaf Games, 2012 World Championships, and 2013 Summer Deaflympics. Their first international exposure will be in a four-nation invitational tournament on July 23-31, 2011 at Gallaudet University in Washington D.C.
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USA Deaf Volleyball is a committee under USA Deaf Sports Federation (USADSF) and is affiliated with USA Volleyball. USA Deaf Volleyball coordinates the national deaf volleyball teams for the Summer Deaflympics, World Championships, and Pan American Deaf Games. For more information on USA Deaf Volleyball, please visit www.usadeafvolleyball.org.
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Sophomore Jamey Salmon was the low Dolphin for the event, tying for 10th place at two-under par, the lowest 54-hole total of his career.
Florida Gulf Coast won the 14-team event at 20-under par, 844, topping Wofford by 17 shots. Davidson's Richard Fountain won the individual competition in a five-hole playoff over Georgia Southern's Logan Blondell as they tied at 10-under par.
The Dolphins three-round total was 866, two-over par and just five shots out of second place and only one shot from joining a tie for third.
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A room at Park Haven Nursing Home pictured on Monday after a meth lab inside ignited a fire and killed one person and injured six others on Sunday.
ASHTABULA, Ohio -- A drug lab in the room of a nursing home resident caused a fire that killed one person and injured six others, a fire chief in northeast Ohio said.
The man died Monday, following the Sunday night fire at Park Haven Nursing Home, Ashtabula fire Chief Ron Pristera said. The lab was making methamphetamine, Pristera said.
The Plain Dealer reported that 31-year-old Shaun Warrens died in the fire. The man was among three residents and two non-residents hospitalized, the AP reported.
Two other people were treated at the scene, Pristera said.
A lawyer for the nursing home declined to comment. Auditor's records show the home was built in 1950 and had 31 rooms. Pristera says 39 names were on its roster.
Cross-border methamphetamine trade booms amid Mexico's 'war on drugs'
Methamphetamine is a highly addictive illegal stimulant often cooked in homes with flammable components. State officials said more than 300 meth labs were broken up last year.
A small meth lab explosion causes a fire in an Ohio nursing home. WKYC's Dave Summers reports.
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A memorial mass will be at a later date.
He was a member of Knights of Columbus (St. Cecilia Catholic Church), Sons of Italy, Lansing, Il., and the Elks Lodge, Mendota, Ill..
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Nancy Pike Izzi; daughter, Antoinette (Lee) Newall of Shererville, Ind.; granddaughter, Gesi; grandson, Billy (Kelly) Mundell; and great-grandchild, William Lee of Indiana; sisters-in-law, Margaret, Linda and Brenda Pike of Carbon Hill; Mary Kellis of Jasper and Martha (Harold) Phillips of Benton, Ark. brothers-in-law, Joe (Becky) Pike, Kermit and Bob Pike of Carbon Hill and Quentin Pike of Gulfport, Miss.; a large hose of nieces, nephews and cousins of Alabama, Indiana and Illinois.
A donation in Mike's memory may be made to St. Cecilia Catholic Church of Jasper.
A very special thank you to his niece, Angela Lacy, R.N. with Southeast Hospice and the dedicated staff that took care of Mike during his illness.


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Culling from all of the headlines, sidebar stories and features the collective news outlets produced, here are the Top 5 TV moments from the San Diego Comic-Con.
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Culling from all of the headlines, sidebar stories and features the collective news outlets produced, here are the Top 5 TV moments from the San Diego Comic-Con.
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The lead in, or the show on before the news, is usually considered to be the most important show to help boost the local viewership ratings. But, what's on during late fringe is a close second.
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For those people who live closer to the broadcast tower, a smaller indoor antenna will work just fine. Besides the old bunny ears or hoop models, Antennas Direct offers a smaller, very cost effective model that will bring in as good as, or even better, picture that a cable service can.
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What becomes part of the shuffle on our personalized soundtrack may actually change over time, but there will always be a core in the middle. It is that core that drives the Grammy Awards, which air on Sunday.
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For as large as this place we occupy seems, the interactions we have with others truly point to how small this world can be.
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Hey, it's All-Star Sunday!
No Hornets play today, of course, so let's talk today about who we think is the next one to make it.
Is it Eric Gordon or does he never make it (or does he do it for a different team??). Does Anthony Davis beat him to it, and if so, what year? With Tim Duncan and Dirk Nowitzki's All-Star hoggery presumably coming to a close in the next couple years, the field looks moderately open for Davis to make a charge soon. Or are we just not giving Brian Roberts nearly enough credit for ranking 5th among qualified rookies in PER?
This thread will also double today as the All-Star Game thread so if you're watching it tonight, be sure to stop by. Happy Sunday!


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Built in an unfinished basement of my new (used) house, I equipped the room with all Polk LSI speakers (My Monitor 11 and 12b's were a little too big) To enhance the low end (and not have to beat up the subwoofers) I added bass shakers to each of the seats. This enables me to greatly reduce the level of bass from the mains (and keeps the house a little quieter). Because my screen is so large I chose to have 2 center channel speakers (one on top and one on bottom) so they would blend exactly in the middle of the image lining up exactly with the height of the LSI-25's. These pics are about 2 years old, sorry about the outdated movie poster.. I change these regularly!
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Daniel 'Danny' Joseph Sokolowski, 69, Rochester, a former Kokomo resident, passed away at his home at 6:20 p.m. Sunday, May 5, 2013. He was born April 22, 1944, in Chicago, Ill., the son of Anthony and Therese (Matysiak) Sokolowski. On Sept. 17, 1988, in Kokomo, he married Dianne Roesener, who survives.
Danny was a 1963 graduate of Chicago Vocational High School. He was a tool and die maker at Delco Electronics, retiring in September 1999 after 35 years of service. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Moose Lodge 1107 in Rochester, VFW Post 1343 in Rochester, Eagles Lodge 852 in Rochester, and UAW Local 292 in Kokomo.
Danny enjoyed weekly movie night with his beloved wife, fishing for crappie and blue gill, bowling, playing poker, woodworking, billiards, boating, leisure book reading, crossword puzzles, watching the Chicago Bears, cookouts and fish fries with family and friends, sharing time with his buddies, Jim Jansen and Lee Loy, just some good ol' boys never meaning no harm, and enjoying a cigar.
Danny is survived by his wife, Dianne, Rochester; children, Theresa Mileham (Shaun), Attica, Karen Sokolowski (Joshua Walls), South Whitley, Martin Sokolowski (Denna Neale), Sebastopol, Calif., Laura Cohee (Jeremy), Kokomo; stepchildren, Troy Burger (Jianel Acevedo), Kokomo, Julie Thomison (Michael), Kokomo; 16 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and his constant companion, Freddie, who was always by his side.
Danny was preceded in death by his father, Anthony Sokolowski; mother, Therese Matysiak Sokolowski Anderson; two brothers, Richard Sokolowski and Ronald Sokolowski and his dogs Kaiser Von, Sullivan and Gracie.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 2:30 p.m. Friday at St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 3155 S. 200 West. Burial will follow at Sunset Memory Garden in Kokomo. Friends may visit with the family from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Shirley & Stout Funeral Home & Crematory, 1315 W. Lincoln Road. A scripture service will follow at 8 p.m. Messages of condolence may be left at www.shirleyandstout.com.


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Diversity's Perri into Splash semi-final
1:00pm Wednesday 8th January 2014 in News By Neil Hawkins
BIG-HAIRED dance superstar Perri Kiely wowed judges in the first episode ITV dive show Splash - and made the semi-finals.
The 18-year old from South Ockendon, famously known for being part of dance troupe Diversity, was described a "little dare devil" by the show's coach Tom Daley as he performed a backwards somersault from the ten-metre diving board.
The performance won high praise from the judges and scored him an impressive 25 out of 30, the highest score of the night, and earned him a place in the semi-finals.
Members of Diversity, who were in the crowd to see their dance mate perform, stood on their seats and cheered as Perri jumped from the top board.
Perri, who revealed he can't see the edge of the diving board when he takes off his glasses, couldn't hide his delight with his performance.
After the show, the star tweeted: "I still can't believe it....bring on the @ITVsSplash semi-final. Now it's time to train, let's do this."
He then added: "I think that's enough excitement for one day but once again thanks for the support guys, I love you all, good night, much love."
Also performing on the night was Towie star Gemma Collins, from Brentwood. The 32-year old performed a forwards pike from the three meter board, but only managed to score 18.5.
Joining Perri in the semi-finals is TV presenter Michaela Strachan.
The next episode of Splash airs on Saturday on ITV 1, where two more celebrities will win a place alongside Perri.
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FY 2011-12 Citizen Satisfaction Survey results show significant improvement
The City of Kansas City, Mo., Performance Management staff presented results from the Fiscal Year 2011-12 Citizen Satisfaction Survey to the City Council during Business Session on Thursday, Aug. 23. The City conducts this survey annually to understand satisfaction trends that point to positive progress and areas that need improvement.
This year's survey, administered between July 2011 and May 2012, showed an overall significant improvement in City satisfaction compared to last year's results, and an even larger improvement compared to the 2005 survey, the baseline year that most closely matches the current survey.
The survey revealed a major or significant improvement in 32 categories, no significant change in 29 areas and a decline in six areas. Areas showing the greatest improvement included Leadership, City Communications, Parks and Recreation, and Solid Waste. Residents can view the entire report online at www.kcmo.org/performance.
"While the overall results of the latest survey are very encouraging and show we are making good progress during difficult times, we will keep up our momentum as we still have work to do," said City Manager Troy Schulte. "This year's survey results, combined with ongoing monthly performance data, provide critical insight that will help staff identify where adjustments are needed."
While past Citizen Satisfaction Surveys were facilitated by the City Auditor's Office, this year's survey was led by the Office of the City Manager's Performance Management staff, who are proactively taking action in partnership with department staff to address areas indicating that improvement is needed.
"When a survey item shows dissatisfaction, Performance Management staff work with those responsible for the program or service area to identify problem areas and opportunities for improvement," said Julie Steenson, performance analyst.
This year's Citizen Satisfaction Survey also added a new "importance" component, in which residents were asked to rank items on which should receive the most emphasis from city leaders.
"We're paying particular attention to the correlation between resident dissatisfaction and importance," said Kate Bender, performance analyst. "If an element is very important to residents as a whole and they are dissatisfied with it, we've recognized that this area is a priority for improvement."
Citizen Satisfaction Surveys are sent out quarterly each year to a sample group of Kansas City, Mo., residents. The first quarter Citizen Satisfaction Surveys for Fiscal Year 2012-13 are currently being administered. Residents who receive a survey are encouraged to fill out and submit the surveys either via mail or online.
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The co-main event of UFC on Versus 3 is Mark Munoz vs. C.B. Dollaway. Munoz comes into this fight off a win over Dollaway-teammate Aaron Simpson. Dollaway enters this bout on a three-fight win streak, most recently over Joe Doerksen. This is a middleweight fight.
The referee in charge of the action is Mario Yamasaki.
ROUND 1 - Dollaway gives for a body lock takedown and gets it. In a scramble, Munoz goes back down then base up to stand. Munoz jams Dollaway and the Arizonian falls backwards. Munoz follows up with punches until referee Mario Yamasaki steps in and stop the action.
UFC on Versus 3 results: Mark Munoz defeats C.B. Dollaway by TKO (strikes) at :54 of round 1.
In my interview with Munoz he noted that striking training had been a major priority of Munoz. He credited training with fellow Filipino Nonito Donaire, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and an adjustment in attitude about his own ability as the difference in his striking.


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Last week my wife and I watched a TV program highlighting the most popular television shows of all time. Mary Ellen was delighted when Barbara Walters announced that their poll revealed "I Love Lucy" was ranked number one. "Everyone loves a redhead," my wife proclaimed. Mary Ellen is very fair and objective. It probably didn't even dawn on her at that moment that she is a redhead. Out of sight, out of mind.
Does everyone really love redheads? I did a little googling (as opposed to ogling, which redheads have always caused me to do), and discovered that history has had a fiery relationship with red-tressed women, depicting them in a variety of ways, and not always positive. Lucy herself said, "Once in his life every man is entitled to fall in love with a redhead." Mark Twain was more circumspect: "While the rest of the species is descended from apes, redheads are descended from cats." Meow.
In my research, I discovered that just three weeks ago, there was the Red Head Convention in County Cork, Ireland, where almost a thousand natural redheads redgistered (yes, that's how they spelled it) to be part of the festivities. Activities included carrot tossing and red pepper juggling. If you were not athletically inclined, you could bring home the MFPSI award: Most Freckles Per Square Inch. How do you train for that?
The convention was not all fun and games. Redheads face some serious issues; experiments done at the University of Louisville a few years ago showed that it takes 20 percent more anesthesia to knock out a redhead in the dentist's office. My wife is already a knock-out, so this doesn't apply to her.
Researchers hooked electrodes to brunettes and redheads so they could shock them with a gradually increasing intensity, at the same time upping the amount of anesthesia they requested to ease the pain. This experiment, which I thought had been outlawed by some international treaty after World War II, apparently proved that redheads are either total wimps or are smart enough to quickly say: "Hey, knock it off, or I'll remove these wires and wrap them around your neck." The scientists did not report this, of course, because they didn't want to give electrical shock experimentation a bad name.


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You might remember the video that went viral of a Wisconsin news anchor who got an insulting email from a viewer about her weight.
Jennifer Livingston shot back with a 10-minute smack down on air days after she got the e-mail.
The viewer who wrote to her didn't think Jennifer represented the average American woman.
Do some digging, and you might be surprised to find that the average American woman is actually around size 12 to 14.
And those so-called "plus-size" women are re-shaping the retail and fashion industries.
Model Brittany Cordts knows that first hand.
"Whenever I say I'm a plus size model, everyone's like, what? You're a plus size?" says 23-year-old Cordts, who is a size 14. "I think I'm a living example to everyone that you can be healthy and not a size 2."
A size 2 may be what high fashion magazines and retail racks tend to favor, but most ordinary women are voluptuous just as they were back in the day.
"It used to be, and still is in some places, that being plumper was associated with wealth, health and attractiveness," said USF anthropology professor David Himmelgreen.
He added that body mass has evolved and women have gotten bigger over time.
"As food became more plentiful, physiologically, we've done a really good job of storing that food energy in the form of fat," he said.
Body image has also changed from the glamour days of Marilyn Monroe, who was the equivalent of today's size 8, to the stick thin days of Twiggy, who introduced a new era of skinny models.
Kevin Carson, vice president of DJE store fixtures in Plant City said, "Average size for a mannequin is usually a four to six. We do have some 2's, but they're getting bigger."
In fact, his biggest demand is for larger models.
"When I get my hands on 'em, I sell 'em immediately, usually within a day or two," said Carson.
For most women like Brittany, seeing a dress on a model with a tiny waist is a complete waste of her time.
"I'll say, yeah that outfit looks great on that model, I know that's not gonna be what it looks like when I go try it on in the dressing room though," she said.
Plus sizes women are reshaping the retail industry, and not just at big department stores. Even at small boutiques, customers want a wider selection.
Tammie Jones with Downtown Divas Boutique in Brandon said retailers have made the change to bigger sizes, "Cause they're the ones that are gonna do the shopping and spend the money."
And catering to a style that fits, is great news for the average American woman, like Brittany.
"I can see that movement sort of breaking through the fashion industry and I think there's definitely more to come."
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BOSTON (AP) - Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Edward Markey's new television ad aims to undermine rival Gabriel Gomez's claim that he is a "new kind of Republican."
Gomez on Monday faulted the national Republican Party for failing to deliver change and getting "stuck in the past."
In the 30-second ad, Markey says Gomez is echoing the GOP line on abortion, social security and guns.
The ad quotes Gomez saying he is "personally pro-life." Gomez has also said he wouldn't seek to change current law.
The ad says Gomez has suggested increasing the Social Security retirement age, but doesn't mention that Gomez would add a single month to the retirement age each year over 24 years.
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Frank Wolak, MS, PhDDirector, Program on Energy and Sustainable Development; Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Senior Fellow by courtesy; Senior Fellow at FSI for International Studies and Holbrook Working Professor of Commodity Price Studies in Economics
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January 15th, 2013
Reduce greenhouse gas by exporting coal? Yes, says Stanford economistMention of Frank Wolak via Stanford University News
Western U.S. coal companies looking to expand sales to China will likely succeed, according to Stanford University economist Frank Wolak. But, due to energy market dynamics in the United States, those coal exports are likely to reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases. Read more »
December 18th, 2012
Export American natural gas? Not so fast, says Stanford economistMention of Frank Wolak via Stanford University News
Stanford economics Professor Frank Wolak warns of betting against the international spread of shale gas technologies by attempting to export domestic natural gas. Read more »
January 27th, 2011
Prof says future of US energy technology lies in regulation, not productionMention of Frank Wolak via The Stanford Daily
On the tail of recent research by Stanford's Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (PESD) examining China's evolving coal and power sectors, ... Read more »
January 3rd, 2011
Why gas costs more--and is more profitable--out WestMention of Frank Wolak via Fortune
... limiting the amount of suppliers that can compete," says Frank Wolak, a Professor of Commodity Price Studies in Stanford's Economics Department. ... Read more »
November 18th, 2010
Next-generation power grid research funded by StanfordMention of Frank Wolak via Stanford Report
Frank Wolak and Mark Thurber — who run the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies ... Read more »