College Basketball: Missouri Valley Conference

Imperatriz will get back to her favourite track at The Valley in Saturday's Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m). Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images. A tough Newmarket Handicap failed to quash the spirit of star mare Imperatriz as she builds towards Saturday's Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) at The Valley. Imperatriz gave her all but found…

There had been speculation that Iowa State could jump to a No. 1 seed for the first time in program history after scoring a resounding victory over top-ranked Houston in Saturday's Big 12 tournament championship game. The Cyclones settled for a No. 2 as one of eight Big 12 programs in this year's NCAA field. The Big 12 joins the SEC atop the list…

Imperatriz is expected to bounce back to winning ways in Saturday's Group 1 William Reid Stakes at The Valley. Picture: Racing Photos via Getty Images. Bookmakers expect Kiwi star Imperatriz to bounce back from her Newmarket Handicap defeat in Saturday's Group 1 William Reid Stakes at The Valley. Imperatriz's six-start winning streak ended when the…

Imperatriz dominates the Ladbrokes.com.au all in market for the William Reid Stakes (1200m) at The Valley this Saturday. The gun mare was gallant in defeat in the Newmarket two weeks ago and returns to her pet track. Market says she is a good thing, sitting at $1.60. Cylinder is on the second line of betting at $5.00, clear of Bella Nipotina…

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One week remains before Selection Sunday and it's time for one last men's basketball Power 36 rankings from Andy Katz. Here's how the teams shook out. Houston (1): The Cougars are the king of the Big 12. UConn (2): The Huskies swept the road and won the Big East. Purdue (3): The Boilermakers won the outright Big Ten title. North Carolina (9): The…

Punters tipster Katelyn Mallyon offers up her selections for Saturday's Moonee Valley card. Each week Mallyon provides Punters with her best bet, next best, each-way special and roughie, as well as her top four selections for every race on the card. BEST BET Race 2 No 13. Rhetorical Might have been a bit unlucky here last start when she didn't get…

M Unicorn is looking for another win at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Picture: Lo Chun Kit-Getty Images Racing in Hong Kong is at Happy Valley on Wednesday night for a nine-race card. Here is our preview of the meeting. Race 1 - Class Five 1200m MODEST GENTLEMAN (3) has his first start for Francis Lui and looks set to fire after an impressive…

Looks well suited to the Valley and can break through here Trackwork Spy Was a nice second last start and appears ready to win tonight Jack Dawling Won from a wide gate on his last start and can repeat Phillip Woo Can break through after placing in his past three starts Shannon (Vincent Wong) Should be right in the finish after an unlucky second…

Meet the new year, same as the old year. Several of those who excelled in 2023 continued where they left off on NYD at Sha Tin and the key bullet points from the first meeting of 2024 are as follows: Pierre Ng and Andrea Atzeni tasted Group race success for the first time in HK when British import Taj Dragon, well backed despite being way out of…

Online bookmaker swiftbet are keen to take on boom New Zealand sprinter Imperatriz in Friday night's Group One William Reid Stakes. Imperatriz made the trip across the Tasman to race in the Canterbury Stakes at Randwick a fortnight ago where she finished a close second behind Artorius and she has been installed as the $3.40 favourite across most…

The total revenue in Pennsylvania in November was $444.5m (£351.2m/€405.6m), down on the $452.4m reported the same month last year. This was in spite of sports betting handle reaching $934.1m, smashing the previous record of $829m recorded in October of this year. Notably, November's sports betting handle was 18.4% higher than the $789.2m…

The Cox Plate field size will be boosted to a capacity of 16 and The Valley will have a longer straight following its extensive redevelopment, all while retaining the "velodrome type racing experience" it is renowned for, CEO Michael Browell has revealed. Browell told racing.com that no final decision has been made where their feature races will be…

The Fresno State Bulldogs will host the New Mexico Lobos this weekend in Mountain West play from Valley Children's Stadium on FS1. New Mexico fell to 3-7 after losing to Boise State on the road, 42-14. The Lobos were blitzed by the Broncos en route to a massive defeat, and they'll look to show more fight here in Fresno. The UNM offense is scoring…

Star mare Imperatriz is favourite with Ladbrokes.com.au for the Champions Sprint (1200m) this Saturday at Flemington. The Te Akau mare has been dominant this Spring, albeit all runs have come at The Valley. She needs to bring it to the straight course and the punters are somewhat keen to take her on. Opened $1.85 and is now at $2.05. In Secret is…

Star Kiwi mare Imperatriz is favourite with Ladbrokes.com.au for the Champions Sprint (1200m) this afternoon at Flemington. The Mark Walker trained mare has been stunning this time in, winning all three races, all at The Valley. Now she has to do it up the Flemington straight and the market is taking her on, having her at $2.15 after…

Check out how the big bets fared from Cox Plate day, with a couple of punters benefitting from a daring ride at The Valley while one TAB customer tore up his $40k ticket on Gold Trip when the Melbourne Cup winner was unplaced behind Romantic Warrior. HITS The Valley Race 3 No.2 Wishlor Lass - $4000 @ $2.50 (neds) Pretty painless viewing here as the…

The North Dakota State Bison take on the Murray State Racers in a Week 9 Missouri Valley Conference college football clash on Saturday, October 28 at 12:30 p.m. PT/3:30 p.m. ET with a live TV broadcast on ESPN Plus. LATEST LINE, POINT SPREAD AND BETTING ODDS Spread: NDSU -33.5 | MSU+33.5 Moneyline: NA Over/Under: 54.5 HOW TO WATCH What: The Murray…

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks scrap with the Indiana State Sycamores in a Week 9 Missouri Valley Conference college football matchup on Saturday, October 28 at 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET with a live TV broadcast on ESPN Plus. LATEST LINE, POINT SPREAD AND BETTING ODDS Spread: UND -27.5 | ISU+27.5 Moneyline: NA Over/Under: 52.5 HOW TO WATCH What: The…

It's all one way traffic with Ladbrokes.com.au for the Manikato Stakes (1200m) this afternoon at The Valley. The star Kiwi mare Imperatriz has been dominant this time in and a win here will secure her a fifth Group l win for the year, which would make her the horse with the most Group l wins across the world for the year. She is at $1.45. I Am Me…

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Star Kiwi mare Imperatriz is deep into the red with Ladbrokes.com.au in their all in market for the Manikato Stakes (1200m) this Saturday at The Valley. The Te Akau mare was outstanding in the Moir four weeks ago and looks primed for the 1200m assignment this weekend. She clearly holds sway, sitting at $1.50. I Am Me and Uncommon James sits on the…

The North Dakota Fighting Hawks claw with the Northern Iowa Panthers in a Week 8 Missouri Valley Conference college football matchup on Saturday, October 21 at 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET with a live TV broadcast on ESPN Plus. LATEST LINE, POINT SPREAD AND BETTING ODDS Spread: UND -3.5 | UNI+3.5 Moneyline: UND -195 | UNI+160 Over/Under: 59.5 HOW TO…

The Indiana State Sycamores tangle with the South Dakota Coyotes in a Week 8 Missouri Valley Conference college football contest on Saturday, October 21 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET with a live TV broadcast on ESPN Plus. LATEST LINE, POINT SPREAD AND BETTING ODDS Spread: USD -21.5 | ISU+21.5 Moneyline: NA Over/Under: 42.5 HOW TO WATCH What: The Indiana…

The UNLV Rebels will make the in-state trip to Reno to face the Nevada Wolf Pack in Mountain West play this weekend from Mackay Stadium on the Mountain West Network. Nevada and UNLV have faced off in nearly every season since 1969, and the Wolf Pack hold an all-time series lead of, 28-20, despite the Rebels taking last year's meeting by five in…

The victory by Imperatriz was the perfect start for a new venture of New Zealand-based Te Akau Racing who recently opened a satellite stable at Cranbourne. Imperatriz was the stable's first runner, and the mare is unbeaten in two runs at The Valley having taken out the Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) in the autumn. Ben Glesson, who is running…

Hugh Bowman admits California Spangle has "got the job ahead of him from a winning perspective" in this Sunday's Group Two Sha Tin Trophy (1600m), but he is looking forward to beginning a union that could prove a fruitful one down the track. Trainer Tony Cruz opted to give Bowman the California Spangle ride rather than wait for Zac Purton to make a…

The South Dakota Coyotes tangle with the Murray State Racers in a Week 6 Missouri Valley Conference college football clash on Saturday, October 7 at Noon PT/3 p.m. ET with a live TV broadcast on ESPN Plus. LATEST LINE, POINT SPREAD AND BETTING ODDS Spread: MSU | USD Moneyline: MSU | USD Over/Under: TBD HOW TO WATCH What: The South Dakota Coyotes…

Amelia's Jewel wins the Ladbrokes Stocks Stakes at Moonee Valley. Picture: Pat Scala-Racing Photos via Getty Images. Track records were broken as Amelia's Jewel and Imperatriz charged to victory on Moir Stakes night at Moonee Valley, before a huge Group 1 program at Randwick which saw Rediener take home the spoils in the Epsom Handicap. THE…

We're deep into the carnival so the form is well exposed but I've found a handful we can back with confidence going forward. The track was upgraded to a Good 3 after race three but it can't have been far off a firm 2 as track records were threatened and beaten all night, including both feature races. It wasn't impossible to make up ground as Coeur…

There has been significant movement in the Ladbrokes.com.au all in market for the Moir Stakes (1000m) at The Valley. Star Kiwi mare Imperatriz made the statement of statements on Saturday at the track when producing a world class finale to win the McEwen Stakes (1000m), beating Giga Kick, and after that win, she has been smashed in betting for the…

Imperatriz is odds on with Ladbrokes.com.au for the feature race at The Valley tonight, the Group l Moir Stakes (1000m). The star Kiwi mare resumed with a bang in the McEwen when bolting up at the track/distance and clearly looks hard to beat. Market agrees, having her as the $1.70 favourite. Uncommon James is rock solid on the second line of…

Friday night racing returns to Moonee Valley this weekend, with the running of the Group 1 Moir Stakes set to headline a bumper night at the track. The running of the $750000 event will see some of the country's best sprinters take in action over 1000m. Coolangatta took out last year's race, while other past winners include Black Caviar, Buffering…

New Zealand trainer Mark Walker says it is a juggling act to have star mare Imperatriz fresh enough for her first Group 1 assignment of the spring. Imperatriz heads to Moonee Valley on Friday night to run in the Moir Stakes (1000m), in a bid at keeping her record intact at The Valley. Last season, the mare took out the Group 1 William Reid Stakes…

EXPECT the Caspar Fownes fan club to be out in force when city-track Happy Valley resumes with another eight-race midweek programme in Hong Kong today. The proclaimed King of the Valley may have relinquished his crown to Francis Lui last season, but you can guarantee the former four-time champion trainer will be going all out to wrest back his…

The big spring bets, the shorteners and the drifters are all under the microscope in Monday's weekly betting column, The Money Trail. Imperatriz's withering turn of foot in the McEwen has seen the Kiwi G1 winner shorten in all of Victoria's major sprint races for the rest of the spring. The Mark Walker-trained star, who will stay in Victoria for…

Cylinder is now equal favourite with Shinzo in the all in market for the Golden Rose Cylinder is now equal favourite with Shinzo in the Ladbrokes.com.au all in market for the Golden Rose (1400m) at Rosehill. The James Cummings trained three year old produced a brilliant finale to win The Run To The Rose on Saturday and third up at 1400m looks an…

Imperatriz was too good for Giga Kick (white and red silks) in the McEwen Stakes at The Valley. Picture: Scott Barbour-Racing Photos via Getty Images Remorseful jockey Craig Williams claimed full responsibility for Giga Kick's defeat at The Valley on Saturday in the Group 2 McEwen Stakes. Giga Kick missed the start by two lengths and then Williams…

Plenty of value around some excellent chances at the Valley on Saturday. RACE 1 Prepared to gamble on WARLORDS. Think he has talent, as evidenced by a soft debut win at Sale. Forced to sit outside the leader at Flemington last month and he wasn't disgraced. Gets the blinkers on here and he did trial in them at Cranbourne last week and he hit the…

Classy mare Zougotcha is worth includign in the multis at Rosehill on Saturday. Picture: Jeremy Ng-Getty Images It's Friday multi time and we've got three roughies to have a throw at as well. In the multi stakes we're banking on a few faves winning at The Valley before closing with an invader to knock off the highest profile horse in the land. For…

Unbeaten colt Steparty is favourite with Ladbrokes.com.au in their all in market for the McKenzie Stakes (1200m) this Saturday at The Valley. The Paul Preusker trained colt really made a name of himself in his opening prep in the latter part of the Autumn, stamping himself as potentially top class. He holds the call at $3.20. I Am Unstoppable is on…

Gun sprinter Giga Kick is odds on with Ladbrokes.com.au in their all in market for the McEwen Stakes (1000m) this Saturday at The Valley. The race is being used as a pipe opener for a crack at The Everest but off the back of sparkling jumpout work, he's ready to rock and roll it seems and the market agrees, having him at $1.90. Imperatriz is at…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters takes an early look at Saturday's Carlyon Stakes meeting at The Valley. BEST BET INHIBITIONS (Race 6, No.3) Inhibitions was desperately unlucky not to score in Sydney first-up and has had another trial since. She'll get every chance from barrier four. VALUE BET AMBASSADORIAL (Race 3, No.4) Raced handy and got the…

New Zealand conditioner Andrew Forsman will get a better gauge as to the spring fortunes of Riproar after the gelding runs at Moonee Valley. A half-brother to Mr Maestro, Riproar runs in the Corporate Membership On Sale Plate (1500m) on Saturday as Forsman looks to lock in a spring campaign for the three-year-old. Mr Maestro ran fourth in the…

Hell Queen is one of Laurie's tips on Saturday. Photo: Brett Holburt/Getty Images. Proven value hunter Laurie Sainsbury believes a horse that was prominent in the stewards report last start represents a good each-way gamble at The Valley on Saturday. Here are this week's tips. LAURIE SAINSBURY STRAWBERRY ROCK (The Valley Race 5 No 2) In his last…

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Recommendation made a giant leap in the autumn to become a Stakes winner. And if the now four-year-old is to be a player in the upcoming Spring Carnival, the son of Shalaa will need to again take that next step. Recommendation is down to run first-up in the Gwenda Fitzgerald Handicap (1200m) at Moonee…

Title Fighter won on debut at The Valley last month. Picture: Brett Holburt-Racing Photos via Getty Images How seriously do we take the form from the last meeting at The Valley? The Everest-winning trainer Clayton Douglas is keen to find out. "You wouldn't complain if it was like that again but he's proven he's a pretty handy horse," Douglas…

The track is currently rated as a good 3. Victorian's are set for a cool day with tops of 13 degrees! There's a touch of rain forecasted which will certainly help this track have a touch more cushion in it. The rail is in the true position for this meeting. Traditionally with the rail in the true, Moonee Valley favours runners who are drawn low and…

Lindsay Park will learn more about imported galloper Sissoko after he makes his Australian debut at Moonee Valley. A veteran of three starts in Ireland, Sissoko was purchased for a future career in Hong Kong, but after failing to settle into the Asian environment he was sent to Australia to continue his career. Sissoko will kick-off for new…

Each week the Fantable - a round table of Bright Siders - give their takes on the Suns' latest issues and news. Q1 - I've often read articles saying that defense will be a weakness for the Suns this year. Do you agree? GuarGuar: Defense may be the weakest part of our team, however I don't think we will have a bad or average defense by any means.…