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Time: 04-24-2012 23:06 User: jpatterson PubDate: 04-25-2012 Zone: IN Edition: 1 Page Name: C7 Color: CyanMagentaYellowBlack IN SPORTS | courier-journal.com/sports THE COURIER-JOURNAL | WEDNESDAY,APRIL 25, 2012 | C7 To report sports scores MANE CHARACTER BODEMEISTER E-mail [email protected] or call Scorecard the sports desk at 502-582-4361, or toll free at 1-800-765-4011,ext. 4361 »Family ties: Bodemeister’ssire, Empire Maker,finished second as the favorite in the BASEBALL HOCKEY HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER 2003 Kentucky Derby and then won the International NHL SPORTS MLS Belmont Stakes. He also is the sire of Royal North WLPct. GB PLAYOFF GLANCE EASTERN CONFERENCE Delta, who won the Breeders’ Cup Ladies’ Pawtucket 15 5.750 — All Times EDT Baseball WLTPts Lehigh Valley 11 7.611 3 (x-if necessary) St. X .................. 010 0113-651 Sporting K.C. 71021 Classic at Churchill Downs last fall, and 2009 1 Floyd Cent. ..... 000 010 0-153 Rochester 98.529 4 ⁄2 FIRST ROUND D.C. 32312 Derby runner-up Pioneerof the Nile. The 1 WP -McFarland (4-2). LP -Thomp- Buffalo 10 9.526 4 ⁄2 (Best-of-7) New York 33110 1 son (0-3). 2B -McFarland (X), Ulmer Virginia-bred Bodemeister,a$260,000 Keene- Scranton/WB 89.471 5 ⁄2 Monday’sgames Chicago 2128 1 (X). Records -St. Xavier 18-5, Floyd Syracuse 413.235 9 ⁄2 NY Rangers at Ottawa, 7, Ottawa Houston 2128 land yearling, is the first foal of the stakes- South WLPct. GB leads series 3-2 Central 5-7. Philadelphia 2317 Gwinnett 13 6.684 — Phoenix 4, Chicago 0, Phoenix wins Jeff....................000 010 0-143 Columbus 2317 winning Storm Cat mare Untouched Talent. Charlotte 10 9.526 3 series 4-2 No.Harrison.....102001 x-471 New England 2406 »How he got here: California-based Bode- 1 WP -Harter.LP-Burke. 2B -Astle Norfolk 612.333 6 ⁄2 Tuesday’sgames Montreal 1525 1 (J), Burke(J). Records -Jeffersonville meister didn’tstart racing until Jan. 16;train- Durham 614.300 7 ⁄2 New Jersey 3, Florida 2, OT,series Toronto FC 0600 5-4, North Harrison 12-1. West WLPct. GB tied 3-3 er Bob Baffert said he just gave the colt time Seymour ..........000 000 0-051 WESTERN CONFERENCE Toledo 13 6.684 — Wednesday’sgames WLTPts Corydon............000 000 1-171 to grow up. His pattern has been to finish Columbus 10 9.526 3 Washington at Boston, 7:30, series San Jose 51116 WP -Akers.LP-Lucas.2B-Windell 1 tied 3-3 Real Salt Lake53015 second, then win by nine lengths. He had to Indianapolis 810.444 4 ⁄2 (C), Burton (C). Records -Seymour 1 Thursday’sgames Louisville 713.350 6 ⁄2 Vancouver 32211 OttawaatNYRangers,TBD 10-2, Corydon 8-3. win the $1 million Arkansas Derby to be Monday’sgames Seattle 31110 x-New Jersey at Florida, TBD Providence ......010 010 0-270 Norfolk at Scranton/WB,ppd., snow So.Central.......302 100x-660 FC Dallas 33110 assured of making the field on graded earn- Pawtucket 2, Durham 0, 1st COLLEGE WP -Veith (4-2). LP -Hunt (2-1).2B Los Angeles 3309 ings. His 108Beyer Speed Figure in his last Bodemeister,one of the Derby favorites, Toledo 5, Columbus 3 -Boston (SC), Starr (P). 3B -Knear Chivas USA 3409 Louisville 4, Indianapolis 2 SPORTS (SC). HR -Starr (P), Boston (SC). Rec- Colorado 3409 race is easily the highest in the field. at Churchill Downs. C-J FILE PHOTO Buffalo 5, Lehigh Valley 1 ords -Providence 7-6, South Central Portland 2417 »Running style: Speed. Though the sample Pawtucket 7, Durham 1, 2nd Baseball 11-4. NOTE: Three points for victory, one Tuesday’sgames Ohio ............. 000 010 000 -161 Monday point for tie. is far too small to draw strict conclusions, he MORE ONLINE Pawtucket 4, Scranton/WB 3 E. Kentucky 72010002x -12181 Rock Creek ...........200 02 -414 Wednesday’sgame lost the two times he didn’thave the early Toledo 12,Columbus 8 WP -Creamer (1-1).LP-Dedig (1-2). Borden..........(14)50 3x -22163 Real Salt LakeatFCDallas,8:30 See how Bodemeister looked working on the Gwinnett 5, Charlotte 4 2B -Grisham (EK). 3B -Daniel (EK), WP -Pace (1-0). LP -Wilkins (0-1). Saturday’sgames lead and won by nine-plus when he did. He Indianapolis 5, Louisville 3 Jamison (EK). HR -Rodriguez (EK), 2B -Knight (B), Sanders (B), Beckort Portland at Montreal,2 figures to have company up front in Hansen track at Churchill Downs. Go to www.couri- Buffalo at Lehigh Valley Soloman 2(EK). Records -Ohio 22- (B), Craddock (B), Pace (B). Records - New England at New York, 3:30 er-journal.com/bodemeister to see the video Syracuse at Rochester,ppd., rain 18,Eastern Kentucky 18-19. Rock Creek 0-4, Borden 3-6. San Jose at Philadelphia, 7 and Trinniberg. Norfolk 8, Durham 5 Miami (O) ..000 202 112-816 4 Other scores Houston at D.C. United, 7:30 »Trainer: Hall of Famer Bob Baffert has and read the briefing book. Wednesday’sgames Indiana .......001300 003 -782 Brownstown 6, Columbus East 3 Vancouver at Columbus,7:30 Buffalo at Lehigh Valley WP -Zubrod (2-3). LP -Harrison Wednesday’sgame -Clarksville Seattle FC at Chicago,8:30 won the Derby three times, the Preakness Louisville at Indianapolis,11:05 a.m. (0-1).S-Rosinski (4). 2B -Honchel at New Albany, 7. Toronto FC at Real Salt Lake, 9 five times and the Belmont once. The three- 1993 Preakness on Prairie Bayou and 2010 Toledo at Columbus (M), Curl (M), Klenke(M), Travis (I). Softball Chivas USA at Colorado,9 Scranton/WB at Pawtucket 3B -Curl (M). HR -Schwarber (I), Tra- FC Dallas at Los Angeles,10:30 time Eclipse Award winner has trained 11 Belmont on Drosselmeyer. Floyd Central... 005 4012-132 Charlotte at Gwinnett vis (I). Records -Miami (Ohio) 21-20, European different champions (for acombined 14 »What they say: “He impressed me a Syracuse at Rochester Indiana 18-23. Seymour........ 010 000 5-611 3 Durham at Norfolk Other scores WP -Harper (6-0). LP -Morrow Champions League titles). His $174million in purse earnings whole lot more than Ialready was,” Smith (4-5). 2B -Krammes (FC) 2, Harper Thursday’sgames Indianapolis 6, N. Kentucky 3 Home teams listed first ranks No. 6all time. said after riding Bodemeister for the first Syracuse at Rochester,1st game Indianapolis 8, N. Kentucky 7 (FC), Batliner (FC), Feather (FC). HR - SEMIFINALS Syracuse at Rochester,2nd game So.Indiana 9, Oakland City 3 Notling (S). Records -Floyd Central Second Leg »Owner: Ahmed Zayat’sZayat Stables time in the Arkansas Derby. “That last eighth Charlotte at Gwinnett Men’sgolf 16-2, Seymour 6-9. Tuesday’sgame New Albany.... 100000 0-162 Barcelona (Spain) 2, Chelsea (Eng- finished second in last year’sDerby with of amile was pretty impressive. ... He jumped Lehigh Valley vs.Scranton/WB MSC Championship Providence ..... 110000 x-253 land) 2(Chelsea advanced on 3-2 Midwest League At Bardstown, Ky. Nehro. He had the 2010 favorite in Eskende- in the bridle and just exploded. He went WP -Endris (5-3).LP -Morton (2-3). aggregate) Eastern WLPct. GB Bardstown C.C. at Maywood 2B -Hughes (P).Records -New Alba- Wednesday’sgame reya, but the Wood Memorial winner was from amatter of being 1½ lengths in front to Lansing 14 5.737 — Final round ny 8-7, Providence 8-8. Real Madrid vs.Bayern Munich, 2:45 Bowling Green 13 6.684 1 Topteams -Cumberlands 910, declared out with an injury six days before. five, six, seven pretty quick.” E. Pekin ................ 000 00 -005 FINAL South Bend 11 8.579 3 Lindsey Wilson 927, Campbellsville Corydon ............. 300 61 -1060 Saturday, May 19 at Munich »Jockey: Hall of Famer Mike Smith got out »Favorite treat: Peppermints. Dayton 10 9.526 4 950. WP -Crawhorn (7-7). LP -Rogers Chelsea vs.TBD,2:45 of acommitment to ride Daddy Nose Best »Barnnotes: Bodemeister is abay with a Great Lakes 10 9.526 4 Medalist -Aaron Watkins (Cum- (1-10). Records -Eastern Pekin 1-11, West Michigan 910.474 5 berlands) 222. Other top individ- Corydon 7-9. CONCACAF after Bodemeister was so impressive in the white right hind stocking and ablaze. Zayat Fort Wayne 712.368 7 uals -2,Nathan Clark (L. Wilson) Monday Champions League Arkansas Derby. Smith — the regular rider of LakeCounty 514.263 9 226. 3, Scott Foster (Campbellsville) Lanesville............001010 -254 Home teams listed first named him for Baffert’s7-year-old son, Bode. Western WLPct. GB 227. 4, Casey Castle (Pikeville) 230. New Wash........100074 -12161 FINAL Horses of the Year Zenyatta, Azeri and Holy Groom Roberto Luna reports he is “very nice t5, Fredrik Lindblom (Cumberlands), Division WP -Kai.Doherty (4-2). LP -Schoen Second Leg th Quad Cities 11 8.579 — Niclas Rigbrandt (Cumberlands) (3-3). HR -Mudd. Records -Lanes- Wednesday’sgame Bull — earlier this month became the 25 to be around.” “He makes it easy for me,” Kane County 10 9.526 1 231. 7, Matt Walton (Cumberlands) ville 7-4, New Washington 8-6. Santos Laguna (Mexico) vs.Mon- rider to win 5,000 races, and his $225 million said exercise rider George Alvarez, “but Wisconsin 10 9.526 1 232. t8, Nicolas Navarro (L. Wilson), Seymour ....... 610 1421-1595 terrey (Mexico), 8 Beloit 910.474 2 Trey Shirley (Campbellsville) 233. Charlestown 800 1331-16145 in purse earnings ranks ninth. when it’sbusiness, he’svery focused.” Burlington 910.474 2 Sun Belt Championship WP -Nichols.LP-Morrow.