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** until 5-7-09 **

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"Muddy water will become clear if allowed to stand undisturbed, and so too will the mind become clear if it is allowed to be still."

-Deng Ming-Dao -

On to Preakness for Derby winner Mine That Bird

BALTIMORE – Mine That Bird is headed to the Preakness.

The trainer of the gelding who won the Kentucky Derby at 50-1 odds said his horse will run in the May 16 Preakness at Pimlico, the second leg of the Triple Crown.

"I've never been to Baltimore, but it looks like I won't be able to say that in a few days," trainer Bennie Woolley Jr. said Monday.

Woolley said the horse will remain at Churchill Downs in Louisville at least until May 12 before shipping to Baltimore. He jogged a mile at Churchill on Monday morning and will have light jogs each of the next two days.

Woolley said there are no plans for the horse to have a full workout before the Preakness.

Mine That Bird, ridden by Calvin Borel, won the Derby by 6 3/4 lengths over Pioneerof the Nile — the largest margin of victory since Assault in 1946.

On Sunday, a day after the big upset, Woolley said there's "no obligation" to go to the Preakness and added: "You've got to do what's best for the horse and the horse has got to come first."

And the horse has given every indication he came out of the race in good order.

"The Triple Crown is good for racing, and without the Derby winner, there is no chance to have one," he said.

The last Derby winner to skip the Preakness was an injured Grindstone in 1996. The last healthy Derby winner to miss it was Spend A Buck in 1985.

Other Derby horses expected to take on Mine That Bird are fourth-place finisher Papa Clem and possibly Pioneerof the Nile, third-place Musket Man, Join in the Dance (seventh) and General Quarters (10th).

Potential newcomers include Delta Jackpot winner Big Drama, Withers winner Mr. Fantasy, Take the Points and Miner's Escape.

The Preakness is limited to 14 starters.

The big question, of course, is whether Mine That Bird can win the Preakness and set up a Triple Crown attempt in the Belmont Stakes on June 6. The last Triple Crown winner was Affirmed in 1978.

Borel said he'll be more than happy to take a shot.

"He's plenty of horse," he said.

Pioneerof the Nile's trainer Bob Baffert had some advice for Woolley and owners Mark Allen and Leonard Blach on Sunday: if Mine That Bird is OK, go for it.

"This is a dream of a lifetime," Baffert said. "I hope he comes out of it well and they go and maybe he's for real. We're going to find out."

Last year, Big Brown won the Derby and the Preakness, but finished last in the Belmont after being pulled up on the turn for home.

Monday, May 4, 2009
Serena: 'We all know who No. 1 is'
Reuters

ROME -- Serena Williams still rates herself as the best player in the world even though she has been toppled from the top spot by Russia's Dinara Safina.

"We all know who the real number one is," Williams told a news conference at the Italian Open on Monday. "Quite frankly, I'm the best in the world."

Second-ranked Williams, who will face Swiss Patty Schnyder in her opening match in Rome, felt she could back up her claim because she owns 10 Grand Slam singles titles while Safina's tally stands at zero.

Asked which opponent she feared most, the American quipped: "Probably myself. I always beat myself."

Safina, the younger sister of former men's No. 1 Marat Safin, said time would tell if her rival was right.

"She can say this because she won many more Grand Slams than me," the 23-year-old said.

"But she's also older than me so she has more experience. So let's see when I'm her age how many titles I have and then we can say," added Safina, who has contested 10 finals over the past 12 months, winning four titles.

"It's not luck. Nobody gave it to me. I played two Grand Slam finals and last year I won four titles. This didn't come out of sky."

The 27-year-old, who has already dabbled in fashion designing and acting, said she was thinking about expanding her off-court interests.

"I've been writing, but I haven't been writing. In my mind I've been saying I want to write, but I haven't actually physically picked up a pencil and started writing," the U.S. Open and Australian Open champion said.

"So that is my next challenge, to actually to sit down and do it. No [not my life story]. A screenplay. Nothing is impossible."

Midday & Evening

** until 5-7-09 **

004, 104, 204, 304, 404, 504, 604, 704, 804, 904

059, 159, 259, 359, 459, 559, 659, 759, 859, 959

373, 803, 587, 468, 015, 444, 222

We all need this, so you know the drill and I will tell you now...........Congratulations!!!

Jack Kemp, one-time VP nominee, dies

WASHINGTON - Jack Kemp, the ex-quarterback, congressman, one-time vice-presidential nominee and self-described "bleeding-heart conservative" died Saturday.

His spokeswoman Bona Park and longtime friend and former campaign adviser Edwin J. Feulner confirmed that Kemp died after a lengthy illness.

Kemp had announced in January 2009 that he had been diagnosed with cancer. He said he was undergoing tests but gave no other detail.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell called Kemp "one of the nation's most distinguished public servants, Jack was a powerful voice in American politics for more than four decades."

Kemp, a former quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, represented western New York for nine terms in Congress, leaving the House for an unsuccessful presidential bid in 1988.

Eight years later, after serving a term as President George H.W. Bush's housing secretary, he made it onto the national ticket as Bob Dole's running-mate.

With that loss, the Republican bowed out of political office, but not out of politics. In speaking engagements and a syndicated column, he continued to advocate for the tax reform and supply-side policies — the idea that the more taxes are cut the more the economy will grow — that he pioneered.

Holding firm in football roots
Kemp's rapid and wordy style made the enthusiastic speaker with the neatly side-parted white hair a favorite on the lecture circuit, and a millionaire. (His style didn't win over everyone. In his memoirs, former Vice President Dan Quayle wrote that at Cabinet meetings, Bush would be irked by Kemp's habit of going off on tangents and not making "any discernible point.")

Kemp also signed on with numerous educational and corporate boards and charitable organizations, including NFL Charities, which kept him connected to his football roots.

Kemp was a 17th round 1957 NFL draft pick by the Detroit Lions but was cut before the season began. After being released by three more NFL teams and the Canadian Football League over the next three years, he joined the American Football League's Los Angeles Chargers as a free agent in 1960. A waivers foul-up two years later would land him with the Buffalo Bills, who got him at the bargain basement price of $100.

Well it appears that Mind That Bird, which was in post 8, with a 50-1 long shot, won the Kentucky Derby today. All I can say is, wow!!!

Evening 5-2-09 Evening

** until 5-4-09 **

587, 785, 846, 648, 510, 105

** Updated **

Midday & Evening

** until 2 hits fall out of each group for at least 1 state**

(The Carolinas)

Group 1: 425, 454, 524, 424, 444, 424, 427, 474, 724

Group 2: 889, 891, 981, 880, 801, 081, 884, 841, 481

Group 3: 768, 782, 862, 768, 782, 862, 765, 752, 562

Group 4: 778, 783, 873, 779, 793, 973, 776, 763, 673

Group 5: 152, 121, 251, 157, 171, 751, 154, 141, 451

Group 6: 607, 679, 709, 602, 629, 209, 602, 629, 209

Group 7: 516, 567, 617, 513, 537, 317, 510, 507, 017

Group 8: 102, 121, 201, 102, 121, 201, 104, 141, 401

Group 9: 970, 908, 078, 979, 998, 978, 971, 918, 178

Group X: 910, 907, 017, 913, 937, 317, 910, 907, 017

Saturday 5-2-09

040, 313, 450, 052, 952, 752, 942, 742, 042, 940, 140

154, 373, 956, 086, 861, 213, 413, 350, 550, 459, 451

222, 226, 1111, 4012, 8972, 8971, 8917, 9629, 1629

Midday 5-2-09 Evening

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"He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail."

- Deuteronomy 28:44 -