A day after the unbeaten Songbird breezed to a seven-length victory in the Grade 1 Alabama Stakes as an odds-on 2-5 favorite, Saratoga Race Course lived up to its reputation as the Graveyard of Favorites.The grand dame of American racetracks was as unfathomable as ever on Aug. 21 as the 11-race card produced not one but two six-figure sensational scores.There was surely no indication of what was to come when the favored Born for a Storm ($4.30) took the opening race of the day for leading trainer Chad Brown.Ditto after the second race when second choice Price too High ($7.50) prevailed.But then the madness began.What might have seemed like a bad dream to most proved to be the key to riches for some when Bold Illusion notched an improbable victory at 53-1 odds in the third race. The fact that the 4-year-old gelding was 0-for-10 with nothing better than a third and had been closer than 8-1/2-lengths at the finish of just one of those races best explain why he paid an astronomical $109.50 to win.If youre wondering what happened after that, lets just say that Bold Illusion triggered a $1,881 Pick 3 with a favorite and second-choice. Yes, a sensational score was brewing.Helping to stoke the fire was Security Risk ($19.80), who captured the fourth race for Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey. That victory capped an $8,005 Pick 3 and a $1,271 double for $2.With a string of six-figure Pick 5 payoffs in place, hockey fans had a leg up on the competition in the final race in the sequence.Chelios ($15) skated into the winners circle in the fifth, putting some rather big, bright numbers on the Saratoga tote board.The Pick 3? You collected $13,516 for $2.The Pick 4? If you hit it, you were $169,947 richer for each $2 wager.The Pick 5? How does an amazing $386,401 sound? Pretty sensational, eh?That wasnt the only monstrous payoff of the week at the Spa as the second race superfecta on Aug. 18 saw 17-1 shot Marble Falls ($36.40) lead the charge to the wire. He was followed by Chubby Master at 4-1, Norm the Giant at 16-1 and finally the very sweet Sound of Freedom at 74-1 to account for a superfecta that checked in at a robust $62,248 for a $2 wager.Not to be outdone, on the West Coast Del Mar had its six-figure day in the sun last week.On Aug. 18, there was a carryover of $66,808 in the Pick 6 and it seemed another was in the making when the first two races were won by Cee the Preacher ($24.60) and Ring Collector ($23), who formed a $253.60 double.But after that, the sequence became much more routine. Wins by second choice Do the Dance ($8.20) and then Olotta Shaken ($13.20) set the stage for wins by the favored Danas Best ($5.60) and Youre the Reason ($5) to close out the Pick 6.Yet even with the help of two favorites in the final legs, there was only one holder of a winning $2 Pick Six ticket that was worth a whopping $290,848.Despite all the longshots at Saratoga, the weeks How did you come up with that one? award was presented at Gulfstream Park on Aug. 21.The 11th race that day was a $12,5000 maiden claimer on the turf and if you didnt like the chances of Star Mily, you were not alone. She was 0-for-13 and in her last two races she was eighth and ninth, beaten by a combined total of 21 lengths.But apparently the 14th time was the charm as Star Mily pressed the pace from second then surged to the front in the final furlong and held on for a half-length win. Overlooked in the wagering, she went off at 80-1 odds and paid a weeks-best $162.80 for a $2 win ticket.She also capped a Pick 4 that paid $13,524.50 for a 50-cent and gave Gulfstream Park the same feel as Saratoga on a Sunday that was quite unkind to favorites.For more stories like this check out Americas Best Racing. Vapormax Clearance Sale .com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins placed forward James Neal on injured reserve Tuesday. Kobe Shoes China Wholesale . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. http://www.wholesalenikeshoesclearance.com/cheap-max-97-shoes/fake-air-max-97-plus.html .Y. - Jerome Samson scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the St. Nike Shoes China Wholesale Paypal . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. 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He was a strong player with the power of creativity on his side in terms of builds and macro timings, but his understanding of fundamental strategy was lacking. Stats was a player that outplays the opponent and typically crushed matches with his deep understanding of StarCraft II. Even though the matchup seemed one-sided at the outset, it ended up going the full distance for an entertaining semifinal set.Game 1: Vaani Research StationStats took advantage of the holes in ByuLs early strategies with a Stargate start for harassment and initiation. Stats Phoenix timings and control allowed him to dictate the pace and movement on the map as well as exploiting army sizes and relative economies to best advantage. He then transitioned into Carriers for the ultimate finish while ByuL played defense and catch-up to the macro deficit. Despite the dire situation, it was ByuLs decision to all-in on Hydralisks that forced a lengthy stalemate. Stats impatience would end up costing him -- instead of building more Carriers, he opted to fight into the Hydralisk army and lost most of his unit count for the game loss.Stats 0:1 ByuLGame 2: Habitation StationMap two would end up in the late game. Stats opened with Phoenixes and Adepts to overwhelm ByuLs defenses, but the Zerg player absolutely prepared accordingly. ByuL countered with Speedlings and Banelings for economic damage while Stats transitioned into another Carrier-heavy strategy. ByuL opted to focus entirely on the macro game to ensure adaptability in the laate game and Stats farmed up while waiting out the midgame in a defensive mode.dddddddddddd The final push came from Stats; in his first aggressive take, he successfully traded his only mining base for the entirety of ByuLs army.Stats 1:1 ByuLGame 3: OvergrowthStats went for a cheese opener with mass Gateways, but ByuL scouted for the perfect defense and countered with an early Spire. After building up more tech, Stats went for a timing push with Immortals, Archons, and charge Zealots for an attack on the ground, but ByuL defended again and countered with Mutalisks. Although he had no set defense against the Mutalisks, Stats went for a final timing push with mass Archons and crushed through ByuLs base before all of the late game tech was completed.Stats 2:1 ByuLGame 4: Newkirk PrecinctByuL grabbed the early aggression with his Mutalisk timing and kept Stats on complete defensive mode. His multi-pronged attacks forced irreparable damage to Stats economy and it was only a matter of time before the set was tied up. ByuLs superior macro advantage and map control led to a straightforward push into the rest of the defenses.Stats 2:2 ByuLGame 5: WhirlwindStats took the initiative on the final game with an early aggressive push of Adepts, Zealots, and an Immortal with a Warp Prism. The push crushed through over 20 casualties and ruined ByuLs economy. The reinforcements sealed the game and Stats would finish off the set.Stats advances to the grand finals of IEM Gyeonggi. He was the second qualifier out of Group A, arguably the toughest group during the group stage, and will rematch against the other qualifier out of the same group, Lee INnoVation Shin Hyung in the grand finals. Although he played well in this series, Stats macro and defensive mistakes will need improvement and overhaul if he wants a chance against a player in absolute top-form like INnoVation. ' ' '