Liebe, Lust und Leben » Travis Browne, but this performance right h

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Classic Empire made the most of all 1,234-1/2 feet of the Churchill Downs stretch while signaling that hes a horse with a future.Classic Empire surged by heavy favorite Recruiting Ready in the final strides to win the 115th running of the Grade 3, $100,000 Bashford Manor Stakes by three-quarters of a length Saturday night. The colt appeared to relish the added ground he got in the six-furlong stakes for 2-year-olds, putting him in a promising position as distances begin to stretch out for the division.The way that he breezes and trains in the morning, hes much more effective when hes able to go out and relax and settle into stride, said Norm Casse, the head assistant to his father, Mark. Sprinting is obviously not something where you get to do that. So going forward, I think hes definitely going to be much more effective around two turns.Recruiting Ready, who was coming off a 10-1/4-length debut win in May in which he flirted with a Pimlico track record, was away swiftly from the outside post in the field of nine, and quickly cleared the field through an opening quarter-mile in 21.76 seconds. He still led by a measured length and was moving easily through the half in 45.07. Meanwhile, Classic Empire ($11.40), who had ducked in at the start while breaking from the rail under Julien Leparoux, was seventh after a quarter-mile and had worked his way up to fourth after a half, but was still 6-1/2 lengths back of the leader.Classic Empire shifted into the three path to take dead aim on Recruiting Ready, who led by 3-1/2 lengths and looked home free in midstretch. But the eventual winner simply inhaled ground inside the final sixteenth to run down the favorite -- also convincing Leparoux that he will be better going longer.The other one left there quick, but I knew my horse was running, Leparoux said. At the quarter pole, I knew he was going to run good, but I didnt know if he was going to catch him or not. The first time he won at 4-1/2 furlongs, it was almost too quick for him, and he still won. Today at six furlongs, he liked it a bit more.The top two were well clear of the rest of the field, with Tip Tap Tapizar, nine lengths back in third. The final time was the second-fastest in the races history, 1:09.39.A son of classic sire Pioneerof the Nile, Classic Empire was a $474,000 purchase by prominent Casse client John Oxley out of last falls Keeneland September yearling sale. The colt came into the Bashford Manor off a 1 1/2-length debut victory on May 4 at Churchill Downs, in which he looked to finish full of run after also being slow to get into stride.Hes still a little shy, and you could tell when he broke, he broke in a little bit, Norm Casse said. But it ended up working out to his advantage -- the pace set up for him, and he was able to run down a really talented horse today. I really have a lot of respect for the horse that he beat. And hes something we can all look forward to. DeAndre Jordan Jersey . Nathan MacKinnon, Jamie McGinn and Jan Hejda also scored for the Avalanche, who won despite being outshot 38-23. MacKinnons goal, also on the power play, came with just over a minute remaining. Cheap Mavericks Jerseys China . The Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Rays, and Texas Rangers all won on Sunday meaning the Rangers will host the Rays in a play-in game on Monday. http://www.cheapmavericksjerseys.com/ .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Ray Spalding Jersey . Goals from Jerome Boateng, Franck Ribery and Thomas Mueller extended Bayerns unbeaten run to a record 37 matches. "This record is incredible," Bayern coach Pep Guardiola said. Kostas Antetokounmpo Jersey . -- Ken Appleby made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead the Oshawa Generals to a 2-0 win over the Belleville Bulls on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action. UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis picked up a fourth-round TKO victory in his first main event appearance on Friday -- but did not look too happy about it.Lewis (17-4) finished off Shamil Abdurakhimov (17-4) with punches on the ground at 3:42 of the fourth round. The heavyweight bout headlined UFC Fight Night at Times Union Center in Albany, New York.The win extended Lewis win streak to five, but it was a slow-paced, ugly affair. Lewis, of Houston, acknowledged as much afterward.That was one of my [most] terrible fights of all time, Lewis said. I didnt like my performance at all. I knew it was a five-round fight and I wanted to pace myself, but that was some bulls---.Lewis only effective moments came in the final sequence, after he took a tired-looking Abdurakhimov down and easily passed his guard into full mount.Prior to that finish, Lewis loaded up on single-shot haymakers and threw a puzzling amount of kicks, which Abdurakhimov frequently caught and turned into takedowns. The Dagestani heavyweiight converted four total takedowns and actually out-landed Lewis in total strikes 92 to 36, according to FightMetric.ddddddddddddIn the second round, ?Abdurakhimov connected on a right hand to Lewis left eye. The eye clearly bothered Lewis the rest of the frame and in between rounds. He asked his cornerman to flush it out with water before heading into the third.That injury may have contributed to Lewis slow start, but he refused to pin all the responsibility there.He got me in the eye and Im still seeing double, Lewis said. But that was some bulls--- on my part, I should have kept my hands up.I was gonna [call out] Mark Hunt or Travis Browne, but this performance right here is some bulls