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Sunday’s List of 13: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……….. 13) Some lucky human in Florida bought the winning Powerball ticket; hope it was one of your relatives cause it wasnt me :( Hope the person changes his/her cellphone number as soon as they can, otherwise they’ll wind up with new friends and new relatives they’ve never heard of. Guaranteed. Funny thing I bought my ticket in Florida and also bought it at a Publix supermarket. Just not the same Publix and not the same ticket. 12) Pacers took 46 foul shots, Knicks 18 in Indiana’s 106-99 win that KO’s New York from the playoffs. JR Smith killed the Knicks with a dreadful shooting night (4-15) – its a victory for fans who like real basketball, as opposed to “clear out and watch two guys shoot” basketball– Heroball. He was no different in the travel league where my son played on the same team. 11) Home teams are now 7-1 in second round of NHL playoffs after Red Wings upset Chicago 4-1; Sharks scored a power play goal in OT to beat the Kings 2-1. San Jose had a two-man advantage in OT, just before the winning goal was scored. The loss snaps LA’s six-game winning streak. 10) Who is the major leagues’ most durable player? Try Prince Fielder, with 385 consecutive games played; in his whole career, Fielder has been the DH only 22 times. He’s highly productive and dependable. 9) Indians won 13 of their last 17 games after an 11-13 start. 8) In the playoffs so far, Indiana Pacers are +73 when George Hill is on the floor, -37 when he is on the bench. 7) Rays’ pitcher Alex Cobb grew up in Vero Beach, FL and was often a batboy at Dodgers’ spring training. Still dont understand why they never did anything more with playing spring training in Vero. 6) UCLA basketball coach Steve Alford (still feels weird typing that) has to pay New Mexico, his last employer, $625,000 as the settlement for him to break his contract with the Lobos. 5) OK, so Pauley Pavilion seats less than 14,000 people? For whatever reason, I always thought it was way bigger than that. 4) Why do the Mets insist on batting Ike Davis 4th? Its bad enough he still starts, but cleanup? He’s pathetic; there are rumors the Mets will look at Daric Barton as a replacement if Davis gets sent down. Oakland DFA’d Barton Saturday, when Chris Young came off the DL. 3) Guess the weather in Toronto has been cruddy; Saturday was first time in 2013 they ran horse races on the turf course at Woodbine Park. 2) Let me get this straight; Charlotte Bobcats were once an expansion team in the NBA- they moved to New Orleans, and changed their name to Pelicans. The new team in Charlotte is called the Bobcats because their original owner’s name is Bob, but he’s gone now, so they want to become the Hornets. Strange this is. 1) Why isn’t Greg Popovich our Olympic basketball coach? He’s won four NBA titles, he went to US Air Force Academy, he is highly respected as a leader. Seems like he deserves a chance to do it.

That JTG can kiss my ASS!! He was giving me crap elsewhere, and I want to be the first to tell him to KMA before he has the chance to tell me. Yankees suck...A's are on their way to a pennant this year that the Spankees won't see. Luv ya like a brother JTG!!

Spooky Express Preakness Selections WIN – ORB PLACE – ITSMYLUCKYDAY SHOW– GOVENOR CHARLIE FOURTH – GOLDENCENTS Using Orb as the key in all Exotics. Will throw in Departing in some of the Superfectas along with using Itsmyluckyday on top of a few. Good Luck!! Here’s another look at the entire field: PP – Horse – Jockey – Trainer – M-L odds 1 – Orb – J. Rosario – C. McGaughey III – Even-money 2 – Goldencents – K. Krigger – D. O’Neill – 8-1 3 – Titletown Five – J. Leparoux – D.W. Lukas – 30-1 4 – Departing – B. Hernandez Jr. – A. Stall Jr. – 6-1 5 – Mylute – R. Napravnik – T. Amoss – 5-1 6 – Oxbow – G. Stevens – D.W. Lukas – 15-1 7 – Will Take Charge – M. Smith – D.W. Lukas – 12-1 8 – Govenor Charlie – M. Garcia – B. Baffert – 12-1 9 – Itsmyluckyday – J. Velazquez – E. Plesa Jr. – 10-1

I will be at this game tonight supporting MY Washington Nationals. Should be a good game. I got seats right above the visitors dug-out so I'll be motivating the Nationals to a WIN of course :) Gonna have my glove and my Bryce Harper jersey on, so hopefully when I get a ball I can have him sign it before/after the game. I'm gonna do something you probably should never do in sports betting... I'm gonna take Washington Nationals -1.5 just cuz Im gonna be there and I will be motivating them to not let me down haha. Best case scenario, it works and I win...Worse case, I get into a fight with a Padres fan. Should be a good night, hope everyone enjoys their weekend. Good luck!

lets talk about the Race track itself. What makes this so different than the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes This course is small and when i say that is means tights turns for horses to run on. Belmont has long gradual turns which gives horses who like to stretch their strides an advantage. Preakness tends to favor speed horse and the stretch run is short, not much time to close on a horse in the stretch. Pay outs - the Preakness never really pays out HUGE pay outs. The hightest TRIPLE pay out in the history of the Preakness Stakes is $3100, top 5 goes from $3100 - $1100. Last year the exacta paid $18.60. Unless you hammer one exacta several times or a triple, the money is not huge for exotics. The money wagered in spread among fewer horses so the pay outs become less. Derby had 20 horses (19) Preakness has 11. On the other hand you can afford to bet more exotics.. say you bet triple. ORB/ITSMYLUCKYDAY/ ALL $2 cost you $18. Exacta ALL/ORB hoping a bomb comes in costs you $20. Do that in the derby and your bets double. you can probably tell how I am thinking of wagering now.... Lets start with ORB Not much to write about this horse.......won Kentucky Derby and did it going away even if it was raining. Has won 5 in a row and should do very very against these horse. The horse seems to be getting better and better. Nothing not to like here. OXBOW- Game horse who on any other day could win a race, but in this race he is going up against some pretty darn good horses and he has not won a Grade 1 race just yet. Seems to get beat pretty good in this class. WILL TAKE CHARGE- Another horse with a non Grade 1 win, but a solid win a grade 2. This horse is a freight train on the track and just needs to get rolling. He was coming hard in the Derby, but got cut off by a tiring Verrezano. Hard to get a big horse rolling when he has long strides. Lukas said if he did not get cut off he would have had a chance, but definately in the money. He ended up 7th. Worried if this horse can open up and get going on a tight race track. GOLDENCENTS- this horse just did not run his race at all. Front runner who got caught up in a speed duel and just got demolished. Sloppy track, fast fractions and mudd in his face (remember I said he never had mudd before). Jockey pulled him up top of stretch and he got 17th place. This track my be more to his liking, speed favored, no real horse to push him on the pace and he is capable of the distance with speed. DEPARTING - ahhhhh......The unknown horse. Have to respect these horses who were either saved to run the race on purpose people forget about because they are sooo familiar with the Derby Horses. Problem is, never has the horse been up against the competition of these horses. It has run in some good races, but against whom? Won a grade 3 but ran over mathed in a grade 2 and prior to those some allowance races and minor stakes. May be over bet because he is unkown. GOVERNOR CHARLIE - as of right now this horse is undecided in the race. Baffert may scratch him any hour. He had a bruised foot prior to the Derby and missed some training so he was scratched. This horse is still a question of whether it is a freak of nature or did a Dreaming of Julia and ran race of his life. He set the track record at Sun Land and did it with ease. I think this horse does well on this track for his style....question is does he run or not. Get some long odds on him too. MYLUTE - Very well rounded race horse. This horse came in 5th in the Derby and has run with some good horse in almost each race it has ran. Hangs in there with Revolutionary, Will Take Charge and ORB. Not much not like about this horse as it gives an honest effort each time out and can hang with them all. Makes you wonder just why it has not won a race yet other than allowance. Some horese just dont want to win, get used to it. Once again, beautiful horse.... ITSMYLUCKYDAY - biggest thing here is the change of jockey to Johnny V. Funny, Johnny V hops off ORB to ride Verrezano and now he gets chosen to ride ITSMYLUCKYDAY. This horse has been up there with very good horses, two wins and a second in graded stakes races. Derby race was NOT his style at all, sloppy track was a bad from the start. This horse has what it takes to win and now he adds a great jockey on top of it. TITLETOWNFIVE - got to be honest...I have not idea what this horse is doing here. He had a 4th place finish in the derny trial races and with the speed his half mile work out in 47.35 he is entered into this race. Derby went in 46.3 on wet track, Governor Charlie did 1/2 mils in 45.6 and set track record...... Goldencents does 1/2 mile in 46.6 last two races. So what makes his 47.35 so darn special. Lukas is the trainer and he must see something, but to put this horse up in the same class as ORB, ITSMYLUCKYDAY and even Mylute I just dont see it. If anyone out there can see this please post on here. Curious. I will have my wagers for the race tomorrow and maybe a few other races.

As you guys are my extended family I am asking everyone for thoughts, prayers, screams or tears whatever works for you! I have done all 4 and them some in the last few hours! They have rushed my sister to the ER in critical condition! They told my brother-in-law she had a severe blood infection and they cannot find the cause! He called me @ 5 and she was very sick but stable! Since then they have run test but she is just getting worse! Her blood pressure has dropped very low, she has developed pneumonia and they have had to incubate her so that she can breath! Thanks everyone for listening! It so hard being 9 hours away and not knowing but hopfully we'll get through it and all will be okay!

Wishing all the moms and moms to be a very safe, happy and blessed Mother's Day from the Spooky Express!! www.facebook.com/spookyexpress www.spookyexpress.com ************************************** Spooky Mother's Day did you knows.... -- People who bet the Bulls Friday night when they fouled while down eight and getting 8.5 points at the end of the game. -- Colorado Rockies went 49 consecutive batters without getting a hit, from first inning Friday to the 8th inning Saturday. -- Why don't the Pittsburgh Steelers have FieldTurf at Heinz Field? -- Did you know the Cleveland Browns have only won their season opener once in 14 years.

Like us on our facebook page and share with your friends - if you have any :) www.facebook.com/spookyexpress Saturday’s Elite Eight: Random thoughts with Mother’s Day weekend here.... 8) MLB suspended umpire Fieldin Culbreth two games for screwing up the rules in Houston Thursday night; seriously, the Astros should suspend manager Bo Porter for not knowing the rule, either. 7) Order was restored in the NBA, with road teams that are favored to win their series taking charge Friday night. 6) Georgia Tech loses guard Brandon Reed, who started 43 games the last two years for Tech after transferring from Arkansas State. Reed lost lot of his playing time LY to a freshman, so he is reading handwriting on the wall. 5) Eight of thirty starting pitchers Friday didn’t finish the 5th inning. 4) Last thirteen Tampa Bay Ray games went over the total. 3) Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija is 0-5, 5.31 in his last seven starts since throwing eight shutout innings on Opening Day. 2) Odd fact that bothers me: in December 1989, Washington waxed Florida in the now-defunct Freedom Bowl in Anaheim; since then, there has been only one bowl game between Pac-12/SEC teams. One in 23 years. Why? 1) Rough year to be a baseball manager in LA; Angels are 13-22, even after winning their last two games. Dodgers are 13-21, losers of their last eight games. Who gets canned first, Mattingly or Scioscia?

Appreciate everyone liking our facebook page at www.facebook.com/spookyexpress A lot of stuff for tonight so lets try and filter it and throw out a few plays. Although lots more to be had. NBA SAN ANTONIO SPURS/GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS OVER 201 POINTS (buy pt) Like the favorites in tonights game as well. MLB ARIZONA DBACKS

Thursday's Lucky Eleven: Random thoughts from the desert......... 11) Umpire Angel Hernandez has some 'splainin' to do after he refused to overturn an obvious mistake on a ball Adam Rosales hit over the fence in a 4-3 loss at Cleveland Wednesday. The ball was ruled a double. What good is instant replay if an umpire doesn't have the onions to make the right call that decides winning/losing in the last inning? If you read the Express a lot, you know I'm a big A's fan, so this annoys me beyond belief. This wasn't a difficult call. 10) Draymond Green is 9-18 behind the arc in eight playoff games for the Warriors, after making 20.9% behind the arc during the season. Golden State ended a 30-game (30 games!!!) losing streak in San Antonio Wednesday. In his last two years at Michigan State, Green made 37.8% behind the arc, not a bad number at all. Player development is under reported by the media- lot of teams have coaches dedicated just to that part of the game. 9) Davidson is heading to the Atlantic 10 in 2014-15; I've got no idea how many teams are in this league right now- they had 16 last year. The road trip from Charlotte to Olean for Davidson-St Bonaventure tilts should be fun. 8) In five home starts, Barry Zito has allowed two runs in 33 IP; in his two road starts, he's allowed 15 runs in 6.1 IP. 7) Shane Battier was +42 in 22 minutes Wednesday night, which means Miami was outscored by 5 points in 26 minutes he didn't play. Only reason I bring this up is that I've never really seen anyone ever have a +42 in a game. 6) Denver Nuggets won Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year, which really makes no sense when you think about it, especially when you think they got eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. If the executive was so great in building his roster, then how did the coach do such a great job? Maybe Tom Thibodeau should've won Coach of the Year for the job he did with the Derrick Rose-less Bulls. 5) I love hearing media nitwits who know nothing criticize Mark Jackson for playing Steph Curry 58:00, or Frank Vogel for calling a timeout, which was followed by a huge New York run; they have this thought process...... a) Steph Curry played 58:00 b) Golden State lost in double OT. a) Indiana called a timeout when they were ahead b) Knicks went on a run. a) and b) are both true. Therefore, a) caused b), which of course, is total BS. 4) Roy Halladay is out 3+ months with shoulder issues; he needs surgery; ESPN had a stat that said pitchers his age with shoulder problems averaged less than 60 innings for the rest of their careers, a figure skewed low by a lot of retirements. They won't know how serious the problem is until they get inside his shoulder. 3) It is amazing how much coverage ESPN gives to football; it is freakin' May, and they have daily shows for both the NFL and college football. Not a complaint at all, just an observation. 2) If I'm the Dodgers, I'm trading for Ricky Nolasco; he is the Marlins' highest-paid player, which means he will eventually gets traded. 1) They showed a stat on the Padre game Wednesday that said in the history of Petco Park, longest Padre hitting streak was Adrian Gonzalez hitting in 14 straight home games in 2007; it just seems low.

Headed to a night of bowling so lets throw a couple down before I leave. NBA MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES +4 (buy pt) MLB ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS/LA DODGERS OVER 7 RUNS

Monday's Top 15: Wrapping up a sports weekend........ 15) It seems almost unfathomable that the two L.A. baseball teams are a combined 24-37. 14) What would you expect a Jewish kid who grew up in Las Vegas to do? Right, score the winning overtime goal for Minnesota against Chicago in the NHL Playoffs. (Jason Zucker.) 13) 121 people vote for the NBA's MVP; 120 of them voted for Lebron James; Kevin Durant finished second in the voting, but didn't get the 121st first place vote- that went to Carmelo Anthony. The NBA won't say who cast that 121st ballot, but hopefully, someone will leak the info. The nitwit deserves to be identified. 12) Tough duty for the Bulls Monday night, playing Game 1 in Miami 48 hours after winning Game 7 in Brooklyn; Luol Deng will be there, but how well can be play after spending a few days in a hospital? Its not my place to comment, but I will anyway; just can't believe Derrick Rose sits there and watches his teammates bust their butts without at least trying to play. It is understood he would be at less than 100%, but whatever he gives them might be the difference between winning and losing. 11) JR Smith was an awful 4-15 from floor in Knicks' 102-95 loss to the Pacers in Game 1 of that series; in five games this season with Indiana, Smith is 11-36 from floor in Pacers' three wins, 12-21 when the Knicks win. 10) Game 2 is in NYC Tuesday night; for some reason, Game 3 isn't until Saturday at Conseco Fieldhouse. Considering that Indiana's bench played a total of only 39 minutes Sunday, the strung-out series schedule could help them more than the older Knicks. 9) Oklahoma City's bench was +26 in their 93-91 win over Memphis in the first game of that series; Kevin Martin came thru with 25 points off the bench to give the Thunder a solid second scoring option. 8) A week ago, Derek Ernst was ranked #1,207 in World Golf Rankings; he was 4th alternate to get into the Wells Fargo event in Charlotte this week, but once he got in, he proved he belonged by winning. 7) Roy Halladay got hammered by the Marlins, is now 2-4, 8.65 and is headed to see a shoulder specialist, not a good sign. 6) Then there is Kevin Slowey, who beat Halladay Sunday, and now has a 1.81 ERA in six starts, albeit only one win. He's headed to the All-Star Game at this rate, and who would've ever thought that back in March? 5) Blue Jays are 11-21, Dodgers 13-17; the winter's big spenders' managers are already on the hot seat, especially Don Mattingly, who is in the last year of his contract. LA's big trade with Boston last summer ain't looking too good right now, but its still fairly early in the season. Fairly early. 4) Within hours of Brooklyn losing game 7 to Chicago, the Nets fired interim coach P.J. Carlesimo. 3) Brooklyn Nets dumped interim coach PJ Carlesimo, who went 35-19 as coach of the Nets; they'll go after a big name candidate, then they'll settle for someone similar to Avery Johnson, who they canned last winter. 2) Wild hockey game in Ottawa Sunday, with 236 penalty minutes and nine game misconducts. Senators spanked Montreal 6-1, now lead this series 2-1. Ottawa called a timeout with 0:17 left, which stirred the pot just a little bit more, and makes Game 4 a more interesting game to watch. 1) LeBron James wins his 4th NBA MVP award. He is the fifth player to win 4.

Sunday's Six Pack for Cinco De Mayo....... -- Every high school/college basketball player should watch Joakim Noah play and model their approach towards his; he plays his butt off-- all he cares about is winning. Must be fun to coach him. -- Not sure what TNT sees in Shaquille O'Neal as a studio analyst; maybe its me, but he adds very little, and he takes airtime away from Barkley and Kenny Smith. Its a great example of subtraction by addition. -- In franchise history, St Louis Blues are 10-0 in playoff series if they won the first two games; we'll see if they can make it 11-0 against LA. -- Every once in a while, a horse runs in Kentucky Derby that didn't run the previous year, as a 2-year old, but last time one of those horses won the Derby was in '82-- thats 1882, not 1982. -- Baltimore Ravens hired Steve Spagnuolo as a defensive assistant; after he became a hot property with the '08 Giants winning a Super Bowl, things haven't gone too well for Spagnuolo- he was dreadful as HC of the Rams, and then got stuck in a bad situation with the Payton-less Saints LY. -- It rained so much in Florida the last few days that the walkway to the island green on the famed 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass was under water-- this is where the PLAYERS Championship is being played next week, so they're going to have to do a lot of work on the course before Thursday.

Since the weather is uncertain at this point and as I go over the field I see an excellent opportunity to get value and with the uncertain forecast makes the race even more appealing, if not more difficult to handicap. Key Contenders: Orb has done nothing wrong leading up to this race and there is no reason to believe he won’t fire his best shot here. He seemed to have something left in the tank in last which should have him primed for a big race. Top veteran jockey points to a lot to like. Verrazano heads a group of five (yes five) from Todd Pletcher. He is undefeated and we all know he is being handled right. While a winner in last, I am not convinced it was that good an effort. Don’t know if it was the distance but I think he may not be at his best at ten furlongs. With that said it is awfully hard to pick against him. Revolutionary is another out of the Pletcher stable and one that I think moves up on a wet track. Nice wide move in last and gets a jockey who knows his way around Churchill Downs (and the winners circle). Castellano picking another is a question mark and I question some of his competition but this guy would not be a surprise and I do like him to be in the mix. Normandy Invasion ran second to Verrazano in the Wood but the way he did it has me a little excited. He closed well into a slow pace and galloped out strongly. This guy hasn’t won in a while and has trouble at the start; which in this field may not be a bad thing if he can save some ground and tuck in behind the first flight. Third off the layoff and a very talented trainer says that if he is good enough he can take it all. Goldencents ran a real nice race in the SA Derby but it seemed to be the perfect set-up. Listen, Pitino is king of the world right now and Doug O’Neil knows how to win the big ones. Ran second to Shanghai Bobby last year and that one was a monster…tough call. Palace Malice could move up on an off track. He’s bred for the distance and has worked well. By Curlin and adds blinkers. He’ll get a call at some time in the race and I like him in an upset possibility. Second Tier: Itsmyluckyday: Solid horse who may have run his best race in last…maybe he can fire again but must beat a better field along with likely more traffic in front of him. Java’s War: Bluegrass winner has some appeal but little success at CD and a history of gate/start troubles tells me he won’t be ready when the gate opens Vyjack: Handled grade III company and made a nice showing when stepped up to grade I caliber horses. Since I like Normandy Invasion I like this one a little too. Use in exotics. Mylute: Last was really nice effort but earlier races a bit too inconsistent to give me a lot of confidence in this guy. Ambitious jockey means they will be trying. Frac Daddy: Has danced with the big boys on more than one occasion and has had very good success at CD; may like home course advantage… Selections: I really liked the last race of Normandy Invasion. I tend to favor horses that were moving well late in a race leading up to a stakes race. He closed into a slow pace and I think he was screaming for a little more distance. Orb is strictly the one to beat. No knock here as he seems to keep getting better and better. Revolutionary moves up on wet surface and Borel knows how to navigate this oval. I think there are a legitimate ten (10) horses that can win this race and a lot depends on track condition, position, trip and luck. The value is ALWAYS there and I know I say this every year but if you like a horse and have your reasons, it’s a good bet. The Bets: Revolutionary, Palace Malice and Normandy Invasion Playing all 3 on top and in exotics with a few others including Orb, Frac Daddy and Itsmyluckyday. Will throw in a few more in some trifectas and superfectas for a big price as well. But that will be the key horses for the most part. GL

The Kentucky oaks is going today and this race is full of amazing fillies...... when I first saw the field I was all over DREAMING OF JULIA. She ran a RECORD speed figure last time out and when I say a record I mean a record of all time. Secreteriat like numbers. She won by 21 lengths last time out with a speed figure of 114. The question is can she do that again, odds and history say no but even if she takes a step back (bounce) and falls back to a 100 she can still win the race.This is VERY good horse. If she ran a 114 in the derby she would win it by 10 lengths against the boys. Basically this race is hers to win or lose. She does anything remotely close to her last race and it is a romp, betting against her you are hoping she bounces. That is the gamble you take. The word around the track is Midnight Lucky is the eye opening horse of the field with her morning work outs and speed figures. She set the track record at Sunland on her last race and this is Bafferts only horse in Oaks or Derby. She also has a darn good jockey in Bejarano. Close the Hatches is a horse that can sneak up on everyone and win it all and can pay at big odds. This horse may go off at 10-1 and her late kick in her last race may be the difference is BEHOLDER and MIDNIGHT LUCKY get into a speed duel. The hottest jockey on the planet right now is Rosario. BEHOLDER front running horse who will have to change her running style if she is to win the race. This horse goes nose to nose with MIDNIGHT lucky it will be tough to go 1 1/8. She will have to sit back and rate a little bit if she does, she has a good shot at it. The trainer is Mandella who has his horses ready when they need to be. He shows up on the big days. Unlimited Budget is the biggest fillie in the field. This horse is built to go long distance and word is she is training very very well. She as ran 1 1/8 mile before and is undefeated, but the again so are 4 other horses in here. This horse seems to be the hot pick of late with handicappers and horse people. This race to too tough to pick. You can choose any of the horses above and have legitimate reasons. I won't just throw a horse out there to name a horse for those who read this. This is DREAMING OF JULIAS race to lose, and most people are betting she bounces off her last race, but again, she bounces to a 100 buyer she wins. You may get her a 4-1 or even 5-1 on her and that is crazy for a horse that did what she did last time out. I said yesterday I like BEHOLDER, she has 3 grade 1 wins on her and her speed is top notch, but after reading more I fear she will get in a speed duel with MIDNIGHT LUCKY and wont have enough in tank for the last 1/8 of a mile. I am leaning towards CLOSE THE HATCHES in hopes a speed duel takes the prior two out AND hoping DREAMING OF JULIA bounces. WEATHER IS GOING TO BE A FACTOR ON SATURDAY, SHOULD NOT BE TODAY, BUT IF IT DOES RAIN USE ROSES OF GOLD IN THIS RACE. All my analysis for the derby will have gone out the window if the track is sloppy please read who I picked if the weather is bad.