Power suffers fractured vertebra in Las Vegas crash
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10/25/2011 - Indianapolis, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Penske Racing revealed on Tuesday that driver Will Power suffered a compression fracture of his fourth thoracic vertebra during the 15-car crash that claimed the life of Dan Wheldon in the October 16 IZOD IndyCar Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Power was taken to the University Medical Center in Las Vegas after complaining of lower back pain following the crash. He was evaluated and released hours later. There was no evidence of significant injuries at the time.
When Power underwent a further evaluation on Monday in Indianapolis, IndyCar's orthopedic specialist Dr. Terry Trammell determined the 30-year-old driver sustained the fracture in the accident. Trammell expects Power to recover from the injury with rest and rehabilitation.
Power will undergo another evaluation in the coming days. He hopes to begin testing the 2012 IndyCar in the coming weeks and be fully recovered for the start of next season.
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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).
Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.
''It's certainly creative, it's certainly fun and it has something for the horsemen, which we always want to embrace,'' Churchill Downs president and chief executive Robert Evans said at a news conference. ''What's really cool is it will force us to remember Barbaro.''
Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.
Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.
''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''
Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.
”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
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