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the highlight of a front nine in which she shot 29.Ko was stunned to hear the cheering when it dropped in.I made my first ever hole-in-
ARCADIA, Calif. -- Champagne Room was largely overlooked prior to the Breeders Cup Juvenile Fillies, and why not? With just a maiden victory from four starts, she was one of the least accomplished of the 12 starters in the 1-1/16-mile race.Peter Eurton is glad, then, that races are run on the track and not on paper. Prominent from the start with Mario Gutierrez riding, Champagne Room shot to the lead turning for home and went on to a 33-1 stunner in the 33rd running of the $2 million BC Juvenile Fillies, the first of nine Saturday Breeders Cup events at Santa Anita.It was the first Breeders Cup victory for Eurton, who is based year-round on the Southern California circuit.This means a lot to me, said Eurton, who trains Champagne Room for the locally based partnership of Ciglia Racing, Exline-Border, Gulliver Racing, Sharon Alesia, R. Christensen, and Taylor Legan. Im trying to hold it in. Im pretty emotional about it.Valadorna closed late to finish three-quarters of a length behind Champagne Room, while American Gal, the 4-1 favorite, was another 3-1/4 lengths back in third. Daddys Lil Darling ran on late to be fourth, another length back.I had a perfect trip, said Gutierrez. She broke really sharp. I was able to settle behind the speed and when I asked her, she ran with all her heart.Champagne Room returned $69.20 as the second-longest shot in the field after finishing in 1:45.12 over a fast surface. A Kentucky-bred by Broken Vow, Champagne Room won an Aug. 6 maiden race in her second career start, and then was third in the Del Mar Debutante and fourth in the Chandelier. The winners of both of those Grade 1 races, along with three other Grade 1 preps, were among her opponents Saturday, accounting for her long odds.American Gal was expected to make the lead from her outside post, but it was her Bob Baffert stablemate, Noted and Quoted, who was in front into the first turn, with Champagne Room giving closest pursuit. American Gal went very wide into the first turn and momentarily trailed, but she steadily made up ground while looping the field to be third at the quarter pole.From there, as Noted and Quoted faltered, Champagne Room suddenly drew off as Valadorna angled off the rail after getting a good inside trip near the back. Gutierrez kept Champagne Room to a steady drive with a right handed whip, allowing her to stay safe from Valadorna and jockey Julien Leparoux.She was getting a little tired, but there wasnt anyone catching her, said Eurton.I had to wait a little bit on the turn and I think the winner got away from us, said Leparoux. 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"Its embarrassing to be at home and play the way we did," said defenceman Josh Gorges. Kenley Jansen Jersey . James, who turned 29 on Monday, injured his groin Friday during the Heats overtime loss at Sacramento. He sat out the following game, a 108-107 win Saturday in Portland, before coming back to help send the Nuggets to their seventh consecutive loss. Davey Lopes Dodgers Jersey . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday.RIO DE JANEIRO --?Inbee Park was in the 16th fairway, only 50 yards from the hole, and couldnt imagine a worse spot to be.She already had lost a three-shot lead in gusts up to 30 mph Friday at Olympic Golf Course.And now she faced a shot that would punish anything just a little long or a little left.The safe play was the middle of the green and get out of there with a par.Park had other ideas. She took two months off from golf to get ready for the Olympics, and it was time to trust her instincts.Luckily, I had an uphill lie, she said. I said, Im just going to go for this pin. I have confidence that I can stop it if I hit the distance. I played aggressive golf there, and it really worked good.Starting with that pitch to tap-in range, she birdied two straight holes and shot a 1-under 70 to take a two-shot lead into the final round.Now comes the real test. Just as difficult as the wind was seeing the name of Lydia Ko --the No. 1 player in womens golf --right behind her.Ko made the first hole-in-one of her career as she raced into contention with a 65, closing the gap to two shots. The 19-year-old from New Zealand started the day seven shots behind and now has a solid chance at gold.We all know theres a lot on the line at the end of tomorrow, Ko said. I think Ive done a good job of putting myself in there and still having the chance to be standing on that podium.Gerina Piller, the American who narrowly qualified for the Olympics in her final event, shot a 68 and joined them in the final group, two shots behind.Piller has never won on the LPGA Tour, though there is something about playing for her country that brings out her best golf. Pillers signature moment was making the winning putt for the United States in the Solheim Cup last year in Germany.I feel like I have a chance at this, she said. Im going to try to do the best I can and represent my country with class.Shanshan Feng of China shot 68 and was three shots back. Starting times have been moved up with play starting on the first and 10th tees because of more rugged conditions in the forecast.Park was still the player to beat.The 28-year-old South Korean finally got her putter going, and shes among the best in womens golf on the greens.Her struggles were with the longer clubs, especially as the wind became fierce.ddddddddddddPark tried to play short on the par-4 12th into the wind and hit into the sandy native area. On the par-3 14th, her hybrid went well over the green into more trouble, and she lost her lead.Those two late birdies helped alleviate one final mistake. On the par-5 closing hole, Parks tee shot found a bunker and it took three more shots to reach the green. She made one last bogey and was at 11-under 202.I feel I hung in there, and Im very happy I have a chance tomorrow, Park said. It was hard to judge the distance, and on the green it was hard to concentrate because the ball was oscillating. Im pretty exhausted.Charley Hull of Britain fell out of the chasing pack by missing three par putts inside 5 feet on the back nine. She shot 74 and was six shots behind. Brooke Henderson of Canada, the No. 2 player in womens golf, struggled even more. Henderson was still in the mix when she four-putted for double bogey on the 16th hole, taking three of those putts from 3 feet. She wound up with a 75 and was seven back.Ko is right where she wants to be and is the most seasoned of those going after the gold medal, the first for womens golf since 1900. She is a four-time winner on the LPGA Tour this year, the best player in womens golf and finally got some confidence in her putter.She used a 7-iron for her hole-in-one on the par-3 eighth hole --the second of the day after Lin Xiyu of China made an ace on that hole --as the highlight of a front nine in which she shot 29.Ko was stunned to hear the cheering when it dropped in.I made my first ever hole-in-one, so to do that at the Olympics, it doesnt get any better than that, Ko said.But to put myself back into good position going into tomorrow I think was a job well done going forward.Stacy Lewis went backward. The American, who began the day one shot behind, made a bogey on the easy par-5 fifth by hitting into the water, and closed out her round with a double bogey on the 18th when her third shot sailed long into the native area, and she chipped back over the green. She shot 76. ' ' '