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A comment from Sancho Lyttle during yesterday's game between the Atlanta Dream and New York Liberty definitely caught my interest.聽 She was asked by a reporter if the Dream's recent setbacks were due to being unfocused or somehow out of sync.聽 Lyttle answered:<br><br>I say it鈥檚 the curse of the second half. In the six years that I鈥檝e been here, every time it鈥檚 the second half; we play this way until the playoffs. I don鈥檛 know why. I hope to live to see the day that we don鈥檛. I don鈥檛 know what it is. Maybe we鈥檝e lost focus a <a href=http://www.louisvuittontassenkopen.com/goedkoop-louis-vuitton-alma-12>Louis Vuitton Alma Tassen</a> little bit, maybe we鈥檙e playing <a href=http://www.louisvuittontassenkopen.com/goedkoop-louis-vuitton-speedy-17>Louis Vuitton tassen Speedy</a> like we know too much or something. I鈥檓 not too sure.<br><br>It would certainly be very convenient to explain away Atlanta's lack of fortune to a second half of the regular season curse - that way, we could just claim, "it's that time of year again".聽 But was there any way to verify Lyttle's statement?<br><br>I excluded the incomplete 2014 season and looked at the 2009 through 2013 regular seasons - the seasons that Lyttle has been a part of the Dream lineup.聽 For every team currently in the WNBA, I looked at the number of wins they had in the first half of the regular season and the number of wins they had in the second half.聽 Adding up the second <a href=http://www.louisvuittontassenkopen.com/goedkoop-louis-vuitton-portemonn-16>Louis Vuitton Portemonn</a> half wins over the last five years and comparing this sum to the sum of first half wins over the same time frame should give me an idea of how much the team slumps in the back half of the regular season.聽 If second half wins minus first half wins is negative, then there's evidence that the team fades as the season progresses.聽 If the number is positive, the team has been better in the second half than in the first half over the last five years.<br><br>The numbers:
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''Both the quantity and quality of international entries received for the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate is&nbsp;a mark of the respect and interest that the spring racing carnival and our premier racing now&nbsp;commands on the world stage,'' Racing Victoria's international recruitment officer Leigh&nbsp;Jordon&nbsp;said.  
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The inflated international presence helped spark an increase in total nominations for two of Melbourne's big three, with the Cox Plate topping 225 (up from 158 last year) and the Caulfield Cup racking up 221 (up from 173 last year).  
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The Caulfield Cup's international contingent included 30 horses trained in the United Kingdom, with France (five), Ireland (four), Japan (three) and Hong Kong (one) also represented. Only three internationally trained horses have won the Caulfield Cup.
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Lloyd Williams has reigning Caulfield Cup winner Fawkner headlining his 12-strong entries for the richest 2400-metre handicap in the world.  
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''At the beginning of the year, we resolved to make a concerted effort to grow the Caulfield Cup on both local <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/louis-vuitton-speedy-73>Louis Vuitton Speedy</a> and international levels,'' Melbourne Racing Club chief executive officer Brodie&nbsp;Arnhold&nbsp;said on Tuesday.
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''The ensuing facelift injected $500,000 in prize money to the race to bring its total purse up to $3 million, altered the conditions to pay prize money down to 10th position, and revised a series of international races whose winners would earn ballot and fee exemption for the cup.
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''Then, in conjunction with Leigh&nbsp;Jordon&nbsp;and the team at Racing Victoria, we embarked on an enhanced recruitment strategy that we re delighted to say appears to have paid dividends.''
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Singapore International Cup winner Dan Excel was among the Cox Plate entries from the invited international stars, while Dubai <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/louis-vuitton-siracusa-75>Louis Vuitton Siracusa</a> World Cup runner-up Mukhadram, Smoking Sun and Trading Leather also remain on the hitlist.  
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Coolmore's Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien is expected to return to Australia for the first time since 2008 after including Breeders Cup Turf winner Magician and gun colt Adelaide in Ballydoyle's four entries for Australasia's weight-for-age championship.
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No internationally trained horse has won the Cox Plate and Chris Waller will again lead the charge on the home front with 15 nominations, highlighted by multiple group 1 winners Boban and Sacred Falls.  
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The Caulfield Guineas (281) and Thousand Guineas (205) were also flooded with nominations.
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All those entries will carry over to the newly formed $750,000 Caulfield Classic, which will carry a $250,000 bonus &nbsp;if the winner also takes out either the Caulfield Guineas or Thousand Guineas seven days earlier.
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First nominations for the Melbourne Cup close on September 2.
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Meanwhile, online bookmaker Sportsbet officially rolled across IASbet's client base on Tuesday as Irish bookmaking giant Paddy Power seeks to consolidate its Australian interests.
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The approach of Paddy Power, which took over Sportsbet in 2009, is in contrast to that of British betting behemoth William Hill, who has <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/louis-vuitton-wilshire-76>Louis Vuitton Wilshire</a> preserved the separate branding of its acquisitions Sportingbet, Centrebet and tomwaterhouse.com.au.
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  The key in this process was making it as easy as possible for the customers and we ve done that, a Sportsbet spokesman said.
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  All account balances, history, pending bets and so forth will migrate across to sportsbet.com.au.
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  We re currently in the midst of an extensive communications process advising the customers and providing them with all of the key information on a regular basis.

Revision as of 08:45, 18 August 2014

@@@ Both the quantity and quality of international entries received for the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate is a mark of the respect and interest that the spring racing carnival and our premier racing now commands on the world stage, Racing Victoria's international recruitment officer Leigh Jordon said.

The inflated international presence helped spark an increase in total nominations for two of Melbourne's big three, with the Cox Plate topping 225 (up from 158 last year) and the Caulfield Cup racking up 221 (up from 173 last year). 
Advertisement 
The Caulfield Cup's international contingent included 30 horses trained in the United Kingdom, with France (five), Ireland (four), Japan (three) and Hong Kong (one) also represented. Only three internationally trained horses have won the Caulfield Cup. 
Lloyd Williams has reigning Caulfield Cup winner Fawkner headlining his 12-strong entries for the richest 2400-metre handicap in the world. 
At the beginning of the year, we resolved to make a concerted effort to grow the Caulfield Cup on both local <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/louis-vuitton-speedy-73>Louis Vuitton Speedy</a> and international levels, Melbourne Racing Club chief executive officer Brodie Arnhold said on Tuesday. 
The ensuing facelift injected $500,000 in prize money to the race to bring its total purse up to $3 million, altered the conditions to pay prize money down to 10th position, and revised a series of international races whose winners would earn ballot and fee exemption for the cup. 
Then, in conjunction with Leigh Jordon and the team at Racing Victoria, we embarked on an enhanced recruitment strategy that we re delighted to say appears to have paid dividends. 
Singapore International Cup winner Dan Excel was among the Cox Plate entries from the invited international stars, while Dubai <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/louis-vuitton-siracusa-75>Louis Vuitton Siracusa</a> World Cup runner-up Mukhadram, Smoking Sun and Trading Leather also remain on the hitlist. 
Coolmore's Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien is expected to return to Australia for the first time since 2008 after including Breeders Cup Turf winner Magician and gun colt Adelaide in Ballydoyle's four entries for Australasia's weight-for-age championship. 
No internationally trained horse has won the Cox Plate and Chris Waller will again lead the charge on the home front with 15 nominations, highlighted by multiple group 1 winners Boban and Sacred Falls. 
The Caulfield Guineas (281) and Thousand Guineas (205) were also flooded with nominations. 
All those entries will carry over to the newly formed $750,000 Caulfield Classic, which will carry a $250,000 bonus  if the winner also takes out either the Caulfield Guineas or Thousand Guineas seven days earlier. 
First nominations for the Melbourne Cup close on September 2. 
Meanwhile, online bookmaker Sportsbet officially rolled across IASbet's client base on Tuesday as Irish bookmaking giant Paddy Power seeks to consolidate its Australian interests. 
The approach of Paddy Power, which took over Sportsbet in 2009, is in contrast to that of British betting behemoth William Hill, who has <a href=http://www.saclouisvuittonhomme.com/louis-vuitton-wilshire-76>Louis Vuitton Wilshire</a> preserved the separate branding of its acquisitions Sportingbet, Centrebet and tomwaterhouse.com.au. 
 The key in this process was making it as easy as possible for the customers and we ve done that, a Sportsbet spokesman said. 
 All account balances, history, pending bets and so forth will migrate across to sportsbet.com.au. 
 We re currently in the midst of an extensive communications process advising the customers and providing them with all of the key information on a regular basis.
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