It was a mini-maul last night in St. Petersburg, and Hondo paid a steep price as the earnings tumbled to 690 ramoses. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will risk some Silva dollars on the Twins over Wakefield, that knuckle head. 10 units.

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Jim “I am a gay American” McGreevey only de cided to enter an Episcopalian seminary after years and years of soul-searching. That, plus he had to prove that his patellas are tough enough to handle all that praying.

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If it’s Derby time, it’s time for the Hondosage Index. The Hondosage (as if you didn’t know) is based on a complex maze of equine equations which factor in breeding, past performances, speed fig ures, and mostly guesswork in an annually unsuc cessful attempt to forecast the Run for the Roses. Here’s how it shapes up, according to the H.I.: Scat Daddy, Any Given Saturday, Circular Quay.

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