Ben's Cat has hoof out for some help

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09/16/2011 - Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Breeders' Cup World Championships are on the horizon, but not all the stakes winners around are certain to get there. One such horse is Ben's Cat who is bred, owned and trained by Maryland legend King Leatherbury.

See, the five-year-old won the Turf Monster Handicap on Labor Day at Parx Racing which is part of the "Win and You're In" series. By winning the five- furlong turf race Ben's Cat reserved himself an automatic berth in the $1 million Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint at Churchill Downs on November 5.

However, Leatherbury didn't nominate his horse to the Breeders' Cup, meaning a $100,000 supplemental fee has to be paid in order for Ben's Cat to start. The owner/trainer is looking for a person or persons to step forward.

"I have one guy from California interested," Leatherbury said Thursday at Laurel Park. "He would get his $100,000 back if we finished in the top three. We would split whatever is left over. If the horse wins or finishes second everyone is happy. It would be a tremendous human interest story with us having to buy our way into the race."

It so happens that Ben's Cat defeated last year's Turf Sprint winner Chamberlain Bridge in the Turf Monster. Chamberlain Bridge finished third in the 11-horse field.

"He has been a tremendous surprise," Leatherbury noted. "I ran him for $20,000 in his first start, but he kept winning and winning and worked his way up the ladder. The last race was his best effort. He is peaking at the right time."

Ben's Cat has seven stakes victories on his resume with five additional wins in 17 career starts for $676,230. This year the gelding has posted four wins in eight starts for $464,250.

Jockey Jeremy Rose, who was aboard Afleet Alex in winning the 2005 Preakness and Belmont Stakes, is certain Ben's Cat belongs in the Breeders' Cup.

"He fits well in this race. I have plenty of confidence in him," Rose exclaimed.

Five weeks before taking the Turf Monster, Ben's Cat won the Pennsylvania Governor's Cup Handicap at Penn National and was victorious at Pimlico on May 20 in the Jim McKay Turf Sprint Stakes. His other win this year came in the Mister Diz Stakes at Pimlico in early April, his second straight win of the race.

"It would be a feather in our cap," Leatherbury said about winning a Breeders' Cup race. "Some of the trainers in the Hall of Fame had just one big horse. Buddy Delp had Spectacular Bid and Sonny Hine had Skip Away."

The 78-year-old is not in the Hall of Fame even though he has 6,325 career wins for more than $58.7 million.

Leatherbury's phone lines are open for anyone who wants to get Ben's Cat to Churchill Downs the first weekend in November.

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Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence

Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.

Work left to do:

Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.

Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.

DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...

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Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.

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New England Patriots 8/1

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Tennessee Titans 16/1

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Cleveland Browns 55/1

Cincinnati Bengals 60/1

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Kansas City Chiefs 100/1

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