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Ozone Park, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Private Zone, ridden by Martin Pedroza, took the lead out of the gate and was never challenged to win Saturdays $750,000 Cigar Mile at Aqueduct. Trained by Alfredo Velazquez, Private Zone broke sharply from the inside post in the nine-horse field and immediately went to the front and controlled the pace. Sent off at 9-2, Private Zone was stalked by 13-1 longshot Regally Ready and 5-2 favorite Secret Circle, runner-up in this years Breeders Cup Sprint. Private Zone increased his advantage down the stretch and went on to post a five-length victory over Secret Circle with Bourbon Courage getting third. He was great, the winning trainer said. That was the way I was expecting him to run because he was training super. I worked him here the other day and it was (the slowest) track I have ever seen, and he worked 1:01 and 4/5 (seconds). Completing the order of finish were Big Business, Vyjack, Noble Moon, Regally Ready, Transparent and Itsmyluckyday. The time for the Mile was 1:34.39 on a fast track. Owned by Good Friends Stable, Private Zone tallied his seventh career win just one year after finishing second in the Cigar Mile behind Flat Out. The 5- year-old gelding earned $450,000 with the win and has now banked $1,521,820 in 25 lifetime starts. The purse for the race was boosted by $250,000 because there were Grade I race winners in the field, including Private Zone. Private Zone was third in the Breeders Cup Sprint behind Work All Week and Secret Circle four weeks ago. Two months ago at Belmont Park he won his second straight Vosburgh in just his second start of the year. His first start this season came on Sept. 1 on the grass when he finished fourth in the Turf Monster at Parx Racing. Private Zone returned $11.60, $5.80 and $4.10. Secret Circle paid $4.60 and $3.30, and Bourbon Courage paid $4.10 to show. Cheap Jerseys 2020 . 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Wholesale Authentic Jerseys . -- The Los Angeles Clippers chose not to speak publicly about owner Donald Sterling before they faced the Golden State Warriors for Game 4 of their first-round series Sunday.(SportsNetwork.com) - The top two teams in the Metropolitan Division will clash Wednesday evening in D.C. as the Washington Capitals welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins for a battle at the Verizon Center. You can watch the game on TSN2 at 8pm et/5pm pt. With 26 points on a 13-8-0 record, Pittsburgh is just one point ahead of the streaking Capitals for first place in the Metro, the newly-named division that makes up half of the realigned Eastern Conference. This is the first of four scheduled meetings between the Pens and Caps during the 2013-14 regular season. Pittsburgh enters Wednesday on a four-game winning streak in this series and also has taken three of the past five meetings in the nations capital. Washington, however, is coming off its third straight victory and can match a season-best winning streak with another triumph in tonights divisional matchup. The Capitals opened November with four consecutive wins, but then dropped two in a row before getting back on track with their current hot streak. Washington has scored four goals in each of its wins during the three-game stretch and the club last played on Sunday when it downed the visiting St. Louis Blues by a 4-1 count. Alex Ovechkin continued his terrific start to the season with a two-goal performance against the Blues. The Russian superstar has 17 goals on the season, tying him with Alexander Steen of St. Louis for the NHL lead. Ovechkin, of course, led the league with 32 goals in 48 games last season and won his third Hart Trophy at the end of the lockout-shortened campaign. Ovechkin enters Wednesday on a three-game goal-scoring streak and has four markers during that stretch. The 28-year-old winger has registered 22 goals and 40 points in 31 career games against the Penguins. John Carlson and Mikhail Grabovski each scored a goal while Nicklas Backstrom posted three assists for the Capitalls on Sunday.dddddddddddd Braden Holtby made 46 stops to earn the win. "I think weve been playing decent hockey and hopefully well continue to grow," said Washington head coach Adam Oates. The Capitals have won six straight home games and havent been defeated in D.C. since dropping a 2-0 decision against the New York Rangers on Oct. 16. Pittsburgh enters Wednesdays showdown having won two of its past three games, but the club is just 2-4-0 since winning four in a row from Oct. 28-Nov. 2. The Pens last played on Monday when they recorded a 3-1 home victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Brian Gibbons, Brandon Sutter and Sidney Crosby each scored third-period goals to back 27 saves from Marc-Andre Fleury in the triumph at CONSOL Energy Center. Gibbons, making his NHL debut after being recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL on Monday, added an assist on Sutters marker that came just 62 seconds after the rookie snapped a scoreless tie. Evgeni Malkin delivered a pair of helpers for the Penguins, who had registered only eight goals in dropping four of their previous five coming into Mondays tilt. "I think I am just taking it all in right now," Gibbons said. "I dont usually show a lot of emotion, but on the inside I am really happy." Crosby is tied with Steen for the NHL lead in points with 26. Like Ovechkin, Crosby has fared well in tonights matchup during his career, posting 14 goals and 43 points in 25 career games against the Capitals. Fleury is 13-7-2 with a 2.60 goals against average in 23 career games against Washington. Holtby is 0-3-0 with a 4.53 GAA in three outings versus the Pens. Capitals defenseman Mike Green has missed the past two games with a lower-body issue, but was able to practice on Tuesday. However, he may need a little more time to get into game shape before returning. ' ' '