furlongs this summer at Saratoga, closing from well back. His tra

VINTON, La. -- Gunnevera put some Kentucky Derby points in his pocket Saturday when he unleashed an explosive bid on the final turn of the Grade 3, $1 million Delta Downs Jackpot and went on to a 5-3/4-length win over Hot Sean. It was another four lengths back to Dangerfield in third.Gunnevera earned 10 eligibility points for the Kentucky Derby with his Jackpot win, which was the richest race on a program of eight stakes at Delta Downs. The card included the Grade 3, $400,000 Delta Downs Princess in which Shanes Girlfriend ($8.80) romped by 13.25 lengths.Gunnevera ($7.80) had one horse beat on the final turn of the Jackpot, a 1-1/16-mile race run over a six furlong track at Delta Downs. He responded like a shot when asked, and circled his rival into the stretch before running down clear leader Hot Sean. Gunnevera covered the distance on a track rated fast in 1:45.15.I really liked the way he did it today, very professional, winning rider Javier Castellano said.Gunnevera let the speed go in the Jackpot, as Hot Sean and Our Stormin Norman took the field through fractions of 23.18 seconds for the opening quarter, 47.05 for the half-mile, and 1:12.52 for six furlongs, pushed along by Balandeen.He started running at the end, Castellano said of Gunnevera. It was very impressive the way he finished.Gunnevera won the Grade 2 Saratoga Special over 6-1/2 furlongs this summer at Saratoga, closing from well back. His trainer, Antonio Sano, said before the race Saturday he felt the horse, who had made one prior start at two turns, a fifth in the Grade 1 Breeders Futurity won by Classic Empire, would handle the distance demands. Castellano credited the horses success to the efforts of Sano.Antonio Sano took a lot of patience [with this horse] and it paid off, he said. The connections get all the credit.Gunnevera, who was the favorite in the Jackpot, is owned by Peacock Racing Stables. He earned $600,000 for his win in the Jackpot, improving his career earnings to $771,000. Gunnevera has now won three of six starts, starting with a maiden special weight at 5-1/2 furlongs at Gulfstream Park in July.Gunnevera is a son of Dialed In and was bred in Kentucky by Brandywine Farm and Stephen Upchurch. Sano sent him to Delta Downs a week out from the race, after putting in his final works at Gulfstream Park West.Gunnevera is the second straight Saratoga Special winner to take the Jackpot, behind Exaggerator in 2015. Exaggerator went on to run second in the Kentucky Derby and to win the Preakness.Other horses in the Jackpot earning Kentucky Derby eligibility points Saturday were Hot Sean (4), Dangerfield (2), and fourth-place finisher J Boys Echo (1). 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NBA officials ruled the court unplayable in the Bucks final exhibition game on Oct. 25 because players were slipping, and the game was cancelled midway through the first period. ST. LOUIS -- Orlando Arcia is finding his balance.Domingo Santana and Arcia hit back-to-back homers as the Milwaukee Brewers continued their recent road dominance routing the St. Louis Cardinals 12-5 on Thursday night.Hernan Perez had four hits and three RBI for the Brewers, who won their season-high fifth straight on the road and have won seven of their last eight games.Youre always happy to be in a good streak, Arcia said through an interpreter. We try to keep it loose, we try to play games before the game just trying to keep everybody loose and just going out there and having fun.The Cardinals fell to 30-38 at home and dropped a half game behind the idle New York Mets for the second wild card spot.Santana and Arcia connected on consecutive pitches in the second inning. It was the seventh time Milwaukee hit back-to-back homers this season and the second time in four days as Chris Carter and Santana did it on Sunday at Pittsburgh.I just went out there looking for a pitch I could hit hard, looking for my pitch, Arcia said. I was able to get one and hit it hard and get it out.Perezs four hits matched a career high he set Tuesday against Chicago.Hes swinging the bat well, Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. He just is getting in spots and tonight we had some runners on base when he was up. Hes making a lot of hard contact, solid contact.Brewers catcher Martin Maldonado has been pleasantly surprised by Perezs production in the clean-up spot.Hes earned his playing time this year and is putting up his numbers, Maldonado said. He doesnt try to do too much. Hes older and hes learning. Hes doing a good job.Arcia, who told reporters a couple of weeks ago that his balance was off in the batters box, had three hits and raised his average to .367 over his last 15 games.Just a lot of hard work, Arcia said. Just try to keep my same approach, up the middle and the other way and its starting to click.The bottom three hitters in the Brewers lineup reached eight times and scored six runs.Maldonados two-run home run in the sixth was his first since Aug. 13.Brewers right-hander Junior Guerra (8-3) neeeded 74 pitches to get through five innings in his second start back from the disabled list.dddddddddddd It was his first career win against St. Louis in three tries.Jaime Garcia (10-12) struggled for the fourth time in his last five starts, losing a career-high fourth straight decision. He gave up five earned runs in 3 2/3 innings -- his third shortest outing of the season.As he came out in the first I thought it was going to be one of those days where we were going to see some really good balls on the ground, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. It seemed like some elevated balls got him. He had a good sinker. It just ended up being a rough one.Garcia entered the game with an 11-5 career record against the Brewers.Well there are some guys who hadnt faced him very often, Counsell said. He left some balls up and thats how youve got to get him. Youve got to get him with some balls up in the strike zone and we did a good job of it.Cardinals reliever Mike Mayers retired just two of the nine batters he faced, giving up six runs. He has given up 15 runs in 3 1/3 innings and has a 40.50 ERA.Kolten Wongs two-run home run in the fourth was the Cardinal second basemans third in his last six games. Jose Martinezs first major league hit in the eighth scored Jedd Gyorko.TRAINING ROOMCardinals: LHP Michael Wacha (right shoulder inflammation) and RHP Trevor Rosenthal (right shoulder inflammation) both had successful bullpen sessions Wednesday. . OF Matt Holliday (right thumb fracture) grabbed a bat for the first time Thursday. . IF Aledmys Diaz (right thumb fracture) went 0-for-4 in a rehab start at Double-A Springfield on Wednesday.UP NEXTBrewers: RHP Jimmy Nelson (7-13, 4.36 ERA) has made 12 quality starts this season. He is 0-6 with a 7.57 ERA in eight career games against St. Louis.Cardinals: RHP Carlos Martinez (13-7, 3.07 ERA) leads all National League pitchers with 30 double plays induced. He is 2-0 with a 0.95 ERA in three starts this season against Milwaukee. ' ' '