Released on: April 26, 2008, 4:50 pm

Press Release Author: Nina Pendleton

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: New Polytrack racing surface leaves multiple questions
leading up to the "Run for the Roses"

Press Release Body: San Jose, Costa Rica - Online sports and Live Dealer gaming
website LazerWager.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 26, 2008

The 134th edition of the Kentucky Derby will be run at Churchill Downs on Saturday,
May 3, 2008 and a full field of 20 runners is expected to fill the starting gate.
While the "Run for the Roses" is draped in history and tradition, this will be the
first time in 134 years that the Polytrack surface will play a major role for the
horses, trainers and handicappers. This year 30%, (13 of 43) of recognized Derby
prep races were run over a synthetic surface. "It will certainly make it harder for
the betting public to pick the winner. In past years, every prep race leading up to
the Derby was run on the dirt, however, this year several prep races were run over
the Polytrack surface and the bettors will have to factor that in," said Dan
DelGato, director of operations at LazerWager.com, a sports, casino and
entertainment website.

Polytrack is a brand of synthetic surface that was originally introduced back in the
late 1980s in England. It combines new and recycled products, including silica
sand, synthetic fibers and rubber, which are all blended together with a wax
coating. The surface requires less maintenance and provides a softer, kinder cushion
for both horse and rider by absorbing the impact and weight. These materials allow
rain to flow through the top layer and drain into the sub-layers, keeping the
surface dry and more consistent. Most jockeys agree that the synthetic surface falls
somewhere between conventional dirt and turf surfaces.

One of the prep races run on a synthetic surface was the Blue Grass stakes at
Keeneland on April 12. Before running in the Blue Grass, Pyro was the most
consistent 3-year-old of his crop, never finishing worse than third during his six
career races (all run over conventional dirt tracks). He went off as the Blue Grass
favorite, but never made a run and finished in 10th place. After the poor effort,
his trainer Steve Asmussen told reporters, "I'm pretty confident it was simply the
surface, the horse came out of it in good shape. Watching the race, he wasn't going
anywhere at any point. He wasn't himself from the first step."

"After Pyro's disappointing finish in the Blue Grass and Big Brown's victory in the
Florida Derby, our players' money flooded in on Big Brown making him the 2 to 1
favorite," said DelGato. Currently, LazerWager has the following odds available: Big
Brown favored at +200 (2 to 1), followed by Colonel John +500, Pyro +600, Z Fortune
+1400, Court Vision and Gayego +1500, Monba, Recapture the Glory and Adriano +1800.

The remainder of the field can be played at +2000 (20 to 1) or higher.
"Interestingly, our players love Colonel John and have made him our second choice,
but he's raced exclusively on the Polytrack in California and who knows how he'll
perform on the Churchill dirt," questioned DelGato.

"You have to treat the Polytrack results the exact same way you would races run on
the turf. just toss them out when selecting the Derby winner. Don't forget about
last year's Blue Grass Stakes when Street Sense was the big favorite, but lost to
long shot, Dominican," stated DelGato. Four weeks after the two colts faced each
other on Keeneland's Polytrack, Street Sense turned the tables by winning the 133rd
Kentucky Derby on the dirt while Dominican subsequently finished a well beaten 11th.
Horses have bad days just like all athletes, but sometimes a dislike for the racing
surface might be the explanation for such a poor performance.

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For more info contact Ms. Pendleton at pr@lazerwager.com

More about LazerWager. LazerWager ( www.lazerwager.com) based in San Jose, Costa
Rica with corporate offices in Cyprus, is an online sports, casino and entertainment
gambling website backed by over 50 years experience in the online gambling industry.
They offer sports and race book betting, Live Dealer and digital casino software,
odds on various news, entertainment and current events as well as exciting free
content. LazerWager abides by all rules and regulations related to online gaming.
Consult your local jurisdiction regarding gambling laws before placing any wagers
over the internet.

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