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ARCADIA, Calif. -- Tamarkuz was fed a steady diet of one-turn races throughout his career, but in his 20th and perhaps final career start, he successfully stretched out around two turns to win the $1 million Breeders Cup Dirt Mile on Friday at Santa Anita, scoring an 11-1 upset over the likes of Dortmund, Gun Runner, and Runhappy.The win was his first in a Grade 1 race, an important milestone for a 6-year-old horse owned by Sheikh Hamdans Shadwell Stable, where he will go to stud, perhaps quite soon. Though his connections wouldnt yet say he was retired, they acknowledged that this win will take Tamarkuz to a new level when we take him home, said Joe DeSantis, the assistant racing manager for Shadwell.Tamarkuz was always intended for the Dirt Mile. Shadwell also had pre-entered Frosted in the Dirt Mile, as well as the Classic, and ended up putting him in the Classic on Saturday. Both are trained by Kiaran McLaughlin.Now all the media knows why Frosted is running in the Classic. We knew we had a horse who would win the Dirt Mile, McLaughlin said, laughing.Tamarkuz ($25.80), with Mike Smith aboard, rallied into a hot pace and drew away for a 3-1/2-length victory in the two-turn mile. Gun Runner held on for second by a neck over Accelerate.The races disappointments were its early leaders. Dortmund, sent off at 3-5, pressed the pace of Runhappy but tired in the lane and was fourth. Runhappy, last years champion male sprinter, set a quick pace for a half-mile but began a steady fade on the final turn and finished eighth in the nine-horse field, his second straight disappointing race since returning from a nine-month layoff.Tamarkuz was fractious behind the gate before the start, then raced wide while toward the rear for the first part of the race. The pace, though, was to his liking -- an opening quarter in 22.45 seconds, a half in 45.37. He closed steadily at the weary front-runners, got the lead at midstretch and was never in danger thereafter. He completed one mile on the fast main track in 1:35.72.This is so satisfying, DeSantis said. This is what he needed -- a two-turn race with speed.Gun Runner pressed the pace while three wide, got the best of Dortmund and Runhappy, but could not stave off Tamarkuz. Dortmund seemed to show the effects of three straight losses against California Chrome prior to this race.Tamarkuz, by Speightstown, was bred in Kentucky by John Gunther, was purchased as a yearling for $325,000 by Shadwell, and began his career in Britain before heading to Dubai and then last year to the United States. In six prior starts for McLaughlin, he had never won, but in his last two starts, he had finished second in the seven-furlong Forego to A. P. Indian and second in the one-turn-mile Kelso to Anchor Down.Hed been second, fourth, a little unlucky, McLaughlin said. We knew he had potential.We thought he was sitting on a big effort, DeSantis said.The victory was the third in a Breeders Cup race for McLaughlin, all with horses owned by Shadwell.Its a great honor. Its fabulous to be part of that team, McLaughlin said.Tamarkuz has now won eight times in 20 starts, and the $550,000 he earned on Friday increased his career earnings to $1,840,444.Hes very well balanced. He should make a nice stallion, McLaughlin said.DeSantis said his boss, Rick Nichols, and Sheikh Hamdan would decide whether Tamarkuz races again. If this was his final start, it was quite the curtain call. David McKay Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Detroit Tigers Store . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. 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Madden released its ratings for the 2016 rookie class on Wednesday, and Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who was the No. 5 pick in the NFL draft, leads the way. The top 20 players represented a smorgasbord of positions -- 14 in total -- including a kicker.Check out the Madden?ratings for the top-10 rookies?here, and watch a few rookies react to their ratings here.?Here are eight things that stood out from the complete ratings list:?1. Ramsey takes top spotRamsey might have fallen a few spots in the draft, but he has all the attributes of?Maddens?top-rated rookie. He was given an overall rating?of 82, two points higher?than the next-best rookie,?Cowboys?running back Ezekiel Elliott. Ramsey, who in late May had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee,?rated in the 90s in five?categories: speed, acceleration, agility, jumping and stamina. Rounding out the top five are rookies who all received an overall rating of?79:?Chargers?defensive end?Joey Bosa,?Buccaneers?kicker?Roberto Aguayo,?and?three offensive tackles -- Ronnie Stanley?(Ravens), Laremy Tunsil?(Dolphins) and Jack Conklin?(Titans).2. 77s for Goff, WentzEven after theyve retired and moved on from their football careers, Goff and Wentz will be connected and compared to each other. Its no different in Madden. Goff, the No. 1 pick by the Rams, and Wentz, the Eagles pick at No. 2, enter their rookie seasons with identical 77 overall ratings. In fact, they have the same rating in 20 other categories. There are a few differences, however. While Goff edges Wentz in strength rating, Wentz has caught the Madden crews?attention as the superior runner, receiving higher marks in speed, agility, carrying, jumping, trucking (by a long shot) and elusiveness (also by a long shot), among other categories. Goff?received higher passing ratings. Meanwhile,?Denvers Paxton Lynch, the other quarterback taken in the first round, has a 74 overall rating.3. Coleman is top-rated rookie wideoutFinally, some good news for the Cleveland Browns. With the 15th pick in the draft, they selected?Baylor?wide receiver Corey Coleman --?and got all his speed, acceleration, agility, jumping?and stamina. Those are the five Madden categories in which?Coleman rated in the 90s. With an overall rating of 78, Coleman is the top-rated rookie wide receiver.?The other wideouts picked in the first round -- the?Redskins?Josh Doctson (77),?Vikings?Laquon Treadwell (75) and?Texans?Will Fuller (74) -- couldnt quite match Colemans overall rating. The Browns might?have found themselves a pass-catcher?to help Robert Griffin III immediately.4. Big drop-off in running backsTheres Elliott and, and then theres every other rookie running back?in?Madden NFL 17. Elliott, the?fourth overall pick by the Cowboys, is the highest-rated?running back by six points.dddddddddddd There are 29 other rookies between Elliott and the next-best running back,?Seahawks?third-round pick?C.J. Prosise.?How big is the discrepancy between Elliott and the other running backs? There are 18 other positions rated higher than Prosises 74. Elliott, who had 3,961 rushing yards and 44 total touchdowns in his?Ohio State?career, has six 90-or-above ratings, including speed, acceleration and agility. His high expectations on the field have followed him to Madden.5. Jack of all tradesWhat injury? In the aftermath of coming back from a torn lateral meniscus, Jaguars linebacker Myles Jack proved enough at?UCLA?that he was rated among the top 20 rookies this year. His overall rating of 76 was tied for the highest among linebackers (Chicagos?Leonard Floyd and Dallas?Jaylon Smith, who also suffered a knee injury in college last season, were also given 76s).?Jacks knee injury certainly didnt affect his Madden ratings. He received an 83 in pursuit, a 91 in jumping, a 77 in finesse moves and an 84 in hit power. And?Jacks days as a running back for the Bruins came in handy, too. He was given a 79?in stiff arm, a 76 in rushing and a 74 in trucking. If Jack recovers a fumble,?he could take it to the house.6.?Millers video-game moves rewardedBraxton Millers spin move against Virginia Tech last season looked like something straight out of a video game. Madden noticed. Even though the Texans third-round pick was given a pedestrian overall rating of 71, he was awarded a 91 in spin moves, the highest rookie rating in that category. It was also one of Millers five ratings in the 90s, including speed, acceleration, agility and stamina.7.?Second-round picks in first tierBeing a first-round pick doesnt guarantee?a spot?among Maddens top-rated rookies. Just like being a second-round pick doesnt relegate a player to the second tier of Madden ratings. Nine second-round picks?were rated among the 31 first-round picks. Highest among them is?Aguayo, and San Diego tight end Hunter Henry is the highest-rated skill-position player of the second-round picks?(78). Joining them are linebackers Jack and?Smith, wide receiver Sterling Shepard, halfback Derrick Henry, safety Sua Cravens, linebacker Reggie Ragland and linebacker Kevin Dodd.8. Lowest-rated first-round pickThen there was Green Bays Kenny Clark,?the?UCLA defensive tackle who?was drafted 27th overall by the?Packers. Hes entering an ideal situation, one that will likely have him competing for an NFC championship -- and maybe a Super Bowl title -- annually.?But hes also the lowest-rated first-round pick in Madden with a 73. Forty-one rookies?are ranked higher than him, including nine second-rounders, a third-rounder (Prosise) and a sixth-rounder (San Diego punter?Drew Kaser). ' ' '