Yep, you read that right. The USA womens team beat Thailand 13-0 in the 2019 Women's World Cup. It's the largest margin of victory ever in the history of the World Cup, as well as the most goals scored in a single World Cup match. When it comes to soccer, most of the time you get a 1-0 game, or at most a 4 or 5 point lead. USA outshot Thailand 39-2. Their offense was relentless. With that being said, can anyone else recall a margin this great in any other sport? What are some other shutouts that are worth mentioning?

Thanks. I did some digging on that one and here is what I found:

"Producing the biggest upset in the 150-year history of the race was Sarava. The win was so shocking that trainer Ken McPeek was only confident enough to put a $10 bet on his own horse according to the Los Angeles Times. Though small, that ticket ended up being worth over $900 following the major upset."

I wonder what the biggest payout was.

Now that we covered facts on the second jewel of the crown, I thought, why not do the same thing for the third. So, what don't we know about the Belmont Stakes? See if any catch you by surprise. Without further ado, here are 12 things to know about the Belmont Stakes before the race begins.

1. The Belmont Stakes is the longest of the three Triple Crown races as well as the oldest.

2. This year will be the first time top trainer Mark Casse has started a horse in the race.

3. Historically, the betting favorite has won the Belmont Stakes 42 percent of the time

4. Triple Crown winners own the two largest winning margins in the Belmont.

5. War of Will could become just the 12th horse to have lost the Kentucky Derby and then gone on to win the Preakness and Belmont, that's if he wins.

6. Tapit has sired (fathered) three of the last five Belmont Stakes winners.

7. Owner Juddmonte Farms has raced three horses in the Belmont Stakes and never finished worse than third.

8. War of Will's jockey, Tyler Gaffalione, will be riding in his first-ever Belmont Stakes this Saturday.

10. Todd Pletcher has more wins in the Belmont than any other trainer in this year’s race.

11. At odds of 70-1, Sarava gave bettors the biggest win payout in the history of the Belmont.

12. Jockey Mike Smith has won the Belmont three times in the last nine runnings.

I think it goes without saying, I'm rooting for War of Will. I'm sure everyone is. I really like to see something like number 5 continue on. What does anyone else think? Was there anything that was surprising in the list?

I think it goes without saying that Lewis Hamilton is a very strong favorite to win the Monaco GP. He helped to further Mercedes' domination in Formula 1 by winning the Spanish Grand Prix for a fourth time, this year. Which also put him at the top of the F1 Drivers Standings by 7 points, moving past Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas. Both of Hamilton's practice runs at Monaco speak just as loudly in my opinion. So I thought I'd post some odds to show how he stacks up against the other drivers.

• Lewis Hamilton +110
• Valtteri Bottas +200
• Max Verstappen +335
• Charles Leclerc +2000
• Sebastian Vettel +2000
• Pierre Gasly +2500

Do numbers actually speak for themselves? I'm not familiar with F1 history as much. Perhaps someone can tell us about upsets in the past with odds similar to these?

Dallasite Wrote:

Pimlico is the shortest and fastest track, at least for the 3 legs of the Triple Crown.

It's quite often called the "Second Jewel of the Triple Crown". It's a fact, but what are some other facts that we might not know? Here are some interesting facts to help us get to know this "second jewel" a little better.

1. This year is the first time since 1996 that the Derby winner won’t be running in the Preakness.

2. The silver Preakness trophy is the most valuable in sports.

3. Favorites strike at a 51 percent rate in the Preakness.

4. Eight winners were bred in the Preakness’s home state of Maryland.

5. The Preakness hasn’t always been run after the Kentucky Derby.

6. A maiden (horse who has never won a race) hasn’t won the Preakness since 1888.

7. The Preakness winner has been named Horse of the Year six times since 1999.

8. Since 1925 the race has been contested at 1 3/16 miles.

9. Rarely is the Preakness won by a horse who didn’t race in the Derby.

10. The first Preakness carried a purse of $2,050.

11. Six of the last seven Preakness winners completed their winter prep races in either California or Arkansas.

12. No horse has won the Preakness by a larger margin than Kentucky Derby winner Smarty Jones.

One fact that I thought was interesting is #2. The Woodlawn Vase was created by Tiffany and Co. in 1860 and was appraised at 1 million bucks in 1983. I figured the Stanley Cup would be the most valuable trophy in sports, but I was way off on that one. Details on #1: Country House came down with a cough and dropped out of the training list for Preakness. In fact none of the top four finishers from the Kentucky Derby will be running.