occasion, though; Banks starred with Bayley in the first womens NXT main event in their TakeOver Ironman match, and shes more than capable of doing the same inside the Cell in what looks like it w

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- It took every ounce of effort and a track record, but A. P. Indian stayed unbeaten in 2016 when edging Limousine Liberal in a thrilling 164th running of the Grade 2, $250,000 Phoenix Stakes on Friday, opening day of the Keeneland fall meet.After a prolonged stretch duel, A. P. Indian was a nose in front on the wire when completing the six-furlong distance in 1:08.43 over a fast track. The hard-fought victory was the sixth in as many starts this year for the 6-year-old A. P. Indian, who now heads to the Nov. 5 Breeders Cup Sprint at Santa Anita as one of the obvious favorites.Hes just been a champion all along, said winning jockey Joe Bravo. What makes him so special is he listens. He breathes, he relaxes. It wasnt like we were out there running against nothing. My hats off to the horse who took us to the wire. He was really tough.A .P. Indian returned $2.80 as a heavy favorite in a field of seven older horses. Limousine Liberal, a 6-1 shot ridden by Jose Ortiz, was another 3-1/2 lengths before Amis Flatter, the 9-2 second choice who was up in the final jump to get third over Alsvid.Before an ontrack crowd of 19,882, and under sultry conditions for early October, The Great War set the pace to the quarter pole while tracked closely by Limousine Liberal to the outside and A .P. Indian along the rail. After straightening away, the two chasers pulled away from the others.I was worried since the three-eighths pole when he got shuffled back, said Arnaud Delacour, who trains A. P. Indian at Fair Hill in northern Maryland for the geldings breeders, the Green Lantern Stables of Richard Masson. I knew it was going to be tough to make up ground. He did a great job.Delacour scratched A. P. Indian last weekend from the Grade 1 Vosburgh when the track came up sloppy at Belmont Park. A .P. 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Patrick Mahomes Youth Jersey . Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored shootout goals, and backup goalie Cam Talbot earned his second win in two nights as the Rangers shook off a late tying tally and beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 Monday night.If youre looking for us to justify why A.J. Styles deserves this spot, take a glance at how he was able to elevate a guy like James Ellsworth to a pair of entertaining matches. Hes quickly becoming the Shawn Michaels of this era, and praise like that isnt handed out carelessly. Styles can bring the best out of anyone, on any given night. (Campbell)His status as Universal champion keeps him high up here, but Kevin Owens needs a strong outing at Hell in a Cell against Seth Rollins. The match is tailor-made for him to show off the monster heel side that he displayed so effectively in NXT and upon the earliest days after his call up to WWE. 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While his bromance with Owens, which spawned Jerichos ever-expanding List of Jericho -- a running joke about calling Tom Phillips by the wrong name in interviews and numerous other gimmicks which have gotten over incredibly well with the crowd -- is seemingly nearing its end, Jericho looks to be headed towards a world title feud of some kind. Not only does he deserve it, he may even merit consideration for one last run at the top. (Fiorvanti)The Mizs ongoing feud with Dolph Ziggler has bbeen fantastic.dddddddddddd. It has felt personal, and it has been undeniably entertaining. Much of that is due to the evolution of The Mizs character. His arrogant and condescending voice on the microphone has truly cemented him as one of the best heels in the company. Add a string of tremendous matches over the past couple of months, and The Miz should continue to rise up the ranks -- and that should eventually lead to more pay-per-view main events. The Mizs promo on Talking Smack a couple months back was the best thing that ever happened to his career; he turned a corner that night and never looked back. (Coyle)Dean Ambrose bounces back three spots this week, and its more than just a market correction after he fell to No. 10 last time around. The Styles-Ellsworth-Ambrose saga over the last few weeks on SmackDown Live has highlighted many of Ambroses strongest credentials for being in the world title picture. He can freestyle and joke with the best of them, and his sense of comedic timing played off of Styles contributions in the ring perfectly in both of the Styles-Ellsworth matches, but when it came time for physicality, Ambrose was ready to deliver there as well. The world title feud has been strong enough to overcome John Cenas absence without skipping a beat, and Ambrose has played a big part in that. (Fiorvanti)To be clear, something big needs to happen for Dolph Ziggler in the long-term before the excitement of his Intercontinental championship win and memorable rivalry with The Miz wears off again. But no matter what lies ahead for Ziggler, hes clearly doing some of the best work of his WWE career. (Rosenberg)Sasha Banks needs a big win against Charlotte at Hell in a Cell to solidify her as Raw womens champion, given that both her title wins have come on Raw and her first pay-per-view defence at SummerSlam was a defeat. She tends to have no trouble rising to the occasion, though; Banks starred with Bayley in the first womens NXT main event in their TakeOver Ironman match, and shes more than capable of doing the same inside the Cell in what looks like it will be the first time two women have main evented a WWE pay-per-view. Hopefully she avoids needless risks and stays injury-free. (Atkin)We can criticize his booking or the fans reactions to him all we want, but when Roman Reigns hits the ring, viewers stop what they are doing and take notice. The WWE United States champion is operating at a strong level right now, with his brand rehabbing nicely during this current run away from the main title picture on Raw. Theres no reason to believe he wont be back there soon, though. (Campbell)Dropped from rankings:?John Cena (6th)Honorable mention:?Rusev,?The New Day, Ellsworth ' ' '