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NEW YORK -- Turns out, Syndergaard is awfully fast on the track, too.A horse named after hard-throwing New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard won the $200,000 Funny Cide Stakes at Saratoga on Friday, blowing away the competition by eight lengths.The team made mention of Syndergaards racing success upstate in its game notes Friday and said the 2-year-old colt is an early favorite for next years Kentucky Derby.In a release provided by the New York Racing Association, winning trainer Todd Pletcher said: Yeah, he came with the heater today.The Mets said track announcer Larry Collmus exclaimed that Syndergaard was throwing the hammer down.Syndergaard the horse is owned by Eric Fein, a Mets fan from nearby Long Island, according to NYRA.Syndergaard the pitcher -- nicknamed Thor -- has quickly blossomed into a horse on the mound for the defending NL champions. 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In taking its goal tally to 99 in all competitions already this season, City delivered another demonstration of its lethal firepower at Etihad Stadium to set up a fourth-round match at home to another second-tier team -- Watford. No one will ever accuse Serena Williams of reveling in her achievements for too long. Up until July 9, she was hunting for Grand Slam No. 22, and once she locked it down to equal Steffi Grafs Open-era record, the object of the world No. 1s search swiftly shifted to a single element on the periodic table.You may have heard of this one: gold.More specifically, Olympic gold -- hammered into a medal roughly the shape and size of a hockey puck, but a lot brighter and worth so much more in so many ways.Ive won gold. I love gold, Williams said at Wimbledon, shortly after winning the event. I mean, for me, if I kept one trophy, I would probably grab my gold medals.Although in the larger scheme Grand Slam titles will ultimately be her obsession, Williams knows theres something different about gold medals and the heroes associated with them. Players as accomplished as Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova have yet to reach the gold-medal pantheon.The curious detail is that Williams dominance in her sport is so absurd that her status as an Olympic icon is neglected. A review is in order:Tennis was part of the original Summer Olympics in 1896 but was dropped after the 1924 Games. It was finally reinstated as a full medal sport in 1988. Serena and sister Venus rank among the most prolific Olympic medal winners in tennis, each with four gold -- one in singles and three as doubles partners. Only Kitty Godfree, who played in the early 1900s, won more (five).In terms of overall gold-medal production by all Olympians, the Williams sisters output seems modest. Theyre ranked -- with 33 other Olympians -- No. 155 all time. But consider how dizzying the scope of the Games is. Russias Anastasia Ermakova (synchronized swimming) and Henri Saint Cyr of Sweden (equestrian) each won the same number of gold medals as Serena or Venus. But so did towwering historical figure Jesse Owens.ddddddddddddIf Serena -- or Venus, for that matter -- leaves Rio with two gold medals, she would vault to around No. 30 on the list of all-time gold-medal producers. The sisters are 14-0 in Grand Slam doubles finals, and theyre going into Rio as Wimbledon champs. The future is glittering. A gold in doubles would put both of them alongside legendary speedskater Eric Heiden, whos among the top 70 Olympians of all time in the record books.And then theres singles:Venus is in the middle of a remarkable resurgence. Seeded No. 8 at Wimbledon, she made the semifinals and spoke about not wanting to go to Rio de Janeiro rusty. She should not fear that for herself or Serena. Venus went on to make the final at Stanford a couple of weeks ago. Serena hasnt played since Wimbledon, but she won singles and doubles at Wimbledon and has done all the prep work she needs for these Games.The Williamses are experts at straining credulity. So heres an Olympic-quality mind-bender: Serena has 22 majors to Venus seven, but if either sister wins gold in singles, she will be the undisputed all-time Olympic tennis champion.As effectively as Venus is playing, the odds still favor Serena. Officially, no woman has won two gold medals in singles. Graf won her gold medal in singles in Seoul, Korea, in 1988. She also won the gold in singles in Los Angeles in 1984, but at those Games, tennis was still a demonstration sport trying to earn its way back in. The results are not part of the official record.Maybe that didnt make winning a gold medal any easier for Graf, but the rules are the rules. But its funny how, no matter where she turns, Serena just cant get away from the legacy of Graf. ' ' '