BERLIN -- Third-division side Sportfreunde Lotte knocked six-time champion Werder Bremen out of the German Cup with a 2-1 victory, while Bayer Leverkusen progressed from the first round Sunday.Matthias Rahn fired Lotte into an early lead, Zlatko Junuzovic equalized, but Andre Dej claimed what proved to be the winner in the 55th minute. Bremens Fin Bartels was sent off late.Javier Chicharito Hernandez scored and set up Karim Bellarabis goal as Leverkusen edged past fifth-tier SC Hauenstein 2-1. Andjelo Srzentics late goal for Hauenstein ensured a nervy finish with Leverkusens Bernd Leno forced to make a number of saves.Antonio-Mirko Colak scored a hat trick as Darmstadt routed fifth-tier Bremer SV 7-0, Hoffenheim won 6-0 at fourth-tier FC Germania Egestorf/Langreder and second-division side Greuther Fuerth won 4-1 at fourth-tier Eintracht Norderstedt.Bundesliga sides Eintracht Frankfurt, Mainz, Hertha Berlin and Ingolstadt all needed penalties to get past lower-league opposition.Mainz defeated fourth-tier Unterhaching 4-2 in the shootout after their game ended 3-3 following extra time.Guillermo Varela scored the winning penalty as Frankfurt beat third-division Magdeburg 4-3 with the game tied 1-1 after extra time. Frankfurt defender Michael Hector earned a second yellow card in extra time, and the game was held up in normal time due to fan disturbances, with police forced to intervene.Solomon Kalou converted the winning spot kick as Hertha won 5-3 at third-division Jahn Regensburg after their game ended 1-1 following extra time.Ingolstadt defeated second-division Erzgebirge Aue 8-7 after a goalless 120 minutes.Fourth-tier side Astoria Walldorf upset second-division Bochum with two goals in extra time for a 4-3 win, Union Berlin won 2-1 at third-tier MSV Duisburg thanks to an own goal in extra time, and another second-division side, Heidenheim, came from behind to win 2-1 at fourth-tier Wattenscheid.Borussia Dortmund plays at fourth-tier Eintracht Trier on Monday. Defending champion Bayern Munich easily progressed on Friday. 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He has won most major North American stakes races, including the 2005 Kentucky Derby with 50-1 shot Giacomo.But the Breeders Cup is where Smith shines. He holds the records for wins (22) and purse earnings ($28.9 million) in the season-ending championships.A major concession to the passage of time is a selective approach. Smith doesnt ride as many races as in the past, seeking quality over quantity. He has had only 275 mounts this year heading into Breeders Cup weekend, yet he leads all American-based riders in average earnings peer race at $26,969.ddddddddddddIf the money is down, Smith is there.When Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert sent Arrogate to the Saratoga for the $1.25 million Travers, he needed a jockey for the gray colts first stakes race. Riding the horse for the first time, Smith guided Arrogate to a 13 1/2-length victory in track record time.When I reached back and touched him one time, I couldnt believe how he took off, Smith said. I was in awe of what he did.Arrogate is the 5-2 second choice in the Classic behind even-money favorite California Chrome.Songbird, the 6-5 favorite in the Distaff, puts an 11-for-11 record on the line, with Smith in the saddle for every victory.Shes probably got to run harder than shes ever run before, but I think shes ready to do something like that, Smith said.Several years ago, Bafferts wife, Jill, helped Smith organize his trophy room. With everything polished and presented, son Bode Baffert was awed by the sight.Bode looked at all the trophies and said `Daddy, why does Mike Smith have more trophies that you do? Bob Baffert said. I told him Im trying to catch up. Im a little bit behind.So are most jockeys, when it comes to chasing Big Money Mike. ' ' '
