1.   Admittedly, the stakes this time are less.

2.   But the stakes this time are higher.

3.   It did this at the advice of investment bankers, raising the stakes each time.

4.   McCarron has won back-to-back stakes many times in his Hall of Fame career.

5.   The stakes this time are much higher.

6.   These two were destined to have another high-octane meeting, although the stakes this time are considerably less significant than the Apple Cup.

7.   No Olympic gold medals are at stake this time, just the credibility of the entire sport.