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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday Mays 1986 the stars and stripes Page 23 a Milo jockey bit Shoemaker. Oldest Derby Winner Derby from Page 21 pounds Home in 2 02 4/5 to earn 1609,400 and Reward his backers with a payoff of $37.40, slfi.20 and j8.mi, eighth Best in history. Bald arrangement Ridden by Chris me Carron returned 19.40 and $6.80, while Broad Brush Ridden by Vincent Breccia la jr., was 19.20 to show. Ferdinand is owned by mrs. Howard Keck and was bred in Kentucky by her husband who knows something about win Ning famed races. Keck owned the cars that Bill Vukovich drove to Victory in the Indi Anapolis 500 in 1953-54, now he has a Coll that Shoemaker thinks is Good enough to win the triple Crown. That he is even going to the Preakness is a Victory for racing traditionalists who were More than a Tittle annoyed in 1985, when spend a Buck skipped both the pc Akness and the Belmont Slakes. The traditionalists would have been Dis appointed again if the stretch running bold arrangement had been Able to overtake Ferdinand. Racing for Only the second time in the United slates the English Colt must return Home by May 10 under an arrangement with the . Department of agriculture. His next race will be the English Derby at Epsom Downs june 4. Two Colls foaled in England have won the Kentucky Derby. They were Omar Khayyam in 1917 and Tomylee in 1959. Tomy Lee was Ridden by a 27-year-old jockey named Bill Shoemaker who also won the Derby with swaps in 1955 and Lucky Debonair in 1965. Only Bill Hartack and Eddie Arcaro have won More derbies than Shoemaker five each. When the Field hit la Quarter pole Broad Brush was in front by & head Over bold arrangement who had a one half length Lead Over Badger land. Snow chief who had moved outside horses on the turn was already beginning to fade and was fourth. Al the Quarter pole. Shoemaker had Fer Dinand fifth and was four horses wide straightening for Home. Then Shoemaker managed to weave Ferdinand Between horses to reach inc rail. An announced crowd of 123,819 watched one of the biggest victories of Shoemaker s career which numbers More than 8,400 Vic tories and More than 200 in Slakes races Worth Al 00,000 or More. The order of finish after rampage was Badger land wheatly Hall. Bobby Forbes Ley Groom Wise times to Gambo. Snow chief Zabaleta Southern Appeal Bachelor Beau Vernon Castle and groovy a on by Hal Bock Louisville by a the Hole appeared for Only on instant a glimpse of Daylight shining through the cavalry charge of 3-year-Olds beading through the stretch run of saturday s Kentucky Derby. An instant was All jockey Bill Shoemaker needed though. He had been Down this i mile Road before 23 limes before More limes than any other jockey in history. He knew that an Opportunity like that does t wait Long for a decision to be made. I had a Choice Shoemaker said to could take a Chance save some ground that might make the  he did not have to think twice about in. It was 1-2-3, Boom he said Shoemaker pointed Ferdinand for the Gap squeezed him through to the rail and on to Victory in the 112th Derby was it a Light fit Shoemaker smiled. It might have been Herald. I Don t know. If Yau have the hone you can make it through those  and in you have 3d years of Riding experience that helps too. When tic erased the finish line 2w lengths ahead of English bred bold arrangement a though occurred 10 the 54-Ycar-a\a jockey who likes to relax by playing Golf. "1 thought. Old Jack Nick bus did if in the masters and i did Iloo " score another one for the senior set. Like Nicklaus marching triumphantly Down the 18th Fairway Al Augusin last Munch. Shoemaker said the Molion of the moment got to him. I had a few tears in my eyes around the Winner s  Shoemaker the oldest jockey to win the Ruce said. And he sent a Chili up a few spines with his fourth Derby Victory and his first in 21  thought this one was the Best of the whole group Shoemaker said. I thought a lot that maybe had one More Chance and that this horse might be il.". He almost did t have a Chance to win this one. At the Start he found himself crowded put of the on nine charge As Wise times turned left out of the 8te and nearly upset three or four horses. Shoemaker was Lucky he did t go Down mucin la vusiuc7, who got caught in inc traffic Jam aboard Magambo said. He broke Well but got pinched shoe maker said of Ferdinand. He was Way Back a lot further than i wanted. I let him move gradually. He was picking them off and got with n two or t free of thy Leader. Turning for Home i figured i d Lake a Chance and save same ground. I thought it might make the difference. Why go around three or four when you Sec he spot thai. Might make a difference once through the Hole Shoemaker was in the Clear charging through the stretch to the 8,5j7lh Victory of his career. The first one was recorded in 1949 and the experience of those Many rides served him Well on this first saturday in May. He did not look behind and he headed for the finish line. You never know what s coming behind you Shoemaker said. On saturday there were 15 horses Back there. Cubs rally to Edge giants 6-5 from press dispatches san Francisco Terry Francana did t take Long to repay the Chicago cubs far giving him a second Chance in the major leagues. Francana who made his cubs debut Fri Day night capped a four run ninth inning rally saturday witha two run single that downed the san Francisco giants i s. -. I m pleased As punch to be Here said Francona he had been released by the Montreal expos and then signed a minor league con tract with class no Roundup aaa Iowa. He was Francony baiting .250 with the american association club. The cubs brought him up last week. I would t have gone to triple a if i did t feel i belonged Here Aid Francona who has three hits in 10 at Bals with the cubs. The big leagues is what it s All about. I m glad t could help right  Jody Davis opened the ninth with a walk and Greg Minton 1-2, replaced starter Scott Garrelts. Gary Matthews singled with one out and Pinch hitters triad Bosley and Jerry Mam Percy belled fun scoring singles for a tic. Shawon Duns on fielder s Choice ground or to Short nailed Bosley at the plate but Duns on stole second and scored what proved to be inc winning run on Francona s hit. That put the cubs ahead 6-4. Will Clark homered for the giants in inc Bottom of the ninth to make it 6-5. I did t pay attention to what Francona was hitting in the minors cubs manager Jim Frey said. All i can remember is that when he play d in inc big leagues he always put the Bat on the  a two run Pinch hit Homer by Jeffrey Leonard in a three run seventh gave the giants a 4-2 Lead entering the ninth. George Frazier 2-1, who took Over in the seventh was the Winner and Jay Bailer re corded his fifth save. In other games saturday dodgers 3, cardinals 0 los Angeles Fernando Valenzue la pitched a five hitter for his first shutout of t he season and Center fielder Reggie Wil Liams saved a run with a diving catch As los Angeles Defeated St. Louis amending the dodgers winning Streak to seven games. The loss was the cardinals fifth straight and their 12th in their last 13 games. Mats 4 rods 1 Cincinnati Bobby Oieda won his fourth game without a loss and Keith Hernandez hit a two run Homer As new York handed Cincinnati its seventh straight loss. Hernandez singled doubled and hit his first Homer a two run shot in the seventh inning off John Denny -3. The Mats have won to of their last 14 games. Expos 7, astros 6 Montreal Hubic Brooks tripled Home Pinch runner Jim Wohlford with none out in the 10 1 inning As Montreal beat Houston. Jeff cardon3-2, pitched a scoreless 1 oth inning to pick up he Victory Dratos id Phillies t Philadelphia Glenn Hubbartt drilled three doubles and drove in four run to Lead Atlanta Over Philadelphia. The braves collected seven doubles through the first five innings and Hod nine in the game to support starter Rick Mahler 2-4. The right hander pitched 6v innings to break a personal four game losing Streak. Pirates 7, padres 6 san Diego Bill Almon hit a three run Homer Wilh two out in the eighth inning off Relief Pitcher Ric Gossage lifting Pitts Burgh Over san Diego. Cecilio Gigantc 2-0, worked two scoreless innings for the win. Pat Clements got he final out for his firs save after allowing n run scoring single by Craig Nettles. Tribe stretches winning Streak to six from press dispatches Chicago Pinch hitter Joe Carter and Brett Butler delivered run scoring singles in the eighth inning saturday night to lift Cleve land to its sixth consecutive Victory an 8-7 decision Over the Chicago Whiteson. The son had taken a 7-6 Lead with three runs in the seventh on sacrifice flies by Wayne Tolleson and Ron Kittle and Harold Brines rib single. The indians took a 1-0 Lead in the first on an rib single by Brook Jacoby. Chicago tied it in the Bottom of the inning on a run scoring single by Harold Bains. Cleveland added two run la the second on two walks a bunt single a double play and a wild pitch. The White sox Cut the deficit to 3-2 in the third on an rib single by Joel Skinner and a Wojcio Bobby Bonhs s first major league Home run a two run shot in the sixth inning gave the sox a 4-3 Lead Cleveland scored three runs in the top of the seventh after Chris Bando and Otis Nix Oit walked. Butler bunted and when Davis threw wild past first Bando and Nixon both scored Butler then scored on a single by Tony Bernazard. Al Roundup with one out in the eighth Cleveland s Mel Hall Drew a walk off starter Joel Davis. Bill Dawley 0-1, relieved and walked Andy Allanson before Carter singled to score Hall. Butler followed with an other single to score Allanson with the go ahead run. Rich yell 1-0, got the Victory Wilh 2ft innings of no hit Relief. In other games saturday Yankees 9, rangers 4 new York Don matting ? tied a major league record with three sacrifice flys Rickey Henderson scored four runs and new York look advantage of Texas wildness. The Yankees were outhit 14-8, but got 11 walks from sin Texas pitchers. Tigers 7, twins 4 Detroit Home runs by Detroit s Darrell Evans Pat Sheridan and Darnell Coles More than offset two Minnesota Hom ers by Gary Gatli and one by Kirby puck Ell As the tigers beat the twins Walt Ter Rell 3-1, scattered seven hits for the Victory walking one and striking out four. Orioles 3, royals 2 Kansas City to. Cal Ripken s opposite Field double scored Lee Lacy in the eighth inning and Ken Dixon pitched a four hitter for eight innings As Baltimore Defeated Kansas City Dixon improved his record to 3-1 with Relief help from Dan Aase who picked up his fifth save with a Hilliss ninth. Boston Sammy Stewart and Bob Stanley combined for 4w innings of scoreless Relief and Don Baylor scored the winning run on a double play grounder in the sixth inning As Boston beat Oakland. Brewers 4, Angels 3 Milwaukee Paul Mollor hit a one out sacrifice Fly with the bases loaded in the i Oil inning to score Rick Manning As Milwaukee beat California. Mark Clear 1 1, pitched the i oth inning far the Victory. Mariners 4, Blue jays 2 Toronto a Vin Davis collected four hits including an rib double and Gorman Thomas drove in to runs is Seattle topped Toronto. The loss was the fourth in five games for the Blue jays who arc lost in the american league East  
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