European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday june 8,1987 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports bet twice Belmont Winner Al Shebo foils in bid to win triple Crown . New York a bet twice who finished Sec Ond to Al Sheba in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness saturday won the Belmont stakes by 14 lengths and picked up a it million Bonus. Aly Sheba finished fourth As he failed in his bid Tor racing s triple Crown. He was second in two fighting finishes and he de served to win jockey Craig pc Rel said of bet twice who lost to Al Sheba by three quarters of a length inthe Kentucky Derby and by a half length in the Preakness. Jack Van bet Al Sheba s Trainer and code West s Trainer Woody Stephens who saw his string of by Mont victories end at five look their defeats in stride i be had to tremendous saturdays and i have to Lake in with a smile said Van Berg. I or already got five the 73-year-old Stephens said. No Way i m going to worry about  go newest finished line i the $1 million Bonus was for the coh who gained the most Points in the three races based pm five Points for a win three for a second and one Tor a third. Bet twice edged Al Sheba 11 Points to 10. Lydar Aly Sheba s sire was lie Only horse to finish second in All three triple Crown races. He chased affirmed to the itch and last triple Crown championship in 1978. The closest Al Sheba got to the Lead was third in the Strelch run. I m not going to jump off the press Box Van Berg said. He might have gotten second but he was t going to win it. He just missed second by two  actually Al Sheba was a neck out of second place and � nose out of third. Second place went to crypt fes ii Csc Lien is of a Vij jockey Craig ferret glances Back Al the pick us Bel twice leads Down the Home stretch in the Belmont  photo clearance and Gulch was third in inc nine horse Field. Van Berg said jockey Chris Mccarron might have had Al Sheba Back too far. Around the first turn he was really wanting to run and i feel i might have discouraged him a Little Bil by taking so much hold of him Mccarron said. A collision with gone West approaching the Quarter pole did t help either. " l was probably my fault Mccarron said. Van Berg though said there were no excuses for the defeat i did t expect to win by 14 lengths but it proved two things he can handle the distance and there was see Belmont on Page 23 Stanford cowboys in title tilt Omaha neb