European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday. May 9,1988 the stars and stripes page2t sports inc key Gary oleic is raises his crop in Triumph after crossing inc finish line aboard Winn lne cd Lars a neck ahead of forty incr Ridden by i at Day in the pc blurt j Derby. Winning colors takes Derby 1 disc Suvler or. Louisville. By. Ai i the e a of Trainer d. Wayne Lukas Kentucky Derby dreams hurried uni i be a filmy named winning colors. Ridden by Gary sic tens she gave Lukas ills first Derby vice try saturday Afler seven years of failure beating Fony nine a who matk a t Noni charge in the a neck. " would realty like to Salute All the women a America this one is for you gals jubilant owner Eugene v. Klein Laid Aller inc Blanket or rates War draped across inc Withers of the quran of racing at least on this warm sunny Day. In seven previous tries Lukas had sent id Colls and two fillies to the Derby Post without Success. No other Trainer Ever failed will As Many starters. Before inc winning of America s most famous horse race Lukas said i thought the Media made too much of his failure to win at Churchill Downs. After the race he said this one s for All the Guys who Ever dreamed. We re on top of the world now looting not looking Back not thinking ahead there is no More Wail til Nam Yrne far Lukas. Winning colors broke on lop and stayed Here for the entire 1� Miles Al though it looked like forty incr was Ding to catch her in the final . Her margin of Victory was the closest in the Derby since l�6v, a lion Majestic i once was a neck in front of arts and lilt cars with Dike a has length farther Lack. Carrying Only 121 pounds compared to 126 for her 16 male rivals winning Colon finished in 2 02 1-5 to join re Kret in 1915, and genuine risk in 1980. As the Only Tilly winners in the 114 cat history of the Derby. We decided to steal inc race Early if they let her Stevens said after winning his first Derby in four iries. Winning colors stole not Only the race but also the heart of the crowd of 137.094, the fourth largest Ever. The filly led the Field through the first Quarter in inc run past the so grids in 2.1 seconds. Slip reached the half in 46 4-5, three quarters in 1 11 2-5 and the mile in 1 36. Forty incr finish cd three lengths ahead of Louisiana Derby Winner risen Star who was a half length in front of Arkansas Derby Winner trance reality. Private terms who was favored Ovit winning colors finished ninth As his seven race unbeaten Streak was snapped. Stretch runners such As Brian s time and Cufis never had a Chance. Winning colors earned 5611,200 but this time the accomplishment was much bigger than the purse for Lukas who has trained winners of More than j60 Mil lion in this decade. Winning colors paid $8.80, j5.20 and $4.60 for her fourth win in five starts ii year. Claiborne farms forty Miner Ridden by pol Day and raced As part of a Woody Sec pens Traini a a nary Wilh oils re Lumen $5.31 and s4.60. Risen Star owned by Louis Kousol ii and Ronnie Lamar us and Ridden by Eddie Dela Houssaye paid j5.jo. In his Jiosi Rai c euphoria. Lukas said he Iho Uehl the fitly was capable of win Ning the triple Crown Vii Liing Flint has t been done since affirmed won it in i97x, the not race in the Serk i is the weakness at i Milico on May 21 Fol Lowed by the Belmont Slakes june ii at Elm on 1 Ark. The touches race of inc triple Crown is inc first one Lukas said. The Nen one is a Siulc Hil Shorter and Proba Bly More conducive to lick slyly. 1 think she s got a pretty Good should she pull it off winning colors could win a 5 million Bonus thai includes 1he Winner s share of the three races winning colors had propped for her sea Derby on Page 26 bulls overtake Cavaliers to win series Chicago al1 Michael Jordan scored 39 Points and Scollie 1 Ippen added 24 As the Chicago Sulls rallied from a blow Stan h beat the Cleveland Cavaliers iq7-Ioi sunday and Clinch tin Tirol round of their Aba playoff series. The hulls who have nol been in the second round since i9s1, will Marci Llic Winner of the Washington do Trail series tuesday Nihi. The Cavaliers jumped out to a 12-2 Lead und had a 35-23 advantage Al the end of the first Quarter they conc Clad on 15 of 22 shots from the Field during that period while the bulls hit Only 11 of 25. Chicago pulled within it 51 Al half icon a pippin nuggets oust sonics p. 26 lip in at Ilic one second Mark. Then inc hulls look their fir ii Lead. 78-77. On a Seal and yup by i Ippun with 27 seconds left in the Ellurd Quarter. The Rookie from Central Arkansas scored again on a rebound at the five second Mark and the hulls led so-77 Al the end of the Quarter. Chicago led inc rest of the Way although Cleveland pulled within 9-1-92 on a John Williams Basket with i do left in inc game. But Puppen scored twice and Dave Conine once to put inc bulls in front 100-92 at the three minute Mark. A i rec Point Basket by Imark Price brought 1hc Cavaliers within 104-101 Wilh 3.1 seconds left. Dul 1 Rice was Cal cd for a lout in Jordan with seven seconds Jordan hit both free throws to make it 10&-Ioi. Jordan s 39 poin i save him 226 for the five game series lopping inc Nofia record for a five game series of 213, set by new York s Hurnard King in is84. Dul Cleveland s smothering defense held him to 27 Points through the first three quarters. Price had 25 Points for Cleveland and Brad Daub Herty added 16,
