European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 08, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday may8.1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 sunday silence tops easy goer for Derby win f . Louisville. By. A sunday silence the Coll who could t be sold is now the Colt who can t be bought and. Says his Trainer the next triple Crown Champion. Sunday silence won the Kentucky Derby on saturday by beating easy goer who had been touted As a triple Crown Winner and was being compared to secretariat. If Ever a horse can go All the Way this one  said 76-year-old Trainer Char lie Whittingham after sunday silence s j i length Victory on the coldest Derby Day in 72 years and the slowest in 30. He s just learning. He ran a Little Green today just in and out a Little bit. Hell be another triple Crown Winner write that Down he will be another triple Crown  the i Ith and last triple Crown win Ner was affirmed in 1978, when he was chased to Victory in the Derby Preakness and Helmont stakes by Lydar who is easy goer s sire. The upset of easy goer came six months after he was beaten on a Muddy track Al Churchill Downs in the Breed ers cup juvenile. The track was Muddy again on this Rainy 44-Dcgree Day. Still the attendance was 122.653. For the last mile we had Clear sailing and had no problems said Pat Day who Rode easy goer. My horse just did t seem to handle the race  sunday silence had problems at the break and was shying away from the crowd according to jockey Pat Valc Nucla but he was never worse than fourth. Sunday silence was third just a length off the Lead with one Quarter of a mile to go and. When the stretch run began the Coll and jockey quickly made their rivals cry  fact it was 30 years ago when Valenzuela s Uncle Milo won the Derby with Tim Tarn in 2 05 for the la Milc classic on a Muddy track. Sunday silence s winning time was 2 05 on a Muddy track. The Coll who posted one win and two seconds in three starts last year is unbeaten in four races As a 3-year-old. Back in March 1987. Though the out look was t nearly As Bright. He was being banned Back to califor Nia from co owner Arthur Hancock s Kentucky farm Hancock bought him Back because of Lack of interest when the Driver suffered a heart attack and Thevan overturned on a Texas Highway. The Colt was nicked and badly shaken and spent two weeks recovering at a horse clinic in Oklahoma City. Hancock who co owns sunday silence with the Trainer and with or. Ear nest Gaillard also had to buy the horse Back at a yearling Sale. Whittingham said he thought there was a Lack of interest in the Colt at the sales because he was a big jangly  sunday silence paid $8.20, $3 and$3.60 in earning $574,200 to boost his bankroll to $982.000. The entry of easy goer and Awe inspiring who finished third returned $2.60 and $3.40. The entry had gone off As a 4-5 favorite. The rest of the order of finish was Vansil. Hawk Star Northern Wolf Irish actor Houston. Triple Buck shy Tom wind splitter. Flying Conli Numal Clever Trevor faultless Ensign and Western Playboy. Notation was scratched. Sunday silence s Victory was delayed for several minutes when after the Post Parade triple Buck threw his right front shoe and had to be returned to the pad Dock for re shedding. The jockeys on the other 14 starters dismounted for a few minutes until triple Buck returned to the track Al 5 38. The Field burst out of the Gate Al 5 42. Nine minutes late. Houston trained by d. Wayne Lukas who won last year with the filly winning colors led through the first mile under Laffit Pincay or. Sunday silence was fourth through the first three quarters of a mile behind Clever Trevor and North Ern Wolf and moved to third with one Quarter of a mile to go. Valenzuela then put him into Over drive and the Colt who Hail been paying sunday silence churned in the finish line ahead of favored Kasy goer left. Attention to the crowd paid attention to business and the drive Home. We accelerated into the  a Len Urcla said. I hit him loft handed and he ducked in i hit him right handed and he ducked out. Hut More than anything else. 1 think he was responding to the  easy goer was fifth after a half mile sixth after three quarters and Back to fifth with one Quarter Ofa mile logo. I be Mas still sixth with one eighth to go am1 Hen closed strongly along the rail for second. It had to he a bitter defeat for easy goer s Trainer Shug Mcgaughy a native of Lexington who used to regularly train Al Churchill Downs. He brought easy goer to the Downs last nov. 5 As a favorite for the $1 million breeders cup juvenile but the Colt finished second by 1 i lengths to is it True. It was also a Bilter disappointment for Day who had won the five previous races on this Windy Rainy Day the first rain for the Derby since 1983. Bucks defeat Hawks to capture series by the associated press Atlanta Ricky Pierce scored 25 Points and Paul Mokeski and Jay Humphries Hil key baskets Down the stretch Ashe Milwaukee Bucks beat the Atlanta Hawks 96-92 sunday and won their first round Aba playoff series. The Bucks who lost All six regular sea son games to the Hawks but beat them 3 2 in the playoffs advanced to the East Ern conference bust of seven semifinal series against Del Oil. Mokeski who had ii Points and six rebounds twice gave Milwaukee the Lead on layups in the final 3 30, the last with 2 51 to play putting the Bucks ahead to stay 87-86. Fred Roberts hit two free throws 30 seconds later Pierce hit an 18-footer and Humphries scored on a breakaway la  the Lead to93-86 with 1 21 logo. Atlanta countered Wilh a 3-Poimer by Glenn Rivers but Humphries hit two Aba playoffs More free throws with 53 seconds left for a 95-89 Lead. Moses Malone who led the i Laws with 25 Points and 16 rebounds got Al Lanta within three Points with a 3-Poinl Field goal but Humphries then hit one of two free throws Wilh eight seconds left for the final margin. Free throws were the difference. The Bucks who led the Aba in free throw shooting made their first 16 foul shots before Pierce missed Early in the final Quarter and finished the game by hitting 26 of 29. Atlanta struggled at the line making Only 22 of 35. Roberts finished with 18 Points. Domin ique Wilkins had 22 for the Hawks. In saturday s playoff game suns 130, warriors 103 Phoenix Phoenix suns Rookie guard Dan Majerle a Distant runner up to Golden suite s Mitch Richmond in this year s Aba Rookie of the year race got a measure of satisfaction saturday. Tom Chambers scored 13 of his 25points in a lopsided third Quarter and Majerle oils coid Richmond 22-12 As the suns rolled the warriors in the opening game of their Western Confer ence semifinal playoff series. Majerle does t get the recognition because he s out there playing defense and gelling Loose balls Phoenix coach Cotton Fizsimmons said. Richmond who averaged 22 Point during the regular season and 25.7 in Golden stale s first round playoff sweep Over Utah hit just 5 of 14 Field goals in 32 minutes and was held to Lypo Points in the second half. Majeric who missed 28 games this season with mononucleosis Sank six of ii Field goals saturday and nine of 10 free throws. He also had eight rebounds. Majerle also helped Oul defensively on warriors Forward Chris Mullin who scored just 18 Points four in the second half. Mullin averaged 32.7 in the jazz series. Game 2 in the Bcst-of-7 series is Here tuesday night before the series moves to Oakland. Calif., for games 3 and 4.Phoenix, which swept Denver in Ihrcke straight games in the first round outre bounded the warriors 39-22 while build ing a 66-5 halftime Lead then outscored Golden stale 41-22 in the third period. Kevin Johnson who scored All 15 of his Points in the first half hit iwo jump ers and a Layup during an 8-0 run that nut the suns ahead to slay at 26-19 with 3 15 left in the first Quarter. Of n sports  hockey Calvary at Chicago 2 30 . Tuesday. Radio baseball new York at Cincinnati,1 30 . Tuesday