European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 06, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 22 the stars and stripes monday May 6, 1991 ant Ley also hits by John Estenberg _ a the Baltimore Sun a Louisville by. A lets Start with one Basic fact. The Best horse won the Kentucky Derby on saturday. That Isnit a us obvious As it sounds. A sprawling Field commentary a jockeys ride Lousy weather an unlucky Post position a Many Are the things that can turn a race in strange directions. Not so this time. A strike the Gold circled the pack As he rallied from 12th in the 16-horse Field outrunning the other contenders from the outside. In other words he won Tak Inge he Long route. He did no to need the rail. The r e Ca n b e n o Deb a t i n g h i s us p Eri a. Ortity. Quot the horse is the Star Here a Trainer Nick Zito said. If the horse is the Star though the jockey is a close second Chris Antley is a Brilliant troubled 25-Ycar-old who made saturday t he epochal Day of h is. R a cing life. His was a terrific ride. It ,-.weaving miraculous ride along the lines of Bill Shoemakers on. Ferdinand in 1986, but it was smart Subtle utterly or Roll ass. _ the horse won the race yes but the jockey guide contribution to it has been said for a few years now that Antley a would be the games next Riding Star if he could stay off drugs and get his life together it would be foolish to predict the latter but his Talent is now out there for everyone not just the insiders to Chris is a Young Angel Cordero a Zito said flatly. A a a been saying it and saying it and. Now maybe everyone will know. He a got everything a strength a coordination judgment. And hell about anything. He is absolutely fearless.�?�. A All of the qualities contributed to his jockey Chris Antley Liege strike the Gold toward the wire saturday As the pair completed a a a perfect run for the roses. Performance saturday. Call it a lesson in intelligent professional rid Irig. Antley and Zito conferred before the race and arrived at a plan and Quot More so than any other rider in the Field. Antley followed the plan to the finish line. As they say in Foo t a 11, you i ave d Rawn it a by better on a blackboard beforehand. In years Point to this ride As the perfect example of How to win the Derby. The secret,.year after year is avoiding trouble. Staying Oul of the enormous traffic jams. Finding a spot to run the first mile without being pushed saving your horses Best run for a the stretch. That a what Antley did. Breaking from the fourth Gate he let 11 of the 15 other horses beat him to the first turn sea Cadet forty something and corporate report led the charge. Antley was running 12th, but he was five lengths behind the horse in front of him and almost two lengths ahead of the one behind him. In other words he was All alone. Comfortable. Running Well. No problems. 1 he stayed in that position too almost All the Way found the Backstretch to the Home turn. He just cruised for a mile sat in a cocoon Awa from the trouble wait ing to make a run. That the horse had such a big run again illustrates where the Basic credit belongs a to the horse. But if you will Antley used his tank of Gas just he began his run after passing the three quarters pole. Running along the outside of the others strike the Gold moved up to 10th, then sixth. As he entered the far turn Antley made a key decision. He saw the traffic along the inside and decided to Circle the pack. It was a decision born of nothing other than the sheer Confidence that his horse was the Best horse. A i knew when i was still four of five lengths off the Lead that we were going to win the race a Antley said. A i just had so much horse still underneath me i showed him the whip a couple a of times and each time he accelerated a Little bit More a Fly so free and Best pal were making their moves but Fly so free never fired and there was no room on the rail for Best pal for a Brief telling moment s strike the Gold just Quot swooped around the outside of everyone and took the Lead at the head of the stretch. There was no Challenge the rest of the Way. The Best horse won period. It _. Antley raised a fist As soon As lie crossed the finish line and he confessed later did no to really want to take it Down. A i was just going a wow i won a a he said Quot and then As i kept galloping out i tried to come to terms with what i did win. Its something you think about from the time you know about racing. Winning the Derby. 1some will agree yes it is indeed amazing Antley won a Derby. He has been suspended twice for using drugs and was sitting out As recently As 15 months ago. He has been clean since coming Back in March 1990, but he a still erratic a he was 20 minutes late for a Dawn workout this week and when Zito called his hotel he said he a been talking to his Girlfriend on the Telephone. That raised a few eyebrows and induced one Louisville columnist to suggest that Pat Day would be a safer Choice As a rider for strike the Gold. But the truth is that with Antley As with any rider you get the entire package. And with Antley that package is a mercurial kid who can ride a horse like few people in this game. A the just did everything right today a Zito said. Everything. Derby might be Preakness favorite Louisville by. A the Kentucky Derby was 14 hours old and the Preakness was already the topic Trainer Ron Mcanally certainly is aware that his Olympio could be the the horse to beat in Baltimore on May 18. And Olympio did no to even run the in the Kentucky Quot with the rest he a getting the excitement of the Derby and the mile and a Quarter i think it takes its toll on these horses a he said after strike the Gold won saturdays Derby by a i lengths Over Best who won the Arkansas Derby stayed in the barn saturday while stablemate sea Cadette he Pace in the Derby. Sea a Cadet eventually finished eighth about seven lengths behind strike the Gold., Mcanally said he became convinced after the Arkansas Derby that Olympio was better than sea Cadet. For one thing Olympio is More versatile in the Arkansas Derby Olympio made the Lead dropped Back to third and then ran Down corporate report and Rich Man in the stretch Mcanally a Hall of Famer who trained John Henry and has been in the business for 40 years said he did no to think it was Wise to try 11a Miles on the first saturday in May after a race on april 20 he said he has always thought a horse needed More rest Between races. Quot when these Guys Knock each other out in the Kentucky Derby we ii have a Preakness favorite a Mcanally said earlier last week. ,. Olympio worked six furlongs on sunday morning and Mcanall Jaid the Cost would go to Baltimore on Cadet will go Back to California he said. Quot he went about As far As he could go that was about it a he said of sea Cadet. Quot Well go Back to the drawing Board for him.�?�. One possibility is the Jersey Derby. He said he had picked strike the Gold in the Derby because he was the Quot up and coming Norse. _ strike the Gold was second to highly regarded Cahill Road in an allowance race in Florida in february and then was beaten a length by Fly so free in the Florida Derby a month later. On april 13, strike the Gold blew by Fly so free and won the Blue grass by three lengths. Unbridled the 1990 Derby Winner also used the Blue grass As his final prep race. _ Mcanally said he thought Nick Zito Trainer of strike the Gold would agree that Fly so free was the better of the two horses in Florida during the Winter. Quot but his last two races he was the up and coming horse a Mcanally said. Quot i think that a what he would also said Eddie Delahoussayn who Rode Olympio in the Arkansas Derby would be aboard in the european broadcasting mondays programs 12 00 headline news 12 30 the Mclaughlin group ,. 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