European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday May 16, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 25lil e. Tee has something to prove Alyreed 12 others aim at Derby Winner by de Schuyler or. A racing writer Baltimore a Arazi the Kentucky Derby favorite is Back in France while lil e. Tee the Derby Winner is on the spot. While Arazi made the Derby a one horse race at least going in the Preakness on saturday is considered wide open. A show me. I think that a the attitude everyone is taking a Lynn Whiting lil e. Teens Trainer had said of Why 17 3-year-Olds opposed Arazi the 9-10 favorite who finished eighth in the Derby. Well lil e. Tee has got to show Mem saturday in the 1 3-16th mile Preakness. In fact he is Only a lukewarm favorite in the full Field of 14 3-year-Olds, and might be the betting Choice at Post time. The Colt who paid $35.60 for winning the Derby was 7-2 in the Early line. Al deed who has raced Only four times in his life and never past 1 1-16-mile, was second at 9-2. A i done to to Fink any overpowering monsters Are in this Field a said d. Wayne Lukas who trains dance floor third in the Derby and big sur who will be making his debut in triple Crown Competition. Seven of the Preakness starters were in the Derby. Besides lil e. Tee and dance floor there will be casual lies who was second Conte i Savoya fourth Pine Bluff fifth my Luck runs North ninth and technology 10th. Its been a rough week for technology. On tuesday the Colt suffered a Stone Bruise on his left front foot then during a Gallop thursday he sustained a Small Cut on the top of right front foot. A thank god it was yesterday instead of today a said Trainer Sonny Hine who was Able to Gallop the Colt 1 i Miles Friday. It also gave him an extra Day to treat the injury. The Best of the seven horses making their debuts in the triple Crown Competition generally is considered to be the Canadian bred Al deed. He bled in Florida in March then rebounded with a win in the one mile Derby trial stakes at Churchill Downs the saturday before the Derby. It was his third May ask for Trade Cleveland up Cleveland Browns running Back Eric Metcalf says his future with the Browns is so Uncertain he May ask to be traded the Cleveland Plain dealer reported Friday. In a Telephone interview from his Home in Seattle Metcalf told the newspaper his situation with the Browns is not Good especially with the acquisition of new running backs. Said Metcalf a i feel like i Wasny to used much in the running game before and now i done to think ill be iis6 l Cut Del although Brown coach Bill Belichick has said Metcalf will be used As a running Back Metcalf said he believes the coach has made up his mind to use him As a third Down receiver and return specialist. Metcalf said his beliefs were confirmed when the Browns signed former Cincinnati running Back James Brooks during plan b and drafted fullback Tommy Var Dell. Brown owner Art Modell appeared on Cleveland radio station a kor thursday and criticized Metcalf for not participating in the Browne a off season training program. Modell said head like Metcalf to be part of the Browns future. But added Modell a if he a not so be 1 Agincourt Madrid 15 1 2 technology Bailey 8 1 Conte 01 Savoya Sellers 12-1 �?�1 Pine Bluff Mccarron 6-1 a it big sur Smith 20-1 b careful gesture Lester 30-1 1 my Luck runs North Prado 30 1 8 casual lies Stevens 6-1 9 lil e. Tee a Day 7 2 10 dash Tor Dotty Turner. 30-1 1 1 Fortune s gone Douglas 50-1 12 Al deed Perret 9 2 1 3 speakerphone Ladner 12-1 14 dance floor Antley 6-1 aps amps a the does things fast easily a jockey Craig Perret who switched to Al deed after Riding Pine Bluff in the Derby said after the Colt sizzled five eighths of a mile in 58 2-5 and galloped out three quarters in 1 11 2-5 wednesday. Asked about about Aly deed a chances in the Preakness Perret said a a in a not going to say in Mas confident As Valenzuela. That did no to work out too a everybody else is running for second a Pat Valenzuela who Rode Arazi had said before the the Preakness certainly does no to Lack for Story angles. A lil e. Tee would be fourth Winner of both the Derby and Preakness since affirmed became the last of the 11 triple Crown winners in 1978. Winning the first two races Only to fail in the Belmont stakes were spectacular bid 1979 pleas lil e. Tee grazes outside the Pamlico stables. Holding the Lead is Trainer Lynn Whiting. Ant Colony 1981 Al Sheba 1987 and sunday silence 1989. A Pat Day who got his first Derby Victory on lil e. Tee in his 10th ride won the Preakness with tanks Prospect 1985, and summer Squall 1990. A Jerry Bailey who won with Hansel in 1991 and who will ride technology on saturday would become the seventh jockey and the first since Eddie Arcaro to win consecutive a weaknesses. Two of a carols sue Preakness winners were Hill Prince 1950, and bold 1951. Hansel was the beaten Derby favorite from the no. 10 Post. Technology the second betting Choice also started from the 10 Hole. A the last non Derby starter to win the Preakness was deputed testimony in 1983. A casual lies owned and trained by i Umi Ivi m a years. Summer Squall did it in 1990. Erby Winner unbridled was second in Shelly Riley would be the second Derby runner up to win the Preakness in three be tithe Preakness. Riley also would be the first woman to train a Winner of a triple Crown race. Lil e. Tee would Clinch the $1 million Bonus for the horse with the most Points in the three races should he win and casual lies finish worst than second. All he would have to do then is Start in the Belmont stakes next month to collect the $1 million. Points Are awarded on a basis of 10, 5, 3, 1 for the first four finishes in each race and a horse must Complete All three races to be eligible. Should a horse win the triple Crown the Bonus is $5 million including the winners purse from each of the three races. Indy outsiders shooting for 218 from wire reports Indianapolis a last week people were looking for a and got a laps Over 230 Mph. This weekend 218 May do it. A nobody really knows what its going to take but just about everybody is saying they wont be comfortable with anything under 220,�?� said Dominic Dobson one of More than a dozen Drivers still hoping to make the 33-car Field for the May 24 Indianapolis 500. A i think that the Guys Over 219 could be Safe but in a not sure you can afford to Settle for a 218. I suppose it depends on How hot it gets a Dobson said. The general Rule is the hotter the track the slower the speeds. Since the High is expected to reach the mid-80s saturday and rain is in sundays forecast Drivers could wind up taking four Lap averages even slower than 218. Twenty seven Drivers qualified for the tentative Field last weekend with Roberto Guerrero leading the Way with an astounding four Lap average of 232.482 and Rookie Jimmy Vasser the slowest at 218.268. Once the final six positions Are filled Auto racing faster qualifiers can bump out the slowest cars already qualified. The fastest 33 cars will Start the race. Among the Drivers trying to get into the big show Are two time indy 500 Winner Gordon Johncock indy veterans Tony Bettenhausen Pancho Carter Johnny Parsons Didier Theys of Belgium Mike Groff Rocky Moran and rookies Ted Prappas Lyn St. James Jovy Marcelo of the Philippines Kenji Momota of Japan Brian Bonner Mark Dismore and Jeff Wood. Prappas has been above 221 in practice while Carter and Bettenhausen both have turned laps in excess of 219. St. James trying to join Janet Guthrie As the Only women Ever to race at Indianapolis Nas been above 218 in different cars. She received permission to qualify an alternate car again tops qualifying Imola Italy Nigel Mansell opened his bid for a fifth straight grand prix Victory Friday by winning the provisional pole with a Lap record clocking in the opening qualifying session for the san Marino grand prix. Mansell drove his Williams Renault around the 3.132-mile Dino Ferrari course in one minute 21.842 seconds for an average Speed of 137.755 Mph. Ayrton Senna the defending formula one world Champion was second. He set the record of 1 21.877 last racing hits Charlotte Charlotte . Kyle Petty can to wait to rumble into the night. Friday night the All stars of Nas cards Winston cup circuit were to qualify under the lights at Charlotte . Motor Speedway to determine the lineup for saturdays historic race the Winston. It is the first race in motor sports history to be run under the lights on a super Speedway. Lighting Charlotte motor Speedway is the biggest sports lighting project in history requiring lighting procedure to eliminate Glare at a Cost of $2 million. The 1.5-mile track is encircled with 1,200 poles. Light from each 15,000-Watt bulb is reflected off mirrors eliminating shadows and sigh line problems
