European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 10, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sports tuesday May 10,1994 Louisville Ken. Dpi go for Gin will try to followup his mud filled Kentucky Derby Victory with a score in the May 21 Preakness and a shot at the triple Crown. Trainer Nick Zito said go for Gin will ship from Churchill Downs for Pamlico Racetrack in suburban Baltimore on  a a a. Zito answered critics who claim go for Gin won the Derby Only because of the Sloppy track. Quot he s the Kentucky Derby Champion and he a legitimate Quot said Otto. A a he a a True horse. He was the second Best 3-year old coming out of Florida you can to take anything away from him. He never runs a bad race and he Wii the greatest  Derby runner up Strodes Creek will skip the Preakness said Trainer Charlie Whittingham who will Saddle numerous in Baltimore. Quot this Colt is a Long Way from his Best Quot noted Whittingham go for Gin did not scare off All his Derby rivals however five other Derby horses third place finisher Blumin Alt fair fourth finisher Brocco sixth finisher Tabasco cat eighth finisher Powis Castle and Derby favorite holy Bull who finished a disappointing,12th a Are headed to Maryland. A the Winner did no to scare us Quot said Jack Van Berg Trainer of Blumin affair. Quot the Winner ran a big race but that was his  Quot i see no reason not to go Quot said Jimmy Croll Trainer of holy Bull. A the came Back Fine he just had a Little Nick on his right Hind. I think he a a Little  two other Derby starters fifth finisher soul of the matter and 13th-finisher valiant nature May also go in the Pyrcak Ness but the decision is still up in the air. Vandaly who scratched out of the Derby when the track came up Sloppy will also contest the  again Bills slip on wrong ring by Jimmy Golen Orchard Park . A did you Ever get a present that just Wasny to quite what you were hoping for then you know How the Buffalo Bills Felt on sunday when they were presented with their acc championship rings. A of course we All want the ring a wide receiver Billy Brooks said after the team wrapped up its three Day minicams a owner Ralph Wilson handed out the rings during a lunchtime ceremony before the teams final practice of the Spring. Rookies and free agents did no to get one but they sat in on the Curc Mony a to get their first taste of hunger Quot coach Marv Levy said. A i think it helps the Young players realize they re joining an organization that a seen Success a Levy said. A and they see the rewards that come with  the face of the 10 Carat yellow Gold ring has 40 full Cut 1-Point diamonds Laid out in the shape of four footballs to symbolize the Bills four acc titles. On the Border it says Quot Buffalo Bills 1993 acc  one Shank includes the player or coaches name uniform number and position along with the Bills helmet logo and the teams 14-5 record. The other Shank has a ribbon with the numbers of buffaloes first three super bowls along with the logo for the 1994 super bowl in Atlanta. A every ring is special Quot special teams Ace Steve Tasker said after modelling the ring for the to cameras. But he wants one More. A it would be very Nice to Trade up in 1995,�?� he said. A a that a exactly what in a  go for Gin sports his new Kentucky Derby Victory Blanket As Groom Ignatius Allen exercises him sunday after his run for the roses. Wanted another secretariat barely 12 hours after the Kentucky Derby had unmasked holy Bull As yet one More triple Crown pretender rival Trainer d. Wayne Lukas peered out from under the Bill of baseball Cap pulled Low laughed ruefully and said they done to make thoroughbreds like they used to if Only he were kidding. No game save Tennis perhaps needs a superstar As badly As horse racing. But after a wet track and a Flat footed Start conspired to trip up the heavily favored Gray in saturdays most recent run for the roses it was Clear the wait would not end with this crop of 3-year-Olds. Go for Gin a modest Bay Colt with the Talent to match stole the front running trip that was supposed to have been holy bulls and the headlines that went along with it. The 2-1 favorite Bull finished a nearly forgotten 12th. A How Long has it been since a horse came along that made a splash a real splash a repeated Lukas who won his Only Derby a a a Quot five years ago with the filly winning colors and sent Tabasco cat out to a disappointing sixth place finish on this go round. A secretariat Quot he said without waiting for an answer. �?o1973. He was so big so Good at drawing attention to himself. At firing up the Public a imagination that he was on the cover of time. Who knows when a or if a our sport will see something like that  a few moments later not far from Lukasz barn a few partisans tried to come up with an answer on this fast warming sunday morning. Quot forget time Magazine Quot one of them said finally. A when was the last time a Kentucky Derby horse even made the cover of sports illustrated i wont swear to it but 1 think it was Gato Del sol in 1982.�?� by now even casual followers of. The Racket know it has been 15 years since the favorite a spectacular bid in 1979 a won the Derby. And one year longer than that since affirmed beat Lydar in the Derby and twice Jim Litke commentary More in the ensuing six weeks to wrap up one of the Best Ever rivalries in Amft Thaqi sport by laying claim to the triple Crown. Quot a during that stretch a few Cults have raised the sports pulse heading into the Derby and a few others have produced heart pounding wins late in the afternoon on the first saturday in a. But they have lacked either the rating Power or the staying Power necessary to build on a following that Lukas said was already so commuted a that they a come out even if we Start racing  the biggest bust of the last decade was Proba Blythe French invader it Fri who won the breeders cup juvenile in november 1991, with a closing move worthy  himself and then became a Recluse until shortly before his arrival at Churchill Downs the following Spang. The hubbub however was matched Only by the eventual letdown As Arazi finished eighth that year to i . 6 the closest any thoroughbred came by the measure of accomplishment was the smallish dark sunday silence who won both the Derby and the Preakness by out dueling a rangier much More handsome Chestnut named easy goer. But when the Charlie Whittingham trained entry melted Over the Belmontes classic Liz mile distance in mid june of that year so did the focus on thoroughbred racing. Out by the barns sunday holy bulls Trainer Jimmy Croll continued to insist that the attention lavished on his horse coming up to the race was legitimate. �?o1 was very disappointed no doubt about it a Croll said. A but its not like he broke Good made the Lead and ran out of Gas. If he did that you a say that he was t Good enough. That a not the Case. A a in a just sorry that people did no to get to see the real holy  so is just about everybody else perhaps even the people who finished ahead of him saturday and Are Likely to finish behind him in the May 21 Preakness. The associated pres