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Linkage favored in race
Aloma's Ruler, ridden by 16-year-old Aloma's Ruler, who missed the Der- championship."
BALTIMORE (AP) - Linkage and Jack Kaenel, the youngest jockey to by because of a wrenched ankle suf- Aloma's Ruler opened his
Aloma's Ruler, two colts who missed ride in the Preakness in modern times. fered in early March, earned his campaign by beating Disti
the Kentucky Derby for different Shoemaker, riding in his 10th Preakness start with an impressive vic- and Deputy Minister, both s
reasons, will join five other 3-year-olds Preakness, won with Candy Spots in tory in last Saturday's one-mile Withers injury, in the seven-furlon
in today's Preakness at Pimlico. 1963, then with Damascus in 1967 before at Aqueduct. It was the first time Jan. 27. Then because of th
Missing from the 107th Preakness is Kaenel had reached his second birth- Kaenel rode the colt. left front ankle suffered wh
Gato Del Sol, the winner of the 108th day. "I honestly feel that if he didn't get for the March 6 Flaming
Derby. It is the first time the Derby KAENEL HAS ridden once against hurt, I'd have the top 3-year-old right didn't race again until finish
winner has skipped the Preakness since Shoemaker, in the Selima last year. "I now," trainer Butch Lenzini said of in a six-furlong allowance
Tomy Lee in 1959. beat him with Snow Plow," said the colt who won three of four starts as April 29.
Kaenel. "He was on Ambassador of a 2-year-old and has posted two wins Cupecoy's Joy set the pace
ALSO MISSING from the race will be Luck. I'm one-for-one against and a second in three races this year. st mile in the Derby and wa
Cupecoy's Joy, the filly who finished Shoemaker. Tomorow, I'll be two-for- "I still believe he's the best, but now to be on the lead in the Preak
loth in the yDerbyh She was scratched two." we have to go out and get it, the division
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friends.
Joining Linkage and Aloma's Ruler
in the field will be Laser Light, Rein-
vested and Water Bank, second, third
and fourth respectively, in the Derby;
Bold Style, 16th in the Derby, and Cut
Away, who won an allowance race at
Churchill Downs on Derby Day.
If all seven go to the post under 126
pounds each, at 5:40 p.m. EDT, the race
will be worth $279,900, with $209,900 to)
the winner, both Preakness records.
ABC WILL televise from 5 p.m. - 6
p.m.
The early 6-5 favorite for the 1-3/16
mile Preakness is Linkage, who has
won six of eight starts this year. In his
last race April 22, Linkage won the1-1/8
mile Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland
by 5% lengths over Gato Del Sol.
But Henry Clark, Linkage's 77-year-
old trainer, skipped the 1 -Derby,
saying it didn't fit the colt's schedule. A
victory by Linkage in the Preakness
would set up a rematch between the
Christiana Stable homebred and Gato
Del Sol in the 1 -mile Belmont Stakes
June 5at Belmont Park.
"IF WE WIN, we'll definitely con-
sider it the Belmont," Clark said
Friday. He added that a decision would
not be made until two or three days after
the Preakness.
Linkage, ridden by 50-year-old Bil
Shoemaker, will start: from the No. 6
post, just inside Nathan Scherr's
AP Photo
THE GROUNDS KEEPER at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore had his turn in the winner's circle yesterday. Today,
however, the winner of the Preakness will be in the circle to receive the traditional blanket of yellow daisies.
SPORTS OF THE DAILY:
Blue crew to host first regatta
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By BUDDY MOOREHOUSE
The sun is out, the temperature is well into the 80s
and it's a lazy Saturday in May. What is there to do?
The Michigan crew team thought it would be a
great time for a regatta. So the first annual Barton
Pond Regatta will take place today starting at 1:00
p.m. Competing will be squads from Michigan,
Michigan State, and Western Ontario.
ACCORDING TO men's novice coach Phil Kester,
this is the first time that a rowing regatta has been
held in the Ann Arbor area, and he's looking for it to
become an annual event.
"That's absolutely our plan," said Kester.
"Hopefully, we'll be able to have more than one every
spring."
Rester, along with men's varsity coach Dustin Or-
dway and women's coach Eric Sargent, are expec-
ting the Wolverine contingent to do well in the regat-
ta. "Believe it or not, we are one of the better crews in
the midwest," said Kester. "We have beaten MSU
t every time we've gone against them this year, so we
should do pretty well."
The regatta will consist of five, and possibly six,
races over the 2,000-meter course at Barton Pond.
There will be eight- and, four-personcrews in the
men's and women's divisions.
Spectators wishing to watch the regatta will be able
to see it from the Huron River Drive side of the pond.
Thinclads in first
special to the Daily
CHAMPAIGN- After one day of competition, the
Wolverine women's track team leads the Big Ten
Women's Track Championships, which are being
hosted by Illinois, with 34 points. Michigan State is
currently in second place with 32 points followed by
Illinois and Purdue with 18 and 16 points, respec-
tively.
Michigan's Melanie Weaver helped boost the
Wolverines into the top spot at the meet with her first
place finish in the 10,000-meter run in 35:14.2.
The Wolverines' Penny Neer also added to the
Michigan effort with her discus throw of 178'6", set-
ting a new Big Ten record.
Sue Frederick was another top finisher for
Michigan with her second-place time of 2:07.62 in the
800 meters. Lisa Larsen took third in the 3,000 meter
run with a time of 9:41.03.
"This is the best outing that a ichign trac tm
has ever had tb s karly i afehamponship meet,"
said Michigan coach Francie Goodridge.
The meet continues today.
Golfers six back
Special to the Daily
WEST LAFAYETTE- Buoyed by the standout in-
dividual performances of Steve Maddalena and Dan
Roberts, Michigan's men's golf team found itself in
fifth place, six shots back of first-place Indiana and
Purdue, after the first round of the Big Ten Golf
Championships. The tournament, held at Purdue's
par 71 South Golf Course, saw the Hoosiers and host
Boilermakers share the lead at 363, followed by Ohio
State, Illinois, and the Wolverines.
"I'm very pleased with the way our team has per-
formed in the first round," said assistant coach Jim
Carras. "In our last three outings we've only had one
individual score above 80, and the fact that our kids
are shooting in the 70s range is a good sign."
Maddalena and Roberts shared Michigan low-score
honors, good for fourth in the tournament's individual
tstandings, with 71s. Illinois' Mike Chadwick was first
with a 68, followed by Boilermaker Grant Mitchell
and Ohio State's Chris Perry. Other Wolverine scores
included Ed Humenik's 74, Ed Frutig's 76, Gary
Zenkel's 77, and Ryarv i zycki's 80.
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