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The InctoK-Jounwl, Qrenwood, S.C., Novmber 3, 1991 3D how steals? the Airazi at Breeders9 Cup LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The Breeders' Cup Classic Saturday at Churchill Downs didn't pan out as a repeat of the past two Kentucky Derbys, but the Juvenile unveiled a likely future Derby star, Unbridled and Strike The Gold, winners of the past two Derbys, straggled home in the wake of Black Tie Affair's frontrunning performance in the lV4-mile Classic. Black Tie Affair certainly was one of the stars of the cold, sunny day, but the biggest star was a Kentucky-bred, 2-year-old colt from France named Arazi, who was racing in the United States and on dirt for the first time. Arazi, ridden by Pat Valenzuela, left a (crowd of 66,204 oohing and aahing with a dazzling performance in the 1 1-16-mile Juvenile. It marked him as a horse to watch on the first Saturday in May and vaulted him into consideration for Horse of the Year.

Midway through the turn, Arazi shot past pacesetting Bertrando who had won his first three starts as if that colt was standing still and won by 4 lengths without hardly trying. Arazi is trained by Frenchman Francois Boutin. The horse's American owner, Allan Paulson, said Arazi should be considered for Horse of the Year. "I don't know why he wouldn't be," Paulson said. "I know they usally pick older horses.

But when have you seen older horses do this?" And what about next May? "I said if he ran a good race today, I'd like to bring him back for the Derby," Paulson said. "I think you can say he ran a good race today." Two of the horses who didn't run well and probably faded from the Horse of the Year picture were In Excess and Festin. In Excess, entered in the Mile on the turf instead of in the Classic, finished in a dead heat for ninth with Tight Spot, who had won eight straight races on the grass. Festin finished sixth in the Classic. While Festin flopped, Black Tie Affair, ridden by Jerry Bailey, got into the championship picture with his sixth straight victory.

"I think he has a good chance to be Horse of the Year," 65-year-old trainer Ernie Poulos said. It was a bad day for favorites and it could have been a tragic day. Housebuster left a racetrack for the last time in an ambulance after injuring both forelegs in the Sprint. The 1990 sprint champion, who is being retired to stud, finished ninth on heart. Housebuster ripped open his right front ankle leaving the gate, and then in favoring that leg, injured the suspensory ligament in his left leg.

Housebuster's injury was a quick reminder of the tragedy that at last year's Breeders' Cup, when one horse dropped dead of a heart attack and two others were fatally injured. Filago also was taken from the track after he was pulled up at the top of the 1-mile Turf race. It was first reported that he had broken a bone in his right front ankle, but X-rays showed no fracture. Giving longshot players a chance to whoop and holler were Miss Alleged, Opening Verse and Sheikh Albadou. Miss Alleged paid a winning mutuel of $86.20 after charging through a pack of horses in the middle of the stretch to win the Turf by one-half length over Itsallgreektome, who had finished second by a neck in the Mile last year.

Sheikh Albadou, a British-bred 3-year-old colt running in the United States and on dirt for the first time, returned $54.60 after winning the six-furlong Sprint by three lengths over Pleasant Tap. Opening Verse, a 5-year-old, paid $55.40 after winning the Mile by lVi lengths over Val Des Bois of France. The victory snapped a five-race losing streak for Opening Verse dating to May 3, when he won the Early Times Classic in track-record time for IVs miles on the Churchill Downs turf. The other two race winners were Dance Smartly and Pleasant Stage. The Canadian filly Dance Smartly remained unbeaten in eight races this year by winning the lVfe-mile Distaff by 1 lengths over Versailles Treaty.

She also will receive Horse of the Year consideration. Pleasant Stage weaved her way through the stretch under Eddie Delahoussaye after coming from far off the pace to beat La Spia by a head in the final jump to win the 1 1-16-mile Juvenile Fillies. The two big human winners on this 40-degree day. were Valenzuela and Paulson. The jockey and owner, who won with Arazi, also teamed to win the Mile with Opening Verse, who is trained by Dick Lundy.

Valenzuela also had two fifths, and his purse earnings for the day were $1,120,000, which nearly doubled his previous Breeders' Cup winnings. Pat Day, who rode Dance Smartly, tied Laffit Pincay for the most Breeders' Cup series wins with six. Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, who increased his leading number of Breeders' Cup starters to 73 by saddling eight, failed for the second year to gain his 11th win. The day was anything but a total loss for Lukas, whose horses brought home $740,000, $600,000 earned by Twilight Agenda with his second place in the Classic.

Pat Eddery of Britain on Sheikh Albadou and Eric Legrix of France on Miss Alleged were the only foreign jockeys to win. Among those failing were 55-year-old Lester Piggott, who finished last on Showbrook in the Juvenile; Steve Cauthen, the British-based Kentuckian who won the Derby on Affirmed in 1978, but finished seventh on In The Groove in the Turf, and Willie Carson of Britain, who finished seventh on Shadayid in the Mile. Georgia Tech tops Duke; Heels rip Terps I in turn gave VMI a lesson in controlling the ball on the ground. Kentucky 20 Cincinnati 17 LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) Doug Pelfrey kicked a record-tying 53-yard field goal as time expired to lift Kentucky to a 20-17 homecoming victory Saturday over Cincinnati and snap a four-game losing streak.

Cincinnati (3-6) tied the game on David Rowe's 24-yard field with 22 seconds left. Vanderbilt 41 Army 10 WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) Marcus Wilson ran for three touchdowns and passed for one and Corey Harris rushed for a career-high 180 yards as Vanderbilt (4-5) defeated Army 41-10 Saturday. The Cadets are 3-5. Virginia 42 VMI CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.

(AP) Matt Blundin threw for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth Saturday as Virginia used ball control to run its unbeaten streak to six games with a 42-0 victory over Virginia Military Institute. Blundin completed 12 of 22 passes for 171 yards to help the Cavaliers (6-2-1) beat VMI for the sixth straight time. The 6-foot-7 senior has thrown 184 passes this season and has yet to be intercepted. The underrmanned Keydets (3-5) did manage to cross midfield, something they failed to do when the two teams last met in 1987. VMI came to Charlottesville with the top rushing attack in Division I-AA.

But the Keydets had trouble executing their wishbone againsf the bigger Cavaliers, who DURHAM, N.C. (AP) With its offense in disarray even before the season started, Georgia Tech has been in search of the chemistry which took it to a share of the national championship last season. The Yellow Jackets may have found some of it in Saturday's 17-6 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Duke. Shawn Jones produced a 65-yard scoring play in the third quarter, but replacement fullback Michael Smith had a 37-yard touchdown run in an impressive outing. "I got more carries and I tried to take advantage of them," said Smith, who was replacing the injured David Hendrix.

"The one I broke away on, I just wanted to take advantage of a one-on-one situation. I enjoyed it today." Smith, who had rushed for 110 yards all season, helped Georgia Tech (5-4, 4-2) break a 3-3 tie with his scoring run with 9:16 left before halftime. He finished with 120 yards on 17 carries, working from both the fullback and tailback positions. The clinching play came after the Blue Devils (4-2-1, 1-2) were within 10-6 on Randy Gardner's 29-yard field goal with 8:08 left in the third period. It took one play and one collision to help the Yellow Jackets put the game away.

Following the kickoff, Jones passed to Greg Lester, and when the two Duke defenders covering him collided near the Blue Devil 30, Lester caught the ball and sprinted to the end zone for a 17-6 edge at 7:58. Duke stopped itself most of the second half, starting with quarterback Dave Brown's intercep tion at the Georgia Tech 17. The Yellow Jackets fumbled it away on the next possession at the Duke 31, but Brown threw an interception four plays later. Brown started the game despite an injury to his sternum which prevented him from practicing all week. The Blue Devils took 15 plays to drive from their own 12 to the Georgia Tech 31 in the fourth quarter.

After having a Yellow Jacket interception ruled a trap, Duke scrambled to attempt a 48-yard field goal, which Gardner missed, wide left with 6:24 remaining. Georgia Tech squandered a chance to widen its lead late in the second quarter when fumbled at the Duke 8 on a first-and-goal and linebacker Mark Allen recovered. "It wasn't really pretty," Georgia Tech coach Bobby Ross s.aid. "And I think we had several of the same old things that we're concerned with but I thought we played real hard and with a lot of determination." Duke coach Barry Wilson has been looking to his defense to prevent opponents from running up big numbers and putting pressure on his offense. From that standpoint, he was satisfied with the effort.

"So, it was enough of a defensive effort to win the game, but we don't win on offense or on defense," Wilson said. "We win as a team or we lose as a team." Each team kicked a field goal on their second possession. Following an interception by Quinton McCracken, Duke moved to the Georgia Tech 27, where Gardner kicked a 44-yard field goal with 10 43 left in the period. Tigers Ota It it II 7 a a Wake Forest Clemsea MICHAEL SMITH Paces Yellow Jackets Scott Sisson evened the score with a 32-yard field goal at 4:11. He missed a 52-yard try at the start of the second quarter after an interception.

Georgia Tech linebacker Marco Coleman recorded his 28th career sack, tying the ACC record set by Michael Dean Perry of Clemson. North Carolina 24 ..,......,,.0 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) As far as Maryland was concerned, Jason Stanicek just added insult to injury during North Carolina's 24-0 victory Saturday. With both teams suffering through midseason slumps because of injuries, the fourth-stringer got his first start at quarterback. He marched the Blunt 10 run (Welch kick) Harris I run (Welch kick) Blunt 26 run (Welch kick) Bolin 1 run (Welch kick) WFFG Green 33 WF Dixon pass from West (Greet kick) Tar Heels up and down the field like a veteran signal-caller.

While North Carolina's offense looked impressive in the 24-0 Atlantic Coast Conference Victory, the Tar Heel defense was equally game, limiting the Terrapins to 131 total yards and just eight first downs. The Tar Heels were dominating behind the true freshman, rolling up 412 yards of total offense, 24 first downs, converted 11 of 18 third-down plays and held the ball for 13 more minutes. Stanicek, who found out before the game he would be making his first collegiate start because of injuries to three other Tar Heel quarterbacks, led North Carolina (5-3, 2-3) on scoring drives of 84, 86 and 80 yards in the opening half for a 21 -point cushion. Stanicek's reward for a job well done a date with highly ranked Clemson next week at home. Heels coach Mack Brown said it was likely Stanicek would start against the ACC leaders.

"If he gets frustrated next week then you take a freshman out," Brown said. "Nobody has moved the ball very well against Clemson. But we'll have to play all three quarterbacks (Stanicek, Chuckle Burnette and Todd Burnett) before the year is out because we have a long road." Stanicek, a baby-faced redhead with braces, was enjoying the media attention after the victory over the Terrapins and seemed calm about a possible start against Clemson, tops in the nation in defense. "My mobility can cause them some problems," he said. "We'll just look at the film and get the right play they are in and we'll cause them some problems." Natrone Means, the second-leading scorer in the ACC, capped the first scoring march of the afternoon with a 6-yard touchdown with 3:51 left in the opening quarter.

Stanicek, who was 7-for-9 in the opening half for 62 yards, was intercepted near midfield on North Carolina's next possession late in the quarter, but the Tar Heels held Maryland (2-6, 2-3) on downs and then went to work on another long drive. Means, who gained 101 yards on 16 carries, capped the 7 1-2 minute march with a 7-yard run around right end on a fourth-and-1 play. Stanicek completed four passes on North Carolina's final scoring drive of the half, hitting Holliday with a slant pattern from 4 yards out 24 seconds before intermission. A 28-yard run by Means helped set up Clint Gwaltney's 22-yard field goal with 11:45 remaining. (Continued from page ID) two possessions before fourth-string tailback Doug Bolin muscled in for a 1-yard TD with 1:58 left in the half.

Wake Forest avoided its first shutout in four years with a pair of scores in the final period. Mike Green kicked a 33-yard field goal with 9:48 left and Keith West hit Todd Dixon with a 30-yard TD pass with 4:42 to go. Dixon had five catches for 144 yards, becoming the first player to gain 100 receiving yards against Clemson since 1987. "You can never be pleased with a loss," Dooley said. "I will say we played 30 good minutes of football (but) it takes 60 minutes like that to beat a team the caliber of Clemson." Clem 25 1-SK 135 72 13 234 6- 35 7- 70 3:28 First downs Rushes-yards Passing Return Yards Comp-Att-Int Punts Fumbles-Lott Penalties-Yards Time of Possession 11 25-20 274 24 lt-242 543 1-0 4-20 21:32 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Wake Forest, A.

Williams 1-25. Kennedy 3-14. Clemson, Blunt 18-103, Moncriel M0. PASSING Wake Forest, West 1 26-2 274. Clemson, Cameron 1S-144 83, Moncrief S-M 42 RECEIVING Wake Forest.

Dixon S-144, Hills 4-5. Jones 3-43. Clemson. Blunt 4-20, Bryant 2-51, Smith 2-23 Gamecocks fall BIG MAC'S rison with 3:50 remaining in the first quarter. Neither team was able to score in the second period.

The Wolfpack wrapped up the fourth-quarter scoring with a touchdown that came on a 1-yard run by Shaw and a field goal on a 34-yard kick by Damon Hartman. GOODYEAR TIRE SALE It 14 14 N.C. Stale 8. Caratiaa 7 21 NCSt Bender 1 run (Hartman kick) NCSt Harrison 47 put from Bender (Hutman kick) NCSt Down 1 run (Hartman kick) SC Bennett 1 run (Simpson kick) NCSt Griffis I pan from Bender (Hartmu kick) SC Miller pan from Fuller (Simpson kick I SC Jeter IS pan from Fuller (Simpson kick) NCSt Shaw 1 run (Hartman kick) NCSt Hartman FGJ4 A 47,900 complete 23 of 34 pass attempts for 251 yards and two touchdowns. South Carolina finally got on the scoreboard midway into the third quarter when running back Brandon Bennett dove over right tackle for one yard and a touchdown.

South Carolina then kicked off to North Carolina State. The Wolfpack was unable to get a first down and punted, setting up the controversial call and leading to another State touchdown. Officials' ruled that the ball hit Gamecock Rocky Clay as Clay ran down field to block for the punt Woods said he asked the officials for an explanation after the call but received none. "I could see it didn't hit his foot," Woods said. "1 then we had a chance to tie.

I felt like the game should have been 21-21, not 28." Then trailing 28-7, South Carolina moved in seven plays from its 25 to another touchdown a 20-yard pass from Fuller to wide receiver Eddie Miller with 3:07 to play in the quarter. The Wolfpack again had trouble moving the ball and a high snap to punter Tim Kilpatrick led to a blocked kick and a first down for South Carolina at State's 15. Fuller turned that opportunity into a quick score, hitting running back Leroy Jeter on the first play for a 15-yard touchdown reception. That made the score 28-21 with 14:40 left to play. Bender, a freshman, completed his first touchdown pass a 47-yarder to tight end Todd Har First downs Rushes-yards Passing Return Yards Comp-Att-Int Punts Fumbles Lost Penalties-Yards 23 11 U-304 12-40 131 254 23 t-lM M-37-0 a t-a to 11 MO 4-47 21:53 .25 LSU, Time of I ii X7 Mississippi 22 JACKSON, Miss.

(AP) Sophomore James Jacquet ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns, the latter a 59-yard sprint with five minutes to play, as LSU beat Mississippi 25-22 in the Southeastern Conference on Saturday. (Continued from page ID) Florida State next week. "We've got to improve," Woods said. "We need to evaluate ourselves as coaches and then evaluate the players. We've got to learn to control the momentum." Much of the Wolfpack's momentum came from quarterback Geoff Bender, who threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as North Carolina State ended its long-standing rivalry with South Carolina.

Bender, who completed eight of 18 passes for 132 yards, dove into the end zone from the 1-yard line early in the first quarter to give the Wolfpack (7-1) its first touchdown and a lead it held throughout. In a football rivalry that began in 1900 and ended Saturday, North Carolina State's win brought the series with South Carolina to a 25-25-4 deadlock. The Gamecocks move to the Southeastern Conference next year and will stop playing State, an Atlantic Coast Conference team they've faced the past 24 consecutive years. In the first half, the North Carolina State defense stopped the Gamecocks at every turn but the third quarter turned into a slugfest with both teams scoring two touchdowns. The Gamecocks, 3-3-2, came storming back after players and coaches were angered when officials ruled a North Carolina State punt had touched a South Carolina player before being recovered by State.

That decision gave the Wolf-pack the ball at the South Carolina 24. Four players later, Bender passed for his second touchdown and 9-yarder to flanker Ray Griffis and the score went to 28-7. Going into the game, North Carolina State had the toughest pass defense in the country and was ranked sixth in total defense and fourth in scoring defense. They held South Carolina, which had been averaging 239 yards per game passing and 370 total, to 40 rushing yards. However, Gamecock quarterback Bobby Fuller was able to INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING N.C.

State. Barbour 14-1SJ, Man tor 1446, Williams t-a, Down t-lt, Shaw lit S. Carolina, Bennett t-M. PASSING N.C. Stat, Bender t-U-O-UI S.

Una, Fuller 23-344-2M, Mitchell 0-1-04, Parker 1-1-0-I. RECEIVING N.C. State, Harrison 1-51, Griffis I It. S. Carolina, Brooks 7-71, Miller t-71, Bennett HAS YOUR INTEREST RATE ON YOUR CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT DECLINED OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS? If It has, and you are looking to increase your Income without taking unnecessary risk Join us for a FREE SEMINAR on the opportunities available in the area of utility investments.

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