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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1986
Page
7
Violent storm hit the Metrodome area causing a power and lighting disruption as wind gusts reached 80 mph. Roof sensors registered the gust while announcers guided 31,966 fans to the concourse as play halted in the bottom of the eighth.
Curtis Strange edged Calvin Peete in a 30-foot birdie putt on the third extra hole to win the $500,000 Houston Open. Peete earned $54,000, Watson finished third at 276, and Strange tied Peete at 274 after final regulation.
Rosa Whitehead and her husband Rick joined Horsepower Farms with Argentinian Lito Salentino and Alan Corey for the Cup of Aiken Polo Tournament at Whitney Field. She scored twice in a round robin as fans shouted support and the event features four teams headed by Aiken Rebels, Horsepower, Ashwell Farms and Golden Isle.
Meadowbrook Farm won a Sunday Whitney Field polo round robin by tying Aiken Rebels 3 3 and beating Horsepower Farms 41. Alan Corey tied the game vs Aiken with two seconds left in the final chukker. Raul DeDios and Gene Kneece contributed key goals for Meadowbrook as Aiken’s Charlie Herrick and Tom Biddle Jr led scoring. Other teams Village Farm and Upatoi were noted as potential entrants.
Mogambo, a Morgambo underdog and trainer Leroy Jolley hopeful, faces Snow Chief and Badger Land as he prepares for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Jolley and rider Jacinto Vasquez see a strong morning work translate to an afternoon run if conditions align, amid a field of about 15 horses and ongoing Derby prep headlines.
Ricky Rudd wins the Sovran Bank 500 at Martinsville Speedway, beating Joe Ruttman by one lap and three seconds as Ford cars dominate the top five. Rudd battles heat and cautions on the 526-mile track, contending with tire wear, a flat on Ruttman, and late-race pressure while posting a 76.882 mph average.
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