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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 2000
Page
17
Todd Pletcher trains four 3 year olds in his first Kentucky Derby entry marking a historic rookie load. He learned under D Wayne Lukas and now tops the field with More Than Ready and Graeme.
Trainer Todd Pletcher, praised by Wayne Campbell and described as a Lukas disciple, oversees 80 horses between Kentucky and New York. He reflects on training roots with Lukas, his early success with Thunder Gulch, Jersey Girl, and now four Derby contenders.
Iowa City’s Jason McCartney wins the Senior Men Pro 1-2 at the 22nd Old Capitol Criterium in a 75 minute race, lap twice, with Randall Coxworth a distant runner up in a 29 rider field. McCartney targets Olympic Trials May 18-20 in Jackson Mississippi and plans Houston Tour of Houston on May 14.
Jeremy Mayfield stormed to victory in Fontana's NAPA Auto Parts 500, his second Winston Cup win and first in 22 months, despite a scorching cockpit and a NASCAR fuel investigation lingered over his team. He beat Bobby Labonte by 0.3 seconds as Matt Kenseth finished third, with Mayfield briefly cooled by ice bags at a late pit stop.
After more than 30 years bowling, Cedar Rapids resident Sharon Tollefson earned her first 300, the first by a woman in Burlington. A board member of Cedar Rapids Women’s Bowling Association, she later repeated the feat in Cedar Rapids league play, while her son Randy rolled a 299 two weeks earlier.
Sharon Tollefson a Cedar Rapids area legal secretary and grandmother of six, pursues bowling goals after a 1999 200 season high of a 205 average. She aims for another 300 game and an 800 series, believing a few spares per game can push her past 800. She enjoys fishing and learning golf with family support.
Randy Johnson dominated the Chicago Cubs with seven innings of two hitters, notching his sixth win in April to join Vida Blue and Dave Stewart as the only pitchers to start a season 6-0 in April. He leads MLB in ERA strikeouts wins and other categories while not focusing on milestones.
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