Afleet Alex wins Preakness Stakes
BALTIMORE, May 21 (UPI) -- Afleet Alex stumbled down the stretch Saturday but recovered to win the 130th running of the Preakness Stakes.
Afleet Alex, owned by Cash is King Stables, went off as a 3-1 favorite and picked up the $1 million purse.
The colt nearly fell down the stretch while trying to avoid a collision with second-place finisher Scrappy T. Jockey Jeremy Rose was able to get the horse rebalanced and dash to the finish line.
Afleet Alex, third in the Kentucky Derby, finished five lengths ahead of Scrappy T.
Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo finished third followed by Sun King, High Limit, Noble Causeway, Greeley's Galaxy, Malibu Moonshine, Closing Argument, High Fly, Hal's Image, Wilko, Galloping Grocer and Going Wild.
The time was 1:55 on a fast track.
Afleet Alex returned $8.60, $5.00 and $3.20. Scrappy T paid $11.20 and $5.80, and Giacomo paid $4.80 for show.
Perry sets 54-hole record at Colonial
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 21 (UPI) -- Kenny Perry shot a 6-under-par 64 Saturday to build a seven-stroke lead and set a new 54-hole scoring record at The Colonial.
Perry completed three rounds at 18-under 192. That's one-stroke lower then he had when he won the Colonial two years ago.
Billy Mayfair and Steve Stricker each had 66s Saturday to tie for second at 11-under 199. Peter Lonard was at 200 while Brandt Jobe and Rod Pampling are tied for fifth at 201.
Temperatures at Colonial Country Club peeked at a record high of 97 degrees during the round.
"Every time I hit it, I found some shade to walk under the whole way to my ball," Perry said.
Perry, 44, has had eye problems the last few months. He has had lasik surgery twice on his eyes. He has been relying on his memory -- this is his 16th Colonial -- and his caddy with help reading the greens.
Martin wins NASCAR All-Star Challenge
CONCORD, N.C., May 21 (UPI) -- Mark Martin won NASCAR's All-Star Challenge for the second time Saturday night when he finished 0.582 seconds ahead of runner-up Elliott Sadler.
The event celebrates NASCAR's All-Star week by bringing its weekly race champions from the previous 16 months and former All-Star winners together for a Saturday night, 90-lap shootout. The winner got more than $1 million.
Twenty-two drivers started the "main" event after Brian Vickers won the "Nextel Open, the qualifying race for all those who had not originally made the field. Vickers edged out Mike Bliss after he sent him spinning on the final lap. He beat Bliss to the finish line by just 0.114 seconds, even though Bliss was going sideways at the time.
"He spun me out," said Bliss. "I don't like to drive that way. If that's the way he wants to drive we have 600 miles coming here next week."
Weibring leads Bruno's Memorial Classic
HOOVER, Ala., May 21 (UPI) -- D.A. Weibring shot a 7-under 65 in Saturday's second round of the seniors Bruno's Memorial Classic for a 12-under 132 and a one-stroke lead.
Tom Kite. who matched the course record with a 9-under 63, is tied for second with first-round leader Dana Quigley at 11-under 133. Lonnie Nielson is one stroke further back.
The first round was completed Saturday morning after being suspended Friday due to lightning and heavy rain.
Weibring, who will turn 52 Wednesday, had four straight birdies on the back nine.
Just six of the previous 13 second-round leaders have gone on to win the title. If he win, Weibring would be the 14th different winner in the events 14 years.
Quigley, 58, is making his 272nd consecutive start.
Mark James, Curtis Strange and Tom Jenkins, the 2003 champion here, are tied for fifth place at 137.
Germany beats Argentina, wins WTC final
DUSSELDORF, Germany, May 21 (UPI) -- Germany sewed up its fourth ATP World Team Championship Saturday with a 2-1 victory over Argentina.
The doubles team of Tommy Haas and Alexander Waske got the winning point in the doubles by beating Guillermo Canas and Guillermo Coria, 6-1, 6-2.
Coria's 6-1, 6-1 victory over Florian Mayer gave Argentina a 1-0 lead, but Haas tied it with a 6-4, 6-3 win against French Open champion Gaston Gaudio.
It was Germany's first title in seven years. The Germans were also winners in 1989, 1994 and 1998. Argentina was attempting to win its third title, having won in 1980 and 2002.
In the Round Robin, Germany had wins over the United States, Sweden and Spain, while Argentina beat the Czech Republic, France, and two-time defending champion Chile.
