Veitch Colt Wins in Florida

Proud Truth outran Stephan’s Odyssey in the stretch Monday to score a neck victory in the $100,000-added Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, Fla.

The outcome established the John Veitch-trained colt as a key contender in the $300,000 Florida Derby March 2, first of the major prep races for the Kentucky Derby.

Proud Truth and Stephan’s Odyssey both came from far off the pace, running head-to-head seven and eight horses wide as the field of 14 swung around the final turn.

Only in the final strides did the eventual winner put a head in front, stretching the advantage to little more than a neck.

Proud Truth, ridden by Jorge Velasquez, paid $5.60, $3 and $2.60. Stephan’s Odyssey returned $4 and $3.80 while Do It Again Dan paid $4 to show.

Proud Truth had a 10-pound advantage over Stephan’s Odyssey, who made his first start of the year.

The Boston Celtics announced that Robert Parish, Cedric Maxwell and Quinn Buckner will all be sidelined at least through Wednesday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets in Denver.

All three flew from Los Angeles to Boston Sunday, following the Celtics’ 117-111 loss to the Lakers. Against the Lakers, center Parish suffered a sprained left ankle and forward Maxwell developed tendinitis in his left knee. Buckner, a guard, has tonsillitis.

Representatives for the New York Mets and pitcher Dwight Gooden said Monday they have reached an agreement on terms of a one-year contract that will allow the 20-year-old right-hander to report to training camp as scheduled on Thursday.

Both parties said they were hopeful of getting terms of the contract finalized within the next week.

Gooden was 17-9 with a 2.60 earned-run average and a major league rookie record of 276 strikeouts last season en route to winning Rookie of the Year honors.

Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie was denied permission to leave the New Jersey Generals’ training camp to accept the Davey O’Brien award as the nation’s top collegiate quarterback.

Generals Coach Walt Michaels refused to excuse Flutie from the team’s training facility at Orlando, Fla., so Flutie could travel to Fort Worth to accept the award Monday night, said Reid Oslin, sports information director at Boston College.

The International Automobile Federation (FIA) meets today in Paris to decide whether to expel Monaco, with the future of the Monaco Grand Prix hinging on the result.

The FIA has been asked to take the action, the first expulsion of a member in its 75-year history, because of a disagreement over television rights for the glamour event of the Formula One championship.

Monaco claims it can hold onto the rights, while the FIA and its sporting arm, the International Auto Sport Federation (FISA), claim it agreed with all other Grand Prix organizers that the rights are the FIA’s.

Majestic Shore, ridden by Sandy Hawley, drove to the lead midway down the backstretch and drew off to a two-length victory in the $157,400 Sierra Nevada Handicap at Santa Anita.

Tsunami Slew, ridden by Eddie Delahoussaye, finished second. The odds-on favorite, Dahar, ridden by Fernando Toro, finished third, a nose farther back.

Sent off the 9-2 third choice in the race for 4-year-olds, Majestic Shore paid $11.60, $5.80 and $2.60. Tsunami Slew returned $5.60 and $2.80, and Dahar, the 4-5 favorite, paid $2.20 to show.

Chicago Sting Coach Willie Roy says he believes threats by club owner Lee Stern to sell the team are genuine.

Stern threatened to sell the club and withhold his club’s representatives in next weekend’s MISL All-Star game in Cleveland in the wake of what Stern called bad officiating in the Sting’s Sunday 3-1 loss to the St. Louis Steamers.