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...trains for the former country singer, said immediately that Gato del Sol would not even go to the Preakness, the second Triple Crown jewel in two weeks, but the tugging of tradition will be strong. "He's had a hard campaign," Gregson said of the handsome gray colt. "I had planned all along for just the Derby and the Belmont Stakes [the third jewel in five weeks]. I don't want to ruin my horse." He had an undeniable point...
Boston fans no longer have their hometown horse to watch this afternoon. Timely Writer, the Filene's Basement bargain colt owned and raced by two area meat merchants, came under the knife himself last week. An operation for an inflamed intestine saved the winter dazzler from an un-Timely death, but it also placed him on the sidelines for today's race. Trainer Dominic Imprescia, who dressed to match the pink flamingos at Hialeah for the Florida Derby, will be wearing black during the Run for the Roses...
Other early favorites have fallen victim to exhausting seasons. Star Gallant, the colt unbeaten in his career until Timely Writer nailed him in the Florida Derby, has dropped out of the picture. Hostage is being held by a fractured sesamoid bone. Distinctive Pro and Deputy Minister, two class horses from the 1980 yearling crop, have also been felled by racing injuries. Before Dawn, this year's top filly, said goodnight a long time ago, leaving the Genuine Risk school of fans without a favorite...
...dusty knoll outside the town of Mahabad, in the Kurdish mountains of western Iran. There, a clientele of mercenaries and international agents milled about, examining Israeli-made UZI automatics, Chinese and Soviet AK-47s, boxes of grenades, pre-World War II Czech-made Brno rifles and spanking new U.S. Colt .45 automatics. "For the serious customer," says Van Voorst, "a salesman would casually discharge a few rounds into a nearby hillside...
...arms are a smaller problem. On the outskirts of Tabriz in northern Iran, as in hundreds of similar sites in the Third World, entrepreneurs have set up tent city arms bazaars offering everything from used Soviet and Chinese AK-47s (Soviet model: $150; Chinese copy: $75) to new U.S. Colt .45 automatic pistols ($300), all of which have found their way from armies to the underground...