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...wins) at Florida's Calder Race Course was a delight of its own. Henceforth, at least for a while, "a Calder horse" will no longer serve as racing shorthand for a second-rater. Both the owner and trainer are recent arrivals in the sport, both of Tampa, Fla. Dennis Diaz, who retired from the real estate and insurance businesses four years ago at 38, discovered "there's only so much fishing a man can do." With $12,500, which this industry calls a pittance, he bought a Buckpasser grandson, and converted his cattle ranch to a horse farm...
...Jersey Derby purse, awaits the horse that can sweep those three Garden State races and the Kentucky Derby. The Jersey Derby comes nine days after the Preakness, and Spend A Buck cannot keep both appointments. "We're in the business to win purses," Diaz said, pointing out ominously that there are other routes to high stud fees than the Triple Crown. The rub is there are none sweeter...
Even the second-half officials--Harvard Coaches Julio Diaz and Steve Bzmowski--couldn't help the hosts, who trailed 34-27 at the half...
...F.M.L.N. delegation: Guillermo Ungo and Rubén Zamora of the Democratic Revolutionary Front, the rebels' political wing; Eduardo Sancho Castañeda (known as Fermán Cienfuegos), Lucio Castellanos, Facundo Guardado and Nidia Diaz, guerrilla military leaders...
...know Mr. Ungo and Mr. Zamora very well. They acted the same as I expected them to act. I had never met any of the other people. They | were very hard at first, especially the woman [Nidia Diaz]. She was very tense and serious. But she changed as the hours passed...