Word: quiniela
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...England Jai-Alai is to Florida Jai-Alai what the Freshman Union is to Locke-Ober's. The Babe Ruth of the sport, Churruca, retired in a tearful ceremony last year, but legends like Calzacorta. Joey, Zulaica and Recalde are still around. If you do bet, stick to the quiniela box, and don't forget the mandatory pre-game dinner in Coconut Grove...
...keeps the price of admission minimal. The best grandstand seats cost 750 or 500, and one section is free. But in an "evening of fun," the average fan bets $72. Some of the more affluent, like Businessman José Martinez, can afford to lose repeatedly when they "wheel a Quiniela" for $6-track talk for placing a bet on three combinations of three competitors picked to win, place and show. "You never know," says Martinez. "You can have the best dog in the race and sometimes...
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