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Word: quiniela (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Night at the Dogs | 1/7/1974 | See Source »

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