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Sport: New Game in Town

"Fantastic!" exclaimed Howard Samuels, president of New York City's Off-Track Betting Corp. "Another big winner." Samuels, who likes to refer to himself as Howie the Horse, was not speaking of Cañonero IIs stunning victory in the Preakness, the second jewel in racing's Triple Crown. He was talking about the $1,151,686 that New Yorkers wagered on the race through O.T.B. "Once more," said Samuels, sounding more like Howie the Hustler, "it's been proved that this city can truly be Fun City."

Fun, maybe, for the plungers who put their money on Cañonero II, which...

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