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Retired Finger Lakes Jockey Jose Olivares Dead

Jose Olivares, a retired jockey and member of the Oriental Park Hall of Fame at Calder Race Course, died Jan. 17 at his home in Tampa, Fla., of an apparent heart attack.

 Thursday, January 18, 2007

Green Vegas Leave Straight Faced Behind

Green Vegas, the only horse in Saturday's $400,000 In Reality Division of the Florida Stallion Stakes to have won a stakes race around two turns, benefited from a fast pace to rally to victory while denying Straight Faced a sweep of the lucrative series for juveniles at Calder Race Course.

 Saturday, October 14, 2006

Dazzling Dr. Cevin Operates in Calder Derby

Favored Dazzling Dr. Cevin took advantage of a switch from turf to dirt Saturday to win the $200,000 Calder Derby in the final strides.

 Saturday, October 15, 2005

Frank Olivares Retires From Riding

Frank Olivares, the dean of the local jockey colony at 54, announced Wednesday that he is retiring from riding after a comeback of less than a year.

 Wednesday, May 12, 2004