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Santa Cruz, Carolina, Puerto Rico

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Exit sign for Barrazas, Trujillo Bajo and Santa Cruz barrios in Carolina, Puerto Rico
Exit sign for Barrazas, Trujillo Bajo and Santa Cruz barrios in Carolina, Puerto Rico

Santa Cruz is a barrio in the municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico. According to the 2010 Census, its population in that year was 1,927.

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Santa Cruz, Carolina, Puerto Rico
Calle Laurel, Carolina Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz)

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N 18.349089 ° E -65.93979 °
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Calle Laurel 19
00987 Carolina, Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz)
Puerto Rico, United States
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Hipódromo Camarero

Hipódromo Camarero (formerly known as El Nuevo Comandante) is a horse racing building located in Canóvanas, Puerto Rico, to the east of San Juan and Carolina. It is about a fifteen-minute drive from Carolina's Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, and 25 minutes east from the Isla Verde hotel area. The new administration of Camarero Race Track Corporation start operations on January 5, 2007. El Nuevo Comandante was built in 1976, and opened on October 31, 1976, to substitute the original "El Comandante" building, which had been located in Carolina, from January 1957 to mid October 1976. It has become arguably the most important horse racing complex in the island, holding horse races every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Camarero features a betting window, in which players can try their luck at different games, such as "El Pool Pote" and others. The top award a player can win at Hipodromo Camarero is the "Pool Pote" (Pool Pot) which has reached a staggering 12 Million dollars and has been the largest pot ever won in Puerto Rico's Horse Racing Industry. In addition to the betting windows at El Nuevo Comandante, the Industry has a link of betting agencies throughout Puerto Rico. These are called "agencias hipicas", and people can go there to place bets as well and enjoy local refreshments and snacks. Races at "El Nuevo Comandante" have been shown on local television and on radio since the building was inaugurated. Some of the most famous television sportscasters in Puerto Rican history have commented from there, including Norman H. Davila and Manolo Rivera Morales. Some famous jockeys have run there too, including Hall of Famer Angel Cordero, John Velazquez, Luis Hiraldo and J.C. Diaz. Famous horses imported to run at El Nuevo Comandante have been: Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes winner Bold Forbes, Santa Anita Derby winner Mister Frisky, Bandit Bomber and Dawn Glory (Stakes winner in USA). Among the native horses: Hurly Road (Triple Crown winner), Ribot's Verset (one of the best sires in Puerto Rican history), My favorite Place (Multiple allowance winner in California) Capa Prieto (undefeated for years), Camarero (Holds a record of 56 consecutive wins in a row), Vuelve Candy B (Triple Crown and Caribbean Derby winner and the only horse to earn a million dollars in Puerto Rico), El Platino ("Copa Budweiser" winner), Verset Dancer (Caribbean Derby winner and winner in USA) and Verset's Jet (son of Verset Dancer) who's the first horse to complete the Caribbean Derby and Confraternidad Stakes double. El Nuevo Comandante also has the infamous distinction (Guinness record) of having the horse with the most consecutive losses (Dona Chepa) with 134 consecutive loses (through 11/2/08 without a win)El Nuevo Comandante is also the site where the most famous race in the Caribbean has been held for 32 years: The Clasico del Caribe has been celebrated there many times, with horses participating from Colombia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and Puerto Rico, among other countries.

2003 World Masters Athletics Championships
2003 World Masters Athletics Championships

2003 World Masters Athletics Championships is the fifteenth in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Carolina, Puerto Rico, from 1 to 13 July 2003. The low participation number : 11  may be partly due to the fear of flying after the 2001 September 11 attacks and the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak. : 57  This is the second time that the Championships is hosted in Puerto Rico; the fifth edition of 1983 was held in San Juan. : 11  This is the first edition of the Championships conducted after the governing body of this series was formally renamed from World Association of Veteran Athletes (WAVA) to World Masters Athletics (WMA) at the previous (2001) edition held in Brisbane, Australia, The main venue was Pista Atletica Basilio Rodriguez located within the Complejo Deportivo Municipal Roberto Clemente. Other stadia included Estadio Roberto Clemente, Estadio Sixto Escobar that had hosted the 1983 Championships in San Juan, and University of Puerto Rico Sports Complex in Río Piedras. : 1  Non-stadia venues included Central Park and Parque Julia de Burgos. The competitions were briefly interrupted by showers from Tropical Storm Claudette. : 1 This edition of masters athletics Championships had a minimum age limit of 35 years for women and 40 years for men. : 1  During General Assembly on 10 July the starting age for men was reduced from 40 to 35 for subsequent editions. : 18  Also, the inaugural 2004 Indoor Championships was approved to be held in Sindelfingen, Germany. : 18 This Championships was organized by WMA in coordination with a Local Organising Committee (LOC) led by William Aleman.In addition to a full range of track and field events, non-stadia events included 8K Cross Country, 10K Race Walk (women), 20K Race Walk (men), and Marathon.