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Harness racing trainer Christopher Oakes was sentenced to 36 months in jail on Thursday, March 3, 2022, for his pleading guilty in the Federal Governments major horse doping cases. Oakes went before Honorable Mary Kay Vyskocil of the United States District Judge Southern District of New York. In addition to the 36-month jail sentence, Oakes […]
CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Dreamfair Zenfire fell short last week but will search for her harness racing track record mojo as Marc Campbell returns to the race bike in the Saturday afternoon featured pace at Red Shores Racetrack and Casino at the Charlottetown Driving Park. The 10-dash Saturday presentation kicks off at 12:30 P.M. with Dreamfair […]
Bill Finley of the Thoroughbred Daily News reports that disgraced harness trainer Christopher Oakes, who had close ties to Jorge Navarro, changed his plea to guilty Tuesday when appearing before federal judge Mary Kay Vyskocil via teleconference. In doing so, Oakes became the 10th person among the original 27 indicted in March 2020 for […]
Bloodhorse.com has reported on Tuesday, Oct. 12 that indicted harness racing trainer Chris Oakes, allegedly captured on federal wiretaps conspiring with Thoroughbred trainer Jorge Navarro to give performance-enhancing drugs to racehorses, is expected to enter a guilty plea Oct. 20 in a U.S. District Court on charges related to purchasing, selling, and distributing PEDs. Oakes […]
