Oakes Sentenced To Three Years In Prison March 04, 2022 Chris Oakes received a sentence of 36 months in prison on Thursday (March 3) for his role in felony drug misbranding and adulteration charges.
Oakes Pleads Guilty In New York October 20, 2021 On Wednesday (Oct. 20) trainer Chris Oakes entered a guilty plea in the Southern District of New York to drug misbranding and adulteration with intent to defraud or deceive.
Oakes Expected To Plead Guilty October 13, 2021 According to a story by Byron King in BloodHorse magazine, indicted harness trainer Chris Oakes “is expected to enter a guilty plea Oct. 20 in a U.S. District Court on charges related to purchasing, s...
Participants Plead Not Guilty April 03, 2020 Harness racing trainers Nick Surick and Chris Oakes were among a number of horse racing participants who pleaded not guilty to numerous charges in a teleconference arraignment on Thursday, April 2.
Night Of Champions' Local Ties Run Deep September 13, 2019 When 64 of the best New York-bred trotters and pacers enter the paddock at Batavia Downs for the $1.8 million New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) Night of Champions on Saturday (Sept. 14), there will be three...
'Mercury' Heats Up In NYSS June 05, 2019 American Mercury ($6.50) overcame the outside post at the start, then overwhelmed Major March in the stretch to win the $118,800 New York Sire Stakes event for three-year-old pacing colts and geldings...
Homicide Hunter Best In Open Trot October 27, 2018 What a month for Homicide Hunter. After etching his name in harness racing's history books as the fastest ever at The Red Mile, he's followed that up with a Breeders Crown victory once again defeating...
Fastest Trotter Returns To Yonkers October 12, 2018 On Sunday morning (Oct. 7), there was no time for celebration in Chris Oakes’ barn on the backstretch at the Red Mile. Homicide Hunter, who set a world record for the fastest trotting mile ever the af...
Rockstar Angel A Wins Narrowly September 04, 2018 Rockstar Angel A, to the lead in a demanding :26.2 opening quarter and then in the pocket as the pace continued on at high speed, was able to produce enough of a late move to hold off second-over Moni...
Homicide Hunter Surges Clear At Pocono August 26, 2018 Homicide Hunter, already atop the standings in the Great Northeast Open Series division for trotters, has marked himself as the horse to beat in his $100,000 championship event next week.
Rockstar Angel A Wows In U.S. Debut July 24, 2018 Rockstar Angel A established herself as a possible star in her first race since shipping from Australia, as she captured the $14,000 featured distaff pace on Tuesday (July 24) at The Downs at Mohegan ...
Homicide Hunter Reaches At Yonkers July 22, 2018 Odds-on Homicide Hunter (Brian Sears, $3.10) overcame post 8 Sunday afternoon (July 22), winning Yonkers Raceway’s featured $54,800 Open Handicap Trot.
Agent Q Returns To Yonkers July 20, 2018 "Quite honestly, it just tells you how much power I’ve got as far as owners go. She’s a good horse and instead of having to fight against her, we ended up buying her and putting her on the team. If yo...
