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The latest installment from my weekly Guelph Mercury column…
 
Casie Coleman of Cambridge could end up winning her third O’Brien Award as Canada’s trainer of the year in harness racing. But her achievements extend far beyond the on-track exploits of her 75-horse stable based in Canada at the Classy Lane Training Centre in Puslinch.
 
Tuesday it was announced Coleman, 29, received her fifth straight nomination as the nation’s top trainer. In 2009, she set personal seasonal bests with 275 wins and over $6.1 million in earnings.
 
As well, her stellar colt Sportswriter is a virtual lock to win the two-year-old pacing colt of the year award over the other finalist Wellthereyougo. Sportswriter may also be in the running for the overall horse of the year award.
 
Coleman has been in the news lately for her philanthropy, too.
 
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December 17, 2009

Lucky Gift's guardian angel

By Dave Briggs

  

The latest installment from my weekly Guelph Mercury column…
 
He was only a $2,000 yearling; a standardbred of meagre pedigree and chances with seemingly only a prophetic name on his side.
 
Little did Lucky Gift know, but he also had a guardian angel…
 
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December 11, 2009

Dude, nice lid

Dude, nice lid

Doug McNair's reward for winning the 2008 Battle of Waterloo was getting to meet this guy in the winner's circle (captured in this Claus Andersen photo).

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