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June 14, 2010

Check out these apples

 
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Eight years after he was inducted into the U.S. harness racing Hall of Fame, trainer Bob McIntosh of LaSalle, ON will be enshrined in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
 
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May 21, 2010

Burn some rubber, Mustang Sally!

By Dave Briggs

  

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Maximum horsepower, indeed. On a glorious May day at Classy Lane Stables in Puslinch, ON, photographer Dave Landry nabbed this shot of Canada’s three-time trainer of the year Casie Coleman with North America Cup hopeful Sportswriter and Coleman’s souped-up mustang with the stable colours.
 
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In a one week span, Dr. Cal Stiller won the largest medical prize in the country and was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. But those are just the most recent accomplishments in a lifetime of incredible achievement for the physician and entrepreneur who owns and operates Stonebridge Farms in Arva, ON with his wife, Angie
 
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Despite having just one eye and modest beginnings, Armbro Chronicle has triumphed over adversity thanks to the love of connections led by trainer Kent Baker. The gelding has earned over $1.5 million been an O’Brien Award finalist the last two years and become the poster horse for underdogs everywhere.
 
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Coming up with the perfect words to match a Canadian Sportsman photo is not always a match made in heaven.
Check out these gems, the best of the worst we kicked around for recent issues…
 
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Stylin’ reinsman Jody Jamieson added some panache to the O’Brien Awards with his Prohibition-Era inspired tux and hat. Jamieson was the toast of the awards where he picked up his second driver of the year award.
 
 
 
 
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