Ohio State Racing Commission cited for bets and gifts
Ohio State Racing Commission members and staff routinely bet on horse races and received improper gifts, the inspector general report finds. The 25 page investigation flags mismanagement and ethics lapses, noting over $8,000 in meals and gifts and 100 withdrawals totaling $27,500 by executive director Clifford Nelson on wager days.
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Columbus
Ohio State Racing Commission
Ohio Inspector General
The
Racing Commission
Commission
Clifford Nelson
Ohio
Tom Charles
Nelson
Charles
Ohio Ethics Commission
Luther Heckman
Heckman
Bob Taft
Taft
Cliff Nelson
Orest Holubee
Holubec
Medaglia d'Oro dominates Donn Handicap at Gulfstream
Medaglia d'Oro, the favorite ridden by Jerry Bailey, wins the $500000 Donn Handicap at Gulfstream Park, beating Funny Cide who finishes third in a field of eight older horses. The Kentucky bred colt covers 1 1/8 miles in 1 47 3 5 with Predawn Raid fading on the far turn as Bowman's Band bumps late.
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Booby Frankel
Funny Cide
Medaglia d’Oro
Gulfstream Park
Hallandale Beach
Fla
Seattle Fitz
Jack Knowlton
Frankel
Jerry Bailey
Medaglia d'Oro
Raid
Jose Santos
Bailey
Singh and Oberholser share Pebble Beach lead in final round
Vijay Singh and Arron Oberholser hold a three shot edge at 13 under 203 after three rounds of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Singh, riding an 11 straight top ten streak, seeks fifth win in six events while Oberholser eyes a home crowd finish in his PGA Tour debut in the final group. Mickelson, three behind at turn, faltered on the back nine as Singh surged with five birdies in six holes.
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Pebble Beach
Calif
Arron Oberholser
Vijay Singh
Oberholser
Spyglass Hill
Singh
Jack Nicklaus
Monterey Peninsula
Jeff Maggert
Pebble
Luke Donald
Poppy Hills
Phillip Price
Wales
Phil Mickelson
Mickelson
Vijay
NEC
Sineh
No. 16
Hilton Head
Els stays on path for Heineken Classic title
Ernie Els stretched his lead to eight strokes at Royal Melbourne after a 4-under 68. He sits 22-under 194, just one shy of the European Tour 54-hole record, with 18-under 126 after two rounds. Adam Scott and Gareth Paddison trail at 14-under. In other golf news, USGA president-elect Fred Ridley faces questions over Augusta National membership amid women's group protests.
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Ernie Els
Els
Historic Royal Melbourne
Australia
Lake Karrinyup
Western Australia
Hawaii
Adam Scott
New Zealand
Gareth Paddison
U.S. Golf Association
Augusta National
Fred S. Ridley
USGA
United States
Canada
Ridlay
Tampa
Pine Valley
New Jersey
Ridley
Martha Surn
National Court of Women's Organizations
Augusta
LPGA
Burk
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Domestic Dispute
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Buck and Manor
Arcadia
Kent Desormeaum
Sizzling Singh
Kevin James
Dave Stockton Jr
Associated Press
Scott
Paddison
Usga Prez
Levi
Pooley
Wayne Levi
Dan Pooley
Key Biscayne
Paul Peebles
Homestead
Tom Kite
Peebles
Kite
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