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WCRF at Solvalla & Mohawk for “Road To Rio”

31 May 2016 – The World Chariot Racing Federation (WCRF) pre-Olympic tour on its “Road To Rio” made stops in both Sweden and Canada over the weekend. The WCRF is dedicated to resurrecting Chariot Racing in the Olympics while revitalization and reshaping the sport of harness racing. WCRF founder, Sam

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Sam Stathis fighting to save horses from barn fire

25 Mar 2016 – Lake Worth, FL – Sam Stathis, owner of the South Florida Trotting Center where a disastrous barn fire claimed the lives of 12 horses last week, including one of his own, is fighting another battle these days, and it is against the veterinarians at the equine

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Four horses returned to trotting center two days after barn fire

9:37 p.m. Friday, March 18, 2016 | PalmBeachPost – Sam Stathis paused to compose himself as he stared at the charred remains of the stables where 12 horses were killed and 11 others injured in a fire early Wednesday. “It reminds me of death,” Stathis said tearfully Friday evening at

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Barn fire claims 12 horses at SFTC

Lake Worth, FL (March 16, 2016) – A barn fire has claimed the lives of approximately 12 horses at the South Florida Training Center early Wednesday morning. It has been reported that 23 horses were housed in the single barn that was engulfed in flames and that 11 has been

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Sam Stathis – “Last call to save horse racing in Florida”

WELLINGTON, Fla., March 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Armed with international industry stakeholder support, Sam Stathis—Founder and Chairman of Stathis Enterprises and the World Chariot Racing Federation—is on a mission to save harness racing in Florida before it is too late. The recently proposed “decoupling” legislation has a chance to pass

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