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Posted on Monday, January 22nd, 2007
Race fixing at harness racing races? What else is new? Oh, the perpetrators were actually charged? Ok, that is new.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Four veteran harness racing drivers are charged with helping fix a race at the Cal Expo track in Sacramento in May.
The allegations are earning the track the derisive nickname “Cal Fix-O” among racing fans.
Authorities arrested three of the drivers this week. A fourth is pleading guilty and cooperating with the investigation.
The four are accused of arranging how their horses would finish in the May 5 race to predetermine which betters would win the trifecta.
Wagering on the trifecta requires betters to correctly pick the first three finishers of a race in the proper order.
Sacramento Harness Association officials spotted the unusual betting pattern immediately after the race. They halted almost all pay outs to betters. Full text
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