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The Tulsa Health Department will not administer COVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesday because of inclement weather, but clinics on Thursday, Friday and
Icy roads from the West Coast through the Midwest and into the South shut down vaccinations at many sites.
Crisp Mane, whose late surge last week fell a neck short, rallied in the final stages of the feature $11,000 event for mares on Tuesday (Feb. 2) at Pompano Park and took top honours, ironically, by a neck, for David Miller in 1:52.3. The talented five-year-old daughter of Sportswriter turned the tables on Tempus Seelster (Joe Chindano Jr.) this time around with Roll With Angel (Ken Holliday) third, 3-1/4 lengths away. As the outset, Prairie Westerngal (Wally Hennessey) zipped off the wings from post six into an open lead early as Tempus Seelster also left with alacrity and forged her way to t...
Credit Mike Simons / Pool photo As of Friday, just eight states and the District of Columbia had higher COVID vaccination rates per 100 people than Oklahoma. That information is according to Bloomberg’s global tracker, which shows Oklahoma is also in the top 10 for the percentage of doses it’s used. But there’s still a long way to go. Less than 1% of Oklahomans has completed a two-dose vaccination series, and less than 10% are known to have been infected by the coronavirus. State Epidemiologist Dr. Jared Taylor said it will take somewhere around 60% to 70% of Oklahomans having immunity...
Skip To My Lou and Born To Thrive shared the limelight at Pompano Park on Monday (Jan. 18) at Pompano Park, taking top honours in their respective $11,500 Open Handicap events. Skip To My Lou, confidently handled by owner-trainer Joe Chindano Jr., conquered seven worthy rivals by grinding away first-up from turn two all the way home to hit the wire in 1:50.4 — a new lifetime mark. His winning margin was 1-3/4 lengths over Kinnder Jackson (Mike Simons), who closed fastest of all to finish second. Real Peace (David Miller), who sawed through panels of :26.2, :55.2 and 1:23.2, finished third w...