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HOYT JOBS IN EVANVILLE
Vickie Foley 2-year-olds impressive in debuts
Vickie Foley trains a small stable, currently totaling nine horses, but two of those were good-looking winners in their 2-year-old debuts at Ellis Park.
Alexis Harthill’s Include Edition rallied from last and five-wide out of the turn to prevail this past Sunday by 1 1/3 lengths at almost 24-1 odds, paying $49.60 to win. A week earlier, the Vickie Foley et al syndicate’s Mine Inspector broke slowly, quickly got into striking position before blowing to the lead to romp by 7 3/4 lengths. The Discreetly Mine colt covered 5 1/2 furlongs on turf in 1:03.43, including the last sixteenth-mile in 6:08 seconds.
James Graham rode both horses.
Harthill and Foley were a bit surprised by Include Edition’s victory, which they watched from Louisville. Vickie’s brother, trainer Greg Foley, saddled the filly and was in the winner’s circle with his family. It was a big day for the Foley clan as Greg won the prior allowance race with Transatlantic Kiss, one of his three wins this meet heading into Friday’s card.
 “We were going to ride with Greg, and his whole family ended up going,†Vickie said of Include Edition. “And it was raining. We just decided to stay home. We were there in spirit. We were hooping and hollering and went out to dinner celebrating.
“She broke well, but she didn’t like being pinned down on the inside and I liked how Graham let her settle, let those horses go on, and he moved her out (from) the slop hitting her in the face. He just let her relax and she just exploded. She did it with such grace. He didn’t get excited and rode her beautifully.â€
Greg Foley played a role in both youngsters landing in his sister’s barn. Greg Foley was the underbidder on Mine Inspector as a yearling and urged his sister to take a look at the colt when he was offered at a 2-year-old auction. Her syndicate, overseen in conjunction with Louisville accountant Bill Malone, acquired Mine Inspector for $45,000, or $7,000 less than his previous owner paid for him as a yearling.
Greg Foley purchased Include Edition for $15,000, one of three yearlings he bought with the idea of ultimately selling to clients. When he had no takers after paying for the youngsters to be broken over the winter in South Carolina, he asked his sister and Harthill if they would be interested. Harthill bought two of the three. Her other purchase, a West Virginia-bred now named Tryon Summer, was second in her debut at Indiana Grand on July 4.
“After it’s said and done, yeah, he’d love to have the fillies, but he’s happy we have them,†Vickie said. “This filly (Include Edition) has trained excellent. She’s very intelligent. She’s done everything you want. But they were touting (in the race) horses of Ben Colebrook, Steve Asmussen, one who had a bullet work.â€
“All those fancy horses, so they forgot about her,†said Harthill, who also is an owner in Mine Inspector.
Mine Inspector got left at the gate, spotting the field several lengths but soon strode up to be in the second flight of horses, tipping out on the turn to sweep to the lead. Approaching the wire, Ellis announcer Jimmy McNerney said, “Here’s a good one, folks. Mine Inspector is running a gi-normous race here!â€
“This little horse, he’s not real sharp right from the gate,†Vickie Foley said. “He’s been to the gate many times but has always been a little slow breaking. That will come with experience.â€
She admitted briefly being worried after the break, thinking, “Oh crap. But then when I saw how easily he was recovering, I wasn’t.â€
Said Graham: “He did everything right. He’s a smart little horse. He’ll improve. He quickened up nicely when I called on him, galloped out strongly, too. They went so far in front, I was just glad he didn’t break real good, break running with them. Then I’d have had to sit and wait on them and fight him maybe. But when I pulled the trigger, he quickened. And he quickened smart.
“He might stretch out later on, too. He’s not an aggressive horse mentally, which is a great thing.â€
As it turned out, a horse Vickie Foley and Malone couldn’t have afforded made it possible to buy the one they wanted.
“We bought this horse at Ocala, and he was a real nice-looking individual,†Vickie said. “We got him at the right price. We just really liked him. In fact, the reason I was really on to him, Greg had bid on this horse at the yearling sale. Greg loves Discreetly Mine colts…. Greg put us on this horse.â€
Malone said they got Mine Inspector for under their budget because the prior owner reselling had just sold another horse for a nice profit at the sale, and as such didn’t put a predetermined minimum selling price on the colt.
“When we went to the sale and looked at all the horses, Vickie said, ‘That’s the one. That’s the one I want,’†Malone said. “We sat there for two days, didn’t buy anything, waiting for this. If you don’t have a lot of money, it’s tough to buy horses. We had a Mine Inspector 25 years ago, and we renamed this one Mine Inspector.â€
Foley said she’s looking at the $75,000 Ellis Park Debutante on Aug. 19 for Include Edition, while Mine Inspector likely will be pointed toward a $140,000 allowance race at Kentucky Downs.
“We have a small stable but we’re pretty loaded with some nice stock. And we haven’t even turned Tigers Rule loose,†Vickie Foley said, alluding to her nice turf 3-year-old who narrowly lost Keeneland’s Grade 3 Dixiana Bourbon last fall.
Good Lord draws eight older horses
Churchill Downs allowance winners Majestic Affair (2-1) and Concord Fast (3-1) head Sunday’s $50,000 Good Lord Stakes at 6 1/2 furlongs. The stakes, previously known as the Don Bernhardt, was renamed in recognition of its three-time winner Good Lord, who was trained by the recently retired Ellis Park fixture Forrest Kaelin. The field, with horse (weight) jockey/trainer and odds:
Post time: Sunday at 4:10 p.m. CT
- Smart Spree (120) Morales/McKnight 4-1
- Shut the Box (120) Landeros/Montano 5-1
- Line Judge (120) Graham/Amoss 6-1
- He’s Munnie (120) Rocco/Lyster 15-1
- Concord Fast (122) Chuan/Hartman 3-1
- Woodland Walk (120) Berrios/Shanyfelt 12-1
- Control Stake (120) Lanerie/G. Foley 7-2
- Majestic Affair (120) Bridgmohan/Cox 2-1
Ellis graduate Talk Veuve to Me captures Indiana Oaks
Talk Veuve to Me, who was second in her racing debut last summer at Ellis Park, romped to a 4 3/4-length victory over Figarella’s Queen in last week’s Grade 3, $200,000 Indiana Oaks at Indiana Grand and now is in Saratoga.
“She showed what I was expecting her to show,†said Keeneland-based trainer Rodolphe Brisset, who has two wins and two thirds in five starts at the current Ellis meet. “It was maybe a little quicker than what I was thinking on paper. But she took the lead pretty easy. You could see that she was looking around a lot, just went to the wire cruising.
“She’s very unlucky being born in one of the best years —how many good fillies do we have this year? — between Monomoy Girl, Midnight Bisou and Red Ruby and I’m sure I’ve left out some. It’s a very, very strong year for 3-year-old fillies. I don’t know where everybody wants to go. She may have to face them and turn the table on some to be in the top three. But we are what we are.â€
Figarella’s Queen, a 13-1 shot ridden by Robby Albarado, closed from sixth to finish 6 3/4 lengths in front her Brad Cox-trained stablemate Kelly’s Humor, winner of last year’s Ellis Park Debutante.
Talk Veuve to Me, a daughter of Violence, originally was purchased by Brisset privately after she failed to sell at a 2-year-old auction. Brisset was about to go out on his own, after being an assistant to Hall of Famer Bill Mott, and he sold part-interest in Talk Veuve to Me to good friend Stephen McKay. The filly was second in her debut at Ellis Park last summer, then sidelined by a slight stress fracture. Returning to the races in March at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans, she won by 11 lengths and the Team Valor International syndicate bought majority interest.
In her next two starts, Talk Veuve to Me was second in Churchill Downs’ Grade 2 Eight Belles on the Kentucky Oaks undercard, then second in New York’s Grade 1 Acorn behind Kentucky Oaks winner Monomoy Girl.
“She had two real hard races, the Acorn, the Eight Belles,†said Team Valor president Barry Irwin. “We wanted to find a spot we were confident she would win. Just so she wouldn’t lose another race and get seconditis. Rodolphe picked out this one, and it worked out great.â€
Wanted Felon From Pursuit Tracked By Sheriff’s Office K-9
Wanted Felon From Pursuit Tracked By Sheriff’s Office K-9
A wanted felon is in custody this evening after leading the Sheriff’s Office on a pursuit through the southern part of the city.
On Thursday, July 19, 2018, at 1:21 PM Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Indiana State Police troopers and Evansville Police officers assigned to the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force attempted to stop a dark green 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo is driven by wanted felon David Anthony Zachary.
Zachary fled in the vehicle, leading authorities on a 25-minute pursuit that wound through the southeast and southwest areas of the city. Speeds of the pursuit reached 50 mph. The vehicle came to a stop in the bushes of a residence at the corner of Boeke Road and John Court. Zachary fled on foot and was tracked by a Sheriff’s Office K-9 assigned to the Marshals Service Task Force.
Zachary was located in the yard of a residence at the corner of Harper Avenue and Sycamore Street. Zachary surrendered to the K-9 team and was taken into custody without further incident.
During the pursuit, Zachary’s vehicle made contact with two different vehicles. There were no reported injuries and only minor damage involved.
Mr. Zachary had an active felony warrant for violating the terms of his probation, which stemmed from a September 2017 arrest for Reckless Driving and Resisting Law Enforcement. Mr. Zachary is being held in the Vanderburgh County Jail with no bond.
ARRESTED: David Anthony Zachary (33, of Evansville. Criminal Recklessness as a Level 6 Felony, Resisting Law Enforcement as a Level 6 Felony, Resisting Law Enforcement as a Class A Misdemeanor, Operating without a License as a Class C Misdemeanor, Leaving the Scene of an Accident as a Class B Misdemeanor
Presumption of Innocence Notice: The fact that a person has been arrested or charged with a crime is merely an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Otters fall in pitcher’s duel against Crushers
In a game marked by superb pitching, the Evansville Otters could not muster enough offense in a 2-1 loss against the Lake Erie Crushers on Thursday evening at Bosse Field in front of 3,768.
In the first inning, Douglas Trimble singled home a run to put Lake Erie on the board first. A second run came across in the inning when on an attempted steal of second base an error from the Otters shortstop on the throw to second allowed a run to score from third.
Evansville got their first run when Daniel Spingola tripled to right and a subsequent throwing error on the relay back to the infield allowed Spingola to score.
That would be the final tally of the game, as both sides pitched shutouts the rest of the way with Lake Erie prevailing 2-1.
Alex Romero is credited with the win for the Crushers. Romero threw eight innings, allowing just one unearned run while striking out seven.
Tyler Vail gets the tough luck loss for the Otters, his third defeat of the season. Vail threw seven innings giving up two runs, one earned, on five hits while punching out seven.
Logan Lombana picks up his second save of the series with a scoreless ninth inning.
The Otters now begin a three-game set against the Windy City Thunderbolts at Bosse Field. The first game of the series is tomorrow at 6:35 p.m. which is Kyndle Night at the ballpark.
The rest of the Otters week-long homestand will feature nights such as Princess Night and Fellowship Day and Family Fun Day.
Wanted Felon from Pursuit Tracked by Sheriff’s Office K-9
A wanted felon is in custody this evening after leading the Sheriff’s Office on a pursuit through the southern part of the city.
On Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 1:21 PM Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Indiana State Police troopers and Evansville Police officers assigned to the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force attempted to stop a dark green 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven by wanted felon David Anthony Zachary.
Zachary fled in the vehicle, leading authorities on a 25 minute pursuit that wound through the southeast and southwest areas of the city. Speeds of the pursuit reached 50 mph. The vehicle came to a stop in the bushes of a residence at the corner of Boeke Road and John Court. Zachary fled on foot and was tracked by a Sheriff’s Office K-9 assigned to the Marshals Service Task Force.
Zachary was located in the yard of a residence at the corner of Harper Avenue and Sycamore Street. Zachary surrendered to the K-9 team and was taken into custody without further incident.
During the pursuit, Zachary’s vehicle made contact with two different vehicles. There were no reported injuries and only minor damage involved.
Mr. Zachary had an active felony warrant for violating the terms of his probation, which stemmed from a September 2017 arrest for Reckless Driving and Resisting Law Enforcement. Mr. Zachary is being held in the Vanderburgh County Jail with no bond.
David Anthony Zachary (pictured above), 33, of Evansville. Criminal Recklessness as a Level 6 Felony, Resisting Law Enforcement as a Level 6 Felony, Resisting Law Enforcement as a Class A Misdemenaor, Operating without a License as a Class C Misdemeanor, Leaving the Scene of an Accident as a Class B Misdemeanor
Presumption of Innocence Notice: The fact that a person has been arrested or charged with a crime is merely an accusation. The defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
“IS IT TRUE” JULY 20, 2018
We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUEâ€Â will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way?
IS IT TRUE that the Evansville Courier wrote a very insightful article on the status of professional sports in greater Evansville and concluded that for a number of reasons, that Evansville is stuck in the middle?…what middle sort of implied is that when it comes to sports whether college or professional is that Evansville is big enough to want to be a player but not big enough or rich enough to actually find sustainable success when it comes to big time sports?
IS IT TRUE this comes on the end of a series of articles about the financial burden that the Ford Center has become in spite of some glowing consultant’s projections of prosperity and good times?…the reality is that the beautiful Ford Center is picking the taxpayer’s pockets for $9 Million per year with no end in sight?…with annual operating losses that approach $1 million the losses will continue even after the $127.5 million in bonds are paid off in 2038?…it would have been great if someone other than Andrew Smith and a few others had realized this before spending $127.5 million borrowed dollars?
IS IT TRUE that the City-County Observer completed a cursory analysis of just how many professional sports teams have failed in Evansville and the number is a staggering twenty-four (24)?…the most recent team to cease operations in Evansville was the Icemen hockey team that left for the larger venue in Jacksonville?… Evansville has only had 2 professional basketball teams and both failed with the most recent team the Evansville Thunder playing in Roberts Stadium through 1986?…that is a whopping 32 years since Evansville has had a basketball team where players were paid?…the other pro basketball effort was called the Evansville Agogans and we would appreciate if any of our readers can enlighten us as to just what a Grogan is?
IS IT TRUE Evansville started out with a bang in football landing an early franchise in the National Football League called the Evansville Crimson Giants?…the home team played against both the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers that still compete in the NFL?…since 1922 when the Crimson Giants folded Evansville has been home to the Bearcats, Titans, Express, Blue Cats, and Vipers all of which failed to sustain themselves?…the Vipers even moved their games to the Legion Park in Morganfield, KY which has a stadium that seats a couple of hundred before waiving the white flag of defeat?
IS IT TRUE as the CCO has always said, “Evansville is a baseball town at heartâ€?…we do still have the unaffiliated Otters, there have been fifteen (15) pro baseball teams that called Evansville home that no longer exist?… the best and most professional were the Triplets that were an AAA farm team for the Detroit Tigers?…it was nice to see next year’s major league players this year but that all ended more than 40 years ago?…the other failed baseball teams in declining order were the Outlaws, White Sox, Braves, Bees, Hubs, Pocketeers, Little Evas, Black Sox, Evas, Yankees, Strikers, River Rats, Blackbirds, and Hoosiers?
IS IT TRUE it is highly doubtful that there will ever be an AAA baseball team, an NFL franchise, any NBA basketball team, or even an affiliated high-quality hockey team in the near future?…the two things that may someday change that are population growth and income growth?
IS IT TRUE we would like to thank The Diamond Galleria for partnering with HeartSaver, a program of the Heart Hospital at Deaconess Gateway to provide life-saving automated external defibrillators AEDs to the Tristate First Responders?  … special thanks to The Diamond Galleria and its owners, Bert and Tyna Wheat, for hosting this special event in the store to highlight the program? … Sheriff Wedding, Police Chief Billy Boling, and Fire Chief Connelly were helping with this worthy community event along with the HeartSaver committee members and members of the Deaconess Foundation?
IS IT TRUE our “Horse Racing Mole” has informed us that our readers should consider betting on Ricochet Bay to place in the 2nd race at today’s live meet at Ellis? Â …he also predicts that Victory Cigar will run a big race in the 6th race at Ellis today? Â …our “Horse Racing Mole” suggests that FREDSTWIRLINCANDY should do well in the 7th race? Â …he also suggests that you consider betting on LEO MEISTER across the board (win-place and show) in the 8th race? Â …he finally recommends that you only bet as much as you can afford to lose and enjoy the live racing card at Ellis today?
IS IT TRUE that our publisher will be 75 years young at the end of this month? …he has been undergoing extensive tests on his heart  …we hope that the doctors will be able to correct his problem so he will have a better quality of life in his golden years?  …he would like to thank everyone for their prayers and support?
Today’s “Readers Pollâ€Â question is: If the election was held today for the Vanderburgh County Commission District 1 seat who would you vote for?
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Ground Breaking On New Shell Building In VIP Park
The Vanderburgh County Commissioners broke ground on a new shell building at VIP Park (Vanderburgh Industrial Park).
Woodward Commercial Realty is the developer and the event was well attended with supportive organizations such as GAGE (Growth Alliance of Greater Evansville), Vectren, Old National Bank, Economic Development Coalition, and the Evansville Industrial Foundation; all came together to celebrate the new project.  “Prospects looking at our county are overwhelmingly looking for existing buildings to accommodate a quick start-up, and our inventory is low.
This shell building will keep Vanderburgh County in the game and competitive,â€Â said Vanderburgh County Commissioner Ben Shoulders.