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Tiger Moth rallies wide to edge Walkabout in Groupie Doll

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‘She was the best horse. Because she covered a lot more ground and was still able to get it done’ – Corey Lanerie after winning stakes for first time

 

Corey Lanerie is in position to win a fourth Ellis Park riding title. But Sunday he won the track’s biggest race for the first time, guiding John Gunther’s late-running Tiger Moth to a three-quarters of a length victory over Walkabout in the 36th running of the Grade 3 Groupie Doll Stakes.
“It feels great, first time winning this stakes here at Ellis Park,” said Lanerie, who owns a 25-20 lead over Jon Court in the jockey standings. “It feels good to win the signature race of the meet…. You get all the people here, especially on a day like today, all the fans come out for this race. It’s a big day. You get a lot of publicity for winning it, so I was glad to finally get it done.”
In fairness, Lanerie and other riders often have been out of town on Groupie Doll Day, which in recent years fell on the same day as Mountaineer Park’s stakes-laden West Virginia Derby card. In fact, this Saturday, Lanerie was busy winning a race at Arlington Park and finishing an extremely close fourth aboard 80-1 shot Enterprising in the $1 million Arlington Million. So Lanerie applauded Ellis racing secretary Dan Bork positioning the Groupie Doll on a Sunday when there is not the competition from out-of-state stakes.
“I like the way they’re scheduling them now so we can go somewhere to ride stakes, get back over here and not lose any business,” he said.
With Put Da Blame On Me zipping off resolute fractions, including a second-quarter mile in a testing 22.61 seconds, Lanerie had Tiger Moth settled into 10th in the field of 11 fillies and mares. Just behind him was the Ian Wilkes-trained Walkabout, who looked like the winner under jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. when they split horses and surged to the fore to wrest the lead from Put Da Blame On Me in mid-stretch.
 Lanerie — by design — came seven-wide with Tiger Moth and thought he might have to settle for second.
“Brad and his assistant Tessa (Bisha) told me it would probably be better if I came around with her, because she would be back and she kind of has a grinding run,” Lanerie said. “I went really wide, a lot wider than I normally would. I felt like I went a mile and an eighth. When I saw Brian get through on Walkabout, I said, ‘I’m not going to beat him.’ But once we straightened out for home and my mare got on her right lead, she just proved that she was going to get him and that she was the best horse today. Because she covered a lot more ground and was still able to get it done.”
Officially, Tiger Moth covered the mile in 1:36.10, paying $9.40 to win as the second, a payoff right on line with the 7-2 odds that Joe Kristufek tabbed the mare as the program favorite.
“Being second gets a little old,” said Hernandez, who also was second on One Mean Man behind Flatlined in the $50,000 Cliff Guilliams. “I really thought when we got through that we had it done, but that other horse has really gotten good right now and was just able to get up on his at the end.  I thought they were the best two horses in the race, on paper, and it turned out that way.  I just wish we could have gotten there in front.”
Trainer Brad Cox watched the Groupie Doll on his phone minutes before his flight from Albany, N.Y., to Louisville took off. Even in miniature, he liked what he saw.
“Going in, we thought the race had pace in it. I figured that would be a good set-up,” Cox said upon landing. “Normally, with large fields at a mile, a mile and a sixteenth, you’re going to get the pace set up. So we did. The instructions to Corey was to stay after her, keep riding her, and as they come back she’ll keep coming. She did. Big effort. Huge accomplishment for her as a broodmare.
“She seems to do her best running when you can just fan her off the turn and get her out in the middle of the track and give her a clean shot. She’s not a filly to get stopped, change path and get her going again. She has that one long, sustained run. Kind of like a train. Not that she’s big. She just gets in that one stride and is coming, never gets tired.”
Danzatrice rallied late to take third, with the Cox-trained Pinch Hit fourth, nipping She Mabee Wild.
“She was trying,” said Shaun Bridgmohan, who rode Danzatrice. “I chose to save a little bit more ground, and waited a little bit longer before she got loose. But once she did, she never quit trying.”
Put Da Blame On Me, owned by Evansville’s Mike Bruder, weakened to sixth as the 2-1 favorite after being 8-1 in the morning line. Rounding out the field were Cced, Adore, Hone In, Brooklynsway and She Takes Heart.
The Groupie Doll was big for Gunther and Tiger Moth because it made the 5-year-old mare a graded-stakes winner, though she had become graded stakes-placed when a rallying third in Oaklawn Park’s Grade 2 Azeri in March before finishing fourth in the Grade 1 Apple Blossom.
An oddity of Tiger Moth is that while she trains extremely well over the track at Cox’s Churchill Downs’ base, she has not run well there, finishing sixth and fifth in graded stakes this spring before taking Indiana Grand’s $100,000 Mari Hulman George in her last start before the Groupie Doll for her first stakes victory of any kind.
“It looks like her form keeps getting better and better,” Lanerie said. “Brad and his team have done a great job. This was the first time I saw her and sat on her. Glad to be a passenger, and glad they let me ride her.”
Tiger Moth, a daughter of 2007 Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense, now is 5-4-2 in 17 starts, earning $233,300. It was Cox’s second Groupie Doll victory, following Call Pat in 2015.
The Groupie Doll is named for the two-time champion who won this race as a 3-year-old in 2011 and finished third at 1-5 odds in her first start at 5, but then went on to win the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint for the second time.
“We’re very proud,” said Buff Bradley, who trained Groupie Doll, whom he co-owned and bred in partnership with his late father, Fred Bradley. “We always wanted to win the Gardenia and then when they renamed it to the Groupie Doll, it became very special.  This was his home track.  The marquee race at Ellis Park named after your horse is just very special.”

Adopt A Pet

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Ralphy is a 5-year-old male potbellied pig! He is very sweet and well-mannered, possibly one of the best pigs VHS has had in a while. He walks well on a leash. His favorite snack is Honey Nut Cheerios! (But he’ll need lots of pig chow and fresh fruits & veggies, too.) Ralphy is already neutered & vaccinated. Thanks to the Evansville City Council, he can now live in Evansville city limits! His adoption fee is $100. Contact the Vanderburgh Humane Society at (812) 426-2563 for adoption details!

 

SOLAR ECLIPSE AND NASA

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We know you wanted it: More Wiener Dog Madness!

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Field of eight now set for prestigious Wiener Dog Derby Aug. 26
Media: Feel free to use these photos and video in any way you want – even if just to get a chuckle or go ‘awwwhhhh’ at these cute li’l critters. You will fall in love with Cinnamon, all 18 pounds of her! We’ll be back to serious horse-racing recaps tomorrow with our Groupie Doll card. If anyone wants quotes and/or photos sent first and separately from recap, please email me at tracksidejennie@gmail.comwith request (specify if quotes and/or photos). Thanks, Jennie Rees, Ellis publicity
HENDERSON, Ky. (Saturday, August 12) — The field is set for Ellis Park’s annual Wiener Dog Derby on Aug. 26, with the final four qualifiers determined in two heats Saturday.
On a day when many of the dogs got distracted at the start, both Becca Patton’s Gretta and Chad Streicher’s Cinnamon ran straight and true with little pressure to take their respective heats. Joe Haynes’ Daphnie Rose took a detour but ultimately crossed the finish to be second to Gretta, with the top two in each qualifier advancing. Similarly, Charles West’s Wendy came on late to be runner-up to Cinnamon, earning the final spot in the eight-dog Wiener Dog Derby.
Let’s go to the tape!
They will be joined in the championship tilt by Donna Smiley’s Ellie Smiley and Mike Hayes’ Itty Bitty, the 1-2 finishers in the first heat Aug. 5, and Erin Nixon’s O-Lee and Molly Seals’ Milo Seals, the exacta in the second heat that day.
Check back for more information on when we’ll have the post-position draw for the Wiener Dog Derby to determine the coveted honor of being Top Dog
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Evansville stymied by Miners in 9-2 loss

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The Evansville Otters gave up two home runs in a 9-2 loss Saturday to the Southern Illinois Miners in front of 2,501 at Bosse Field.

Both starting pitchers didn’t allow a run through the first two innings but the Miners broke through in the third by tagging Evansville starter Trevor Walch with five runs.

A Craig Massey RBI ground out allowed London Lindley to score, giving Southern Illinois a 1-0 lead. With Romeo Cortina and Nolan Earley on base, Ryan Lashley hit an RBI single that extended the advantage to 2-0.

Southern Illinois made it 5-0 as James Alfonso hit a three-run home run.

The Miners made it a 6-0 lead in the fourth on an RBI single from Massey.

The Otters got a run back in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI single from Alejandro Segovia, bringing the deficit back within five at 6-1.

A Dane Phillips sacrifice fly made it 6-2 game in the sixth.

However, Craig Massoni extended the Southern Illinois lead to 8-2 in the seventh with a two-run home run.

The Miners tacked on one more run in the ninth with a Lindley RBI single.

Trevor Walch was handed the loss, giving up five runs in three innings.

Chris Washington got the win for Southern Illinois, going seven innings while allowing two runs off five hits.

Ryan Long was 2 for 4 and Christopher Riopedre finished 1 for 4 with a run scored. Josh Allen was 1 for 3 with a run.

The Otters and Miners will finish the weekend series at Bosse Field on Sunday with first pitch scheduled for 5:05 p.m.

On Sunday, Riley Foundation and United Way present: Real Superheroes Read as costumed characters will be in attendance to interact with fans. Children can dress up as their favorite character and there will be themed music with a costume contest as well.

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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http://www.vanderburghsheriff.com/recent-booking-records.aspx

Vanderburgh County Public Safety Foundation: Missy Mosby August 23, 2017

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CHANNEL 44 NEWS: Conservative John Hayden Will Fill Ward Three City Council Seats Seat Immediately.

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The pick for who will fill the City Council seat left vacant by Anna Hargis is in. The two candidates running to fill the Ward Three seat addressed Vanderburgh County Republicans during a caucus Saturday morning.

Candidates Alan Leibundguth and John Hayden spoke about why they are running for office. Then, the caucus voted and chose.

Wayne Park, Chairman of the Vanderburgh County Republican Party says, “We had two candidates that came in and the precede? committee men of ward three, heard speeches from each of the candidates and then they voted secret ballots and they end up choosing John Hayden to be replacement for Anna Hargis.”

Hargis announced she was stepping down from City Council in July.

She recently accepted a position with Merrill Lynch and was not allowed to serve a public office.

Hayden will fill the Ward Three seat on council immediately.

VCSO Regional Jail Officers Course Graduates 12 New Officers

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The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office graduated twelve (12) new confinement officers from the Indiana Law Enforcement Basic Jail Officers Course last Friday afternoon. Officers from Vanderburgh, Spencer, Gibson and Posey counties completed the Basic Jail Officer’s Course.

In 2006, the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board approved the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office as a regional training site for this forty (40) hour course, which is required of all newly hired jail officers during their first year. The new officers were instructed in subjects such as: ethics, tactical communication, report writing, jail operations, physical security, searches, evidence gathering, booking and admissions, blood borne pathogens, cultural awareness, suicide prevention, mental illness and legal issues.

The regional officers returned to their respective agencies this week in order to continue additional facility specific training. Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office confinement officers will spend the next two weeks attending additional classroom and practical training, which will include topics such as: housing unit supervision, gang identification, defensive and physical tactics, record keeping and practical scenarios. Upon completion of the classroom training, the new confinement officers will be assigned to a Field Training Officer (FTO) for an additional ten (10) weeks before being permitted to work alone.

At any given time the Sheriff’s Office houses over 500 inmates and nearly 100 work release participants within the confines of a 156,722 square foot facility. As an Indiana Law Enforcement Academy accredited provider, the Sheriff’s Office accepts applications from outside agencies to attend the Basic Jail Officers Course at our facility.

 

Pictured above: Jail Officers Course – Class 2017-272

 

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