Jerry Joe Greenwell has been training way too long to consider anything a sure bet in horse racing. But the 66-year-old Waverly, Ky., resident was certain of one fact after the fifth race on opening day at Ellis Park. "Right now, I'm tied for leading trainer," he said with a laugh after his 8- yearold mare Bold Peaks got her 11th lifetime win. "That means it's a good summer so far." Ellis Park officials were saying the same thing after opening their 88th meet, which is scheduled to include 31 racing dates from Saturday through Labor Day. A crowd estimated between 4,500 and 5,000 arrived early, and the only real glitch was a balky air-conditioning unit in half of the Sky Theatre.
For the first time in 38 years, Bible Center Cathedral's Easter drama will be staged with a new Jesus. His on-stage rival, Satan, will be played by his wife. Joe Greenwell, a 43-year-old Evansville firefighter, will step into those sandals and portray Christ tonight at The Victory, the first of two presentations of "Jesus: His Story.
Jerry Joe Greenwell sat on a golf cart outside Barn 5 at Ellis Park, one hand on the wheel and one on his cell phone. Greenwell, 63, has had plenty of anxious moments as a racehorse trainer, but none as potentially life-changing as this: He was waiting word on whether Ellis would race or sit idle this summer.
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Jerry Joe Greenwell and Roy Parcher have spent more than 80 years combined around race tracks. They've seen better meets at Ellis Park than the one that wraps up today, but they've seen a lot worse, too. So count them among the local horsemen who consider this meet a success, even with a delayed start and some accompanying problems.
After almost two years of acute concern with minor ailments, major injuries and lack of racing luck for his six-horse stable, Jerry Joe Greenwell broke through on Wednesday at Ellis Park. Valentine Dance ($8.20) got "the duck" off Greenwell's back by leading every stride to win the first race for $5,000 claiming fillies and mares going a mile by 5 lengths.
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... of Mansfield; daughters, Colleen (Todd) Greenwell of Decatur, Bonnie (Joe) Crawford of Mansfield and...
Tulsa Select CEO Forum to meet Tulsa's Select CEO Forum will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Williams, Jarrett, Smith & Co., 4609 E. 91st St. in Tulsa.
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Every spring, R.A. "Cowboy" Jones counts down the days until Ellis Park opens for training. There are two reasons for that, says the 68-year-old part-time jockey and fulltime exercise rider: "Young horses and old friends.
... Thompson," said veteran Jerry Joe Greenwell. Added trainer Jerry Hopf, after Jones worked out ...
There are times when Robert Arnett Jones, perhaps the friendliest man to ever walk the grounds at Ellis Park, finds himself feeling a little blue. Usually, itOs when the man known to one and all as OCowboyO has crossed the Ohio River bridge back to his home off Green Street in Henderson after galloping race horses all morning. ThatOs when the 67-year-old jockey, who rode his first official race in 1959 and his most recent a week ago Friday, will pull out the scrapbooks that chronicle his 51 years of race riding.
... young horses,O said trainer Jerry Joe Greenwell N and on a rare chance in the afternoon. This oppo...
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