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USA Today
03-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Flying Mohawk trainer, jockey, owner and more to know about 2025 Kentucky Derby horse
Flying Mohawk trainer, jockey, owner and more to know about 2025 Kentucky Derby horse Show Caption Hide Caption Bob Baffert: Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown championships and controversy Horse racing trainer Bob Baffert has multiple Kentucky Derby wins, two Triple Crown champions, and a career marked by both triumph and controversy. Flying Mohawk will enter the Kentucky Derby off a runner-up finish in the Jeff Ruby Steaks Flying Mohawk trainer Whit Beckman is a 2000 graduate of St. Xavier High School Flying Mohawk is one of 20 horses expected to enter the 2025 Kentucky Derby on May 3 at Churchill Downs. Spots for the Run for the Roses are earned by gaining points through a series of Kentucky Derby prep races that began last September. The post-position draw for the Kentucky Derby is set for Saturday, April 26. Post time for the Kentucky Derby is set for 6:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 3. Flying Mohawk will enter the Kentucky Derby off a second-place finish in the Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks on March 22 at Turfway Park. He currently ranks 15th on the Kentucky Derby points leaderboard with 50. Color: Dark bay. Bred in: Kentucky. Sire: Karakontie. Dam: Bonbons Fleur, by Twirling Candy. Price tag: $72,000 at 2023 Keeneland September Yearling Sale. Owners: Two Eight Racing (Jayson Werth); Berry Family Racing (Jeff Berry); Kaleta Racing (Shawn Kaleta). Werth is 0 for 1 in the Derby after finishing 10th with Dornoch in 2024. First Derby for Berry and Kaleta. Trainer: Whit Beckman. He's 0 for 1 in the Derby after finishing eighth with Honor Marie in 2024. Jockey: Joe Ramos. First Derby. Record: 2-2-0 in six starts. Career earnings: $295,800. Road to the Kentucky Derby points: 50 (No. 15). Last race: Second in Grade 3 Jeff Ruby Steaks on March 22 at Turfway Park, 3 ½ lengths behind Flying Gambit. Running style: Closer. Notes: Flying Mohawk's first five races came on turf before moving to the Tapeta surface at Turfway Park for the Jeff Ruby Steaks. The Kentucky Derby will be his first race on dirt. … Co-owner Jayson Werth is a former All-Star outfielder with the Philadelphia Phillies. His Two Eight Racing is a reference to his No. 28 jersey number as a major leaguer. … Beckman is a 2000 graduate of St. Xavier High School in Louisville. A former assistant to Chad Brown and Todd Pletcher, Beckman, 43, went out on his own in 2021. What they're saying: 'Do we have the favorite? No,' Beckman said. 'But we still have a horse who earned his way into the race. No matter where he's run and what he's done, this is a race that long shots can win. This is not something where we go in hopeless. I get that we're going to be a long shot on the board, but the horse doesn't know that.' Last May, NBC Sports announced a partnership with Churchill Downs to present the Kentucky Derby on NBC and Peacock through 2032. The extension includes multiplatform rights to the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks and Derby and Oaks Day programming, which will be presented on NBC, Peacock, USA Network and additional NBCU platforms. You can stream the 2025 Kentucky Derby on Fubo and Peacock. Post time for the 151st Kentucky Derby is set for 6:57 p.m. on Saturday, May 3. Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@ Follow on X @KentuckyDerbyCJ. More horse racing: Here's how Journalism, likely Kentucky Derby favorite, got his name from a former editor
CBS News
01-05-2025
- Science
- CBS News
John "Jack" Thole, renowned chemistry teacher at Chicago's Saint Ignatius College Prep, dies at 89
John P. "Jack" Thole, a renowned chemistry teacher at Chicago's Saint Ignatius College Prep who also served for a time as science department chair of the Jesuit high school, died last month. A published obituary said Thole, most recently of the south Chicago suburb of Frankfort, died April 10. He was 89. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 1935, Thole attended St. Xavier High School and Xavier University in Cincinnati, where he earned a B.A. and M.S. in chemistry. He went on to join the Society of Jesus through the Milford Novitiate in Ohio and served as a Jesuit brother for 18 years, his obit noted. Thole worked for Regis Technologies and Pelron Corporation as a chemist, his obit noted. But he found his true calling, and is remembered fondly by generations, as a high school chemistry teacher at Saint Ignatius. Thole — known as Brother Thole to students while still a Jesuit and Mr. Thole after leaving the order — taught at Saint Ignatius in two stints going back to the 1960s. He was still teaching AP Chemistry by the 1997-1998 school year. "Jack's love for the sciences dates back to one of his first Christmases when his father had purchased a basic chemistry set for him," Thole's obit read. "This sparked a curiosity and passion for science that would fuel his drive to enrich his students year later." Mr. John "Jack" Thole, seen in the 1988 Saint Ignatius College Prep yearbook. Saint Ignatius College Prep Mr. Thole's students will remember his engaging and encouraging style of teaching. He had no patience for slacking off, but always congratulated students on a job well done. Thole's former students will also remember his trademark expressions — "Clear as mud?" he would ask when he wanted to ensure a class understood a lesson. Beyond the concept of electrical charges and ionic bonds, Mr. Thole would also point out that if one had sprinkled our food with molecular chlorine and sodium atoms instead of the ionic compound that is table salt, one "would have died a long time ago" — with a reminder about sodium atoms' explosive reaction with water. While teaching at Saint Ignatius, Thole received the 1975 Davidson Award from the Chemistry Council of Illinois as an outstanding high school chemistry teacher. On social media this week, many of Thole's former students cited him as a favorite teacher who inspired a lifelong love of chemistry. Thole served as science department chair, and also served a stint as principal during his time at Saint Ignatius, the school noted. Thole's obit noted that he was an avid sportsman. "From hunting prairie dogs across the country, or winning various shooting competitions, to enjoying a 'tube steak' while washing it down with the perfect Manhattan, Jack's infectious smile and booming laughter always brightened the darkest of rooms," his obit read. Thole is survived by his wife of 42 years, Eleanore Ann, two stepchildren, six grandchildren, and three brothers. An archived Chicago Tribune report noted that Thole's daughter attended Saint Ignatius. A funeral mass was held this past Saturday at Christ the King Church in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood.
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
No experience? No problem for Ramaswamy in Ohio, and other opinions you read the most
(In this column, Opinion Editor Kevin Aldridge briefly recaps the most-read letters to the editor and guest columns on this week in case you missed them. You can read all these opinions in their entirety by clicking on the links.) It's a pretty safe bet that three years ago, most Ohioans had never even heard the name Vivek Ramaswamy. The 2003 graduate of St. Xavier High School in suburban Cincinnati burst onto the political scene during the 2024 Republican presidential primary in a long-shot bid to unseat Donald Trump as the frontrunner. Now, Ramaswamy, a billionaire businessman, appears to be in the driver's seat to win the Republican nomination for Ohio governor. How did Ramaswamy manage such a meteoric rise and leapfrog over an established GOP candidate like Attorney General Dave Yost? That's exactly what Mack Mariani, a political science professor at Xavier University, tries to explain in this week's most-read op-ed. Yost should be sitting pretty right now because of his experience and standing in the Ohio Republican Party. But old-school credentials don't cut it anymore in today's GOP. Ramaswamy appears to be riding the wave of Trump's endorsement and paving a new path to the governor's mansion that doesn't involve first cutting your teeth at lower levels of government. "Today, a long record of experience in politics is no longer a necessity to win at the highest levels, and in some cases, it may even be a hindrance," Mariani wrote. He goes on to explain the changing dynamics this way: "First, political parties have less influence over the nomination process than they did in the past. Second, primary voters are more ideologically committed and less committed to the party. Third, the campaign finance system makes it possible for wealthy candidates to bypass establishment support through self-financing, nationwide fundraising networks, and advertising campaigns funded by outside groups." More: Ramaswamy: Sanctuary cities like Cincinnati 'shameful' for backing violating rule of law These and other headwinds explain why Yost is being swept aside by his party and is unlikely to get the nod for the 2026 Ohio gubernatorial election. What are your thoughts on how the governor's race is shaping up, particularly on the Republican side? Is it too soon to write Yost off, or is Trump's endorsement of Ramaswamy too much to overcome in a state that the president has dominated? Does Ramaswamy's inexperience concern you? Tell us what you like and don't like about the candidates for Ohio governor. Send me a letter to the editor or an op-ed. Far from the most important story this week, Vice President JD Vance's fumbling of the Ohio State Buckeyes' national championship trophy during the football team's visit to the White House on April 14 was certainly a talker. The trophy came apart in Vance's hands as he tried to lift it for the photo shoot, with the base dropping to the ground. It was an awkward and embarrassing moment for the VP and Ohio State graduate - one I decided to weigh in on with levity by comparing Vance's drop to some other really bad fumbles in Ohio's sports history. While my column was the second-most-read opinion this week, not every reader seemed to be able to take a joke. "Nothing like piling on - especially when you're WRONG," wrote one reader, who wanted to debate me on whether what happened to Vance could actually be considered a drop. "Your lack of journalistic ethics is shameful." "Is there no real news to report or comment on?" another reader wrote. "Your article does not meet your own standards of informed commentary expressed without scorn or mockery. So many column inches wasted on nothing." Vance seemed to take the incident in stride, even joking about it himself on X: "I didn't want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it." And there you have it. One of our primary jobs as journalists is to cover "breaking" news. Thom Brennaman's been on the hot seat ever since he said a homophobic slur over a hot mic during a broadcast of a Reds game nearly five years ago. His return to the airwaves on radio station, 700 WLW, has been the talk of the town the past couple of weeks. While many, including Brennaman himself, are probably exhausted with the story, one of the more popular opinions this week on belonged to Scott Proctor of Northside. Proctor, a gay man and regular listener of WLW, said he's giving Brennaman a second chance and that anyone still complaining about his hiring "needs to get over it." "I've been called plenty of names in my almost 60 years, and you have to consider the source," Proctor said. "I must repeat: The LGBTQ community is not the primary audience for WLW, so this whole thing is overblown." You can read his full commentary here. More: Everyone deserves a second chance, but Thom Brennaman still has work to do | Opinion Many of you wrote to me after I solicited your views in this column last week. A few skeptics remained, but the majority of you who wrote in agreed that Brennaman should get another chance to prove himself. Bert Luken of Erlanger said, "I am fully supportive of giving Thom Brennaman another chance. I am appalled at the lack of civility shown by people who believe that Mr. Brennaman should be punished unmercifully." Scott Clear of Forest Park said the decision is a simple one for him. "Jesus said, 'He who has not sinned, let him cast the first stone.' There's no other way to say it. Right from the word of Our Savior." I'll give Michael Rives of Dry Ridge the last word on this subject for now. Here's hoping Brennaman doesn't give us a reason to revisit it anytime soon. "Thom Brennaman is a good person and definitely deserves our hometown support. His unfortunate situation has happened to other broadcast legends who were not as severely punished," Rives wrote. "But Thom has worked very hard to turn his life and situation around. I wholeheartedly support (his return) to the airwaves and fully appreciate WLW's bringing him into the morning drive lineup." With Cincinnati City Council's big vote on the proposed rezoning of Hyde Park Square coming up next week, letter and op-ed writers were coming out of the woodwork this week to argue their positions on the development. So far, we've had a former Cincinnati mayor and vice mayor weigh in with opposing perspectives, as well as local developers and a host of residents. The one thing they all agree on is that council's decision will transform Hyde Park and have a ripple effect on the city's 51 other neighborhoods. More: Where they stand: Cincinnati City Council on controversial Hyde Park Square rezoning However, one op-ed this week stood out from all the rest. Kevin Zilch of Hyde Park has spent 13 of the past 14 years living in the neighborhood and wonders if a quote often attributed to Mark Twain about Cincinnati being "20 years behind the times" is more true than residents would like to admit. "For all of our charm and tradition, Cincinnati has a long history of resisting change. We hesitate. We debate. And while we stall, other cities surge ahead," Zilch wrote in his op-ed. "The proposed redevelopment of Hyde Park Square is our latest test." Zilch believes this $150 million project, which opponents say is too big and could make an already challenging traffic situation worse, offers an overdue opportunity to breathe new life into the Square. His biggest concern? "The longer we wait, the more we risk watching Hyde Park slip further into irrelevance − not because it lacks potential, but because we lack the courage to pursue it." What do you think City Council should do: approve the project, or listen to residents who say they don't want it in its current form? I'd like to publish as many of your thoughts as possible before council renders its decision, so send me those letters and columns ASAP. Lastly, in case you missed them, here's a chance to catch up on a couple more of the most-read opinions this week: Letter: Trump should sell Indiana to balance our budget. Nobody would notice. Letter: It takes guts to fix a broken economy and Trump has them. As always, you can join the conversation on these and other topics by sending your thoughts to letters@ Letters of up to 200 words may be submitted and must include name, address, community and daytime phone number. Op-eds are submitted the same way, except they should be 500-600 words and also include a one-sentence bio and headshot. Submissions may be edited for space and clarity. If you need some tips on how to write an op-ed, click here. Opinion and Engagement Editor Kevin S. Aldridge can be reached at kaldridge@ On X: @kevaldrid. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Ramaswamy is a shoo-in for Ohio governor; Vance drops trophy | Opinion
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Yahoo
Former high school staffer accused of having sexual relationship with student pleads guilty
A former teacher at a prominent Catholic high school in Ohio accused of having a sexual relationship with a student has pleaded guilty. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Court documents obtained by our news partners at WCPO show that Emily Nutley, 43. pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery of a student. As previously reported, Nutley was indicted on six counts of sexual battery in October. Nutley was a supervisor of a program designed to help St. Xavier High School students struggling academically in fall 2023. According to Hamilton County Prosecutor Melissa Powers, the relationship occurred with a 17-year-old student assigned to the program. TRENDING STORIES: The Masters weather: Practice round suspended, grounds evacuated Time is running out! What is REAL ID? Here's what you need to know before the May 7 deadline Car plunges 12 feet off parking platform with man inside WCPO reported that Nutley began contacting the student outside of school hours. Some of those messages included sexually explicit text messages and nude photographs of herself. Nutley allegedly began a physical relationship with the student in November 2023. Powers said Nutley and the student engaged in sexual activities on the school's campus, including after hours in her office at the school and one additional time off campus. 'When the victim attempted to stop the encounters, Nutley continued to contact the victim via text messages,' Powers said. St. X administrators brought the sexual relationship to light during an internal investigation. Springfield Township police investigated the allegations, which led to charges. Prosecutors believe the 17-year-old was the only victim. Nutley is facing a maximum of 10 years in prison, according to WCPO. She will also have to register as a sex offender. Sentencing is scheduled for June 10. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Yahoo
Former head counselor at St. Xavier High School pleads guilty to sex with student
The former head counselor at St. Xavier High School on Monday admitted having sex with a student. Emily Nutley, 43, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual battery. Sentencing is set for June 10. She faces up to 10 years in prison, although prosecutors said a prison term is not mandatory. The victim was a 17-year-old student at the private, Catholic high school, where Nutley was the Director of Academic Services. The incidents happened on two days in November and December 2023. The case is before Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Jennifer Branch. This story will be updated. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Ex-head counselor at St. Xavier pleads guilty to sex with student
