David Carroll told me that he was furious at the management by the owner's "Racing Manager" who is a stone cold sheets guy. Carroll is a good horseman was liked where his horse was going to the Ark Derby when the owner/racing manager duo decided to call an audible and go to the Ill Derby. First it damn near cost him a berth in the race and is changed the schedule that Carroll had planned.
He may not be an all time great but Denis was a pretty nice 3yo this spring. Clearly this is not a stellar bunch, but other than that dopey jaunt to ILL, I don't think he's missed the board and he's only run with the best available horses, within the division. He's been out since the Belmont so it's unfair to bash him when so few in this crop have actly looked like monsters. The arguable leader of the bunch was live and death to beat Proudinsky last month and his works get slower as he gets to his goal.
DoC was hurt after the Belmont and has been laid up since. They are planning to bring him back at 4.
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RIP Monroe.
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