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Old 12-18-2007, 08:50 PM
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Default David Carroll's Derby Trail colts..

Blackberry Road known widely, but keep an eye on Denis of Cork who was VERY impressive in that maidenbreaker on Churchill's closing day...

From Marcus Hersch, DRF:

Carroll pair on different schedules

Trainer David Carroll sent his two best 2-year-olds, Blackberry Road and Denis of Cork, through half-mile works on Saturday, both breezing for the first time since arriving at Fair Grounds. Neither colt was asked to do much, and both are on different tracks: Blackberry Road will get more serious with an in-company work this weekend, and is on target for the Lecomte Stakes on Jan. 12.

Denis of Cork, Carroll said, will keep to a regular breeze schedule, but will not be pushed in his works, as he targets a two-turn race sometime later in January.

Blackberry Road, who got an early start to his career, closed strongly along the fence to finish a close second last out in the Kentucky Jockey Club on Nov. 24 at Churchill. Denis of Cork made his career debut the same day, impressively winning a seven-furlong maiden race with a sweeping move from the back of a 12-horse field.

"He's just doing a lot of growing and changing right now," Carroll said of Denis of Cork. "He's not back to where he was before he ran, and you don't want to stress him out right now."

* Carroll's 2-year-olds were not exactly the only horses on the work tab this weekend. On Saturday, 193 horses posted timed workouts, including 118 half-mile works alone. And the pace barely slowed on Sunday, with 175 workers on the tab.
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Old 12-18-2007, 09:15 PM
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keep an eye on Denis of Cork who was VERY impressive in that maidenbreaker on Churchill's closing day...
I'm very high on him but am not sure what to make of the comments. Sure sounds like he's not quite ready yet.
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Old 12-18-2007, 09:26 PM
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he runs at the fg thursday.ive follwed him for a wile..good trainer.
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Old 12-18-2007, 09:46 PM
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Denis of Cork is my Derby horse right now. . .
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Old 12-19-2007, 01:12 AM
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I was able to see Denis of Cork when I was at Churchill and the horse is very impressive. He has that special look about him when you look at him straight in the eyes. He needs to fill out a little more and that might be the reason for their patience. But the connections are good and I hope things work out for him.
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