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DERBY
THEY SAID IT
MAY 1, 2008
"It's odd the way the race sets up. What worries me a little bit is that
everybody's going to be cutting over pretty quick. Hopefully, we'll have plenty
of room inside of us. That's one of the things about the 15 hole is that you've
got that gap. I'm not too worried about it. I could find a hundred things to
worry about."
—Trainer Graham
Motion on ADRIANO (A.P. Indy), who will begin from the first stall of the
auxiliary starting gate in Saturday's Kentucky Derby (G1)
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Colonel John is inspiring confidence in trainer Eoin Harty
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"I've liked what I've seen since I got here and I have no reason to change my
opinion. I truly believe that this horse will be competitive on Derby Day."—Trainer Eoin
Harty on COLONEL JOHN (Tiznow), the 4-1 second choice on the morning line for
Derby 134
"There is a little speed on the inside, but most of it is stacked to the
outside. If they break well, it's obvious that they're only going to go one way
and cross over in front of the field to make it to the first turn in front.
"Hopefully, we can avoid all that carnage because you know that if those
speed horses don't break as fast as they like and they are hustled to the lead,
there might be a logjam going into the first turn. I think the race is going to
be dictated by what happens on that first turn. I'd like to save some ground and
get around that first turn safely."
—Harty on how the Derby
could unfold early
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"I'd like to be about midpack, about seven or eight lengths off the lead,
saving some ground and not taking too much dirt in the face."
—Harty on the trip he
would like for Colonel John
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Denis of Cork enters the Derby as an intriguing sleeper
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"The blinkers haven't made him overly nervous or anything. If anything, he's
been more push-button -- going when he's asked. But if they were to put him into
the race a little bit more early on, that would be fine."—Trainer Bill Mott
on equipping COURT VISION (Gulch) with blinkers for the Run for the Roses
"He wanted to do a little more than I wanted him to. He is feeling very well;
he's a happy horse."
—Trainer David
Carroll on DENIS OF CORK (Harlan's Holiday), who galloped 1 1/2 miles on
Thursday with Carroll in the saddle
"I am happy with the 16. We have speed to the outside of us and (jockey)
Calvin (Borel) should be able to drop back and stay in the clear."
—Carroll on post
16
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"What's happened with her in the races where she was last or next to last to
load, she's jumped up at the start. It takes her a little while to get settled
and being where she's at, she'll be settled long before the horses get in (post
positions) 10 or 20."
—Trainer Larry
Jones on EIGHT BELLES (Unbridled's Song), who will break from post 5
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Gayego proved that he could handle dirt in the Arkansas Derby
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"We flew in there Monday and the weather was so off all week we couldn't
really train at all. I only got to jog him a couple of days and it wasn't until
Friday when I actually had a chance to gallop him. Still, he was fit enough that
he ran fine."—Trainer Paulo
Lobo on GAYEGO's (Gilded Time) preparations prior to winning the Arkansas Derby
(G2)
"He's done enough and he's plenty ready. He's ready; very ready."
—Lobo on Gayego, who
walked on Thursday
"I can only ride my horse and feel the way he's running. With those other
horses outside of me (Gayego and Big Brown [Boundary], who also have good early
speed), we'll just have to see how things fall out of the gate. (Trainer) Louie
(Roussel III) and I just ran through different scenarios and you have to be ready for
anything."
—Jockey E.T.
Baird, who will be riding in his first Kentucky Derby aboard RECAPTURETHEGLORY (Cherokee Run)
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"This horse is going to have to come through some traffic. I think right now,
the way it is, I'm just hoping we get around the first turn fine and get in a
spot where he can be put in a position to use the stretch."
—Trainer Michael
Matz on the trip he would like to see for VISIONAIRE
(Grand Slam)
"At the beginning of the year, when he had only broken
his maiden, I never thought he'd be at the Derby. But I think that's the nice thing about this horse. He has a big
heart and I think he'll try the best he can. Whether he's good enough, who
knows? But stranger things have happened."
—Matz on
Visionaire, who won an allowance race by 5 1/2 lengths on January 4 at
Gulfstream Park to step onto the Derby trail
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