Post position: 16
Odds: 20-1
Jockey: Calvin Borel, 41, will ride in 6th Derby. Louisville resident won last year on Street Sense.
Owner: Mr. and Mrs. William Turner Jr. live in Tulsa, Okla. William, a Notre Dame grad, is CEO of Warren American Oil Co.; his wife, Suzanne, is executive V.P.
Trainer: David Carroll, 48, is a native of Ireland who lives in Louisville. Has not won a Grade I race in his career. This will be his first Derby.
Breeder(s): Westbury Stables
Bloodline: By Harlan’s Holiday-Unbridled Girl, by Unbridled.
Color and gender: Bay colt
Career record: 4 starts, 3-0-0, $213,552
Road to the Derby: Won allowance race at Fair Grounds on Jan. 19; won Grade 3 Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Feb. 18; fifth in Grade 2 Illinois Derby at Hawthorne on April 5.
Potential trouble: Light on seasoning; didn’t show much effort in Illinois Derby while facing mediocre bunch.
Meaning of name: Denis of Cork is named after the Rev. Denis Casey from County Cork, Ireland. Casey is a friend of owner William Warren.
VIDEO: Denis of Cork wins the Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn on Feb. 18, 2008.
Credits: Photo - Denis of Cork with Robby Albara won the Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn on Feb. 18, 2008 | Jeff Coady, Coady Photography.com; profile - Alicia Wincze, Rob Kandt, Erik Miller, Herald-Leader; name - Linda Niemi, Herald-Leader; video - Denis of Cork wins the Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn, Feb. 18, 2008 | courtesy of Oaklawn.
