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Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – The last prep races for the 2024 Kentucky Derby were held on April 6 in New York, Kentucky and California. The Wood Memorial run at Aqueduct on Long Island could have been at Turf Paradise in Arizona...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview Ryan Thompson Photo TRINITY, Fla. – The “good” Fierceness showed up again in the Florida Derby on March 30 and the colt romped by more than 13 lengths to win in a nice time of 1:48.22 for the mile-and-an eighth race. The son of...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview Catching Freedom; Hodges Photography TRINITY, Fla. – Catching Freedom came the widest of all off the second turn to storm down the long stretch at Fair Grounds in New Orleans to win the Grade 2 Louisiana Derby on March 23. The son...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Derby in Oldsmar, Fla., was the only 3-year-old Kentucky Derby points race on March 9 and Domestic Product (Practical Joke) came out on top when the race was finally run after more than a...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview — TRINITY, Fla. – The Fountain of Youth was run at Gulfstream Park and the Gotham Stakes was run at Aqueduct on March 2 and both did little to clear up the 3-year-old picture. The Gotham was run in the mud and driving rain in...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – Timberlake came back off a nearly four-month layoff to be much the best in the Rebel Stakes on Feb. 24 at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. The race was run over a fast track and the colt stopped the timer...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – Sierra Leone made up for a nose loss in the Remsen at Aqueduct back in December with a powerful performance in the Risen Star on Feb. 17 at Fair Grounds in New Orleans. The son of Gun Runner used the same...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – The Sam F. Davis Stakes on Feb. 10 at Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar, Fla., proved one thing; a horse could take the lead out of the gate on a speed-favoring track and not get caught. That’s exactly what...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Nysos romps; Fierceness flat TRINITY, Fla. – Four 3-year-old prep races were held Feb. 3 with 20-10-6-4-2 points awarded to the top five finishers for colts headed to the Kentucky Derby on May 4 in Louisville, Ky. One week...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – It’s about three months to that “big race” for 3-year-olds on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, so let’s see who’s in this year’s crop. Although I...