Correll’s Corner: Arabian Knight heads early Kentucky Derby 149 list

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. Arabian Knight...
Posted On 30 Jan 2023
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52nd Eclipse Award Picks

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – The 52nd Annual Eclipse Awards Dinner will be held Jan.26, 2023 at The Breakers in Palm Beach. Fla. As a member of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, one of the three voting organizations, my picks...
Posted On 30 Dec 2022
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Correll’s Corner: Derby 148 comes down to Epicenter, Taiba

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- I’ll start out by taking a quick look at each of the 20 runners in this year’s Kentucky Derby on May 7. After that I’ll give my handicapping thoughts on the race. Here are the colts in post position from the...
Posted On 05 May 2022
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Little change in Correll’s top Derby contenders

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- The Stonestreet Lexington, the last 3-year-old prep race to offer qualifying points for the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, was run April 16 at Keeneland and nothing happened to change my mind about the top contenders...
Posted On 17 Apr 2022
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Epicenter heads Correll’s Derby Contenders

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview — With a little less than four weeks to the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., it’s time for me to list the colts I see as the top contenders. Depending on which colts make it into the starting gate...
Posted On 10 Apr 2022
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Correll’s Early Derby Contnders

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- This year’s road to the Kentucky Derby will have a different look because it will be more about the 3-year-old crop and less about one race. I’m doing this partly because of Churchill Downs’ response to the...
Posted On 28 Jan 2022
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CORRELL’S ECLIPSE AWARD SELECTIONS

By Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview The 51th Eclipse Awards will be presented on Feb. 10, 2022, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. As a member of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters I’m allowed to vote in both the equine and human categories for the...
Posted On 06 Jan 2022
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Correll’s Belmont Stakes Picks

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview The outcome of the Preakness Stakes on May 15 at Pimlico in Baltimore left me scratching my head more than ever. I think the Rombauer win was more of a case of no one else showing up, not him overwhelming the field. Rombauer was a fresh...
Posted On 03 Jun 2021
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Correll’s 147th Kentucky Derby Play: Trifectas

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview Essential Quality was made the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the 147th Kentucky Derby on May 1 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. That may not be a good thing for a couple of reasons. First, nobody likes to bet a favorite at short...
Posted On 29 Apr 2021
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Derby Top Ten: Known Agenda Heads the List

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- This year’s Kentucky Derby trail continued its upset run to Louisville when Concert Tour was beaten as the odds-on favorite April 10 in the Arkansas Derby. After an early speed duel with Caddo River, both were run down...
Posted On 12 Apr 2021
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