Correll’s Corner: Risen Star: Speed kills

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – Magnitude upset the beignet cart in New Orleans on Feb. 15 when he stole the Risen Star at Fair Grounds in front-running fashion. The son of Not This Time was sent off at 43-1 by the betting public and...
Posted On 17 Feb 2025
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Correll’s Corner: John Hancock: A big signature

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview John Hancock: A big signature TRINITY, Fla. – John Hancock signed his first ticket on the 2025 Kentucky Derby trail with a hard-fought win over Owen Almighty in the Sam F. Davis on Feb. 8 at Tampa Bay Downs. The son of Constitution...
Posted On 09 Feb 2025
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“Road to the Kentucky Derby” The “Bull” is back

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – Citizen Bull, the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner and the 2-year-old Eclipse champion, started his sophomore season off with a bang taking the Robert B. Lewis on Feb. 1 at Santa Anita Park with ease....
Posted On 03 Feb 2025
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“Road to the Kentucky Derby”: Disco Time dances in Lecomte

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Disco Time dances in Lecomte TRINITY, Fla. – Disco Time proved that he could go two turns in winning the Grade 3 Lecomte Stakes at Fairgrounds on Jan. 18. A win is a win, but this one was just a short head over Built, the...
Posted On 19 Jan 2025
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“Road to the Derby” … it begins

By Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – It’s time to take an early look at the 3-year-olds that might be headed to the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Through the kindness of Churchill Downs Inc., colts trained by...
Posted On 10 Jan 2025
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54th Eclipse Awards: Sierra Leone goes to top

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Sierra Leone; Hodges Photo TRINITY, Fla. – The 54th Annual Eclipse Awards Dinner will be held Jan. 23, 2024, at The Breakers in Palm Beach. Fla. As a member of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters, one of the three...
Posted On 04 Jan 2025
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Correll’s Corner: Belmont Stakes, no “Big Sandy”, no “Test of the Champion”

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview TRINITY, Fla. – The 156th Belmont Stakes will not be “The Test of Champions” this year, it will be just another mile-and-a-quarter race at Saratoga Race Course in upstate New York. Because of the renovation work at Belmont Park the...
Posted On 06 Jun 2024
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Correll’s Corner: Preakness 149, is Mystic Dan vulnerable ?

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – The 149th Preakness Stakes on May 18 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore drew only three contenders from the Kentucky Derby. Mystik Dan, Catching Freedom and Just Steel were the only ones to sign up the the...
Posted On 16 May 2024
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Correll’s Derby Selections: Favorites loom, longshot possible

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – The 150th Kentucky Derby will be run this year with an asterisk because several of the best 3-year-olds in the country won’t be in the race with the continued ban that Churchill Downs has placed on...
Posted On 03 May 2024
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Correll’s Corner: Derby probables coming into focus

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...
Posted On 07 Apr 2024
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