“Wonder” about the “Girl”

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Monomoy Girl; Coady Photography The king is dead. Long live the king. With the unexpected retirement of Justify because of an unspecified leg injury, the late-summer/fall 3-year-old campaign will take on a different look. A...
Posted On 30 Jul 2018
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Now the “Second Season” Begins

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview—- The 2018 Triple Crown season is over and we’ve crowned the second champion in four years. Justify is a worthy bearer of the crown. The son of Scat Daddy accomplished a lot in a few short months. He’s undefeated in six races and...
Posted On 11 Jun 2018
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Justify on top in the 150th Belmont Stakes

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- The 150th Belmont Stakes on June 9 at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. drew a field of 10 3-year-old colts with Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Justify getting the rail. Trainer Bob Baffert said he wasn’t happy with the draw but...
Posted On 07 Jun 2018
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Preakness: “Just” trying to make some Money

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- The 143rd Preakness Stakes on May 19 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md., will only have a field of eight 3-year-old colts, with four of them returning from the Kentucky Derby. Justify, the Derby winner, will top the field...
Posted On 17 May 2018
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Correll’s Corner: Derby 144 offers many choices, Audible is mine

By Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Audible; Eclipse Sportswire Photo (Note: You can catch Ron live Saturday morning at 9 a.m. on 1450am or on the web at: https://tunein.com/radio/Sports-Radio-1450-s28790/) The 144th Kentucky Derby on May 5 at Churchill Downs...
Posted On 03 May 2018
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Audible, Good Magic head final Kentucky Derby Contenders List

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- (NOTE: Senior Columnist Ron Correll will be live tomorrow April 16th on TVG with host Rich Perloff discussing Kentucky Derby contenders and pretenders; tune in 12:30 Eastern, 11:30 Central.) Magnum Moon lived up to expectations...
Posted On 15 Apr 2018
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Good Magic back on top of Kentucky Derby Contenders List

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- The big point’s winners on April 7 were Vino Rosso in the Wood Memorial; Good Magic in the Blue Grass; and Justify in the Santa Anita Derby. Each picked up 100 points and is squarely in the Kentucky Derby field on the first...
Posted On 13 Apr 2018
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Mendelssohn moves up Kentucky Derby Contenders List

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Mendelssohn; Mathea Kelley/Dubai Racing Club Photo Wow! That’s all I can say after Mendelssohn won the UAE Derby on March 31 at Meydan in Dubai by 18 lengths and in track record time of 1:55.18 for the mile-and-three-sixteenths...
Posted On 02 Apr 2018
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Noble Indy joins Kentucky Derby Contenders List

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Noble Indy proved one thing in winning the Louisiana Derby on March 24 at Fair Grounds in New Orleans and that is he can run fast early and still hang on at the finish. The son of Take Charge Indy got into a speed duel with 99-1...
Posted On 26 Mar 2018
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Bolt d’Oro, McKinzie hold onto top spots in Kentucky Derby Contenders List

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Magnum Moon; Coady Photography Magnum Moon, a son of Malibu Moon, put trainer Todd Pletcher squarely on the Kentucky Derby trail with a powerful win in the Grade 2 Rebel on March 17 at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas. The colt stalked...
Posted On 18 Mar 2018
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