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Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- The first Kentucky Derby Championship Series race is Feb.16 at the Fair Grounds in New Orleans. The mile-and-a-sixteenth Risen Star drew a field of 15 (one is an also eligible), so look for a field of 14. Lecomte winner War of...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview—- First Look of 2019 On a very cold winter day in the Midwest, the only thing to do is look forward to warmer days and that includes the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The purse for the 2019 Kentucky...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- These are my top picks in each category for the 2018 Eclipse Awards. The finalist will be announced on Jan. 5 and the winners in all categories will be announced at the 48th annual Eclipse Awards on Jan. 24 at Gulfstream Park in...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Here are my picks for Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup races at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (The asterisk denotes the morning-line favorite). Saturday, Nov. 3 $1 million Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint 13 – Marley’s...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Here are my picks for Friday’s Breeders’ Cup races at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. (The asterisk denotes the morning-line favorite). Friday, Nov. 2 $1 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint 2 – Soldier’s...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview What did we learn when the top two finishers in the Travers were basically turf horses? Not much. Catholic Boy and Mendelssohn hit the front at the start of the mile-and-a-quarter “Midsummer Derby” at Saratoga in upstate New York and...

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...

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...

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...

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...