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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Bolt d’Oro, McKinzie top Kentucky Derby Contenders List

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- After three Kentucky Derby prep races on March 10; the Gotham, Tampa Bay Derby and the San Felipe, it looks like some of the best 3-year-olds are in Southern California. Let’s look at the Gotham at Aqueduct and the Tampa Bay...
Posted On 11 Mar 2018
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McKinzie moves to the top of 2018 Kentucky Derby Contenders List

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Gulfstream Park in south Florida now has two-thirds of its Kentucky Derby prep races in the books and I really don’t think we learned that much. No dominate colt has stepped forward to claim the title as the champ of Gulfstream....
Posted On 04 Mar 2018
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My Boy Jack joins 2018 Kentucky Derby Contenders

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- The Risen Star at Fairgrounds, the El Camino Real and the Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park are now in the books. So what did we learn from the races? Let’s start with the negatives first. The Risen Star (50 points to the winner)...
Posted On 20 Feb 2018
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No Changes to 2018 Kentucky Derby Contenders List

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Nothing changes on my Top 10 list following the Sam F. Davis on Feb. 10 at Tampa Bay Donws in Florida. I would keep an eye on the winner, Flameaway, if he is a late nominee to the Triple Crown. As of yet his owner have not seen...
Posted On 11 Feb 2018
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Good Magic Holds Top Spot in 2018 Kentucky Derby Contenders List

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- We’ve had a few more 3-year-old races and now we can get a little more serious with the 2018 Kentucky Derby contenders on the Top 10. Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Good Magic (Curlin) who, although he hasn’t race yet in 2018,...
Posted On 05 Feb 2018
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47th Annual Eclipse Awards: Gun Runner, Forever Unbridled Correll’s Picks

Tracksideview Staff —- A pair of Breeders’ Cup champions, Classic winner Gun Runner, and Distaff champion Forever Unbridled are Tracksideview’s senior staff writer and long time National Turf Writers and Broadcasters (NTWAB) member Ron Correll’s top picks...
Posted On 25 Jan 2018
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2018 Kentucky Derby: Good Magic tops the early contenders List

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Now that we are halfway through January and we’ve seen several races that involved 2018 Kentucky Derby contenders, it’s time for the first Top 10 list of the year. We’ll start with Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Good Magic...
Posted On 16 Jan 2018
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Satuday’s Breeders’ Cup Selections; Pick-4

By Ron Correll Senior Columnist Tracksideview —- Here are my picks for the Breeders’ Cup races on Saturday, Nov. 4 at Del Mar in Southern California. Saturday’s Cup races start in Race 4 with the Juvenile Fillies and I will give my top four picks in each race and if I can...
Posted On 03 Nov 2017
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