Correll’s Corner

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...