Correll’s Corner

Derby field taking shape Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – The last of the major prep races for the 149th Kentucky Derby have been run with Lord Miles blowing up the Wood Memorial at 57-1, Tapit Trice winning the Blue Grass and Practical...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – The Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park in south Florida and the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs were the Kentucky Derby points’ races that were contested on April 1. Forte overcame the...

Derby points galore Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – The weekend of March 25-26 was loaded with Kentucky Derby points’ races and it started with the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai. Japan sent a powerful group of 3-year-olds...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – Tapit Trice is for real and now Todd Pletcher has at least a double-barrel threat for the Kentucky Derby on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The son of Tapit broke flat-footed...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Photo by Jaime Newell TRINITY, Fla. – Forte, Practical Move and Raise Cain all earned a spot in the Kentucky Derby starting gate with 50-point wins in prep races on March 4 across the country. Forte, a son of Violence,...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- TRINITY, Fla. – The Grade 2 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., produced the first colt with a guaranteed spot in the starting gate on the first Saturday in May. Confidence Game picked up 50 points toward...