Correll’s Corner

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- The Stonestreet Lexington, the last 3-year-old prep race to offer qualifying points for the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, was run April 16 at Keeneland and nothing happened to change my mind about the top contenders...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview — With a little less than four weeks to the 148th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., it’s time for me to list the colts I see as the top contenders. Depending on which colts make it into the starting gate...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- This year’s road to the Kentucky Derby will have a different look because it will be more about the 3-year-old crop and less about one race. I’m doing this partly because of Churchill Downs’ response to the...

By Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview The 51th Eclipse Awards will be presented on Feb. 10, 2022, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. As a member of the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters I’m allowed to vote in both the equine and human categories for the...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview The outcome of the Preakness Stakes on May 15 at Pimlico in Baltimore left me scratching my head more than ever. I think the Rombauer win was more of a case of no one else showing up, not him overwhelming the field. Rombauer was a fresh...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview Essential Quality was made the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the 147th Kentucky Derby on May 1 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. That may not be a good thing for a couple of reasons. First, nobody likes to bet a favorite at short...