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Breeder/owner Corrado dead at 83 Alfred "Al" Corrado, president of Ohio Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners from 1989 through 1990, and who raced several Buckeye champions as well as stakes winners on the national stage, died Saturday at the Cleveland Clinic. He was 83. Corrado, chairman and chief executive officer of Leading Lady, a Beachwood, Ohio, company and a proud graduate of Ohio University and a member of the OU Foundation Board of Trustees, raced 1992 Ohio Horse of the Year Star of the Night. He also campaigned Dynamite Lass, who captured the 2006 running of the The Very One H. (G3) at Gulfstream Park. Corrado will forever be a part of River Downs racing history. On July 22, 1995, in the $100,000 Queen City Oaks his Cut the Cuteness and a sophomore filly named Double Your Fun owned by his son, Mark, pulled 10 lengths away from the field when turning for home. The two fillies matched strides through the entire stretch run, hitting the wire together. After a lengthy wait through the photo finish, the race was declared a dead-heat. The father and son duo were both brought into the winner's circle to have their photo taken together. Corrado didn't forget about his horses when their racing days were over. Stakes winner and track record setter I'll Raise You One was retired to stud at Woodburn Farm and eventually Fair Winds Farm near Waynesville, Ohio, but his career was short lived. Corrado asked farm owner Kim Williams if he would allow I'll Raise You One to remain at Fair Winds as a pensioner. "Not only did he continue to pay the board bill, he would send that horse a holiday gift package every Christmas," Williams said. "It was usually full of carrots, cookies and candies. And, when Al would head to Florida for the winter, he would stop at the farm and say hello to I'll Raise You One. I have great admiration for Al for taking care of his horse. He was a classy guy." According to Williams, "I'll Raise You One is still going strong. He's 26 and is as sound as a dollar." The family prefers that those who wish may make contributions in Corrado'c name to the Animal Protective League, 1729 Willey Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44113, or to Christ Episcopal Church, 3445 Warrensville Center Rd., Shaker Hts., OH, 44122, where a memorial service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. (EDT). Family interment services will be held in Lake View Cemetery.
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