Upcoming Stakes for March 28 – April 3
This weekend sees the return of racing to Santa Anita Park, and a slew of rescheduled stakes are on tap Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Perhaps the two biggest are the Beholder Mile (G1) and Frank […]
Tampa Bay Downs
Tacitus rallies for Tampa Bay Derby triumph
by John Mucciolo Juddmonte Farms homebred Tacitus split runners approaching the turn for home and closed best of all en route to a 1 1/4-length score in the $355,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) on Saturday. […]
Rymska gets the split in Hillsborough; Concrete Rose blooms in Florida Oaks
Undone by a glacial pace in the Suwannee River (G3) last out, 8-5 favorite Rymska got a slightly more workable scenario in Saturday’s $200,000 Hillsborough (G2). All she needed was a split down the lane, […]
Third stakes try might be the charm for Dream Maker in Tampa Bay Derby
He didn’t fare well in a pair of stakes attempts last fall, but the highly-regarded Dream Maker will test the black-type waters again Saturday while hoping to enter the Kentucky Derby (G1) picture in the […]
A Day at the Races: Fortuitous visit morphs into recurring trip to Tampa Bay Downs’ Festival Preview Day
by Nicolle Neulist The Sam F. Davis Stakes accidentally found its way onto my racing calendar. I wanted to plan a trip to Tampa to visit a friend in the winter of 2016. It sounded fun […]
Well Defined leads all the way in Sam F. Davis
Well Defined sped forward at the break and led unopposed throughout the $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs, adding his name to the Kentucky Derby picture with a 2 ¾-length decision. Kathleen […]
Point of Honor stays unbeaten in Suncoast; Inspector Lynley wins Tampa Bay for a second time
A wide trip proved no hindrance to Point of Honor, who entered the Kentucky Oaks (G1) race Saturday with a stylish 2 3/4-length victory in the $100,000 Suncoast at Tampa Bay Downs. The 5-2 favorite […]
Quality abounds in Grade 3 Tampa Bay on the turf
An excellent renewal of the $175,000 Tampa Bay Stakes (G3) is one of the highlights of the Sam F. Davis card Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs as the 1 1/16-mile turf event attracted multiple Grade […]
Knicks Go faces nine in Sam F. Davis
Knicks Go made a mark last fall, winning the Breeders’ Futurity (G1) and finishing second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1), and the gray colt will open his three-year-old season in Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. […]
Win Win Win smashes Tampa track record in Pasco
Live Oak Plantation’s homebred Win Win Win burst onto the sophomore scene with a track-record rout in Saturday’s $95,000 Pasco S. at Tampa Bay Downs. The Maryland shipper looped the field and drew off by […]