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ODYSSEUS SETS SAIL IN THE TAMPA BAY DERBY
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A crowd of 11,025 gathered at the Oldsmar oval today to witness Odysseus capture the 30th running of the Grade III $300,000 Tampa Bay Derby, defeating the remaining field of six to record his first graded stakes win. |
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SUPER SAVER HEADLINES TAMPA BAY DERBY
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Saturday, March 13 is Festival Day at Tampa Bay Downs, featuring the Grade III $300,000 Tampa Bay Derby, the Grade III $175,000 Florida Oaks, the Grade III $150,000 Hillsborough Stakes and the $75,000 Turf Dash. |
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FESTIVAL DAY HIGHLIGHTS WEEKEND ACTIVITIES
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Tampa Bay Downs will host its flagship day of racing, Festival Day, on March 13, 2010; the day includes the Grade III $300,000 Tampa Bay Derby for three-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles on the main track, the Grade III $175,000 Florida Oaks for fillies three |
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WILLIE MARTINEZ NAMED HILTON JOCKEY OF THE MONTH
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Hilton Garden Inn Jockey of the Month Willie Martinez has had an outstanding week at the Oldsmar oval, booting home five winners from nine starters at average odds of 13-1. One of those wins was in March 13’s Challenger Stakes, when Martinez guided Bold S |
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BOLD START WINS CHALLENGER IN TRACK RECORD TIME
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Bold Start, a six-year-old son of Jump Start trained by Kenneth McPeek, owned by Lawrence Carroll and ridden by Willie Martinez, captured the 19th running of the Challenger Stakes today in record-setting fashion, besting the previous track record set by K |
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LORI SMOCK NAMED FLAMESTONE GRILL TRAINER OF MONTH
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Lori Smock, who in the week of February 24 – March 3 has escorted two of her seven starters to the Winner’s Circle at average odds of 24-1; additionally, 16% of her starters in the 2009-2010 Tampa Bay Downs season have found their way to the to the finish |
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FESTIVAL DAY DRAWS 117 STAKES NOMINATIONS
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Nominations for March 13’s Festival Day have drawn 117 horses for the four stake card that includes The Grade III $300,000 Tampa Bay Derby for three-year-olds going 1 1/16 miles on the main track, the Grade III $175,000 Florida Oaks for fillies three year |
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DON’T FORGET GIL MEMORABLE IN WAYWARD LASS STAKES
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Don’t Forget Gil, a four-year-old Kafwain filly bred in New York by Jonathan Thorne, captured the 26th running of the Wayward Lass Stakes today for owner Alan Brodsky and trainer Mark Hennig with Daniel Centeno in the irons. |
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ARSON SQUAD HEADLINES CHALLENGER S. NOMINATIONS
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Arson Squad, winner of nearly $1 million in his 24 race career, headlines the nominations for the $65,000 Challenger Stakes, a 1 1/16 miles main track event for four-year-olds and upward. |
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WEEKEND EVENTS AT TAMPA BAY DOWNS
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The weekend of February 20 -21 is action-packed at the Tampa Bay Downs, with Gio Ponti, dual 2009 Eclipse Award winner as older male and male turf horse, headlining the nine horse field for Saturday’s $150,000 Tampa Bay Breeders’ Cup, a 1 1/16 miles turf |
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GIO PONTI HEADLINES TAMPA BAY BREEDERS' CUP
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Gio Ponti, dual 2009 Eclipse Award winner as older male and male turf horse, headlines the nine horse field for the 24th running of the $150,000 Tampa Bay Breeders’ Cup, a 1 1/16 miles turf test for four-year-olds and up. |
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LYNNE SCACE GETS TRAINING DOUBLE
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Trainer Lynn Scace saddled two winners on the Tampa Bay Downs card, giving her six victories for the 2009-2010 Oldsmar oval racing season. |
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FESTIVAL PREVIEW DAY PRESENTED BY LAMBHOLM SOUTH
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Saturday’s Festival Preview Day Presented by Lambholm South has drawn three competitive fields for the Grade III $225,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes, the Grade III $125,000 Endeavour Stakes and the $75,000 Suncoast Stakes.
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Festival Preview Day Bios
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Biographical information on owners, trainers and jockeys participating in the Grade III Sam F. Davis Stakes on Festival Preview Day Presented by Lambholm South. |
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MUSKET MAN HITS THE TARGET IN SUPER STAKES
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Musket Man, winner of the 2009 edition of the Grade III Tampa Bay Derby and third place finisher in both the Grade I Kentucky Derby and Grade I Preakness Stakes, returned to the Winner’s Circle in the $75,000 Super Stakes today after a nine month layoff. |
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MUSKET MAN AIMS FOR SUPER STAKES
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Musket Man, winner of the 2009 Grade III Tampa Bay Derby, Grade II Illinois Derby and third place finisher in both the Grade I Kentucky Derby and Grade I Preakness Stakes will make his first start of the 2010 season in the $75,000 Super Stakes this Saturd |
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LEIGH DELACOUR NAMED FLAMESTONE TRAINER OF MONTH
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Leigh Delacour has been named the FlameStone Trainer of the Month with four wins and two second place finishes from nine starts in the week of January 27 through February 3; the conditioner’s trainees have won with average odds of 7.5-1.
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FESTIVAL PREVIEW DAY DRAWS 126 STAKES NOMINATIONS
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Nominations for February 13’s Festival Preview Day have arrived; the Grade III $225,000 Sam F. Davis stakes has garnered 42 nominations, the Grade III $125,000 Endeavour Stakes has attracted the attention of 43 older fillies and mares, and the $75,000 Sun |
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LADY ALEXANDER REGAL IN MANATEE STAKES
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The 26th edition of the $65,000 Manatee Stakes was won today by Lady Alexander, a four-year-old daughter of Exchange Rate bred in Florida by Millard Winterwood, owned by Rosemarie Kesselring, ridden by Ricardo Feliciano and trained by Bruce Alexander. |
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EDGAR PEREZ IS HILTON GARDEN INN JOCKEY OF MONTH
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Edgar Perez has made a splash in his first year of riding at Tampa Bay Downs; the native of Venezuela has booted home six winners between the 20th and the 27th of January from twenty-one starters, making him the Hilton Garden Inn Jockey of the Month. |
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TOMMY’S MEMORY MAKES IT THREE IN A ROW
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Tommy’s Memory, a lightly-raced four-year-old son of Good and Tough, took home his third win in a row today for in the Cody’s Original Roadhouse Race of the Week. |
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D. BENNETT WINS THREE; DANIEL CENTENO WINS FOUR
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Conditioner Dale Bennett escorted three of his trainees to the Winner’s Circle today, solidifying his place as the second leading trainer at the Oldsmar oval; jockey Daniel Centeno, who is the leading rider at Tampa Bay Downs, notched four victories on to |
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POWERHOUSE WINS CODY’S RACE OF THE WEEK
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The Cody’s Original Roadhouse Race of the Week was won today by Powerhouse, a five-year-old son of A.P. Indy bred in Kentucky by the Phipps Stable, owned by Bob Walton, trained by Kate Francy and ridden to victory by James Lopez. |
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SKYWAY FESTIVAL DAY DRAWS COMPETITIVE FIELDS
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Tampa Bay Downs will host Skyway Festival Day, a celebration of the Tampa Bay area capped off with the $75,000 Pasco Stakes for three-year-old colts and geldings at seven furlongs and the $75,000 Gasparilla Stakes for three-year-old fillies, on January 16 |
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SKYWAY FESTIVAL DAY DRAWS COMPETITIVE FIELDS
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Tampa Bay Downs will host Skyway Festival Day, a celebration of the Tampa Bay area capped off with the $75,000 Pasco Stakes for three-year-old colts and geldings at seven furlongs and the $75,000 Gasparilla Stakes for three-year-old fillies, on January 16 |
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LUIS GONZALEZ NAMED HILTON JOCKEY OF THE MONTH
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Hilton Garden Inn Jockey of the Month Luis Antonio Gonzalez has had much to celebrate in the month of January, including a win in the Minaret Stakes aboard Perf; the mare has won both of her starts so far at Tampa Bay Downs this year under Luis Gonzalez. |
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O’CONNELL TIES RECORD BY CONDITIONING FOUR WINNERS
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FlameStone Grill Trainer of the Month Kathleen O’Connell solidified her position as Tampa Bay Downs’s leading conditioner by taking four trips to the Winner’s Circle today, tying her own record along with Jamie Ness for the most wins on a card for a train |
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SNEAKING UPONYOU STEALS THE PELICAN STAKES
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Trainer Jamie Ness had a lot to celebrate in today’s Pelican Stakes, when the horses owns under the name of Jagger, Inc. finished first and third in the 26th edition of the $65,000 main track test. |
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LEMONETTE SWEET IN CODY’S RACE OF THE WEEK
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The Cody’s Original Roadhouse Race of the Week was won today by Lemonette, a seven-year-old Lemon Drop Kid mare owned by Jerry Jamgotchian, trained by Eric Reed and ridden to victory by Leandro Goncalves.
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PERF PUNCHES THROUGH IN MINARET STAKES
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The 29th edition of the Minaret Stakes was won today by Perf, a four-year-old Florida-bred Burning Roma filly who made a late run to capture the six furlong main track event by a neck in 1:10.78. |
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CENTENO NAMED HILTON GARDEN INN JOCKEY OF MONTH
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Daniel Centeno has enjoyed tremendous success at the Oldsmar oval, and has begun Tampa Bay Downs’s 84th racing season with a bang, scoring 12 wins, 8 second place finishes and 1 third from 47 attempts in just 9 days of racing. |
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HOMEISTER WINS THREE, O’CONNELL & BENNETT SCORE 2
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The duo of trainer Kathleen O’Connell and Hilton Garden Inn Jockey of the Month Rosemary Homeister, Jr. teamed up for two trips to the Winner’s Circle today, while Dale Bennett took home two wins for his stable. |
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GESU, CRIOLLA BONITA CAPTURE COTILLION DAY STAKES
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Cotillion Festival Day Presented by Lambholm South, a day of two-year-old racing headlined by the $75,000 Inaugural Stakes for colts and geldings and the $75,000 Sandpiper Stakes for fillies, drew a crowd of 4,737 for the prelude to Tampa Bay Downs’s thre |
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PECORARO NAMED FLAMESTONE GRILL TRAINER OF MONTH
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FlameStone Grill Trainer of The Month Anthony Pecoraro has, as of December 22, had his picture taken seven times in the Tampa Bay Downs Winner's Circle since the meet began on December 12, giving him a clear lead in the early trainers’ standings. |
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14 FILLIES & MARES ENTERED IN LIGHTNING CITY S.
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Tampa Bay Downs’s Opening Day, December 12, 2009, will feature the 6th running of the $65,000 Lightning City Stakes, a five furlong turf test for fillies and mares three years old and up. |
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TBD, HBPA AND JOCKEYS SUPPORT INDUSTRY CHARITIES
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Tampa Bay Downs is pleased to announce that the track, in conjunction with jockeys and the local Horsemen’s Association representing owners and trainers (the Tampa HBPA), will make donations to a variety of local charities benefitting horses and those inv |
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PRECAUTIONARY EQUINE MEASURES TAKEN AT TBD
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As of 11/30/2009, Tampa Bay Downs will be restricting access to its barn area. There will be NO backside admittance for horses currently stabled at Calder Race Course. |
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TAMPA BAY AND TROT PARTNER FOR EQUINE RETIREMENT
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Tampa Bay Downs is pleased to announce its partnership with the Thoroughbred Retirement of Tampa, Inc. (T.R.O.T.). Thoroughbred Retirement of Tampa, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the safe retirement, rehabilitation, and adoptio |
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