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DREXEL HILL RETURNS WITH FLOURISH, WINS WAYWARD LASS; TESSELLATE WINS
Drexel Hill and jockey Ben Curtis return to the Oldsmar winner’s circle after a masterful performance in the $125,000 Wayward Lass Stakes (photo courtesy of SV Photography)
APPRENTICE JOHANIS ARANGUREN SCORES HER FIRST VICTORY ON 38-1 SHOT
Apprentice jockey Johanis Aranguren is initiated by her fellow riders after her first career victory in today’s first race on 38-1 shot Bourbon State. (photo courtesy of SV Photography)
COLORFUL CAMACHO IS JOCKEY OF MONTH; WAYWARD LASS, GASPARILLA ON TAP
Samy Camacho and his family have fun dyeing his hair different shades, but his focus is strictly on winning when he gets to the racetrack. (photo courtesy SV Photography)
2025 KENTUCKY OAKS RUNNER-UP DREXEL HILL ENTERED IN WAYWARD LASS
Drexel Hill, who finished a determined second to Good Cheer in last year’s Longines Kentucky Oaks, heads a six-horse field for Saturday’s $125,000 Wayward Lass Stakes for fillies and mares 4-years-old-and-upward at...
BOOK’EM DANNO A FINALIST FOR ECLIPSE MALE SPRINTER AWARD
Trainer Derek Ryan’s Book’em Danno has a strong case for a 2025 Eclipse Award (photo provided by Derek Ryan)
SUNDAY RACING SET TO BEGIN; AVILA EXTENDS LEAD IN TRAINER RACE
Sunday racing is set for its 2025-26 season debut with a nine-race card beginning at 12:32 p.m. Course conditions permitting, there are three turf races on tap – the fifth, seventh and ninth – all at a distance of 1...
ARRIAGADA EARNS TRAINER OF MONTH HONOR; O’CONNELL WINS 4
Martin’s Italian Trainer of the Month Juan Arriagada with his promising 3-year-old filly, Strike D’ Oro
OLDSMAR STAKES WINNERS SOLITUDE DUDE, SNEAKY GOOD HEAD NOMS LISTS; MARIN, CAMACHO RIDE 3 WINNERS APIECE
A pair of promising juveniles from major training stables are set to turn 3 on New Year’s Day, the date all North American Thoroughbreds celebrate their “birthdays” for record-keeping purposes. If Tampa Bay Downs...
LONG WAIT PAYS OFF FOR JOCKEY KLEINER MEJIAS, WHO RIDES FIRST U.S. WINNER
Kleiner Mejias is initiated by his fellow jockeys after winning for the first time in the United States in the third race aboard 6-year-old gelding Ikigai.
LEON RETURNS HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, KEEPS PASSION ALIVE ON TRACK
Martin’s Italian Jockey of the Month Sonny Leon
14 BETTORS SHARE IN $196K ULTIMATE 6 JACKPOT, WIN $14,026 EACH
The majority of bettors who came to Tampa Bay Downs today to focus on the mandatory Ultimate 6 jackpot payout saw their hopes evaporate in the fourth race (the first race of the wager) when Noble Annie, the...
WEDNESDAY’S CARD FEATURES ULTIMATE 6 JACKPOT FORCED PAYOUT
Fans attending today’s action were greeted by glorious weather, with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-70s. The forecast through the rest of 2025 is for more of the same, a blessing to the Tampa Bay Downs equine...
AVILA’S QUICK START LEADS TO MARTIN’S ITALIAN TRAINER OF MONTH HONOR
Martin’s Italian Trainer of the Month Juan Carlos Avila with stable star Silver Slugger
PROCTOR, BRADDY TURN BACK THE CLOCK WITH QUICK STARTS TO MEET
A pair of familiar names are off to quick starts in the training ranks this season. Tom Proctor, who trains for Glen Hill Farm, sent out his fourth winner from seven starters in today’s sixth race on the turf as 4-5...
SUNDAY RACING PUSHED BACK TO JAN. 4; CALENDAR GIVEAWAY IS DEC. 26
Tampa Bay Downs has tweaked its 2025-26 racing calendar, while maintaining a 90-day schedule. Sunday racing, originally scheduled to begin Dec. 21, will get underway Jan. 4. The “lost” dates (Dec. 21 and 28) will be...
RIDING, JAMMING OR SPIKING, JOCKEY OF MONTH MORALES IS FULFILLED
Martin’s Italian Jockey of the Month Pablo Morales
EHV-1 CASE CONFIRMED; TWO BARNS UNDER QUARANTINE
CAMACHO WINS IN RETURN TO HIS ‘RACE PLACE;’ AVILA SADDLES 2 WINNERS
Samy Camacho and trainer Mike Dini in the paddock before today’s first race, in which they finished fourth with I’m Mischievous
SOLITUDE DUDE ALL ALONE IN RECORD EFFORT; SNEAKY GOOD WINS SANDPIPER
Solitude Dude set a stakes record in his Inaugural victory with Edgard Zayas aboard, raising the hopes of his connections that he has a bright future indeed. (courtesy SV Photography)