After coming within .20 seconds of the Tampa Bay Downs track record for 6 ½ furlongs in his previous start on March 23, trainer Juan Carlos Avila’s...
SILVER SLUGGER RUNS TO FORM, MAY GO IN STAKES NEXT; CAMACHO WINS 4
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OLDSMAR OVAL PLANS FESTIVE KY. DERBY WEEKEND; CAMACHO WINS THREE
The Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve lived up to its reputation last year as the most exciting two minutes in sports, with the top three...
SHERMAN SURMOUNTS OBSTACLES TO WIN AS A TRAINER AND A JOCKEY
Every day spent with horses is a learning experience for Alexandra Sherman, an apprentice jockey in her first season at Tampa Bay Downs. But she’s...
MARIN HITS THE CENTURY MARK AND KEEPS GOING, WINNING 5 FOR FIRST TIME
– Leading Tampa Bay Downs jockey Samuel Marin says his confidence level is at 150 percent. And he believes his horses can sense it. “When you’re...
OLDSMAR STANDOUTS TURN IN DAZZLING PERFORMANCES ON BIG STAGE
Tampa Bay Downs form held up exceptionally well at Keeneland the last two days (until it didn’t), reminding many Thoroughbred fans why top horsemen...
CRAZY MASON FINDS HIS NICHE SPRINTING, REWARDING FATHER AND SON
Tampa Bay Downs trainer Gregg Sacco knows what it feels like to enter a winner’s circle in New York after a graded-stakes victory. He did it five...
SARA HESS SHEDS APPRENTICE STATUS WITH HER 40TH CAREER VICTORY
Sara Hess is an apprentice jockey no longer. Hess, 26, won today’s sixth race at Tampa Bay Downs aboard 4-year-old filly Bunny Hop for her 40th...
TRAINER OF MONTH RICE BALANCES RACING EXCITEMENT, FAMILY ENJOYMENT
Pleasure and business overlap on a regular basis at Kevin and Emily Rice’s Critter Hill South Farm in Williston, about 25 miles northwest of Ocala....