OLDSMAR, FL. – You can feel it on the backside at the break of dawn as the first horses hit the track for workouts, and during simulcast action in...
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ARRIAGADA EDGES BENNETT’S WINNING STABLES FOR LEADING OWNER CROWN
In his six-plus seasons training at Tampa Bay Downs, Juan Arriagada has learned what many local trainers already knew – you can beat one of Gerald...
VISION OF LIKELY DERBY WINNER HARD TO FIND… UNLESS…
I am looking for a vision. My dad, who introduced me to the joys and heartaches of racing when I was 8, died this time last year, but he hasn’t...
MORRISSEY SET TO RETURN AS STEWARD FOR UPCOMING MEET
For longtime racing official John Morrissey, four years on the sidelines is long enough. Thrust into retirement when Suffolk Downs in Massachusetts...
STALL APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2023-2024 MEET ON TRACK WEBSITE
Stall applications for what promises to be the most eagerly anticipated season in Tampa Bay Downs history are available on the track’s...
OVERNIGHT PURSES SET TO RISE IN 2023-2024 BY $5.5-MILLION
Beginning next fall, horsemen will have more reason than ever to “Live It Up at the Downs.” Tampa Bay Downs will allocate $5.5-million from the...
LUSK KEEPS FAITH IN COMMANDER KEITH; MENESES WINS JOCKEYS’ CHALLENGE
History has a funny way of repeating itself on the racetrack. Just ask trainer Brian Lusk. Two years ago on the second day of the Summer Festival of...
GATE CREW MEMBERS SERVE AS UNSUNG HEROES AT OLDSMAR OVAL
The rising sun casts a warm glow across the sprawling Tampa Bay Downs racetrack. In the distance, the sound of horses neighing and hooves pounding...