Lambholm South presents the fourth running of Cotillion Festival Day, a day dedicated to two-year-old racing which is highlighted by the $75,000 Inaugural Stakes for two-year-old males and the $75,000 Sandpiper Stakes for two-year-old fillies. Held in December 2011 at Tampa Bay Downs, the Inaugural Stakes and the Sandpiper Stakes are to be run at six furlongs on the main track. Cotillion Festival Day is the start of a succession of Festival race days that leads to the Grade III $300,000 Tampa Bay Derby and the $75,000 Suncoast Stakes to be held on Festival Day in March of 2012; all races for three-year-olds will get progressively longer as the horses prepare to run Classic distances.
Cotillion Festival Day also marks Calendar Giveaway Day at Tampa Bay Downs! Patrons will receive a free 2012 calendar complete with all promotional and racing dates for the Oldsmar ova's race meet with paid admission while supplies last. Cotillion Festival Day also heralds the beginning of Morning Glory for the 2011-2012 Tampa Bay Downs race meet; every Saturday through Festival Day 2012, join track announcer Richard Grunder and a special guest at 10:00 AM in the first floor of the Grandstand. Free coffee and donuts are provided as well as free grandstand admission to the afternoon's races.
