New Yorker, Manatee County resident are making plans to travel to Las Vegas next winter for National Handicapping Championship; Judy's Chance wins again; trainer Bernell Rhone saddles two winners.

Quality day of Florida-bred competition sees Grade I winner World Approval kick off 5-year-old campaign in impressive fashion; R Angel Katelyn tallies third stakes victory of meeting; Tiger Blood gives trainer Darien Rodriguez another reason to celebrate, three days after birth of his son.

Joe and Helen Barbazon, the owners of Pleasant Acres Stallions in Marion County, seeking their own Florida Cup trophy Sunday in Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies; four jockeys moving their tack following the weekend.

11-year-old Lori Smock homebred gelding takes another shot at stakes glory Sunday; Xpressbet Florida Derby, Twinspires.com Louisiana Derby to be simulcast Saturday.

Numerous stakes winners will vie for Sunshine State bragging rights in series of six $100,000 races; top jocks Castellano, Leparoux, Lezcano and Jose Ortiz expected to appear.

Camacho absorbs insights from a variety of sources; trainer Fuller-Vargas wins his first race with help from Mr. Reliable -- his father, jockey Jorge L. Vargas.

4-year-old filly, claimed by Bowersock in December, now 6-for-6 going a mile on the turf; Bennett sends out two winners again.

Looking for a second consecutive Oldsmar training title, Bennett keeps his foot on the gas; Pacific Image wins fifth in a row, finds another home; Diaz is Tampa Turf Test champ after second victory in series.

Keith Nations and his wife Cheryl thrive in tropical "winter wonderland;" Fernando De La Cruz and Pablo Morales each ride three winners; sadness at death of successful trainer Frank Seremba.

Edwin Gonzalez gains ground on top jockey spot with three-victory day, capped by win on 12-1 shot; Gerald Bennett has comfortable lead in trainer standings.

15th annual Florida Cup Day recognizes state's breeding and racing excellence; to be held on a Sunday for first time since 2004.

Columbus-area family watches Nice Not Nice and Jesus Castanon engineer gutsy victory on turf; jockey Victor Lebron sore but OK after fall; Sunday is final Kids and Family Day of season.

An 11-race card and the simulcast of the Grade II Rebel from Oaklawn Park spice Saturday activity; Orlando Bocachica learns of his Hampton Inn & Suites Jockey of the Month Award after his father's sudden death.

Tampa Bay Downs "graduates" well-represented in National Thoroughbred Racing Association rankings; Ricardo Feliciano, Wilmer Garcia each ride two winners.

At current pace, the ongoing development of the 3-year-old colt could put him in perfect position for the Run for the Roses on May 6.

Three stakes records and a track record excite a massive crowd; ball in trainer Todd Pletcher's court as Tapwrit proves he's ready to take the next step toward a possible date with destiny.

Trainer Todd Pletcher wins his fourth Grade II Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby in last five years and third in a row; Tapwrit seems certain to vault to top tier of Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands candidates; jockey Jose Ortiz calls him "really scary."

No question: Dickinson has arrived as a turf mare to be reckoned with; Elysea's World comes on late for second.

Fifty Five flies home late to take Grade III Florida Oaks under jockey Jose Ortiz.

A 6-for-7 performance moves him into second place in the track standings, and he looks forward to riding Lots o' Lex on Saturday in the Grade II Hillsborough Stakes on the turf.