Book’em Danno won the 2024 Pasco Stakes for trainer Derek Ryan with Samuel Marin aboard (courtesy of SV Photography)
Mike Henry
MORALES STRIKES BALANCE BETWEEN CAREER, FAMILY; LATE PICK-5 CARRYOVER
Mother’s Restaurant Jockey of the Month Pablo Morales (courtesy of SV Photography)
TB DERBY WINNER HIGHLY QUALIFIED FOR RACE HE MIGHT NOT BE SUITED FOR
Skippylongstocking sets a track record in winning his third consecutive Grade III Michelob Ultra Challenger Stakes (courtesy SV Photography)
OWEN ALMIGHTY UNLEASHES BEST IN TB DERBY; DOWNS DAY TO REMEMBER
Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr., looks like you or I might, had we just won the Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby on Owen Almighty (courtesy SV Photography)
NAUGHTY RASCAL CARRIES TB DERBY HOPES OF BENNETT, OLDSMAR FANS
Jockey Samy Camacho and trainer Gerald Bennett are represented by Naughty Rascal in Saturday’s Grade III, $400,000-guaranteed Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby
JOCKEY FRANKIE DETTORI ON STAR LIST FOR STAKES-LADEN FESTIVAL CARD
Jockey Frankie Dettori has mounts in three stakes races Saturday
OWEN ALMIGHTY TRIES TO LEAVE OLDSMAR FANS WITH GLORIOUS MEMORIES
Owen Almighty, outside, finished a game second to John Hancock in the Sam F. Davis Stakes on Feb. 8 (courtesy SV Photography)
CHANCER McPATRICK APPEARS SET FOR 2025 DEBUT IN GIII TAMPA BAY DERBY; MARIN WINS 4, AGAIN
Chancer McPatrick was the toast of New York as a 2-year-old, winning the Grade I Hopeful Stakes on Sept. 2 at Saratoga and the Grade I Champagne Stakes on Oct. 5 at Belmont At The Big A with tremendous come-from-behind...
TICKETS AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR FESTIVAL DAY 45 NEXT SAT.; MARIN WINS FOUR
Samuel Marin
2022 KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER SONNY LEON IS JOCKEY OF THE MONTH
Sonny Leon, Mother’s Restaurant Jockey of the Month
‘HEARTS REACHING OUT’ GOLF TOURNEY MONDAY CELEBRATES LEGACY OF LOVE
Former jockey Jesse Garcia, the assistant for trainer Michael Campbell, with 6-year-old gelding Capture the Time. Garcia says his son Sebastian, whose 1993 death as an infant provided the impetus for Tampa Bay Downs’s long-running “Hearts Reaching Out” golf tournament, “continues to be in our hearts and our minds.”
FESTIVAL DAY 45 NOMINATIONS RELEASED; 7TH DECLARED ‘NO CONTEST’
Statesman, a promising 3-year-old colt from the barn of Hall of Fame trainer Claude “Shug” McGaughey, III, wins the first race in style under leading Oldsmar jockey Samuel Marin (courtesy SV Photography)
BRETT WIENER REPEATS AS HIGH ROLLERS HANDICAPPING CONTEST CHAMPION
Two-time High Rollers Handicapping Contest winner Brett Wiener
ROUKI REWARDS BENNETT FOR HIS PATIENCE. BELIEF; GREAT VENEZUELA WINS
Samy Camacho smooches to his 4-year-old Florida-bred gelding Rouki en route to their stirring Turf Dash Stakes victory (courtesy SV Photography)
OUR SHOT APPEARS TURF DASH STANDOUT; BENNETT IS TRAINER OF MONTH
Gerald Bennett, the track’s nine-time training champion, is the Mother’s Restaurant Trainer of the Month
CAMACHO, MARIN READY FOR BATTLE; FULL FIELDS SET FOR SAT. TURF STAKES
Samy Camacho, aboard runner-up Practical Vale in the paddock before the first race, is glad to be back in action and pursuing another Oldsmar jockeys title after a suspension (courtesy SV Photography)
BORN 40 YEARS TOO LATE, COLLEGE CROWD STILL ENJOYS DAY AT THE RACES
College students cheer on their choices in the ninth race from the Winner’s Terrace
JOCKEY OF MONTH CENTENO HAPPY TO MENTOR; MARIN RIDES 3 WINNERS
Daniel Centeno and first-time starter Crawford, a 3-year-old filly, prepare to head to the track for the third race. They finished second to another first-time starter, Fondly. (Photo courtesy of SV Photography)
TURF SPRINT SHOWCASE NOMS RELEASED; “HEARTS REACHING OUT” IS MARCH 3
Nominations have been released for the $125,000 Turf Dash Stakes and the $125,000 Lightning City Stakes, a pair of 5-furlong grass events highlighting Turf Sprint Showcase Day on Saturday, Feb. 22 at Tampa Bay Downs....
POINTS MATTER FOR JOHN HANCOCK IN DERBY PURSUIT; $12M HANDLE SATURDAY
Samuel Marin rides three winners today