Jan 13, 2024 | News, Racing, TBD
OLDSMAR, FL. – As the field turned for home in the 26th running of the $125,000 Pasco Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs with five of the six horses virtually abreast, an enthusiastic crowd braced for a fantastic finish. They got it, but maybe not the sort most were...
Jan 12, 2024 | News, Racing, TBD
OLDSMAR, FL. – Larry Demeritte brought his 3-year-old colt West Saratoga to Tampa Bay Downs early last week to escape the cold weather at his Thoroughbred Training Center base in Lexington, Ky. That part of the plan hasn’t gone according to script, not with the...
Jan 7, 2024 | News, Racing, TBD
OLDSMAR, FL. – Frosty O Toole let her performance speak for itself in today’s fourth race, the Cody’s Original Roadhouse Race of the Week. To her trainer Mike Dini, the message came through loud and clear: The 4-year-old Florida-bred filly loves being back at Tampa...
Jan 6, 2024 | News, Racing, TBD
OLDSMAR, FL. – The Tampa Bay Downs stakes schedule shifts into full gear next Saturday, Jan. 13, with three stakes highlighting the track’s Skyway Festival Day program. Newly-turned 3-year-olds of both sexes will command the spotlight in the 26th edition of the...
Jan 5, 2024 | News, Racing, TBD
OLDSMAR, FL. – Assistant trainer Will Sacco says the main lessons he takes away from his father Gregg are of the unspoken variety. “You have to really have that horsemanship” to succeed in the sport, 23-year-old Will said after his dad earned the Boot Barn Trainer of...
Dec 16, 2023 | Racing, TBD
Tampa Bay Downs plans to spread holiday cheer throughout next week, with four days of Thoroughbred racing culminating with the first Sunday card of the meet on Dec. 24. After a rare rain-soaked afternoon at the Oldsmar oval, action resumes Wednesday with nine races...
