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The Tampa Bay Downs Claims Clerk, Brenda Jones, conducts a track-record 12-way shake after the third race; Daniel Centeno, Edwin Gonzalez each ride three winners.
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Former barrel racer earns Tampa Bay Brewing Company Trainer of Month honor; veteran jockey Jose Ferrer inspired by first-ever Masters visit, rides two winners.
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Jockey Bryce Alderson, who suffered a traumatic brain injury and numerous facial fractures in a Dec. 21 spill at Tampa Bay Downs, is ready to go home to Fort Erie, Ontario after making an incredible recovery.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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15th annual Florida Cup Day recognizes state's breeding and racing excellence; to be held on a Sunday for first time since 2004.
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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.
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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.
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Tampa Bay Downs "graduates" well-represented in National Thoroughbred Racing Association rankings; Ricardo Feliciano, Wilmer Garcia each ride two winners.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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