Majority of races both days scheduled for turf course; riders to compete for $5,000 in bonus money; The Black Honkeys, Soul Circus Cowboys to perform after Friday card.

The $600 buy-in Main Event runs from July 22-24; the Day 1 flight fields combine on the final day to crown the champion and award multiple Aruba packages.

On behalf of Friends of Tampa Recreation, city officials accept check from racetrack Vice President of Marketing & Publicity Margo Flynn for Sulphur Springs Pool program that will benefit residents of all ages.

A Tampa Bay Downs mainstay for more than 40 years, she was instrumental in the introduction of Sunday racing, the hiring of two pretty famous announcers and her friendly manner.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society benefit from 120-player tournament; Jesse Malin wins Bay Area Poker Club title, heads group qualifying for upcoming World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Top trainer Gerald Bennett, leading jockey Antonio Gallardo, leading owner Jagger, Inc. (Jamie and Mandy Ness) and top apprentice rider Chad Lindsay recognized; Pedro Cotto, Jr., rides three winners.

Third-largest Oldsmar crowd to ever watch Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands simulcast sees Nyquist cruise; Sunday is Fan Appreciation Day, in addition to being Mom Appreciation Day.

Destin, Outwork and Brody's Cause represent Tampa Bay Downs hopes for third Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands success; lots of other Oldsmar "graduates" to compete on undercard.

Sale of framed photographs of American Pharoah and Secretariat through silent auction on Kentucky Derby Day to benefit Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund; Daniel Centeno rides three winners; retired jockey recalls some of the "good old days."

Castellano, Velazquez aboard Tampa Bay area favorites Destin and Outwork for their final major Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands workouts; Antonio Gallardo rides three winners.

Clerk of the Course Judy Clark set to retire May 12, leaving a legacy of kindness and professionalism.

Jason DaCosta is Zerillo's Trainer of Month for fourth consecutive year, but he has a way to go to catch dad; fellow conditioner Joseph Arboritanza stays hot.

Leading trainer Gerald Bennett probably speaks for many when he says "We'd like to be racing here year-round, if we could;" Dennis Ward sends out back-to-back winners, Antonio Gallardo rides both halves of early daily double.

Racing's biggest day is two weeks away; Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby and Sam F. Davis Stakes winner Destin breezes at Palm Beach Downs.

Veteran jockey reaches winner's circle for 2,000th time with his 87-year-old father in attendance.

Hilton Garden Inn award goes to red-hot veteran; milestone awaits Saratoga Springs native.

Tepin's Grade I score in the Coolmore Jenny Wiley at Keeneland wasn't the only big victory Saturday by a Tampa Bay Downs winter visitor; jockey David Amiss rewards long-shot players with two victories.

The 2008 New England Champion Sophomore explodes through the stretch to win Lambholm South Race of the Week; Tepin ultra-dominant again, in Grade I at Keeneland.

Recent Tarpon Springs (Fla.) High graduate Ashley Castrenze, 19, wins with her first mount; Antonio Gallardo boots home three winners.

Conditioner of Brass Hat and Groupie Doll has sent out seven winners in recent weeks; long shot lights up the board in fourth race.