Trainer Derek Ryan’s Book’em Danno has a strong case for a 2025 Eclipse Award (photo provided by Derek Ryan)
BOOK’EM DANNO A FINALIST FOR ECLIPSE MALE SPRINTER AWARD
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SUNDAY RACING SET TO BEGIN; AVILA EXTENDS LEAD IN TRAINER RACE
Sunday racing is set for its 2025-26 season debut with a nine-race card beginning at 12:32 p.m. Course conditions permitting, there are three turf races on tap – the fifth, seventh and ninth – all at a distance of 1 mile. Sunday racing was first conducted at Tampa Bay...
ARRIAGADA EARNS TRAINER OF MONTH HONOR; O’CONNELL WINS 4
Martin’s Italian Trainer of the Month Juan Arriagada with his promising 3-year-old filly, Strike D’ Oro
OLDSMAR STAKES WINNERS SOLITUDE DUDE, SNEAKY GOOD HEAD NOMS LISTS; MARIN, CAMACHO RIDE 3 WINNERS APIECE
A pair of promising juveniles from major training stables are set to turn 3 on New Year’s Day, the date all North American Thoroughbreds celebrate their “birthdays” for record-keeping purposes. If Tampa Bay Downs officials and fans get their way, those two Oldsmar...
LONG WAIT PAYS OFF FOR JOCKEY KLEINER MEJIAS, WHO RIDES FIRST U.S. WINNER
Kleiner Mejias is initiated by his fellow jockeys after winning for the first time in the United States in the third race aboard 6-year-old gelding Ikigai.
LEON RETURNS HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, KEEPS PASSION ALIVE ON TRACK
Martin’s Italian Jockey of the Month Sonny Leon
14 BETTORS SHARE IN $196K ULTIMATE 6 JACKPOT, WIN $14,026 EACH
The majority of bettors who came to Tampa Bay Downs today to focus on the mandatory Ultimate 6 jackpot payout saw their hopes evaporate in the fourth race (the first race of the wager) when Noble Annie, the second-longest shot in the 10-horse field at 34-1, defeated...
WEDNESDAY’S CARD FEATURES ULTIMATE 6 JACKPOT FORCED PAYOUT
Fans attending today’s action were greeted by glorious weather, with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-70s. The forecast through the rest of 2025 is for more of the same, a blessing to the Tampa Bay Downs equine population, the folks who care for the horses and...
AVILA’S QUICK START LEADS TO MARTIN’S ITALIAN TRAINER OF MONTH HONOR
Martin’s Italian Trainer of the Month Juan Carlos Avila with stable star Silver Slugger
PROCTOR, BRADDY TURN BACK THE CLOCK WITH QUICK STARTS TO MEET
A pair of familiar names are off to quick starts in the training ranks this season. Tom Proctor, who trains for Glen Hill Farm, sent out his fourth winner from seven starters in today’s sixth race on the turf as 4-5 favorite Wrigleyville posted a front-running, 3...