Throughout much of his career, 8-year-old gelding Extrasexybigdaddee has been afflicted with a case of “second-itis,” having finished as the runner-up in 17 of his 50 lifetime starts entering today’s second leg of the Tampa Turf Test starter handicap series for Males....
Martin’s Italian Trainer of the Month Kathleen O’Connell
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With four victories today, Samuel Marin has ridden 45 winners in the first 26 days of the meet.
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Drexel Hill and jockey Ben Curtis return to the Oldsmar winner’s circle after a masterful performance in the $125,000 Wayward Lass Stakes (photo courtesy of SV Photography)
Apprentice jockey Johanis Aranguren is initiated by her fellow riders after her first career victory in today’s first race on 38-1 shot Bourbon State. (photo courtesy of SV Photography)
Samy Camacho and his family have fun dyeing his hair different shades, but his focus is strictly on winning when he gets to the racetrack. (photo courtesy SV Photography)
Drexel Hill, who finished a determined second to Good Cheer in last year’s Longines Kentucky Oaks, heads a six-horse field for Saturday’s $125,000 Wayward Lass Stakes for fillies and mares 4-years-old-and-upward at Tampa Bay Downs. The 42nd edition of the Wayward...
Trainer Derek Ryan’s Book’em Danno has a strong case for a 2025 Eclipse Award (photo provided by Derek Ryan)
