Bill Boland flexed his right hand a couple of times between autograph-seekers during today’s Jockeys & Jeans “Once in a Lifetime” Meet and Greet event at Tampa Bay Downs to benefit the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF). At 92, Boland – who won the 1950...
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STORYLINES ABOUND FOR SATURDAY TURF SPRINT STAKES; CAMACHO WINS 4
Veteran trainer Joe Orseno is swinging for the fences in Saturday’s Turf Sprint Showcase races at Tampa Bay Downs. Orseno, whose sterling career record includes a Preakness victory in 2000 with Red Bullet and two Breeders’ Cup victories that same year, has entered...
WEEKEND CHOCK-FULL OF FUN AHEAD; RICHARDS EXTENDS WIN STREAK TO 6
Martin’s Italian Trainer of the Month Renaldo Richards leads 7-year-old mare Easy Come Easy Go and jockey Samy Camacho into the winner’s circle after a Jan. 7 victory (courtesy SV Photography)
LEGENDARY NAMES EXPECTED AT FRIDAY’S ‘JOCKEYS AND JEANS’ SIGNING
As part of its centennial celebration, Tampa Bay Downs will host the 11th annual “Jockeys and Jeans” Fundraiser for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund on Friday and Saturday on the first floor of the Grandstand. Friday’s event from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. is billed as a...
RENEGADE, ORTIZ DASH LONGSHOT AMBITIONS; CONCRETE GLORY WINS PELICAN
Renegade, with Irad Ortiz, Jr., aboard, wins the Sam F. Davis Stakes (courtesy SV Photography)
ZANY LIVES UP TO THE HYPE; FLORIDA-BRED MYSTIC LAKE WINS MINARET
OK, we’re supposed to be impartial. But we’re crazy for unbeaten Suncoast Stakes winner Zany! (courtesy SV Photography)
ARE SATURDAY’S STAKES REALLY SO CLEAR-CUT? IT’LL BE FUN TO FIND OUT
Renegade, who is officially winless in three races due to being disqualified by the stewards and placed second behind Paladin in a maiden special weight race on Oct. 17 at Belmont At The Big A, has been established as the 8-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s...
ORTIZ, PRAT – AND MARIN – HAVE BUSY SATURDAYS; RODRIGUEZ JOCK OF MONTH
Martin’s Italian Jockey of the Month Israel Rodriguez
RENEGADE, CONFESSIONAL TOP DAVIS FIELD; ZANY HEADS SUNCOAST
Three-year-old colts trained by Todd Pletcher and Brad Cox, who have combined to win the Kentucky Derby three times, comprise one-third of a nine-horse field for Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes, one of four stakes races on Tampa Bay Downs’s annual Festival...
QUATROCENTO WINS TAMPA BAY STAKES; AUSSIE GIRL TAKES ENDEAVOUR
Quatrocento, with Julien Leparoux aboard, is a convincing winner of the Grade III Tampa Bay Stakes (courtesy of SV Photography)