Shantisara back in business in Hillsborough
Winless in just three starts since her stellar sophomore campaign, Shantisara left no doubt that she still has her old spark in Saturday’s $200,000 Hillsborough (G2) at Tampa Bay Downs. […]
Tampa Bay Downs
Mission of Joy rallies for Florida Oaks; Skippylongstocking, Talk of the Nation win Tampa stakes
Saturday’s Tampa Bay Derby undercard included a trio of stakes. Mission of Joy keeps progressing for Graham Motion, jumping to stakes competition with a game win the $200,000 Florida Oaks (G3). An up-and-comer in the […]
Tapit Trice favored to win stakes debut in Tampa Bay Derby
Tapit Trice will look to give trainer Todd Pletcher a sweep of the Kentucky Derby (G1) preps at Tampa Bay Downs this winter when he lines up as the likely favorite in Saturday’s $350,000 Tampa […]
Grade 1 veterans among seven in Hillsborough
A classy field of seven fillies and mares will square off Saturday in the $225,000 Hillsborough (G2) at Tampa Bay Downs, which will be run over nine furlongs on the turf. Trainer Chad Brown has […]
Kentucky Derby trail beckons after Kingsbarns romps in Tampa Bay Downs allowance
Kentucky Derby hopeful Kingsbarns aced Sunday’s sixth race at Tampa Bay Downs to remain perfect from two starts, and set himself up for much bigger targets. […]
Litigate gets verdict in Sam F. Davis
Pedigree suggested that Litigate would thrive over a route of ground, and the son of Blame duly obliged in his stakes and two-turn debut in Saturday’s Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs. […]
Dreaming of Snow turns back Wonder Wheel in Suncoast upset
Dreaming of Snow carried her speed to a 38-1 upset in Saturday’s $150,000 Suncoast S. at Tampa Bay Downs, holding off champion two-year-old filly Wonder Wheel by a neck in the Road to the Kentucky […]
Dubyuhnell tops field of 12 in Sam F. Davis
Dubyuhnell enters Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) as the most accomplished of the 12 three-year-olds vying for Kentucky Derby (G1) qualifying points in the 1 1/16-mile test at Tampa Bay Downs, but the race […]
Wonder Wheel, Julia Shining clash early in Suncoast
A clash many expected would come later in the spring at a more high-profile venue will instead occur much earlier, Saturday in fact, when champion juvenile filly Wonder Wheel and the regally-bred Julia Shining square […]
Emmanuel, Surprisingly register Grade 3 wins on Tampa turf
Trainer Todd Pletcher, who last week secured another Eclipse Award in his illustrious Hall of Fame career, made plenty of hay on both sides of Florida on Saturday. In addition to a pair of graded […]