Classic Causeway rolls in Sam F. Davis; Nest takes flight in Suncoast
Irad Ortiz racked up three stakes wins at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, anchored by Classic Causeway’s success in the Sam F. Davis S. (G3) on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. […]
Sam F. Davis Stakes
Three points to ponder: 2022 Sam F. Davis Stakes
As its overflow 13-horse field suggests, Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) looms as a hotly competitive scoring race on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. […]
Classic Causeway faces full field in Sam F. Davis; Nest returns in Suncoast
Sam F. Davis S. (G3) — Race 10 (4:54 p.m. ET) If last fall’s Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) is turning into the key race some observers suspect, then Classic Causeway arguably looms as the horse […]
Kentucky Derby Report: Concert Tour among new stakes winners
Last-out maiden winners grabbed the spotlight on Feb. 2. Candy Man Rocket and Risk Taking earned Kentucky Derby qualifying points for respective wins in the Sam F. Davis S. (G3) and Withers S. (G3), and […]
Candy Man Rocket leads 1-2 finish for Mott in Sam F. Davis
Candy Man Rocket made his stakes debut a winning one in Saturday’s $200,000 Sam F. Davis S. (G3), holding stablemate Nova Rags safe by a length as Bill Mott-trained runners swept the exacta. Junior Alvarado […]
Five points to ponder: 2021 Withers, Sam F. Davis
Trainer Todd Pletcher is double-handed in both of Saturday’s Kentucky Derby (G1) scoring races, the $250,000 Withers Stakes (G3) at Aqueduct and the $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs. A record six-time […]
Known Agenda, Smiley Sobotka head competitive Sam F. Davis
Stakes-placed Known Agenda and Smiley Sobotka are among the top contenders in Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3). The 1 1/16-mile race, the first of two Kentucky Derby qualifiers at Tampa Bay Downs, attracted an […]
Sole Volante kicks past Independence Hall in Sam F. Davis
Sole Volante took advantage of a hot pace in Saturday’s $200,000 Sam F. Davis (G3), closing fast to win going away in the Kentucky Derby qualifier at Tampa Bay Downs. He ran down 3-5 favorite […]
Five points to ponder: Sam F. Davis
There’s only one Kentucky Derby (G1) points race this weekend, Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs, but it’s not lacking in intrigue as unbeaten favorite Independence Hall stretches out for the […]
Kentucky Derby Report – Contrasting styles on display from fancied contenders
Tiz the Law and Thousand Words became the first horses to win multiple qualifiers in the 2019-20 Road to the Kentucky Derby series on Feb. 1, taking the Holy Bull (G3) and Robert B. Lewis […]