Grade 3 Endeavour, Tampa Bay & Suncoast Stakes Selections

By Rick Francis —-

Tampa Bay Downs 41st Festival Preview Day undercard features a pair of Grade 3’s along with a pricey stakes contest. The Grade 3 Lambholm South Endeavour showcases turf fillies and mares and two races earlier the G3 Tampa Bay Stakes will do the same for the male side of the aisle; with the $150k Suncoast Stakes for 3-year-old fillies sandwiched between. It’ll be a great day of racing, let’s find some winners.

Race 8) &1/16th Mile. (Turf) Tampa Bay S. Grade III. Purse $175,000 FOR FOUR YEAR OLDS AND UPWARD.
Post Time: ( 3:30)/ 2:30/ 1:30/12:30
ADVANCED FORECAST: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, High 76, Low 67

12) Greyes Creek (Brown/Velazquez); lightly raced 5-year-old out of Pioneer of the Nile has developed quite the late kick marching to three straight wins each from off the pace; outside post keeps him clear.

3) Get Smokin (Bush/Alvarado); gelded 4-year-old by Get Stormy gave way late last out in the G1 Hollywood Derby, two back he was the victor in the Grade 2 Hill Prince along with a game second in the Hall of Fame at Saratoga; exudes class.

2) Admission Office (Lynch/Leparoux); hardened stakes player has finished in the money with 11 of his 15 career starts; winner of the Grade 3 Louisville may need longer.

10) Fancy Liquor (Maker/Diaz); tough 2020 race season caught up with him last out as it was his only off the board effort; he’ll be ready to fire today.

8) Eons (Delacour/Camacho); cutting back from a pair of “real” distance contests, Giant’s Causeway 5-year-old held to a game second here facing OC’s.

Selections: 12, 3, 2, 10, 8

Race 9) 1m40yds. Suncoast S. Purse $150,000 FOR FILLIES THREE YEARS OLD.
Post Time: ( 4:02)/ 3:02/ 2:02/ 1:02

1) Roll Up Mo Money (McPeek/Camacho); tune-up win last out over the Turfway synthetic main; great “McPeek” spot.

2) Feeling Mischief (Campbell/Castanon); she wins, she finishes third; she wins, she finishes third; time to win!

4) Curlin’s Catch (Casse/Gallardo); wired Gulfstream maidens last out.

7) Gulf Coast (Brisset/Leparoux); has pit together three straight strong showings; stakes win last out at Gulfstream was textbook.

5 Honorifique (Kenneally/Velazquez); was gaining on the aforementioned last out closing to within a half-length; Hall of Fame jock Johnny V maybe to make up that difference.

Selections: 1, 2, 4, 7, 5

Race 10) 1&1/16th Mile. (Turf) Lambholm South Endeavour S. Grade III. Purse $175,000 FOR FILLIES AND MARES FOUR YEARS OLD AND UPWARD.
Post Time: ( 4:32)/ 3:32/ 2:32/ 1:32

2) Logic N Reason (Clement/Camacho); filly Declaration of War enters having won 2-of-3, the last here over OC’s; Clement at the meet, 36 percent.

6) New York Girl (Mott/Alvarado); North American debut was a winning one, besting Gulfstream OC’s at today’s route.

5) Counterparty Risk (Brown/Velazquez); rested after missing by a head in the Lady Shamrock back in December; you know this barn!

8) Irony of Reality (Potts/Villa-Gomez); following a deep closing head victory here two back; Animal Kingdom 6-year-old added value to the La Prevoyante trifecta finishing third at odds of 50-1; drawback here is this is third start in last 30 days.

Selections: 2, 6, 5, 8