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By Lynne Snierson —- THE PUMA IN THE TAMPA BAY DERBY OLDSMAR, FL-– The Puma stalked the field of nine talented three-year-olds and then pounced in the lane to capture the 46th running of the Grade 3, $400,000 ESMARK Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday and...

$400,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) Recap Compiled by Robert Yates | MAJESTIC OOPS – Azeri Stakes (G2) – 40th Running Saturday, Mar. 7 2026 Trainer Dan Ward is scheduled to have hip replacement surgery later this month. The outcome of Saturday’s Azeri Stakes at Oaklawn should...

New Surroundings in Tampa are working for Wesley Ho, named Jockey of the Month For jockey Wesley Ho, the decision to come to Tampa Bay Downs this winter didn’t take a lot of convincing. The 39 year-old from Charles Town, West Virginia was urged by an owner he rode for up north to...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Friday, Mar. 6, 2026 Trainer H. Ray Ashford Jr. wasted no time in his pursuit of 2,000 career victories after the promising Super Cruise captured a one-mile allowance race Feb. 28 at Oaklawn. Super Cruise’s victory came roughly 20 hours...

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 2026 GII SAN FELIPE: BRANT RETURNS, POTENTE STEPS UP FOR BAFFERT $45K CARRYOVER IN FRIDAY’S $2 PICK 6; FREE PP’S AVAILABLE SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING, WESTWOOD WITHDRAWN FROM BIG ‘CAP LOVESICK BLUES NAMED 2025 CAL-BRED HORSE OF THE YEAR...

PROCTOR STREET KEEPS THE DREAM ALIVE IN THE HILLSBOROUGH By Lynne Snierson March 6, 2026 OLDMARS, FL—Like mother, like daughter? Patricia Moseley certainly hopes so when it comes to her fifth-generation homebred Proctor Street. Proctor Street, a 5-year-old daughter of champion...

Stakes Advance – $400,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) Compiled by Robert Yates Contact: Chris Ho Vice President of Marketing cho@oaklawn.com, 501-623-4411 ext. 4201 Thursday, Mar. 5, 2026 OP Stakes Race Preview – $400,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) – Saturday, March 7 No horse has swept...

THURSDAY NOTES By Lynne Snierson OLDSMAR, FL— There’s a lot of chatter about Spendthrift Farm’s Grade 2 winner Further Ado, who is making the first appearance of his sophomore season in Saturday’s Tampa Bay Derby and is the morning line 9-5 favorite. But trainer Danny Gargan...

Racing Updates Compiled by Robert Yates Thursday, Mar. 5, 2026 Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert sent two horses last week to Oaklawn for major Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks prep races. Baffert said Explora returned to Southern California following her three-quarter length...

By Lynne Snierson —- OLDSMAR, FL- Nine talented sophomores with Kentucky Derby aspirations will line up in the starting gate for the Grade 3, $400,000 ESMARK Tampa Bay Derby and the 1 1/16 miles test presents the highly anticipated showdown between Canaletto and Further Ado...