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By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – If the winner of today’s 37th Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby, Tapwrit, goes on to greater glory, the 10,079 fans in attendance at Tampa Bay Downs may remember his decisive surge entering the far turn as “the move.” “He just exploded,” said...

By Mike Willman —- STREAKING GOODYEARFORROSES HEADS SUNDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 SANTA ANA STAKES AT 1 1/8 MILES ON TURF; TRAINED BY BALTAS, SHE BIDS FOR HER THIRD CONSECUTIVE WIN WITH NAKATANI UP ARCADIA, Calif. —Seemingly invigorated since changing her base of operations...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – A few weeks ago, hopes were high that trainer Mark Casse would arrive for Festival Day at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday with a pair of Eclipse Award champions set to compete. Although those tentative plans fell by the wayside, Casse could be a...

By Rick Francis —- RACE 10), 1‚ Mile. Santa Anita H. Presented by San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino PRESENTED BY SAN MANUEL INDIAN BINGO AND CASINO. Grade I. Purse $750,000 FOR FOUR-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD. Post Time: 7:44/ 6:44/ 5:44/( 4:44) Midnight Storm 1),...

By David Joseph —- Guaranteed Multi-Race Wager Pools Scheduled for Saturday Rainbow 6-$600,000; Late Pick 4-$250,000; Late Pick 5-$200,000 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Saturday’s 13-race program at Gulfstream Park will feature guaranteed pools for the 20-cent Rainbow 6, the...

TSV Staff Selections —- SANTA ANITA RACE 5) 1ˆ Mile. San Felipe S. Grade II. Purse $400,000 FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS. Post Time: 5:04/ 4:04/ 3:04/( 2:04 Term of Art 1), has struggled in each of his two 2017 starts; beat decisively two back by Gormley. Vending Machine 2),...

By Michael Adolphson —- • Farrell Has First Work Since Rachel Alexandra • Honorable Duty On Course for New Orleans Handicap • Valadorna Works Toward Ashland • Worker to Watch: Hollywood Handsome FARRELL HAS FIRST WORK SINCE RACHEL ALEXANDRA Coffeepot Stables’ homebred star...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- HOT SPRINGS, AR (Friday, March 9, 2017) – Lightly raced Elate is the 5-2 program favorite for the $200,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) for 3-year-old fillies Saturday at Oaklawn. Probable post time for the 1 1/16-mile Honeybee, the eighth of nine races, is 4:38...

BY ED GOLDEN / MIKE WILLMAN —- Doug O’Neill; Benoit • O’NEILL HAS ‘11- 4 THE MONEY’ ON SATURDAY • ‘CLASS IS IN’ THROUGHOUT DAY IN PADDOCK • WHITE’S MORNING LINE AVAILABLE FOR ALL SATURDAY STAKES TEAM O’NEILL SET FOR BUSY DAY WITH 11 HORSES ENTERED The big boys come...

By Jennifer Hoyt —- Busy Day for Rebel Stakes Workers It was a busy morning for 3-year-olds pointing towards the $900,000 Rebel Stakes (G2) March 18 with top local prospects Petrov, Silver Dust and Uncontested all posting impressive works. Co-owner/trainer Ron Moquett of...