Category

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Two races with rich histories, the 35th annual Inaugural for males and the 41st annual Sandpiper for fillies, launch the 2020-2021 stakes schedule on Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs. Both races are for 2-year-olds sprinting 6 furlongs and offer a...

By Mike Henry —- TWO-YEAR-OLDS IN SATURDAY SPOTLIGHT; MORALES HEADED TO NEW YORK; CAMACHO RIDES FOUR WINNERS OLDSMAR, FL. – Two $100,000 stakes races for 2-year-olds and the start of the annual “10 Days of Festivus Challenge” Handicapping Contest highlight Saturday’s racing...

By David Joseph —- Mandatory Rainbow 6 Payout Set for GPW Closing-Day Program Rainbow 6 Carryover Poll at $347,136 for Saturday’s Mandatory Payout Video: Blewitt, Nicoletti Handicap Rainbow 6 Entries Drawn for Wednesday’s Championship Meet Opener Zayas (Jockey) Crichton...

MTC News – From the Wire —- ONE DOWN, FOUR TO GO FOR TEAM CHAD BROWN Phase I of Operation Del Mar Turf Festival for trainer Chad Brown’s contingent was successfully accomplished Thursday when favored Orglandes made a late burst under Irad Ortiz, Jr., squeezing through...

By Darren Rogers —- LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Friday, Nov. 27, 2020) – Trainer Brad Cox’s Barn 22 on the Churchill Downs backstretch will be bustling with activity Saturday as 13 of his promising juveniles are scheduled to make a start on the “Stars of Tomorrow II” program including...

By Darren Rogers —- BREEDERS’ CUP JUVENILE THIRD-PLACE FINISHER KEEPMEINMIND SET TO FACE STAKES WINNERS KING FURY, SITTIN ON GO IN SATURDAY’S GRADE II, $200,000 KENTUCKY JOCKEY CLUB LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020) – Cypress Creek and Arnold Bennewith’s $2 million...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Gerald Bennett says there are several riders capable of winning the 2020-2021 Tampa Bay Downs title. But the perennial leading trainer thinks most of the track’s jockeys will spend a fair amount of time chasing Samy Camacho. “He’s psyched up...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – The smell of freshly cut grass drifted across the Grandstand apron shortly after 9 a.m. today, as track maintenance workers groomed Tampa Bay Downs’ renowned turf in preparation for Wednesday’s Opening Day program. Although no one was around...

By Darren Rogers —- MULTIPLE GRADE I WINNER CODE OF HONOR HEADLINES OVERFLOW FIELD IN GRADE I, $500,000 CLARK PRESENTED BY NORTON HEALTHCARE LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020) – W.S. Farish’s multiple Grade I winner Code of Honor will take on 13 rivals including graded...

DMTC News – From the Wire —- The Golden State Juvenile Fillies was run Friday, so for an encore Del Mar will present the Golden State Juvenile on Saturday. Both races are part of the $4.6 million California-bred or sired series in the state and both are at seven...