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By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Six mornings a week, Alex DeLima walks from barn to barn at Tampa Bay Downs, a thermos of hot coffee in hand, eager to share a message of hope and love with the track’s backstretch population. If DeLima sees someone is busy working with a...

By Robert Yates —- Sunny Isle Beach Photo Credit: Coady Photography Ten Strike Racing Off to Fast Start to 2022-2023 Season Ten Strike Racing considers Oaklawn its home track and the home team is off to a strong start in the owner’s standings after the first six days of the...

By David Joseph —- Ryan Thompson Photo White Abarrio to Work Up to Jan. 28 Pegasus World Cup Skippylongstocking, O’Connor Breeze for Harlan’s Holiday Simplification Tunes Up for Pegasus World Cup Prep Trainer Antonio Sano Notches Win No. 900 in U.S. HALLANDALE BEACH, FL –...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Trainer John Vinson believes the 134 fans who correctly selected Red Crescent to win the Tampa Bay Owners Club Purse are going to develop a meaningful relationship with the 8-year-old Florida-bred gelding. “He’s a tough bird. He’s all heart,...

by Robert Yates —- Photo Credit: Coady Photography Cox’s First Winner for Shadwell Stable Comes at Oaklawn Trainer Brad Cox’s 1,948th career North American victory was noteworthy because of who it was for. Cawkab, who broke his maiden in Friday’s third race at Oaklawn,...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Photo: Hodges Photography Fair Grounds Welcomes “The Real Players Inside the Backstretch” New Orleans, La (December 17, 2022) – One of the most anticipated Louisiana-bred juveniles to emerge at the beginning of the 2021-2022 meet, Gary Barber’s Bron and...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Jose Ferrer doesn’t demand the younger jockeys at Tampa Bay Downs listen to his advice on how to keep themselves and their rivals safe during a race. But he’s still going to do his best to be heard above the commotion inside the room, even if...

By Robert Yates —- Barber Road’s Journey to the Oaklawn Handicap Begins Saturday Multiple graded stakes-placed Barber Road is scheduled to make his first start since early June, and first against older horses, in Saturday’s eighth race at Oaklawn for trainer John Ortiz and...

By David Joseph —- Gulfstream News & Notes Time For Trouble Has Done Only Good Things Treasure of War Takes on Elders Again in Via Borghese Pappacap Seeking Comeback Race Before Pegasus HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Time for Trouble was claimed for $8000 in the summer of 2021...

By Robert Yates —- Thursday, December 15, 2022 Photo Credit: Coady Photography Casse Looks to Continue Success at Second Oaklawn Meet Trainer Norm Casse’s first starter of the 2022-2023 Oaklawn meeting finished like most of his runners from the 2021-2022 meeting. Yacht Rock...