Barn Notes

By Mike Henry —- CAMACHO IS FIRST MOTHER’S JOCKEY OF THE MONTH WINNER OLDSMAR, FL. – Samy Camacho received a text Friday morning from Claude “Shug” McGaughey, III offering valuable advice on how to win the ninth race at Tampa Bay Downs aboard the Hall of Fame trainer’s...

By Robert Yates —- Just Steel and Lemon Muffin, among Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas’ most prominent runners, are training at Oaklawn in advance of the 2024-2025 meeting that begins Friday. Just Steel was the only horse to go through Oaklawn’s four-race series of...

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 12.01.24 British Apprentice Mia Nicholls Giving It a Go at Gulfstream Thursday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Estimated at $125,000 Castellano, Gaffalione Return to Action Thursday at Gulfstream HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – British apprentice jockey...

By Mike Henry —- BIG EFFECT, LEON TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EARLY SPEED DUEL TO WIN FEATURE OLDSMAR, FL. – Just about everything went Big Effect’s way in today’s featured second race at Tampa Bay Downs, a $54,500, 6-furlong sprint on the main track. After a slow start from the...

By David Joseph —- Undefeated Rated by Merit Seeks Sweep of Florida Sire Stakes Series St. Elias Homebred Favored at 3-5 for Saturday’s $300,000 In Reality Neoequos to be Scratched from Third Leg of FFS Series HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – A longtime supporter of the Florida...

By Mike Henry —- JOY OF THANKSGIVING SHINES BRIGHTLY AT PAPA JIM’S; CAMACHO WINS 4, AGAIN OLDSMAR, FL. – A Tampa Bay Downs tradition is set to continue on Thursday when the staff of Papa Jim’s Kitchen serves about 300 Thanksgiving dinners to backstretch workers and...