Barn Notes

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Daniel Centeno’s first visit to the Tampa Bay Downs winner’s circle came on Dec. 18, 2004 – his 33rd birthday – after he rode 39-1 shot Marked Native to victory for owner-trainer Edward T. Clark. “Nobody knew who I was then,” Centeno said,...

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 1.1.21 Saturday’s Rainbow 6 Jackpot Pool Guaranteed at $1.1 Million Mutasaabeq Returns to Dirt for Saturday’s Mucho Macho Man Irad Ortiz Jr. Wins Five, Sweeps Three Stakes HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – The 20-cent Rainbow 6 jackpot pool will be...

By Ed Golden —- BOWIES HERO THRIVES ON A MENU OF STAKES NEW GROOM HOPES FOR SHAM STAKES UPSET BAFFERT ENTERS FOUR IN GRADE II SANTA YNEZ NEW YEAR’S EVE JACKPOT IS HIT FOR $323,024 BOWIES HERO MAKES 27TH STRAIGHT STAKES START Phil D’Amato had four horses nominated to...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Tampa Bay Downs will turn into a proving grounds for top handicappers on Saturday, Jan. 9 during the third annual High Rollers Handicapping Contest, which features a potential first-place prize of $20,000. The contest is open to anyone...

By David Joseph —- GULFSTREAM TODAY 12.27.20 Gulfstream’s Rainbow 6 Guaranteed Pool Wednesday $600,000 Super Hi-5 Carryover $23,107.89 HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – There will be a $600,000 guaranteed pool in the 20-cent Rainbow 6 and a Super Hi-5 carryover of $23,107.89 when...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – While the actual birthdates of each horse competing in North America are listed in the racing program, all horses are considered to age a year on Jan. 1 for the purpose of record-keeping. Thus, on Friday, Tampa Bay Downs’s Thoroughbred...