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Tampa Bay Press Staff – For two days, Antonio Gallardo tried to ride through the pain in his right knee. But after finishing second aboard
There are times when handicappers can’t overthink things and take what is given. Today’s turf finale at Tampa is one of those times. But there
We’re sure that if trainer Tony Granitz had his druthers, he would have preferred to run Barrel of Destiny (3-1) back at her preferred distance
Frankly, no amount of video deep-diving will be able to overcome the class level relief and demonstrated turf ability of finale favorite Uncork the Bottle
As everyone knows, a good trip is essential for success on the turf, especially at marathon distances, and there is an excellent example of this
With sunny skies and prospects for turf racing today in Oldsmar, a juicy turf event for maiden allowance types going nine furlongs. It’s one of
As regulars know, we lean toward big-field turf events in this space but with thunderstorms predicted, and with the amount of races taken off the
Sometimes, it’s impossible to ignore what they give you so, if a short price in the straight pool dissuades you, there’s always a potential single
We opted for a dirt race to conclude the Friday card for a couple of reasons; one, a rare opportunity to gain value on an
With no racing in Minnesota scheduled for a while, the Canterbury horses have remained in Northern Florida and one of those, Hold the Spice (5-1),
It appears that trainer Tony Granitz is pulling out all stops to finally reach the winners’ circle with Barrel of Destiny (7-2) in today’s sixth
Sunday’s turf race of interest is the finale for older horses is a secondary allowances going 1-1/16 miles and one of the 10 entrants, Jais’s
Cannot blame those who believe that North Dakota (8-5) could be a very likely single in Wednesday’s late Pick 4 on connections alone as the
If Barrel of Stout (6-1) is not the key to Tampa Bay’s Late Pick 4, who have no clue as to who else might be,
Today’s Tampa feature is a starter allowances for three year old fillies sprinting six furlongs and, unfortunately, appears to be a battle that will come
