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Edited Tampa Bay Release – Two $100,000 stakes races for 2-year-olds and the start of the annual “10 Days of Festivus Challenge” Handicapping Contest highlight
Today’s turf feature also happens to be the day’s headliner, an allowance event for fillies and mares 3 & UP going the two-turn mile. It
With a forecast for sunshine, we’ll return to the turf course in Monday’s seventh, a $16,000 claimer at the N3L level and this appears to
With a forecast for rain from morning until late afternoon, we’re looking away from our preferred turf surface and found an optional allowances for three-year-olds
Today’s finale in Oldsmar is once again a look at this track’s competitive turf program that exists at every level. Better is a horse that
Taking a look at a rare sprint at Tampa today, a 5-1/2 furlong jaunt for fillies and mares. The form looks tight, but the combination
We’ve all heard trainers say “put a line through the race” one one of their horses uncharacteristically badly. No quote necessary this time, it’s right
At first blush, when comparing Hay Hay My My (3-1) with Sandy by the Beach (8-1), there doesn’t seem to be any comparison at all
With many of the main contenders so close on performance figures, and even certain trips, the big tie-breaker for us is today’s nine furlong distance.
Today’s allowance feature for three year old turf fillies is a beauty with a least five of the nine entrants having a chance to win
If you have been following this feature regularly, you’re aware that our default position is to find large field turf races with favorable conditions, but
HRI EDITED RELEASE – With a chance to ride five winners on a single card at Tampa Bay Downs for the fifth time in his
Handicappers might be tempted to beat also-eligible Commence (2-1) should he draw into this turf two-turner, the day’s third of the day, but not us,
Friday’s 5th race in Oldsmar features some classy maidens from some top outfits including a Chad Brown trainee, Ava Malone (8-5), sporting two good turf
Once again, it’s worth mentioning how much we enjoy the turf racing in NoFla, especially on a course that plays as fairly as Tampa Bay’s.
