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Big and Classy has been no worse than second in 10 starts this year, including a runner-up finish to Dean Delivers in the July 1 Smile Sprint

Luis Saez has the call on Gatsby, while Paco Lopez is scheduled to ride Legal Deal in Saturday's Sunshine Sprint at Gulfstream Park

By Richard Rosenblatt The last time we saw Soup and Sandwich at the races was on the first Saturday in May, at Churchill Downs, finishing 19 th and last in the…

Sponsored by: Last weeks grading period came and went without a Report Card on the winners of the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes from Gulfstream Park, the G3 Southwest Stakes from Oaklawn and the listed John Battaglia Memorial Stakes from Turfway Park. The author got a little behind on his homework. Well review those three races from Feb. 26-27 and three big 85 point Kentucky Derby preps that were run last Saturday: the G2 Gotham Stakes from Aqueduct, G2 Tampa Bay Derby from Tampa B...

Equibase Analysis: King Of Dreams Best Chance To Upset Candy Man Rocket In Tampa Sponsored by: Candy Man Rocket and jockey Junior Alvarado winning the Sam F. Davis Stakes This Saturdays Grade 2, $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby provides 12 aspiring colts and geldings the opportunity to earn their share of the 85 points awarded (50 to the winner) on the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” as well as the winners share of the purse. Leading the field is Candy Man Rocket, winner of th...

Candy Man Rocket tops 12-horse Tampa Bay Derby at the Kentucky Derby. The 2021 Kentucky Derby is the 147th renewal of The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. Live odds, betting, horse bios, travel info, tickets, news, and updates from Churchill Downs Race Track.

Sponsored by: The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) will host an all-stakes Cross Country Pick 5 on Saturday, featuring Kentucky Derby qualifiers from Aqueduct Racetrack and Tampa Bay Downs. Live coverage will be available with Americas Day at the Races on FOX Sports. Free Equibase past performances for the Cross Country Pick 5 sequence are now available for download at https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/cross-country-wagers. The sequence begins at 4:25 p.m. Eastern at Tampa...

Sponsored by: Candy Man Rocket and jockey Junior Alvarado winning the Sam F. Davis Stakes Candy Man Rocket, who burst onto the scene as a legitimate Triple Crown candidate by winning the Grade 3 Sam F. Davis Stakes here on Feb. 6, and Grade 3 2-year-old winner Sittin On Go are expected to head a large field in Saturdays Grade 2, $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby. The 41st annual Tampa Bay Downs showcase is one of five stakes races scheduled on the Festival Day 41 Presented by La...

Sponsored by: Candy Man Rocket and jockey Junior Alvarado winning the Sam F. Davis Stakes Junior Alvarado travelled from his winter base of Gulfstream Park to Tampa Bay Downs for their Festival Preview Day and won two of their graded stakes, earning Jockey of the Week honors for Feb. 1 through Feb. 7. The award, which is voted on by a panel of racing experts, is for jockeys who are members of the Jockeys Guild, the organization which represents more than 950 active riders in the Unite...

Candy Man Rocket leads Mott exacta in Sam F. Davis Feb 6, 2021 Vance Hanson/Brisnet.com CANDY MAN ROCKET (SV Photography) Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott brought two improving colts to Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday for the $200,000 Sam F. Davis S. (G3) on Saturday and was rewarded when Exiting a 9 1/4-length maiden over six furlongs at Gulfstream Park last month, Candy Man Rocket had no issues negotiating the stretch-out to 1 1/16 miles. Nor for that matter did Nova Rags, who was last ...