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Tampa Bay Downs will allocate $5.5-million from the state of Florida for overnight Thoroughbred purses

Construction crews along the span between Waterville and Winslow need to do utility work that will require it to be periodically closed to vehicles, including the night of Thursday, May 25.

Tampa Bay Downs posted gains in most major categories during the 2021-2022 season when compared to the 2018-2019 (pre-pandemic) meet

When odds change more than a minute into the running of a race, horseplayers have a right to be suspicious, Ray Paulick writes in a commentary.

Wagering on the Festival Day 42 card Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs, highlighted by the $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G2), shattered the previous single-day track record by more than $5.5-million.

Wagering on the Festival Day 42 card Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs, highlighted by the $400,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G2), shattered the previous single-day track record by more than $5.5-million.

Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar, Fla., has announced its second 6 percent purse increase of the current meet, which will take effect with the Friday, Feb. 25, card. Horsemen will be competing for an additional $1,000 per race in all overnight races (all races except stakes). The first increase, which took effect Feb. 10, also raised purse money by $1,000 a race.

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