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Handicappers Andie Biancone and Jeremy Pond deliver their best bets, plus their favorite long shots, for Saturday's Grade III Risen Star Stakes at Fair Grounds.
The local prep for the March 12 Tampa Bay Derby is Saturday’s 1 1/16-mile Sam F. Davis, a Grade 3 that tops a four-stakes card. Let’s see if I can help you cash a few tickets.
A few top jockey notes for the winter include Hall of Famer John Velazquez being based mostly at Santa Anita rather than Gulfstream; and Joel Rosario calling Oaklawn Park his main winter base.
Despite On-Track Limitations, Tampa Bay Downs Enjoys Strong Betting Season Sponsored by: Tampa Bay Downs in Oldsmar, Fla. When Richard Grunder called the 37,587th and final race of his marvelous 37-year Tampa Bay Downs career on May 2, it was as if a giant balloon whished into another dimension, never to be recaptured. While 21st Century technology permits fans to revisit Grunder's greatest calls, such as the riveting Street Sense-Any Given Saturday duel in the 2007 Tampa Bay Derby, the Fan Appreciation Day card earlier this month was fraught with the reminder that change is inevita...
Tampa Bay Downs Supporting OTTBs With Check Presentation Sunday Sponsored by: Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) supporter Tampa Bay Downs will promote aftercare awareness on the undercard of the final day of the Oldsmar, Florida-based race meet. Race 6 on Sunday, May 2 will benefit the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. Following the running of the race, a check presentation will be made to the TAA and a TAA blanket and swag bag will go to the winning connections. In Tampa Bay Downs' Race 6 presented by the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance, ten maiden 3-year-olds are set to go five...