Tampa Bay Downs

Tampa Bay Downs posted gains in all major categories, capping a memorable campaign with the third-largest crowd in track history May 3.

After winning the Columbia Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs in which he pressed the pace before holding on for the neck win, Zulu Kingdom will try to add a grade 1 victory to his résumé in the $1 million American…

Tampa Bay Downs jockey Hector Rafael Diaz Jr., suffered a dislocated left shoulder April 18 when he was unseated in the stretch run of the seventh race on the turf after his mount, 3-year-old filly Hidden Recipe, clipped heels with…

The Horseracing Integrity and Welfare Unit has sanctioned Tampa Bay Downs-based trainer Scooter Davis after one of his horses tested positive for the corticosteroid dexamethasone after a March 15 race at the track.

Jockey Jose Ortiz rode Owen Almighty in his maiden victory last summer. Now, he reunites with the Tampa Bay Derby (G3) winner in the April 8 Blue Grass Stakes (G1) at Keeneland.

Irad Ortiz Jr. won a total of eight races, including the Tampa Bay Derby (G3), leading the panel of racing experts to vote the five-time Eclipse Award winner Jockey of the Week for March 3-9.

BloodHorse news editor Byron King recaps the March 8 Tampa Bay Derby (G3), reviews a sharp recent workout from Holy Bull Stakes (G3) runner-up Tappan Street, and previews the March 15 Virginia Derby.

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