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NEW RECORDS SET IN TAMPA BAY DOWNS’S 82ND SEASON
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Tampa Bay Downs concluded a season consistent with that of last year with a new record set of $321,963,460 set for out-of-state handle; it is the seventh consecutive meet in which the out-of state handle has increased. |
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REVVED UP GUNS ENGINE FOR WIN IN CHRIS THOMAS
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Ten-year-old millionaire Revved Up capped off Tampa Bay Downs’s 2007-2008 stakes schedule with a victory in the $75,000 Chris Thomas Turf Classic for owner/breeder Live Oak Plantation, trainer Christophe Clement and jockey Daniel Centeno. |
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CHRIS THOMAS TURF CLASSIC DRAWS FULL FIELD
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Tampa Bay Downs will resume live racing on Kentucky Derby Day, Saturday, May 3 with a twelve race card that features the $75,000 Chris Thomas Turf Classic for three-year-olds and upward running about 1 1/8 miles on the lawn. |
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COTTO WINS 3; STEPHENS SADDLES 2 TO VICTORY
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Jockey Pedro Cotto, Jr. took three trips to the Winner’s Circle today; the 23-year-old native of Puerto Rico is now ranked as the tenth leading rider overall at Tampa Bay Downs with 28 victories to his credit. |
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KIFER, MARTINEZ, PROCTOR BIG WINNERS
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OLDSMAR, Fla. (April 26, 2008) Apprentice jockey Carie Kifer celebrated her first trip to the Winner’s Circle today when she guided Nav Quatorze to victory in the card’s opener. |
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ALLEN, CENTENO ESCORT THEE TO WINNER’S CIRCLE
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Jockeys Ron Allen, Jr. and Daniel Centeno took home three wins each on the Wednesday afternoon’s program. Allen has now captured 37 wins since his return to riding on February 14 of this year, while Centeno leads the jockey colony with 140 victories to hi |
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MANNY CRIOLLO TRAINS TWO WINNERS
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Trainer Manuel Criollo escorted two of his charges to the Winner’s Circle today; the Tampa Bay Downs veteran got his first win in the day’s opener with Baradore, an Irish-bred mare owned Barbara Criollo and the Weslin Corp. and ridden to victory by Alfred |
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ROB O’CONNOR CONDITIONS TWO WINNERS
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Trainer Rob O’Connor saddled two winners today, giving him six winners in total for the season and jockey Ron Allen, Jr. scored a hatrick on the card. |
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DANIEL CANTENO NOTCHES FOUR WINS
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Jockey Daniel Centeno scored four more victories today, adding to his already record number of wins for the current Tampa meet. |
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KENTUCKY DERBY DAY PLANS UNDER WAY AT TAMPA
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Kentucky Derby Day is Saturday, May 3, and Tampa Bay Downs is offering the biggest Derby party in the Bay area. Tickets are still available to the Oldsmar oval’s celebration, which will feature a buffet luncheon, reserved seating, a racing program and a s |
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TRAINER RON ALLEN, SR. NAMED TRAINER OF THE MONTH
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Gallagher’s Steakhouse April Trainer of the Month Ronald Allen, Sr., who first saddled a horse at the Oldsmar oval in 1960, is currently the third leading trainer at Tampa Bay Downs for the 2007-2008 racing season. He has saddled 20 winners, 12 second-pla |
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FREE WEDNESDAY GRANDSTAND ADMISSION
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OLDSMAR, Fla. (April 8, 2008) There will be free Grandstand admission to the Oldsmar oval tomorrow and on all Wednesdays for the duration of the live meet. For a complete schedule of the remaining 14 days of racing, please visit www.tampabaydowns.com. S |
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RECORDS BROKEN IN SIXTH FLORIDA CUP DAY
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The sixth running of Florida Cup Day was comprised of six $85,000 stakes races for Florida-breds of all ages at a variety of distances on both turf and dirt. A record Florida Cup crowd of 7,406 contributed to a record co-mingled Florida Cup Day handle of |
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FLORIDA CUP DAY ATTRACTS SIX STRONG FIELDS
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Tampa Bay Downs’ sixth annual Florida Cup Day stakes showcase for Florida-bred horses returns Saturday, April 5, with six $85,000 stakes races restricted to Florida-breds at a variety of distances on both turf and dirt.
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LOMKOWSKI, CALABRESE WIN 3; MARTINEZ 4; NESS 2
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OLDSMAR, Fla. (March 30, 2008) The team of trainer Rick Slomkowski and owner Frank C. Calabrese won three races today, and reinsman Willie Martinez booted home four consecutive winners. Tampa Bay Downs’s leading conditioner Jamie Ness also escorted two o |
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RONNIE ALLEN, JR. WINS FOUR RACES
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OLDSMAR, Fla. (March 29, 2008) Jockey Ronnie Allen, Jr. secured four wins today, giving him a total of 17 victories in the current Tampa Bay Downs meet; Allen brought his tack to the Oldsmar oval in mid-February of this year. |
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CENTENO WIDENS WINNING MARGIN
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Leading rider Daniel Centeno notched three consecutive victories on today’s card, bringing his win tally up to 113 for the 73 days of racing at Tampa Bay Downs. |
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