Four two-victory performances over a period of 10 racing days have propelled Jose Batista to the Boot Barn Jockey of the Month Award. The 27-year-old product of Chepo, Panama, who notched career victory No. 400 during his streak aboard 3-year-old filly Turbo Millie...
A legendary figure in Tampa Bay Downs racing history came back during today’s card, 61 seasons after he first rode here. Accompanied by his wife Kitty, Mike Manganello – whose victory in the 1970 Kentucky Derby on Dust Commander was one of 2,598 career winners for the...
Today’s lesson on bouncing back from adversity comes from 3-year-old Florida-bred gelding Everdoit, his trainer Kevin Rice and jockey Huber Villa-Gomez. Everdoit, a homebred gray son of Gary D-Jaggermama, by High Cotton, proved easily the best in today’s third race at...
If Mariangelys Almedina had been driving a car instead of piloting a Thoroughbred racehorse at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, she would have likely been pulled over and asked to show her license. But the youthful-looking apprentice steered a steady and winning course in...
Thoroughbred trainer Juan Carlos Avila typed three words in Spanish on his smartphone Thursday to describe his feelings when he and owner Victor Martinez, the retired all-star baseball slugger, discovered their 2020 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby winner King Guillermo...
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