On the professional golf tours, Saturday is referred to as “moving day,” when players trailing the leader attempt to cut into the margin and give themselves a chance to win during Sunday’s final round. For Samy Camacho, just about every day this month could be moving...
A Tampa Bay Downs crowd of 3,568 was treated to plenty of exciting racing action during the 22nd annual Florida Cup, the Oldsmar oval’s celebration of the state’s rich legacy of breeding and racing champion Thoroughbreds. Highlighted by six $110,000 stakes races for...
Leading Tampa Bay Downs jockey Samuel Marin plans to join the “Road to the Kentucky Derby” next Saturday at Aqueduct in New York. Marin will ride Statesman, a 3-year-old colt owned by West Point Thoroughbreds, Woodford Racing LLC and CJ Stables and trained by Claude...
Sara Hess was a “horse-obsessed kid” from the time her grandfather put her on a pony before she could walk. She wanted to become a jockey after a rider gave her a pair of goggles in the Timonium Fairgrounds winner’s circle in Maryland when she was 4 or 5. Despite...
The state’s legendary Thoroughbred breeding and racing industry is set to shine in Sunday’s 22nd annual Florida Cup Day at Tampa Bay Downs, with six $110,000 stakes races attracting 59 entrants. The Florida Cup races are part of an 11-race program beginning at noon....
At first, the assignment didn’t seem overly difficult: selecting the top 10 moments from the previous 21 editions of the Florida Cup, which will be held next Sunday, March 30 at Tampa Bay Downs. Conceived by track President Stella F. Thayer and Vice President of...
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