Jan 5, 2024 | News, Racing, TBD
OLDSMAR, FL. – Assistant trainer Will Sacco says the main lessons he takes away from his father Gregg are of the unspoken variety. “You have to really have that horsemanship” to succeed in the sport, 23-year-old Will said after his dad earned the Boot Barn Trainer of...
Dec 16, 2023 | Racing, TBD
Tampa Bay Downs plans to spread holiday cheer throughout next week, with four days of Thoroughbred racing culminating with the first Sunday card of the meet on Dec. 24. After a rare rain-soaked afternoon at the Oldsmar oval, action resumes Wednesday with nine races...
Dec 8, 2023 | News, Racing, Sports Betting, TBD
OLDSMAR, FL. – Legalized retail sports betting arrived in Florida with its launch Thursday at Seminole Hard Rock Casino, and Tampa Bay Downs will benefit as a sports betting marketing partner of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The agreement allows fans to support Tampa...
Nov 28, 2023 | News, Racing, TBD
OLDSMAR, FL. – For the second consecutive season, Tampa Bay Downs jockey Pablo Morales has been sidelined as a result of a freak injury. But after fearing he could miss as many as eight weeks of action with a broken left wrist, the 35-year-old rider received good news...
Nov 25, 2023 | News, Racing, TBD
OLDSMAR, FL. – It hasn’t taken very long for jockey Mychel Sanchez to fall for Tampa Bay Downs. Sanchez – whose first career victory in 2012 at age 16 in his homeland of Venezuela came aboard a horse named Sunshine Park, which was also the name of the Oldsmar oval...
Nov 24, 2023 | News, Racing, TBD
OLDSMAR, FL. – Entering today’s eighth race, owner-trainer Juan Arriagada found himself on the verge of making track history. Arriagada won with his first three starters today, and with horses in the eighth and ninth races, he had a chance to eclipse the Tampa Bay...