Trainer Chelsey Moysey and jockey John Hiraldo get happy with some of their four-legged friends: Boston Terriers Bailey and Chloe, goats Violet and Vinny and Moysey’s ‘Barbie Dream Horse,’ Apache.
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ACTION SET TO HEAT UP DURING BUSY HOLIDAY SEASON 35rf
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...
GALLARDO’S DRIVE TO EXCEL RESULTS IN BOOT BARN JOCKEY OF MONTH HONOR 2r392s
Paula Bacon was thrilled to go along for the ride as her jockey, Antonio Gallardo, pursued a title this past summer in his first season at Colonial Downs in New Kent, Va. As the chase progressed, with Gallardo also...
APPRENTICE MALDONADO DELIGHTS LONG-SHOT AND CHALK PLAYERS ALIKE 5k4m1y
While it’s premature to predict what level of success apprentice jockey Gabriel Maldonado will achieve, both in the short term and the long run, he’s already showing signs of fitting in among the deep Tampa Bay Downs...
SHAQ DIESEL, BLUEFIELD ARE STAKES WINNERS THE HARD WAY – THEY EARNED IT 5n451
OLDSMAR, FL. – Neither 3-year-old colt Shaq Diesel nor 7-year-old mare Bluefield had won a stakes race entering today’s Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Florida Sire Stakes races for ed...
O’CONNELL BOOT BARN TRAINER OF MONTH; DEAN DELIVERS SEEKS TO REBOUND 2w6z3n
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ZYDECEAUX, WILLY BOI, DREAMING OF SNOW SET TO COMPETE SATURDAY 4j1r2k
OLDSMAR, FL. – Florida-bred stakes performers will be spotlighted Saturday, with a pair of $100,000 races for horses 3-years-old-and-upward at the demanding distance of 7 furlongs on the main track on tap. The seventh...
PATRIOT SPIRIT AMAZES CONNECTIONS; LET THEM WATCH A BLUR IN SANDPIPER k4e
Patriot Spirit OLDSMAR, FL. – After praising the ability of his 2-year-old colt Patriot Spirit before the 38th edition of the $100,000, 6-furlong Inaugural Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, trainer Michael Campbell knew he...
PAIR OF JUVENILE STAKES ON TAP SATURDAY; CAMACHO IS JOCKEY OF MONTH 206c2
OLDSMAR, FL. – Trying to predict how 2-year-old Thoroughbreds will perform from race to race is an undertaking that can age trainers prematurely. But that isn’t stopping Michael Campbell, a self-avowed optimist, from...
GIVING BACK TO RETIRED RACEHORSES FOCUS OF ‘RING THE BELL’ PROGRAM 5j1c3f
OLDSMAR, FL. – The inscription on the giant bell inside the Tampa Bay Downs winner’s circle reminds horsemen, jockeys and fans that their love of the sport wouldn’t be possible without the Thoroughbreds that make it...
MORALES BREAKS WRIST, BUT PROGNOSIS IS BETTER THAN HE EXPECTED 3o6s44
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...
MYCHEL SANCHEZ HAS A FEELING HE’S GOING TO LOVE THIS PLACE o341r
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...
ARRIAGADA ‘SETTLES’ FOR THREE WINNERS; MORALES RIDES TWO 47s4u
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...
RIDING NEWCOMER GOMEZ ANNOUNCES ARRIVAL WITH TWO WINNERS 4k436f
OLDSMAR, FL. – Several thoughts flashed through Kevin Gomez’s mind as his mount in today’s first race, 2-year-old Florida-bred gelding Lord Knows, powered to a 6 ½-length victory on the renowned Tampa Bay Downs turf...
$50,000 ALLOWANCE SPRINT HIGHLIGHTS WEDNESDAY’S OPENING DAY CARD e3w5q
OLDSMAR, FL. – Mid-Atlantic journeywoman Carol Cedeno had mixed feelings when trainer Kerri Raven encouraged her to the Tampa Bay Downs jockey colony this season. “She’s always been telling me to come to Tampa,...
FRESH FACES IN TRAINER, JOCKEY RANKS HEIGHTEN OPENING DAY ANTICIPATION r6m6d
OLDSMAR, FL. – You can feel it on the backside at the break of dawn as the first horses hit the track for workouts, and during simulcast action in the Grandstand in the afternoon. For all the advances the track has...
ARRIAGADA EDGES BENNETT’S WINNING STABLES FOR LEADING OWNER CROWN 6t3461
Trainer Juan Arriagada s his own stable all the way to a Leading Owner trophy; John Rigattieri and Raul Mena combine on two winners.
VISION OF LIKELY DERBY WINNER HARD TO FIND… UNLESS… 4m4eg
No guarantees, but you have to approach things with an open mind.
MORRISSEY SET TO RETURN AS STEWARD FOR MEET 3p386m
Veteran official worked in Oldsmar as Racing Secretary in 2005-2006 and as Association Steward from 2008-2016.
STALL APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR 2023-2024 MEET ON TRACK WEBSITE 672966
A $5.5-million increase in overnight purses, along with a boost in maiden special weight pots to $53,000, set to lure horsemen, horsewomen and jockeys to the Oldsmar oval.