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Welcome to Noel Michaels’ Weekend Winners, the place to go for weekend best bets and spot plays from veteran handicapper and tournament-play pioneer Noel Michaels. Check back every week for a couple of highlighted selections designed to help you cash a few bets and make some money.

Saturday’s Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs is a qualifying points race for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and the local prep for the track’s marquee race, the Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby next month.

Tampa Bay Downs’ Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve kicks off Saturday with the Sam F. Davis Stakes. A springboard to the March 8 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby, the Sam F.

Each week, members of the national media vote on the nation's top contenders on the Triple Crown trail in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) Top Thoroughbred Poll.

The North American racing calendar rolls on into February this upcoming weekend, and the spotlight will fall on Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday,  Feb. 8, as it hosts the first of two prep races for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, the Sam F. Davis Stakes.

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