John Hancock proved a game front-running winner by a half-length over the more seasoned stakes winner Owen Almighty in the $200,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes Feb. 9 at Tampa Bay Downs.
After several years of talk and expectations, Belmont Park is finally looking like a racetrack once again.
The grandstand that provided millions of fans unforgettable memories may be gone, but a visit to the famed 120-year-old facility shows the kind of progress that makes the wait for the half-billion-dollar reconstruction project to be completed in the fall of 2026 more palatable.
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.
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