The March 7 card at Tampa Bay Downs offers a deep mix of stakes races, allowance events, and competitive maiden races. Several races feature clear pace advantages or class drops that create strong wagering opportunities, while others appear far more chaotic with lightly raced horses and first-time starters. This analysis focuses on race structure, pace […]
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Tampa Bay Downs Skyway Festival Day (Jan. 10, 2026): Stakes News, Full-Card Picks, and How I’m Using Today’s Racing Digest If you’re looking for Tampa Bay Downs picks with a little real-world context (what matters, what’s noise, and how to structure tickets), Saturday’s Skyway Festival Day is one of those cards where the stakes fields […]
By Jarrod Horak The Tampa Bay Derby was the latest road to Kentucky Derby 2024 points race at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, March 9. In this article, I will look back at that event and update my “Exceptional 11” Kentucky Derby contenders. There are no points races on the docket for March 16, and […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Derby 2024 continues at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, March 9, and I have included Tampa Bay Derby 2024 picks below. The Grade 3 event for 3-year-olds has a $400,000 purse and the ten entrants will be journeying 1 1/16 miles on the main track. The Tampa Bay […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Derby 2024 continues at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, February 10, and I have included Sam F. Davis Stakes 2024 picks below. The Grade 3 event for 3-year-olds has a $250,000 purse and the twelve entrants will be journeying 1 1/16 miles on the main track. The Sam […]
By Jarrod Horak The road to Kentucky Oaks 2024 continues at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday, February 10, and I have included Suncoast Stakes 2024 picks below. The non-graded event for 3-year-old fillies has a $150,000 purse and the six entrants will be journeying a mile and forty yards on the main track. The Suncoast […]