2014/2015 media guide

2014/2015 MEDIA GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome to Tampa Bay Downs…...……………………………………………………….……………………………………………. 3
Map, Directions, Telephone Numbers and Addresses..……………..………………………………………...……….................… 4
Media Policies…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…. 5
Staff………………………..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 6
2014-2015 Racing Calendar……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7
The Track…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8
The Downs Golf Facility.……………….……….………………………………………………………………………………………….9
The Silks Poker Room and Tampa Bay Downs in the Community…..………..………...…….………………………………….…10
Tampa Bay Downs History………………..……………………………….……………………………………………...……..…...11-21
Tampa Bay Downs Logos…………………………………………………………………………………..……………………
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Jockey Profiles…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………23-33
Trainer Profiles…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...…….34-46
Owner Profiles………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….47-54
Track Records……………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………...55-58
Stakes Histories…………………………………………………………………………………...…………….……………………59-116
All photographs in the Media Guide are by Stephanie Valenti except:
Page 8: Gray horse, photo by Alan Messerschmidt
Page 10: Relay for Life, photo by Bob Argus
Page 34: Horses at the gap, photo by Alan Messerschmidt
Page 60: Chris Thomas, www.sptimes.com/.../_Chris_Thomas_touched.shtml
Page 60: Minarets, collegeprofiles.com/tampa.html
Page 60: Space Shuttle Endeavour, www.aerospaceguide.net/spaceshuttle/index.html
Page 60: Wayward Lass: http://www.bloodhorse.com/articleindex/article.asp?id=16892
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WELCOME TO TAMPA BAY DOWNS!
A half-century before the NFL arrived in Tampa; 66 years before the birth of the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey franchise; and 72 years prior to
Major League Baseball welcoming a team in St. Petersburg, Florida‘s west coast became home to big-time Thoroughbred racing.
Matt J. Winn, legendary promoter of the Kentucky Derby, teamed with Ohio investor Harvey Mayers to bring horse racing to the ―Top of the Bay‖
in 1926. Since then, Tampa Bay Downs has provided area sports fans and visitors with live racing action from late autumn through May, while in
2013 adding an annual two-day Summer Festival of Racing held each June 30 and July 1.
Originally opened as Tampa Downs, the racetrack has amassed a long and colorful history. It was renamed Sunshine Park in 1947 and entered
the modern era that year with the installation of an electric starting gate, photo-finish camera and electronic tote board. The racetrack became
popular with sportswriters who came to the area to cover baseball spring training. Grantland Rice, Red Smith, and Arthur Daley were devoted
regulars, describing the track as the ―Santa Anita of the South.‖
In 1965, the track was acquired by a group of Tampa sportsmen and renamed Florida Downs. It became Tampa Bay Downs 15 years later after
another change in ownership. The current owners assumed the reins before the start of the 1986-1987 season, and the facility has been in a
state of constant improvement since.
In the spring of 1997, Mrs. Stella Thayer, President and Treasurer of Tampa Bay Downs, announced plans for the installation of a 7/8-mile turf
course with a quarter-mile chute. The course was completed in the spring of 1998 and the first turf race was contested on Kentucky Derby Day,
May 2, 1998, as excited fans watched the from the infield. This improvement has provided more opportunities for horsemen and patrons alike.
In 2003 Tampa Bay Downs launched The Downs Golf Practice Facility, a state-of-the-art, first-of-its-kind golf practice and wagering facility. The
22 acres of fully lighted golf property include 270 yards of open range for full-swing shots, plus putting and short-game areas. The Downs Golf
Clubhouse features a fully stocked pro shop, snack bar and wagering terminals complete with numerous TV monitors to catch all the action.
The opening of the 2003-2004 season saw the debut of The Silks Poker Room. In July of 2007, the Florida Legislature granted Tampa Bay
Downs permission to operate The Silks Poker Room year-round. It is now open daily from 10 a.m.-4 a.m.
In 2007, the track‘s profile skyrocketed when Street Sense used his thrilling nose victory in the then-Grade III Tampa Bay Derby as a springboard
to winning the Kentucky Derby. In 2010, third-place Tampa Bay Derby finisher Super Saver triumphed in the Run for the Roses, and the Tampa
Bay Derby was awarded Grade II status the following spring. It is one of six graded stakes conducted annually at Tampa Bay Downs.
The 2011-12 season was highlighted by eight track records and a 3-percent increase in on-track handle to more than $40 million. Bettors heralded the introduction of Trakus, an electronic system which displays the position and location of each horse during a race.
Prior to the start of the 2013-14 season, the grandstand was remodeled to include a pub-style gathering place, Riders Up!, featuring marble
countertops, a candy-apple redwood finish and a variety of craft beers. Also new on the downstairs level of the grandstand is the Metro Deli, designed to resemble an old-time, big-city eatery. Contemporary racing fans, journalists and horse lovers embrace the Downs for its distinctive,
country fair-style charm, and it is regarded far and wide as one of America‘s most pleasant and well-maintained racetracks.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Physical Address
Mailing Address
11225 Race Track Road
Tampa, FL 33626
P. O. Box 2007
Oldsmar, FL 34677
Telephone Numbers
Main Number
Racing Office
Main Fax
813.855.4401
800.200.4434
813.854.3539
Web and E-mail Address
www.tampabaydowns.com
[email protected]
DIRECTIONS
From I-275:
Take Tampa Airport exit. Follow signs to Veterans Expressway. Take Expressway to Exit 4 (Hillsborough Avenue). Turn west on Hillsborough Avenue.
Travel approximately 10 miles to Race Track Road. Make a right on Race Track Road and travel 1 mile to Tampa Bay Downs.
From Pinellas County:
On U.S. Highway 19, go to the intersection with State Road 580 at Countryside Mall; go east on State Road 580 about 6 miles to the stoplight at Race
Track Road; go left on Race Track Road, 1 mile to Tampa Bay Downs.
From St. Petersburg:
Take the Bayside Bridge north to McMullen Booth Road; go east on State Road 580 about 4 miles to the stoplight at Race Track Road; turn left on
Race Track Road, 1 mile to Tampa Bay Downs.
From Pasco County:
On U.S. Highway 19, go to the intersection with Tampa Road (State Road 584); go east on Tampa Road 7 miles to the stoplight at Race Track Road;
turn left on Race Track Road, 1 mile to Tampa Bay Downs.
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MEDIA POLICIES
Tampa Bay Downs is extremely pleased to have you with us for our 89th anniversary season of Thoroughbred racing. Outlined
below are guidelines to assist your coverage of the current meeting that commenced on July 1, 2014 (resuming Nov. 29):
1. In order to gain access to the stable area, all media MUST have prior approval and the proper
credentials. These credentials are available in the Publicity Office, and the press are required
to wear their Press ID at all times.
2. All photographers MUST check in with the Track Photographer, Stephanie Valenti, Ext. 1246.
Ms. Valenti will issue credentials to all photographers, as well as offer any advice on good locations to shoot from, both on the front side and the stable area. These credentials are mandatory in order to shoot from the area adjacent to the track surface; publication credentials alone
will not suffice. Ms. Valenti‘s office is located on the lower level of the Grandstand adjacent to
the State Licensing Office.
3. Phone lines are available in the Press Box for those who need to file their stories electronically.
If any other special needs exist, please contact the Publicity Office, Ext. 1368. Tampa Bay
Downs provides free wireless access throughout the facility.
4. The Press Box is located on the fourth floor of the Grandstand.
5. Photography is NOT permitted in the Grandstand or Clubhouse Mutuel areas at any time without prior permission of
Track Management.
6. On March 7, 2015 (Tampa Bay Derby Day), winning owners, trainers and jockeys will be taken to the V.I.P. Room for
interviews immediately after the presentation in the winner‘s circle.
7. Parking for all credentialed media will be in the Horsemen‘s Parking Lot, north of the Grandstand.
For further information or questions, contact Margo Flynn in the Publicity Office at Tampa Bay Downs
at 813-855-4401, Ext. 1368 or [email protected].
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TAMPA BAY DOWNS OFFICERS
Track Officers
Stella F. Thayer.………………...…………..…………………….……………………………………………………...President and Treasurer
Howell Ferguson……………………………………...………………………...……………………….………….Vice President and Secretary
Peter N. Berube……………………………..………………...…………………………………………..Vice President and General Manager
Greg Gelyon……………….……………………………………..…………...…………………..…………………….Vice President of Finance
Margo J. Flynn…………………………………………………...…………...…………………...….Vice President of Marketing and Publicity
Tom McLaughlin………………………………………………………………………………..Vice President of Facilities and Track Surfaces
Operating Officials
Stephanie Valenti……..………………………………………………...………………………………………….………….Track Photographer
Allison De Luca…..……………………………………………....…………………………...………Director of Racing and Racing Secretary
Richard Grunder……………………………………………………………...…….……………………………………………..Track Announcer
Deanna Nicol……………………………………………...………………………………………………...…………………...Frontside Security
Dennis Lima……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………Association Steward
Nicole McGill…..………………………………………………………………..…..……………………………………..Director of Group Sales
John Morrissey…….……….…………………..……………………………………………………………………………..Association Steward
Richard Toda……………………………………………………………………………………….……….…………..Director of Client Services
John Hernandez………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Information Technology
Frank White...…………………………………………………...……………...….……………………………………………..Mutuels Manager
Andy York…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Food and Beverage Director
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2014-2015 LIVE RACING SCHEDULE
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LIVE RACING
SIMULCASTING ONLY
CLOSED
THE TRACK
MAIN TRACK
The main track is a one-mile oval with a sand-and-loam composition, and is rated one of the best surfaces in the nation for both
training and racing. The surface is unrivaled in terms of drainage and cushion. The main track is 75 feet wide, the length of the
stretch is 976 feet, and the track features a seven-furlong chute. Starting-gate schooling is available on race days from 7:30-10
a.m., and training hours are 6-10 a.m. unless otherwise noted (the track is closed for harrowing from 8:30-9 a.m.). The banking of
the track is 4 degrees on the straightaways and 6 degrees on the turns.
TURF COURSE
The turf course was completed for competition in 1998 and is seven-eighths of a mile in circumference with
a quarter-mile chute. The width of the turf course is 80 feet. The grass is Tifton #419 Bermuda Turf. The
course supports rails settings of 0 feet, 12 feet, 24 feet and 30 feet.
PADDOCK & WALKING RING AREA
Located adjacent to the Grandstand at the north end of the facility, the paddock consists of a 14-stall covered saddling area that abuts the wood-chip walking ring where the horses are united with their jockeys and
paraded prior to each race. Once the field has circled the walking ring, the horses move onto the track for the Post Parade and prerace warm-up.
BACKSTRETCH
The backstretch houses 1,460 horses in 31 barns, including two receiving barns. The backside kitchen and Racing Office complex
are located on the south end of the backstretch along with soccer and softball fields and the Veterinary Office. Adjacent to the entrance and exit chutes on the backside of the track are the Horsemen‘s Benevolent and Protective Association Office, the Chaplain‘s Office, main shower and restroom facilities, a tack shop and basketball court. A feed-and-tack store is located east of the barn
area, as are paddocks available to trainers for seasonal rental.
SEATING & PARKING
The Grandstand seats 4,300 people and the Clubhouse seats 1,700 patrons. There are
also many casual options available trackside, including the Picnic Pavilion Area, which
seats 500; the Grandstand apron benches; and picnic-table seating. On the Clubhouse
apron, bench seating is also offered, along with the Stella Artois Trackside Garden Suite,
a fully contained private area that seats a party of 35 comfortably. There is parking for
approximately 5,000 cars on the property.
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THE DOWNS GOLF PRACTICE FACILITY
A first-of-its-kind golf-practice and simulcast-wagering complex, The Downs Golf Practice Facility is located just south of the racetrack. The 22 acres of fully lighted property include 270 yards of open range for full-swing shots, plus putting, short-game and bunker areas. The facility has been open since 2003. It celebrated its 10th anniversary on March 23, 2013 with free club fittings, clinics
and pro shop discounts. It has also been the site of four weekend Golfest events — featuring celebrities such as retired LPGA legend Annika Sorenstam, world-renowned instructor David Leadbetter and major-championship winner Brittany Lincicome of nearby
Seminole, Fla. — as well as local qualifying events for the annual Drive, Chip & Putt Championship for junior golfers.
―Our goal in building the range was to make Tampa Bay Downs a total entertainment destination. With live racing, full-card simulcasting, golf, concerts and poker, we are realizing that vision,‖ says Tampa Bay Downs General Manager Peter Berube. ―We currently offer facility rental, full-service dining, and group plans tailored to our patrons‘ needs, rounding out the total experience.‖
The Downs is committed to offering the finest learning and practice environment in the community, featuring 45 grass-tee stations
that are rotated daily to give the golfer near-perfect practice conditions every day. ―We have developed a first-class golf practice facility to introduce more players to the game and to help those who already are playing keep their practice habits on the right track,‖
says Golf Practice Facility Manager Jon Johnson.
Johnson, formerly of All In One Golf Practice and Learning Facility in Largo, Fla., and the Michael Jordan Golf Center in Illinois, is a
PGA Class A professional who brings with him more than 25 years of experience within the golf community. He is responsible for
day-to-day operations including the Clubhouse, range, instruction, food and beverage and grounds maintenance.
The Downs Golf Academy offers top-of-the-line instructional clinics that cover a range of topics from swing and short game to specialty shots. Matt Mitchell, formerly of Countryside Driving, is highly respected as one of the area‘s premier instructors. With more
than 30 years of experience, he is a PGA Class A professional and conducts lessons, clinics and schools on an ongoing basis. Also
on staff is Joey DiPompo, the Assistant Teaching Professional at the Matt Mitchell Golf Academy who graduated from Professional
Golfers Career College in 2010 and excels in club fitting and club repair.
The range is uniquely designed with the look and feel of a golf course, encouraging players to
bring every club in their bag. There are numerous bunkers and practice-green areas to help golfers fine-tune pitching, chipping and approach shots. The nearly two-acre short game area consists
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8,000 square feet of putting green surface
6,000 square feet of greens for practicing chipping and sand game
7,000 square feet of greens for approach shots from 10 to 65 yards
Best of all, golf enthusiasts can practice 363 days a year (closed Thanksgiving and Christmas) while enjoying simulcast racing and
wagering from the convenience of The Downs Golf Clubhouse, a first in the nation for any racetrack or golf facility.
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THE SILKS POKER ROOM
The Silks Poker Room offers players virtual non-stop excitement, with a variety of games, high stakes and no-limit poker. The offerings include games such as Five- and Seven-Card Stud, Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha and more.
The elegant air-conditioned room is completely non-smoking and includes 30 poker tables. There are plenty of television monitors
and roaming tellers, so fans can watch, wager and win on all the live horse racing and simulcast action.
Tableside beverage service and in-house masseuses are available, so no one has to miss a hand.
Whether patrons are experienced poker players, newcomers, or somewhere in between, The Silks Poker
Room is a friendly, welcoming environment. Our professional, outgoing, and experienced staff is always
willing to help.
The Silks Poker Room, which opened in December of 2003, is located on the third floor of the Grandstand and is accessible by both stairs and elevator. During live racing hours on weekends, players pay
the track's regular $2.00 Grandstand admission at the gate and proceed to the Poker Room. Guests can
stop by the reception desk to reserve a spot at the table where the game of their choice is being played.
The Silks Poker Room is open year-round except for Christmas and Easter Sunday, offering no-limit
games and expanded poker and dining hours from 10 a.m.-4 a.m.
TAMPA BAY DOWNS IN THE COMMUNITY
Each season Tampa Bay Downs holds five Charity Days during its meet, with proceeds earmarked for charitable organizations that
qualify under Florida law to receive such contributions. The recipients are in both the Tampa Bay community and the Thoroughbred
industry. Over the past nine seasons, more than $1-million has been raised for these organizations through Charity Day at Tampa Bay Downs. A sampling of the charities that have received
direct aid from Tampa Bay Downs include Rotary‘s Camp Florida in Brandon, Tampa Bay Sports
Commission, Upper Tampa Bay Education Foundation, Florida Thoroughbred Charities, Oldsmar
Cares, Thoroughbred Retirement of Tampa, Inc. (TROT) and Children‘s Home Society of Florida
(Joshua House) in Tampa.
In addition, Tampa Bay Downs directly contributes more than $31 million into the community each
year, and also provides more than 500 employment positions during the live racing season.
In the summer months, Tampa Bay Downs continues to support the community by offering job
opportunities to more than 100 individuals. The track‘s annual payroll exceeds $7.1 million.
In 2007 and 2008, Tampa Bay Downs hosted
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the Upper Tampa Bay Relay for Life, an allnight walkathon that raised more than $37,000
for the American Cancer Society..
HISTORY
Nature’s pastels showcase the Downs at dusk
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HISTORY
1926 - The track opens for its inaugural meeting under the name of Tampa Downs. The season lasts 39 days and is headed by
Ohio investor Harvey Mayers and Kentucky Colonel Matt J. Winn, famed promoter of the Kentucky Derby. Babe Ruth, Jack
Dempsey, Gene Sarazen and John Ringling help inaugurate the opening on Feb. 18. Torcher wins the $4,450 ―Florida
Derby,‖ a precursor to the Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah Park.
1927 - Tampa Downs reopens, but for only nine days.
1932 - Desha Breckinridge and Major Thomas McDowell of Lexington oversee repairs and restoration of the facility. Conflicts
cause the cancellation of the meet.
1934 - Tampa Turf and Field Club is formed, headed by Hal Thompson. The track reopens as Tampa Downs. Inadequate handles
during the heart of the Great Depression force the meeting to close after only six days.
1943 - As World War II rages on, the U.S. Army constructs barracks and turns the track into a jungle warfare training center.
1946 - Sunshine Park Racing Association is formed and provides 650 stalls. A 1947 season is approved by referendum. New
Yorker Justin O‘Connor buys the track but dies just two days before opening.
1947 - Frank Hobbs buys the track from the O‘Connor family. The modern era begins as Sunshine Park runs its inaugural meet.
The first official tote board is in operation, an electric starting gate is introduced and a photo finish camera is installed.
1948 - A horsemen‘s boycott is averted by increasing the daily purse distribution by $500.
1950-
Legendary sportswriters including Grantland Rice, Red Smith, Fred Russell and Arthur Daley are regulars at the track as
they travel south to cover baseball spring training games. Rice coins the phase ―Santa Anita of the South‖ in his columns,
referring to the facility. John W. Kane of Wilmington, Del., wins control of the track following a stockholders‘ squabble.
A Quarter Horse meet runs for three weeks in February.
1953 - A dozen barns burn but are quickly replaced. The Florida Legislature passes a special bill allowing the track to keep 15%
of the takeout and to pay a $4,000 daily fee instead. The track begins to show a profit for the first time and new Clubhouse
construction begins at a cost of $300,000.
1954 - The new Clubhouse opens.
1955 - Control of the track is passed to a syndicate headed by Frederick Ballon, director of Yonkers Raceway; Richard
West of Rhode Island; and Frank Hobbs, a Tampa attorney.
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HISTORY
1956 - A $1,000 minimum purse is instituted.
1957 - President Frank Hobbs creates the Florida Breeders‘ Futurity and is voted Florida‘s Man of the Year. Champion filly Indian
Maid wins the first Futurity.
1958 - Benell captures the second running of the Florida Breeders‘ Futurity.
1959 - Top owners Sanford Stud, Llangolen Farm, Gene Mori and Fred Hooper send strings to race at Sunshine Park.
1964 - A syndicated TV show called ―Let‘s Go to the Races‖ debuts in numerous major markets, using filmed races from Sunshine
Park to award prizes and money to game-card holders.
1965 - The franchise is acquired by a group of Tampa sportsmen headed by Chester Ferguson.
1966 - The track is renamed Florida Downs and Turf Club. Purses total $566,060. The track hosts its first sale of Thoroughbreds.
1968 - The double quinella wager is introduced, requiring bettors to pick the first two finishers in either order on the last two races. In
September of 1968, a spectacular fire destroys the Grandstand facility, sparing only the Clubhouse building.
1969 -
A new $800,000 Grandstand with the capacity for 6,000 people replaces the one ravaged by fire. The new building debuts
with season opener on January 17.
1972 - Tampa industrialist Sam F. Davis takes the reins of Florida Downs, and with his presidency the track goes into the black and
season handle totals a record $11 million.
1973 - Eastern Airlines supports a series of races. An attendance record of 5,878 is established for a single day.
1979 - Highest season average attendance record of 4,414 is set.
1980 - Total handle reaches $29 million. Sam F. Davis retires as president at age 73. In a switch of corporations, the track is
renamed Tampa Bay Downs. On March 15, Richard DePass becomes the first jockey in history to go 7-for-7 on a single card.
1981 - Paristo wins the $50,000-added Budweiser Tampa Bay Derby in its inaugural running. He would finish third in the Preakness.
Apprentice jockey Julie Krone earns her first career victory aboard Lord Farkle on February 12 for trainer Les St. Leon, and
subsequently becomes the most successful female jockey of all time and a member of the sport‘s Hall of Fame.
1983 - Arabian-bred racing is introduced at the track, which becomes the first in the nation to hold a regular racing program for the
breed. Morganmorganmorgan wins the Budweiser Tampa Bay Derby, defeating subsequent Eclipse champion Slew o‘ Gold.
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HISTORY
1984 - The track adds a seven-furlong chute.
1985 - Regal Remark wins the Tampa Bay Derby for owner Ernie Samuel‘s Canadian-based Sam-Son Farm, winner of seven
Sovereign Awards as Canada‘s leading breeder. Richard Grunder is hired as track announcer.
1986 - A new dirt track is installed prior to the start of the 1985-1986 meeting at a cost of $250,000. The old base and cushion are
replaced and the track is crowned and banked to provide better drainage and give horses a safer racing surface. Bob Clark is
named Racing Secretary, replacing Warren Wolf. Hall of Fame jockey Bill Hartack, who rode here briefly as an apprentice
when the track was known as Sunshine Park, is named as a steward.
1987 - Stella F. Thayer and her brother, Howell Ferguson, take full control of Tampa Bay Downs with a $16.2-million bid a month before the start of the meeting. Tampa Bay Downs controller Lorraine M. King is named General Manager, completing what is
believed to be the first instance in which a wagering facility has separate female ownership and management. Mike Manganello, who won the 1970 Kentucky Derby on Dust Commander and won six track jockey titles, rides career winner No. 2,500 on
Siberian Gold. The first Sunday card in the history of Tampa Bay Downs is conducted on Dec. 7, 1986, drawing a crowd of
5,893. Ronnie Allen, Jr., wins the second of his four track riding crowns with 76 victories. Phantom Jet, trained by Phil
Gleaves, becomes the first horse to win the Sam F. Davis Stakes and the Tampa Bay Derby.
1988 - Ronnie Allen, Jr., becomes the first jockey in track history to surpass 100 victories in a meeting, winning his third title in four
seasons with 102 winners. In one of the most exciting renewals of the Tampa Bay Derby, cefis rallies from 25 lengths off the
pace to win for legendary trainer Woodford Cefis Stephens. The popular mare Queen Alexandra wins her second consecutive running of the Wayward Lass Stakes. Storm Predictions, owned by Three G Stables and trained by Luis Olivares, used a
victory in the Challenger Stakes as a 2-year-old at the outset of the meeting to build a foundation for his Tampa Bay Derby
triumph.
1989 - Inter-track wagering debuts in Florida, and Tampa Bay Downs remains open year-round as a simulcast facility. Tampa Bay
Downs owner Stella F. Thayer is installed as the first woman president of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce in the
group‘s 103-year history. The winner of the Florida Oaks, She‘s Scrumptious, pays $169.20 to win. Gene, a 5-year-old Florida-bred purchased the previous year by horseman Gary Patrick for $150, wins two starter allowance races at the start of the
1988-1989 meeting to give him 16 victories for 1988, earning the Horsemen‘s Benevolent and Protective Association Claiming
Horse of the Year Award. Adored by Oldsmar fans, he is nicknamed ―Gene the Racing Machine‖ and wins his first two starts
in 1989. The Sports Gallery opens and the Clubhouse Turn Restaurant is enlarged and renovated. Minors are officially allowed anywhere on the track except in the Sports Gallery and wagering lines.
1990 - The $1-million Tampa Premier Bonus is instituted to reward the connections of any horse winning the Challenger Stakes for 2
-year-olds, the Tampa Bay Derby, the Tampa Premier Stakes (on closing day, April 8) and the Kentucky Derby. Jockey Ken
Blackstun marries assistant publicity director Juli Youngren in a winner‘s-circle ceremony on March 10; Blackstun wins that
day‘s sixth race on Easter Hawk. Former Oakland Raiders head coach John Rauch is employed as a security guard.
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HISTORY
1991 - A new inner rail is installed, and a new Grandstand dining area called the Silks Bistro opens, decorated with prominent silks
from all eras of the track‘s history. A tornado tears through the backside, ripping the roofs off barns and uprooting an oak tree. The
overnight disaster causes the following day‘s races to be canceled.
1992 - To the north of the Grandstand, the Picnic Area opens to give families a chance to enjoy the Florida sunshine and a day at
the races. A Z-Alpha display board is added to the infield to keep the patrons better informed. Tampa sends its live racing signal to
Birmingham, Ala., the track‘s first out-of-state site. More than $2.7 million is bet that season at Birmingham on Tampa Bay
Downs races. Jockey Willie Martinez rides 123 winners, establishing a single-season track record.
1993 - John E. Grady is named Vice President and General Manager. Jockey William Henry rides 123 winners to tie the meet record.
John Reading captures his second consecutive training title.
1994 - A $2,600 yearling, Prix De Crouton, wins the Tampa Bay Derby for Lorne and Kathleen Berg.
1995 - The Tampa Bay Derby and the Florida Oaks are run on the same day for the first time in the history of the track. Don Rice wins the
first of his track-record eight training titles.
1996 - The track‘s first 70 years are observed in gala style, and the Florida Oaks gains a Grade III status. A record 360 simulcast outlets
take Tampa Bay Downs‘ signal, and 540 take the Tampa Bay Derby card. The Florida Legislature approves full-card simulcasting,
giving pari-mutuel facilities the option of hosting signals from out-of-state tracks. Tampa Bay Downs takes over concession areas
in the plant, providing more flexibility and lower prices to patrons. A new barn is constructed to house 50 horses.
1997 - The plant remains open seven days a week to host simulcast signals for the first time. Six purse increases of 5% result in a major
bonanza for horsemen and establish the highest average purse distribution in the track‘s history. The Challenger Stakes returns
to the schedule. Attendance is up 4.3% over the previous season and the on-track handle jumps an additional 15.74%, while outof-state wagering increases 22%. Ground is broken for the turf course on May 14, and the grass is planted Sept. 9. Road improvements allow greater access with the Linebaugh Extension to the north. Widening and repairs also improve Racetrack Road, Hillsborough Avenue and Tampa Road. William Henry wins the jockeys‘ title for the fourth time in five seasons. Jerry Bailey wins the
Tampa Bay Derby aboard Zede for owner Allen Paulson and trainer William Mott.
1998 - A record is set for an all-time, single-day total handle on Jan. 16 when $3,155,905 is wagered on the Tampa Bay Downs signal ontrack, in-state and out-of-state. Tasso's Magic Roo sweeps the Pepsi Challenge Series and becomes only the second filly to do so
since the series began in 1988. Will Farish's Parade Ground wins the 18th running of the Tampa Bay Derby, and Helen Alexander's Pantufla captures the Grade III Florida Oaks. The unveiling of the turf course on May 2, Kentucky Derby Day, draws a crowd
of 8,669, the second largest in the track's history at the time. Ship Liner, owned by Phillip Williams, wins the inaugural running of
the Tampa Bay Turf Handicap and Artz Racing Stable's Mercedes Song prevails over fillies and mares in the Tampa Bay Distaff
Turf Handicap. Records are established during the 1997-1998 season for total handle, purses and simulcast outlets, making it the
most successful meet in the track's 72-year history.
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1999 - The conclusion of the 1998-99 racing meet once again sees gains over the previous season as Tampa Bay Downs enjoys the most successful season in the 73-year history of the track. The 91-day meet saw a rise in the average daily attendance and daily on-track handle,
this during the third year of full-card simulcasting. Simulcasting revenue also leaped to an all-time high with an increase of 46%. Purses
were additionally bolstered to record levels during the same period, luring top-quality horses and stables to compete. Track owner Stella
F. Thayer is the first woman to be elected head of the Thoroughbred Racing Associations in the organization‘s 57-year history.
2000 - The Clubhouse is totally remodeled with fan comfort as the highest priority. Renovations include new central air conditioning and a
newly refurbished elevator, plus paint, plush carpeting and luxury seating. The lower floor of the Clubhouse showcases a ―Sports Book‖
atmosphere, with 100 individual carrels complete with private TV monitors. A state-of-the-art sound system is installed throughout the
entire Clubhouse and Grandstand areas. Once again new handle records are set and purses achieve all-time high levels. Secret Status,
a 3-year-old filly owned by William S. Farish and partners, uses a Florida Oaks victory as a stepping stone to winning the Kentucky Oaks.
A crowd of 6,381 attends March 4 to watch a National Steeplechase Association race, won by Red Classic and jockey Sean Clancy.
2001 - Tampa Bay Downs celebrates its 75th Anniversary season on Feb. 18, 2001, a day that highlights a meet of record-breaking purse levels
and an increase in average intra-state wagering on Tampa Bay Downs for the seventh consecutive year. A new single-day co-mingled
handle record is achieved on Tampa Bay Derby Day, March 18, with $3,877,477 wagered on the Tampa signal. Peter Berube is named
Vice President and General Manager on June 10, 2001.
2002 - The Tampa Bay Derby regains Grade III status. Various maintenance projects continue throughout the year, including a new
Grandstand roof, repaved backstretch roads, and a remodeling of the General Office. Tampa Bay Downs concludes the meet with
the handle on live races from all-sources averaging nearly $2.1 million per day. The track also posts record-breaking purses for the
eighth consecutive year and eclipses an all-time record for a single day's handle on-track. In December, live racing was canceled on
Opening Day due to street and parking-lot flooding caused by county drainage issues.
2003 - Tampa Bay Downs launches a state-of-the-art, first-of-its-kind Golf Practice and Wagering Facility. The 22 acres of fully lit property
include 270 yards of open range, plus putting and short-game areas. The Downs Golf Clubhouse features a fully stocked Pro Shop,
Snack Bar and wagering terminals, complete with TV monitors to catch all the action. The racing season concludes with purses at their
highest level ($128,620 a day) and a new record for average all-sources live handle ($2,550,096). Tampa Bay Downs once again posts
a new single day co-mingled record of $3,880,693, and Florida Cup Day debuts, offering six $75,000 stakes races on the one-day card.
2004 - Tampa Bay Downs enjoys an incredibly successful meet with track records set in 10 statistical categories, including double-digit increases
in total live all-source handle (24% increase) and total attendance (11%). Tampa distributes a record $12,622,650 in purses
($135,727 per day), which leads to fields that average 9.4 starters per race, an all-time high for the Oldsmar oval. Horsemen also halter
a record $2,418,250 worth of horses at the claims box. Track improvements include a permanent tent over the popular picnic area, a
new seven-furlong chute, and the opening of The Silks Poker Room, the track‘s card room, an immediate hit with local poker enthusiasts.
2005 - Bucking national trends that have seen tracks across the nation experience declines in either handle, attendance, or both, Tampa Bay
Downs concludes its 79th season by establishing 10 records in handle, attendance and purses. Increases include an all-time high attendance of 10,246 on Festival Day, which features Sun King winning the Grade III Tampa Bay Derby. Before the season starts, the track
continues its expansion of and improvements to the track‘s highly popular picnic area; adds a new luxury suite called the Trackside Garden Suite; and adds daily Texas Hold ‗Em tournaments in the Silks Poker Room. Horsemen benefit from a new winner‘s circle, a new
outside rail, and a new receiving barn.
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2006 - Explosive growth in on-track wagering, total handle and purse payouts, along with record-high attendance, highlight the
track‘s 80th year of Thoroughbred racing. As they did in 2004-2005, bettors on-track and nationwide continue to embrace
Tampa Bay Downs‘ full fields and improved racing quality on turf and dirt. Tampa Bay Downs receives the Large Business of
the Year Award for 2006 from the Upper Tampa Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce on May 10, 2006. The award is based
on community involvement and support, and pays tribute to the tremendous growth the facility has recently undergone. Local
racing fans, treated to an average of 9.57 horses per race, send the on-track handle up nearly 7 percent to $30,192,981, the
highest since 1991; and the daily average on-track handle of $321,202 is the highest since 1994.
2007 - Prior to the commencement of the 2006-2007 season, a Daktronics 16:9 ratio jumbo video board is installed in the infield,
providing patrons with a state-of-the-art flat-screen monitor on which to view the live racing action. In front of a then recordhigh single-day crowd of 10,593, Street Sense wins the Grade III, $300,000 Tampa Bay Derby by a nose in track and
stakes-record time of 1:43.11 for 1 1/16 miles. Festival Day also marks the track‘s largest co-mingled handle of $10,916,634
wagered. Tampa Bay Downs welcomes its largest crowd to date on May 5, 2007 when 11,014 fans cheer on Street Sense
as he crosses the wire in front in the 133rd Kentucky Derby, becoming the first Tampa Bay Derby participant to win the prestigious race. Allison De Luca takes the reins as Racing Secretary, and the season ends with Tampa Bay Downs boasting record
increases in total live-sources handle, purses paid, number of turf races offered, and total amount of horses claimed. Trainer
Jamie Ness captures the first of his record eight (and counting) consecutive Tampa Bay Downs titles.
2008 - Tampa Bay Downs‘ 82nd season was highlighted by records set in both attendance and out-of-state wagering handle. On Festival Day, March 15, 2008, a record 12,746 fans arrived at the Oldsmar oval to witness Big Truck capture the Grade III Tampa
Bay Derby. Tampa Bay Downs had three Eclipse award winners compete during the 2007-2008 meeting. Rosemary Homeister,
Jr., who won the Outstanding Apprentice award in 1992, was a regular fixture in the jockeys‘ room at the Oldsmar oval, finishing
the season as the second-leading rider overall. Dreaming of Anna, who was the Champion Juvenile Filly of 2006, swept both
the Grade III Endeavour Breeders‘ Cup and the Grade III Hillsborough Stakes. War Pass, who was the 2007 Two-Year-Old
Champion, competed in the Grade III Tampa Bay Derby. Jockey Daniel Centeno established a track record by riding 144 winners.
Before the 2007-2008 race meet began, Tampa Bay Downs underwent several renovations, including the installlation of the
Grandstand elevator and the introduction of the all-new Silks Poker Room, located on the third floor of the Grandstand. The Party
Suite, adjacent to the Silks Poker Room, was also updated with new flat-screen TVs installed. The Legends Bar, which includes a
museum-quality exhibition of famed Thoroughbred Seabiscuit, became the newest feature on the second floor of the Grandstand.
Horsemen enjoyed improvements to the Paddock area, with all-new stalls in the saddling barn ensuring the safety and comfort of
horses and their connections. Other facility upgrades at the Oldsmar oval include a refurbished Racing Office on the backstretch,
as well as a renovated track kitchen.
2009 - Tampa Bay Downs saw horses graduated from its stakes program make up one-fourth of the Kentucky Derby field, with Grade III
Tampa Bay Derby winner Musket Man placing third in the Run for the Roses. Prior to the opening of the 2009-2010 race meeting,
Tampa Bay Downs renovated all tack rooms in the barn area and formed an alliance with Thoroughbred Retirement of Tampa,
Inc., (TROT), a non-profit organization dedicated to re-homing the Oldsmar oval‘s equine athletes after their racing careers are
over. The outset of the 2009-2010 race meeting saw a reduction in takeout for exacta, Pick-3, Pick-4, Super Hi-5 and Pick-6 wagering at the Oldsmar oval.
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2010 - Tampa Bay Downs‘s 84th season of live racing saw its second Tampa Bay Derby graduate, Super Saver, win the Grade I
Kentucky Derby. Other national performers competing at the Oldsmar oval in the 2009-2010 season include Grade I winners
Dr. Zic and Karelian and dual Eclipse Award winner Gio Ponti, as well as Musket Man, Uptowncharlybrown, Rule, Schoolyard
Dreams, Odysseus and Phola, among others. Despite a slumping economy, Tampa Bay Downs concluded the season with its
comingled all-sources handle increasing by 1.8%, bucking national trends for wagering across the nation. The season also saw
the implementation of the track‘s social media campaign, with Tampa Bay Downs starting profiles on both Facebook and
Twitter. Prior to the beginning of the 2009-2010 meet, Tampa Bay Downs officially affiliated itself with the Thoroughbred
Retirement of Tampa, Inc., (TROT), a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to repurposing Tampa Bay Downs Thoroughbreds
into show and pleasure horses as their careers on the racetrack ended. Additionally, the 2009-2010 season saw the arrival of
Mouse, the Tampa Bay Downs mascot. Mouse, a 3-year-old miniature horse, was rescued by an affiliate of TROT and was
rehabilitated by the staff of Tampa Bay Downs and quickly grew in popularity both locally and nationally. In July of 2010, Florida
state legislation allowed for expanded hours and no-limit games in the Silks Poker Room. In the months following the 2009-10
meet, the Tampa Bay Derby received a purse boost to $350,000 and was awarded Grade II status; also, the Tampa Bay Stakes
for older horses on the turf, formerly the Tampa Bay Breeders‘ Cup, was awarded a Grade III classification for the first time. Daniel
Centeno won his fourth consecutive riding title with 133 victories, giving him 540 at the track over the past four campaigns.
2011 - The Oldsmar oval‘s 85th racing season ended with across-the-board increases for the track. Handle, attendance, claims, and field
size all expanded from last season; additionally, the track saw the Tampa Bay Derby achieve Grade II status for the first time, as
well as an expanded purse of $350,000. The Tampa Bay Stakes (formerly the Tampa Bay Breeders‘ Cup) was awarded Grade III
status, also a first. Two track records were posted at Tampa Bay Downs this season. Sneaking Uponyou, ridden by Huber VillaGomez for owner/trainer Jamie Ness, raised the bar for the six-furlong main-track distance by covering the ground in 1:08.69 in
April 9‘s Hilton Garden Inn Sprint on Florida Cup Day. Also on Florida Cup Day, Manicero captured the Ocala Breeders‘ Sales
Sophomore Stakes in track record-setting fashion, traveling the seven panels over the main track in 1:22.13 for owner Leo Azpurua, Sr., and trainer Leo Azpurua, Jr., with Paco Lopez in the irons. Local trainers finished 1-2 in the Tampa Bay Derby, as the
Kathleen O‘Connell-trained Watch Me Go edged Crimson Knight from the barn of Gerald Bennett. Luis Garcia rode the 43-1 shot
Watch Me Go to victory. The Florida Oaks for 3-year-old fillies was run on turf for the first time, with Dynamic Holiday under jockey
Ramon Dominguez winning for owner Augustin Stable and trainer H. Graham Motion. Ness and Bennett tied for the training title
with 61 victories apiece. It was the fifth consecutive title for Ness, who tied O‘Connell the previous season with 51 victories. On the
jockeys‘ side, Ronnie Allen Jr. claimed his fourth riding title at Tampa Bay Downs — and first since 1987-88 — with 109 victories,
30 more than runner-up Daniel Centeno. Average daily wagering handle during the 90-day meeting was a record $4,572,074,
an increase of 9.2 percent from the previous season. The Tampa Bay Derby card attracted a record all-sources wagering handle
of $10,949,948, of which $876,063 was wagered on track. Average daily attendance was 3,195. The 2011-2012 season features a
Dec. 3 opening, the track‘s earliest ever. Tampa Bay Downs underwent a $1.5-million capital improvements project, highlighted by the introduction of Trakus, an electronic tracking system which displays the position and location of each horse at every
point in a race. Other improvements included the addition of a CREE LED lighting system throughout the clubhouse and
grandstand and a ―Cool Roof‖ coating system, the first steps in the track‘s goal to provide a ―net-zero impact‖ on the environment.
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2012 - Spectacular on-track accomplishments highlighted a season in which Tampa Bay Downs was again the fourthmost popular winter simulcast signal in the country. Eight track records were set – four apiece on both the main
dirt surface and the turf track. It‘s Me Mom, a 4-year-old filly owned by area residents Thomas and Jean Bosch,
was the equine star of the meeting, winning three of her four starts, including the Minaret Stakes and the Florida
Cup Hilton Garden Inn Sprint. In the latter, she set a six-furlong track record of 1:08.67. Jamie Ness won his sixth
consecutive training title, saddling a record 79 winners. His horses earned $875,384 and he tied a track record by
saddling four winners Jan. 19. Ness trained exclusively for Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc., which captured a third
consecutive owners‘ title for Richard and Karen Papiese with 79 victories. Leandro Goncalves was the leading
jockey for the first time with 88 victories, eight more than defending champion Ronnie Allen, Jr. Goncalves rode
his 1,000th career winner Dec. 28. The top apprentice jockey was Erik Barbaran, who rode 27 winners. Veteran
rider Scott Spieth joined the 4,000-victory club April 6 aboard 4-year-old filly Ula. Owner John C. Oxley‘s 3-yearold colt Prospective won the 32nd running of the Grade II, $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby in 1:43.35, the secondfastest renewal ever. The Tampa Bay Derby drew a season-high crowd of 9,247 and total wagering of
$9,183,788. Zagora, a 5-year-old mare owned by Martin Schwartz, won both of the track‘s graded stakes for
older fillies and mares on the turf, the Endeavour and the Hillsborough. Zagora set a track record of 1:46.97 in the
mile-and-an-eighth Hillsborough and went on to win the Breeders‘ Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita. Other
Tampa Bay Downs participants to experience Breeders‘ Cup glory were Challenger Stakes winner Fort Larned,
who won the Classic; trainer William Bradley, who captured the Filly and Mare Sprint with Groupie Doll; and past
leading jockey Willie Martinez, who won the Sprint with Trinniberg. A new mile-and-a-sixteenth turf record of
1:40.95 was set by Lentenor, a full brother to 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro. Tampa Bay Downs introduced Trakus, an electronic system which displays the position and location on the track of each horse during a
race and provides handicappers with a wealth of valuable information. Prior to the start of the meeting, the track
installed a CREE LED lighting system throughout the clubhouse and grandstand and a Gaco Sil S-20 ‗Cool Roof‘
coating system as part of an ongoing green initiative. Average daily purses paid increased from $160,944 to
$162,320. Average field size decreased from 9.11 to 8.54 runners, mirroring a nationwide trend.
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HISTORY
2013 - Numerous firsts enhanced Tampa Bay Downs‘ reputation as a major player on the winter-spring Thoroughbred
racing scene during its 87th season. For the first time, the top three finishers in the Grade II, $350,000 Tampa
Bay Derby — Verrazano, Java‘s War and Falling Sky — competed in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum!
Brands (Verrazano also won the Grade I Wood Memorial and Grade I Haskell Invitational and Java‘s War captured the Grade I Toyota Blue Grass). Tampa Bay Downs staged three graded stakes on a single card for the first
time on Feb. 2 after the then-$150,000 Florida Oaks, a turf race for 3-year-old fillies, was awarded Grade III
status by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. In
addition to the Oaks, the Festival Preview Day program included the Grade III, $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes for
3-year-olds and the Grade III, $150,000 Endeavour Stakes on the turf for older fillies and mares. Jockey Daniel
Centeno won his fifth title, riding 90 winners, and Jamie Ness was the first trainer to capture seven consecutive
crowns, saddling 46 winners. Two-time Eclipse Award finalist Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc., also with 46 winners,
won its fourth consecutive owners‘ title (Ness trained exclusively for Midwest). The leading apprentice was 20year-old Ricardo Mejias from Puerto Rico. For the second straight year, Tampa Bay Downs conducted 25 stakes
worth $2.6-million in purse money, highlighted by the Tampa Bay Derby on Festival Day, March 9. The 33rd renewal drew a crowd of 10,476, the fifth-largest in track history; total all-sources handle of $10,291,827.76 was the
fourth-highest ever. Verrazano‘s jockey, Hall of Fame member John Velazquez, rode five winners on the Festival
Day card, tying six other jockeys for the second-most in track history. Tampa Bay Downs reached an agreement
with TVG, America‘s Horseracing Network, to broadcast the meeting, spreading the track‘s signal to countless
new viewers. In addition to Verrazano‘s victory, trainer Todd Pletcher scored two additional graded-stakes triumphs with his 5-year-old mare Old Tune, who won the Endeavour and the Grade III, $150,000 Hillsborough on
the turf, both times under Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Joel Rosario. The rider was also aboard Florida Oaks
winner Tapicat for Hall of Fame trainer William Mott. Combining to win two of the track‘s six graded stakes were
trainer John Terranova II and jockey Jose Espinoza, who won the Sam F. Davis with Falling Sky and the Grade
III, $150,000 Tampa Bay Stakes with Swift Warrior. The 11th annual Florida Cup Day on April 6 attracted many
top Florida-breds, with James and Nannette McCullough‘s 4-year-old gelding Wild About Chrome remaining unbeaten (5-for-5) in the Hilton Garden Inn/Hampton Inn & Suites Sprint. In winning the Super Stakes on Feb. 23,
Thomas Shank and Stan Young‘s 6-year-old gelding Good Lord set a seven-furlong track record of 1:22.03.
Phase Two of the track‘s ongoing green initiative continued to gain momentum with the introduction of a state-ofthe-art geothermal HVAC system designed to save energy and costs while requiring almost no maintenance. The
water and energy-saving system uses the constant below-ground temperature of soil or water to cool homes,
commercial buildings and public facilities. On Feb. 16, the track held the ―Walk for Roz‖ to benefit the Susan G.
Komen for the Cure fight against breast cancer in memory of former Association Veterinarian Rosalyn Randall.
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2014 - The 88th anniversary season of Thoroughbred racing officially began July 1, 2013, the second day of Tampa Bay
Downs‘ inaugural Summer Festival of Racing. The Summer Festival was begun to enable Tampa Bay Downs to
control its simulcast income by becoming a year-round live-racing facility. By the time the horses returned for the
December restart, horsemen and fans observed a new look on the first floor of the grandstand. The enhancements included the Riders Up! Pub, featuring a variety of craft and domestic beers and liquor, and the Metro Deli,
offering pizza, Cuban sandwiches, roast beef, ham, corned beef and turkey. On the racing front, a record
$2,695,000 was paid out in stakes purses. The purse for the Grade III Florida Oaks for 3-year-old fillies on turf
was increased $50,000 to $200,000; the race joined the Grade II, $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby and the Grade III,
$150,000 Hillsborough Stakes on turf on the annual Festival Day card. Increases of $25,000 for the Turf Sprint
and Lightning City Stakes, from $75,000 to $100,000, gave Tampa Bay Downs a record 11 races worth six figures. Jamie Ness won his record eighth consecutive training title by sending out 53 winners. The late Don Rice is
the only other conditioner to win eight titles, but they were not consecutive. Antonio Gallardo, a native of Spain,
won his first jockeys title by riding 124 winners and surviving a ding-dong battle with four-time leading jockey
Ronnie Allen, Jr. Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc., the ownership group of Rich and Karen Papiese, captured its fifth
consecutive owners title with 45 victories. Track officials established the Tampa Bay Downs Million Dollar Derby
Bonus, with $1-million to be awarded to the owners of any horse winning the Grade III, $250,000 Sam F. Davis
Stakes, the Grade II, $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby and the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands. Vinceremos — owned by WinStar Farm and Twin Creeks Racing Stables — won the Davis and finished second to Ring
Weekend in the Tampa Bay Derby before fading to 17th in the Kentucky Derby. Additionally, a fan who picked
Vinceremos in the Davis was given an opportunity to win a $100,000 bonus. The Tampa Bay Derby winner, Ring
Weekend, is owned by St. Elias Stable and West Point Thoroughbreds, trained by H. Graham Motion and was
ridden by Daniel Centeno. In tandem with Equus Technology Group, Tampa Bay Downs instituted the Live It Up
Challenge handicapping contest, won by Glenn Wilson of nearby Westchase. Wilson was the only player to stay
alive through the duration of the event; he won $1,500 and a seat at the 2015 Daily Racing Form/National Thoroughbred Racing Association National Handicapping Championship in January in Las Vegas. On March 29,
Tampa Bay Downs played host to the first Jockeys and Jeans barbecue luncheon to benefit the Permanently Disabled Riders Fund. Among those who attended were seven-time Tampa Bay Downs leading jockey Mike Manganello; Hall of Famers Pat Day, Walter Blum, Jacinto Vasquez and Bill Boland; Ramon Dominguez; Dr. Eddie
Donnally; early female pioneers Barbara Jo Rubin, Diane Crump and Mary Russ; and disabled former riders Eibar Coa, William Klinke, Julia Brimo, Jose Diaz and Michael Straight. On Feb. 21, in what is believed to be a first,
brothers Fernando, Walter and Juan De La Cruz all rode winners on a single card. L.J. McKanas, a trainer competing at Tampa Bay Downs for the first time, delighted racegoers by appearing as a contestant on the CBS reality show Survivor. Announcer Richard Grunder marked his 30th season at Tampa Bay Downs.
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JOCKEY PROFILES
Jockey Pedro Cotto, Jr., expresses gratitude to his mount after a winning performance.
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JOCKEY PROFILES - LEADING JOCKEYS
YEAR
JOCKEY
WINS
2013-2014
Antonio Gallardo
124
2012-2013
Daniel Centeno
90
2011-2012
Leandro Goncalves
88
2010-2011
Ronnie Allen, Jr.
109
2009-2010
Daniel Centeno
133
2008-2009
Daniel Centeno
138
2007-2008
Daniel Centeno
144*
2006-2007
Daniel Centeno
2005-2006
YEAR
JOCKEY
WINS
1995-1996
Jorge Guerra
97
1994-1995
William Henry
93
1993-1994
William Henry
97
1992-1993
William Henry
123
1991-1992
Willie Martinez
123
125
1990-1991
Ricardo Lopez
106
Jose Lezcano
92
1989-1990
Ricardo Lopez
92
2004-2005
Jesus Castanon
101
1988-1989
Ricardo Lopez
114
2003-2004
Jesus Castanon
87
1987-1988
Ronnie Allen, Jr.
102
2002-2003
Joe Judice
117
1986-1987
Ronnie Allen, Jr.
76
2001-2002
Manoel Cruz
91
1985-1986
Richard DePass
61
2000-2001
Derek Bell
93
1984-1985
Ronnie Allen, Jr.
54
1999-2000
T.D. Houghton
80
1983-1984
Rick Luhr
62
1998-1999
T.D. Houghton
81
1997-1998
Jesse Garcia
63
1982-1983
Heriberto Rivera, Jr.
70
1996-1997
William Henry
78
1981-1982
Heriberto Rivera, Jr.
74
1980-1981
Benny Feliciano
67
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JOCKEY PROFILES
Mike Allen
Born: August 9,1967
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
Residence: Oldsmar, FL
Family: Wife, Lisa; daughter, Alexis, sons, Garrett, and Connor.
First Win: More Crafty, Tampa Bay Downs, 1986
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Presque Isle Downs
One of Allen‘s top moments at Tampa Bay Downs came in the 2006 Budweiser Challenger Stakes. Riding the 6-year-old gelding Cherokee
Prince for his father, trainer Ronald Allen, Sr., the younger Allen piloted the Kentucky-bred to a 6 3/4-lrength, wire-to-wire victory at odds of 29-1.
Allen was aboard later that year when Cherokee Prince won the Labor Day Stakes at Mountaineer. It seems Allen was born to be a jockey. In
addition to being the son of a trainer, Mike is the younger brother of jockey Ronnie Allen, Jr., who has won four Tampa Bay Downs riding titles.
Mike enjoyed considerable success riding for his father at Great Lakes Downs in Michigan.
Mike finished tied for 11th this summer at Presque Isle Downs in Erie, Pa., with 18 victories and is approaching the 1,900 mark for his career. . A
top rider in Washington state from 1992-99 and at Prairie Meadows in Iowa from 2003-07, he rode more than 100 winners every year from 199396 and again in 2006 and 2007. Allen won the Grade III Budweiser Mile Handicap (formerly the Longacres Mile) at Yakima Meadows in 1995 on
L J Express for trainer Bob Gibson. In 2007, Allen celebrated career victory No. 1,500 at Tampa Bay Downs with friends and family in attendance. Mike is a keen water-skier and enjoys slaloming and boating. Wife Lisa and daughter Alexis are pony riders.
Ronnie Allen, Jr.
Born: April 24, 1964
Birthplace: East Liverpool, Ohio
Residence: Oldsmar, FL
Family: Son, Christopher; brothers, Mike and Kevin; sister, Kimberly
First Win: H.‘s Shady Lady, Detroit Race Course, 1983
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Presque Isle Downs, Keeneland
The four-time Tampa Bay Downs riding champion achieved a career milestone in September of 2013 at Presque Isle Downs & Casino when he
posted victory No. 3,000 on Ghost Flower, a 3-year-old filly trained by his fiancée, Maria Bowersock. Allen has won 80 stakes, including the 1993
Tampa Bay Derby and Sam F. Davis Breeders‘ Cup Stakes aboard Marco Bay. He rode Sport Jet in the 1985 Preakness. His brother Mike is
also a jockey, and their father, Ronnie Allen, Sr., has saddled almost 1,400 winners over a 38-year career. In the 1980s, young Ronnie was a
major force in the Tampa Bay Downs jockey colony. So it was especially rewarding in 2010-11 when he won his fourth Tampa Bay Downs riding
title with109 wins, 23 years after he was last on top. During the 2013-14 Oldsmar meeting, he rode 110 winners, second in the meet standings.
He was third during the summer at Presque Isle Downs with 82 winners. In 2012-13 at Tampa Bay Downs, Allen finished third with 57 victories
despite a late-season spill in which he suffered fractured ribs, a punctured lung, a lacerated liver and abrasions on his head. When he‘s not in the
irons, Ronnie plays golf or takes it easy, relishing the peace that comes from knowing hard work and dedication to his craft are their own best
rewards. His agent is a former Tampa Bay Downs jockey, Paula Bacon.
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JOCKEY PROFILES
Dean Butler
Born: March 21, 1971
Birthplace: Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
Residence: Oldsmar, FL
Family: Daughters, Kayleigh, and Kendall
First Win: Rexson‘s Express, Suffolk Downs, 1993
Started Riding: 1992, Aqueduct
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Canterbury Park
Butler tied for second in the standings this past summer at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn., with 63 victories while leading all riders at the track with purse
earnings of $1,386,030. His top horse was 3-year-old filly Sky and Sea, who won three stakes while piloted by Butler. Known as ―Dino,‖ Butler has won Canterbury‘s riding title four of the past six seasons. Butler began his career in 1992 at Aqueduct after learning the game from the ground up from Hall of Fame trainer
Jack Van Berg, conditioner of the great Alysheba and Preakness winner Gate Dancer. After apprenticing under Van Berg on his Ghent, N.Y., farm and in southern California, Butler won his first race in 1993 at Suffolk, then moved to Philadelphia (now PARX Racing), where he won four track titles. One of Butler‘s biggest
scores came in the 2011 Remington Park Oaks aboard 25-1 shot Tourmaline for trainer Bernell Rhone. Butler and Rhone have proven a tough combination to
beat at both Tampa Bay Downs and Canterbury. During the 2013-14 Oldsmar season, Butler tied for eighth in the standings with 25 victories. Butler rode the
prominent gelding Poor But Honest, who finished second to the great Cigar and jockey Jerry Bailey in the 1995 Massachusetts Handicap. Poor But Honest and
Butler won a pair of Grade III stakes that year and finished second in the Grade I Philip H. Iselin at Monmouth and the Grade I Meadowlands Cup. Butler loves
spending time with his two girls in his spare time.
Daniel Centeno
Born: December 18, 1971
Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
Residence: Tampa, FL
Family: Fiancee, Ashley George; son, Daniel, daughter, Jazmyn
First Win: Big Jack, 1990, Venezuela
Started Riding: 1990 (Venezuela), 2003 (Ohio)
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Delaware Park, Laurel Park
First and foremost, Daniel Centeno is a student of the sport. His attention to detail — working horses each morning, studying past performances and watching
replays — have kept him atop the Tampa Bay Downs jockey colony for much of the past eight seasons. Last March, Centeno won the Grade II Tampa Bay Derby
for the second time aboard Ring Weekend for trainer H. Graham Motion. In July, he notched his 2,000th victory in the United States at Parx Racing on 4-year-old
gelding Forest Rim for owner George Strawbridge and trainer Jonathan Sheppard. Centeno won his fifth TBD riding title during the 2012-13 season with 90 victories, and he finished second at Delaware Park in 2014 by riding 45 winners. ―Daniel has the ability to put a horse in the right spot and rides a smart race,‖ said
perennial leading trainer Jamie Ness. ―He is very good as a front-end rider, but he is also a very strong finisher.‖ From 2006-10, Centeno strung together four
consecutive TBD riding crowns while averaging 1.48 winners per performance. During the 2006-2007 Tampa Bay Downs meeting, Centeno took home his first
riding title, and in the 2007-2008 season, he booted home a record-setting 144 winners to again become leading jockey. That included six stakes wins. That year
he amassed $2,145,528 in purses, setting a track record. In 2009, Centeno won the Tampa Bay Derby on Musket Man. Centeno began race riding in Venezuela
in 1990, assembling a successful 14-year career — mostly at the fabled La Rinconada track — that eventually took him to the United States to stay in 2003 (he
had ridden briefly at Calder in 1996). Centeno cites his major influences in the racing world as fellow jockeys Eibar Coa and Ramon Dominguez, with whom he
grew up in Venezuela. With more than 2,000 victories and $38 million in purse earnings, Centeno is himself a professional worth emulating.
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Fernando De La Cruz
Born: June 24, 1986
Birthplace: Huancavelica, Peru
Residence: Greenfield, Indiana
Family: Wife, Rosa; son, Brian, daughter, Norma
First Win: Santelmo, Hipodromo de Monterrico, Peru, 2006
Started Riding: 2006
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Indiana Grand
No one in the riding De La Cruz family will forget the afternoon of Feb. 21, 2014 at Tampa Bay Downs. After watching his brothers, Juan and Walter, win
races earlier on the card, Fernando completed the unique trifecta aboard 5-year-old gelding Rocky Gap. It is believed to be the only time three brothers
have won races on a single card in Thoroughbred history. The 2013-14 meeting was memorable for De La Cruz for other reasons as well. He rode his
1,000th career winner aboard Jungle Princess for trainer Jamie Ness and captured the $100,000 Sandpiper Stakes on My Sweet Dove for Monte Thomas. He also missed several weeks after fracturing a bone in his arm early in the meeting, but returned in time to climb to fourth in the standings with 66
victories. Healthy for the summer, De La Cruz ran away with the jockeys‘ crown at Indiana Grand, riding 129 winners. During the 2012-13 TBD meeting,
De La Cruz started heating up around the time his daughter Norma was born on Feb. 4. Less than three weeks later, he won the $75,000 Super Stakes
aboard 6-year-old gelding Good Lord in track-record time of 1:22.03 for seven furlongs. Fernando is one of eight children.
Chris Emigh
Born: January 14, 1971
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Virginia
Residence: Chicago, Illinois
Family: Son, Hunter, daughter, Taylor
First Win: Evangeline Downs, 1989
Started Riding: 1989
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Arlington International, Hawthorne, Oaklawn
From 2004-2008, Emigh averaged 214 victories a season while amassing purse earnings in excess of $25-million. In August, he notched career victory No.
3,500 aboard Avanzare for trainer Tom Proctor in the Grade III Washington Park Handicap at Arlington International. ―It took 25 years, a lot of hard riding, a lot of
broken bones and a lot of surgeries to get here,‖ Emigh said. Emigh — whose twin brother Aaron was also a jockey and later a steward at Delta Downs — grew
up riding on the Louisiana circuit while his father worked on offshore oil rigs. As a result, many racetrack observers think he is a born-and-bred Cajun, but he has
been a consistent winner in the Midwest for much of the last two decades. He moved to Chicago in 1996 and has won multiple riding titles in the Windy City. His
biggest career victories include the 1996 Hawthorne Gold Cup on Come On Flip, the 2008 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn on Sierra Sunset and the 2009 Hawthorne
Derby on Proceed Bee. Emigh also won two stakes this year on Work All Week, the upset winner of the Breeders‘ Cup Xpressbet Sprint. Emigh, who threw out
the first pitch at a Chicago White Sox game this past summer, competed in the 2014 Summer Festival of Racing at Tampa Bay Downs.
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Ricardo Feliciano
Born: August 4, 1976
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
Residence: Cleveland and Tampa, FL
Family: Wife, Lady; son, Benny, son, Armani
First Win: Clever Express, Mountaineer Park, 1997
Started Riding: 1997, ThistleDown
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Presque Isle Downs, ThistleDown
Feliciano was born to ride. His father Benny Feliciano was the leading jockey at Tampa Bay Downs during the 1980-81 meeting and is currently
training. Ricardo‘s uncle Miguel Feliciano is also a successful trainer, primarily in Ohio, and has saddled more than 1,300 winners. Ricardo, who
has ridden more than 1,800 winners, grew up around ThistleDown Race Course outside Cleveland, and says of his early years around the oval,
―I was fascinated by it. I went a lot when I was really young, and then I went back when I was about 15 or 16 and I carried on. I started galloping
horses in the morning, and then I was a (jockey‘s) valet for three years. After that, I got my license and started riding.‖ First, though, his father
required him to complete his education, although he was allowed to gallop horses. Among the top horses he has ridden is the venerable mare
Pay the Man, an Ohio-bred trained by his uncle Miguel. She won more than $1-million while racing through age 10 and won 21 stakes, the majority with Ricardo in the irons.. On Nov. 1, Feliciano won the $130,000 Mountaineer Mile Stakes at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort aboard
Good Lord.
Antonio A. Gallardo
Born: July 18, 1987
Birthplace: Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz, Spain
Residence: Miami, FL
Family: Wife, Polliana; son, Carlos, daughter, Christa
Started Riding: Costa del Sol, Malaga, Spain
First winner: Teifani, Costa del Sol, 2006
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Presque Isle Downs, Gulfstream Park
Despite travelling to Spain for a one-month vacation to visit relatives after winning the Presque Isle Downs jockey championship in September,
Gallardo finished sixth in North America with 268 victories for 2014. He begins the 2014-2015 Tampa Bay Downs meeting still firmly entrenched
in the top 10 and eager to continue his rapid career ascent. ―I‘m super ready. I have a lot of confidence in myself,‖ said Gallardo, who won his
first Tampa Bay Downs riding title last season with 124 victories while riding four winners on a card seven times. Gallardo emerged as a force to
be reckoned with at Calder Race Course on Aug. 24, 2013 by winning four consecutive stakes, the last three for trainer Kathleen O‘Connell. Gallardo‘s first victory came in the Lindsay Frolic Stakes for 2-year-old fillies on Flat Out Charming. He and O‘Connell then teamed to capture the
Catcharisingstar Stakes with sophomore filly Secret Kitten; the Florida Stallion Susan‘s Girl Stakes with 2-year-old filly Scandalous Act; and the
Florida Stallion Affirmed Stakes with My Brown Eyed Guy. Gallardo‘s breakthrough victory at Tampa Bay Downs came two years ago in the
Challenger Stakes on 14-1 shot Flatter This for O‘Connell and owner Blackacre Farms, Inc.. Gallardo won the 2014 Presque Isle Downs riding
title with 94 victories, including a victory on Miss Mischief in the season-ending H.B.P.A. Stakes.
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Luis Garcia
Born: Sept. 2, 1984
Birthplace: Carolina, Puerto Rico
Residence: Hanover, Maryland
Family: Wife, Elizabel; daughter, Brithany; son, Justin Joel
Started Riding: El Comandante, Puerto Rico
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Delaware, Pimlico, Laurel
Garcia tied for eighth place during the 2013-2014 meeting with 25 victories. Although he manages to keep a relatively low profile, that changed in 2011 when he
piloted Watch Me Go, a 43-1 long shot from the barn of trainer Kathleen O'Connell, to a thrilling neck victory over Crimson Knight in the Grade II, $350,000
Tampa Bay Derby. "I knew this horse was something special," said Garcia, who had ridden Watch Me Go in his three previous starts, including an eight-length
allowance victory and a third in the Grade III Sam F. Davis. "I just had to stay with Kathy (O'Connell) no matter what. She did an amazing job."
Garcia's huge score came a week after Hall of Fame trainer William Mott asked him to ride Drosselmeyer, the 2010 Belmont Stakes winner, in the 4-year-old's
seasonal debut in the Challenger Stakes. In his fourth start since the Belmont, Drosselmeyer could only manage a fourth, but eight months later he won the
Breeders' Cup Classic with Mike Smith in the irons. "Everybody wants to ride a horse like Drosselmeyer," Garcia said at the time. It was believed to be the first
time a Triple Crown race winner had raced subsequently at Tampa Bay Downs. In 2007, Garcia won the Maryland Million Turf on Forty Crowns.
Garcia is the older brother of mid-Atlantic rider Geovany Garcia, and they are nephews of jockey Julio Garcia. A product of the El Comandante Jockeys‘ School
in Puerto Rico, Luis came to Tampa Bay Downs four seasons ago at the urging of trainers Arnaud and Leigh Delacour, who use him on many of their horses.
"We're happy to have Luis ride for us," Leigh Delacour said. "He can do anything you ask and ride any style of horse." Garcia is approaching 1,400 victories.
Rosemary Homeister, Jr.
Born: July 5, 1972
Birthplace: Hollywood, FL
Residence: Streamwood, Illinois
Family: Daughter, Victoria Rose, mother, Rosemary Homeister, Sr.; stepfather, Frankie Inserra
Started Riding: Calder Race Course, 1992
First winner: Mezzanotti, Calder Race Course, 1992
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Arlington International, Hawthorne
The daughter of south Florida trainer Rosemary Homeister, Sr., has provided her legion of fans with countless thrills and successes en route to compiling more
than 2,700 victories, second only to Julie Krone among female jockeys in the sport‘s history. The younger Homeister won an Eclipse Award in 1992 as the top
apprentice jockey in North America, winning 172 races. She joined the exclusive club of women jockeys to ride in the Kentucky Derby in 2003, finishing 13th on
Supah Blitz. In 2009 at Santa Anita, she rode Cloudy‘s Knight to a second-place finish in the Breeders‘ Cup Marathon for Hall of Fame trainer Jonathan
Sheppard, coming up a nose short; two starts later, Cloudy‘s Knight and Homeister won the Grade II W.L. McKnight Handicap at Calder. Homeister won 204
races that year, with purse earnings of more than $4-million. Homeister, who stopped riding for 10 months when her daughter, Victoria Rose, was born on Aug.
21, 2011, is set to renew a love affair with Tampa Bay Downs fans that percolated when she was twice second in the track standings. Few in attendance on
Feb. 20, 2010 will forget her dramatic victory aboard Karelian in the $150,000 Tampa Bay Stakes by a nose over reigning Eclipse Turf and Older Horse champion Gio Ponti and his champion jockey, Ramon Dominguez. Homeister has spent the past two winters at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas.
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Ricardo Mejias
Born: Nov. 20, 1992
Birthplace: Canovanas, Puerto Rico
Residence: Cleveland, Ohio
Family: Mother, Wanda; father, Raul
First win: Zyanya, Camarero Race Track, 2012
Started riding: Camarero Race Track, Puerto Rico
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, ThistleDown, Presque Isle Downs, Mountaineer
Don‘t let that angelic face fool you. Mejias rides hard, he rides to win and he expects to continue climbing toward the top rung of his profession.
He finished among the top-five riders at the recently concluded ThistleDown meeting outside Cleveland with more than 43 victories. Mejias was
the leading apprentice jockey at Tampa Bay Downs during the 2012-13 season with 20 victories. After starting his career at Camarero Race
Track in Puerto Rico, he moved his tack to Parx Racing in Philadelphia before coming to Oldsmar. Mejias was forced to put his dreams of becoming a top jockey on hold in December of 2010 and undergo surgery to remove a non-cancerous tumor in his jaw. The procedure left a 4-inch
scar on his neck. Unable to ride, he took a job as a jockeys‘ room valet, riding a mechanical Equicizer between duties. Subsequent operations
followed in May of 2011, in which bone was grafted from his hip to replace part of his jaw, and last year, but now he is set to devote all his energies to race-riding.
―He seems like a bright young kid who wants to work and gallop horses in the mornings, and it looks like he can get out of the gate and get close,
or whatever your instructions are,‖ said veteran trainer Gerald Bennett. ―He looks like he will keep moving forward.‖
Pablo Morales
Born: September 5, 1988
Birthplace: Lima, Peru
Residence: Tampa, FL
Family: Wife, Erin; daughter, Sophia, son, Camilo
First Win: Alena‘s Boy, 2005, Gulfstream Park
Started Riding: 2004, Monterrico, Peru
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Presque Isle Downs
Precocious is one word used to describe Pablo Morales. He earned his first North American victory at Gulfstream in 2005 before his 17th birthday; that same year, just after turning 17, he captured the Grade II, $750,000 Super Derby at Louisiana Downs aboard The Daddy. Talented is
another spot-on definition. Morales won three consecutive riding titles at Presque Isle Downs in Erie, Pa., before settling for second this past season, only four victories out of the top spot. After enjoying considerable success locally, Morales spent the last two winters riding at Aqueduct in
New York for such leading trainers as Gary Contessa, Kiaran McLaughlin and H. Graham Motion, but welcomes the chance to compete for his
first Tampa Bay Downs title. He recorded career victory No. 1,000 on July 9 at Presque Isle Downs aboard For Scipion. One of several jockeys
from Peru to compete at Tampa Bay Downs in recent years, Morales graduated from the same jockeys school in Peru as Hall of Fame member
Edgar Prado, Rafael Bejarano and Oldsmar rival Fernando De La Cruz. He is eager to renew relationships at Tampa Bay Downs while enrolling
daughter Sophia in pre-kindergarten.
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Brian Pedroza
Born: October 23, 1991
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Residence: Tampa, FL
Family: Mother, Kim Wichmann; father, Martin Pedroza; sister, Mya Vail
First win: Fast n‘Clear, 2010, Gulfstream Park
Started riding: Laurel, 2009
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Delaware, Parx, Penn National
Even though his father is Martin Pedroza, a fixture at southern California tracks since 1983, and his mother is a former jockey (she rode as Kim
Davis) and an exercise rider in Ocala, Brian had little interest in becoming a jockey until he turned 18. But he soon felt a need to learn if he had
inherited his father‘s ability, and since then he has impressed horsemen and fellow riders with his skill and instincts. ―Brian is a natural,‖ said
trainer Dennis Ward. ―He gets them in the right spot, and a lot of horses just run off the screen for him.‖ Brian also has a cousin, Marcelino
Pedroza, who is a jockey. Brian opened eyes in Oldsmar last season by riding 35 winners, good for seventh place in the standings. Brian was
sidelined for two months earlier this year with a broken clavicle incurred at Delaware Park, but he returned before the end of the meeting and is
back to full strength. From the time he was 4 until he was 16, Brian spent summers with his father in California, and he still relies on him for advice, and his influence shows in Brian‘s ability to judge pace and save a horse‘s best effort for the stretch run.
E. E. Perez
Born: February 17, 1966
Birthplace: Toluca, Mexico
Residence: Chicago, Illinois
First Win: Red Teepee, 1988, Balmoral Park
Started Riding: 1988
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Arlington International, Hawthorne
Eduardo E. Perez was working in a restaurant busing tables when he met trainer Moises Yanez, who surmised from his diminutive stature —
Perez is 4-feet-11 — he could be a jockey. Although he struggled to stay aboard a midget pony Yanez kept at his barn, Perez agreed to go to
Florida and work on Yanez‘s farm near Ocala. ―I had to learn everything about horses and caring for them,‖ Perez said. ―From cleaning the stalls,
to rubbing the legs and wrapping them, to grooming the horses, all before I could really start to become a jockey.‖ The early lessons have paid
off handsomely. Perez has won more than 2,300 races in his career, with purse earnings in excess of $45 million. Tampa Bay Downs fans received a glimpse of his ability last season, when he rode Cool Cowboy to victory in the $100,000 Inaugural Stakes for Savoy Stable and trainer
Dale Bennett. Perez has won numerous stakes throughout his career for such trainers as Bennett and Chris Block, but he says every victory is
special. ―Wherever you ride, it is very tough,‖ he said. ―I‘m going to do like I always do — work hard, ride hard and get out in the mornings and
take it from there. I‘m not going to just say I‘m going to get there and do great. All I can do is show up every day and do my best.‖ From 2006-11,
Perez won more 100 than races each year. He earned his 2,000th career victory aboard Lighthouse Judge at Hawthorne in 2011. Perez captured
the Grade III Kentucky Cup Turf Stakes in 2008 at Kentucky Downs on 59-1 shot Rumor Has It for conditioner David Hinsley.
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Erick D. Rodriguez
Born: March 3, 1980
Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Residence: Tampa, FL
Family: Sons Cristian, and Adrian, daughter, Ericka
First win: Parx Racing, 2002
Started riding: Calder Race Course, 2001
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Presque Isle Downs, Laurel, Pimlico
Rodriguez learned early in his career that a jockey‘s existence is often fraught with peril, but that the rewards can be immense. In 2005, four
months after breaking four vertebrae in his back, he won the abbreviated summer meeting at Pimlico. The majority of his 1,300-plus victories
have come at Pimlico and Laurel, but Oldsmar and western Pennsylvania were where Rodriguez made hay in 2014. In fact, Rodriguez was the
only jockey to win two graded stakes last season at Tampa Bay Downs, capturing the Grade III, $150,000 Endeavour Stakes and the Grade III,
$150,000 Hillsborough Stakes aboard the 5-year-old mare Cloud Scapes, a Pin Oak Stable homebred trained by H. Graham Motion. From Oldsmar, Rodriguez went to Presque Isle Downs, where he finished fourth in the overall standings with 78 victories while compiling a meeting-best 25
-percent win rate. Rodriguez built his career from the ground up, galloping and breaking horses in Puerto Rico before coming to the mid-Atlantic
region. Rodriguez earned his first graded-stakes victory on Ryan‘s For Real in the 2008 Grade III, $200,000 Bill Hartack Memorial Handicap at
Hawthorne for trainer Dale Capuano.
Oriana Rossi
Born: Oct. 23, 1982
Birthplace: Kingston upon Thames, England
Residence: Oldsmar, FL and Louisville, Ky.
Family: Mother, Heidi Mortimer; brother, Guiliano; stepfather, Trevor Mortimer
First Win: 2009, Dancing Sky, Ellis Park
Started Riding: 2009
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Churchill Downs, Keeneland, Ellis Park, Indiana Grand
Rossi knew she wanted to become a jockey shortly after her mother put her on a Welsh Mountain Pony when she was 2. ―Riding is my passion,‖ she
says. ―I love winning, I love horses and I have a drive and ambition for it.‖ Rossi was involved in several sports from a young age, playing basketball and
running cross-country in addition to riding horses. She rode a few races in England before coming to the United States and going to work for trainer Jeff
Thornbury. Rossi was working for Tim and Natalie Glyshaw in 2009 when they saw she had developed a rapport with one of their horses and asked that
she take the assignment for a race. Although it didn‘t win, Rossi‘s career was off and running. She tied veteran Corey Lanerie for fourth place in the
standings at Ellis Park in 2011.
Rossi has enjoyed good success the past two season at Tampa Bay Downs, especially with trainer Kenneth Wirth and such horses as Saffron Hall; they
teamed to set the track‘s mile-and-a-quarter main-track record in March of 2013. Rossi has attracted numerous fans through her witty and informative
postings on Facebook — win or lose, she is a force to be reckoned with on social media and the racetrack.
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Harry Vega
Born: September 21, 1965
Birthplace: New Brunswick, N.J.
Residence: Ocala, FL
Family: Daughters, Mercedes, and Devin, son, Tyler
First Win: Hazel Park, 1983
Started Riding: Hazel Park, 1983
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Presque Isle Downs
With 4,104 victories entering the 2014-2015 meeting, Vega stands 26th among active jockeys in North America. But he is always looking for
ways to get better. That may explain, in part, his decision to take time off shortly after the conclusion of last year‘s Oldsmar meeting because he
wasn‘t happy with how he was performing. Vega has spent the past several months at Alan Cohen‘s Arindel Farm in Ocala preparing for the upcoming meeting. He was barely short of sensational last season, placing fifth in the standings with 37 victories and winning the Pelican Stakes
aboard Palace Barista for breeder-owner-trainer Lynne Scace. Vega‘s best horse, in all likelihood, was Xtra Heat, a filly he rode to several
graded stakes victories in 2002 and a third-place finish in the $2-million Dubai Golden Shaheen in the United Arab Emirates. Other top mounts
over the years include Disco Rico and Scottish Halo. Vega‘s biggest fan is his mother Mercedes Lopez, who watches his races on TV from her
Puerto Rico home. When he was a teenager, she gave him permission to follow his dream of becoming a jockey and move in with Hall of Fame
rider Angel Cordero, Jr., for early lessons. More than three decades later, Vega continues to pay back that debt.
Huber Villa-Gomez
Born: January 28,1976
Birthplace: Ayacucho, Peru
Residence: Tampa
Family: Son, Maxy, daughter, Abby
Started Riding: 1997
First winner: Victorio, in Peru, 1997
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Presque Isle Downs, Thistledown
Villa-Gomez, who finished 11th in the standings with 35 victories last season, is the epitome of a lunch-bucket jockey. He goes to work every
day, quietly goes about his business and at the end of the day, he rewards his owners, trainers and backers with the best possible effort from
their horses. Villa-Gomez won the 2014 Florida Cup Sprint on Sneaking Uponyou for trainer Jamie Ness. A measure of the respect in which he is
held came toward the tail end of the 2011-12 Tampa Bay Downs meeting, when he rode 11 winners during a seven-day stretch — for nine different trainers. Villa-Gomez began riding in his native Peru after he gained an interest in horses through a cousin who worked at a racetrack. ―The
first day I went to the track, that‘s when I knew I wanted to ride,‖ says Villa-Gomez. At 18 he attended jockey school in Peru, and won his first
race there on a horse named Victorio. He had an exceptional meet at Presque Isle Downs last summer, finishing fifth with 56 victories. In 2011,
he tied Pablo Morales for the PID crown. During the 2010-11 TBD meeting, Villa-Gomez was aboard Sneaking Uponyou for Ness when the 5year-old gelding set a six-furlong track record of 1:08.69 (since lowered) in the Florida Cup Hilton Garden Inn Sprint. He also won the Pelican
Stakes on the Ness-trained See I A for owner Midwest Thoroughbreds. When he‘s not riding, Villa-Gomez enjoys playing with his children, Maxy
and Abby.
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Steeds and riders await the track’s re-opening for morning workouts
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LEADING TRAINERS
YEAR
2013-2014
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2009-2010
2008-2009
2007-2008
2006-2007
2005-2006
2004-2005
2003-2004
2002-2003
2001-2002
2000-2001
1999-2000
1998-1999
1997-1998
1996-1997
TRAINER
Jamie Ness
Jamie Ness
Jamie Ness
Jamie Ness/Gerald Bennett
J. Ness/K. O'Connell
Jamie Ness
Jamie Ness
Jamie Ness
Kirk Ziadie
Don Rice
Lynne Scace
Don Rice
Don Rice
Don Rice
Don Rice
Kathleen O'Connell
Joe Cesarini
Don Rice
WINS
53
46
79*
61
51
62
68
38
34
35
25
43
44
37
33
26
33
28
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YEAR
TRAINER
WINS
1995-1996
1994-1995
1993-1994
Don Rice
Don Rice
Jason Stodghill
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28
30
1992-1993
1991-1992
1990-1991
1989-1990
1988-1989
1987-1988
1986-1987
1985-1986
1984-1985
1983-1984
1982-1983
1981-1982
1980-1981
John Reading
John Reading
J.C. Barnhill
Joe Waunsch
A. Pedregal/D. Jordan
Art Pedregal
Norm Wismer/Braddy
Don Jordan
Mary Hodge
J.D. Braddy
Fred Warren
Jacqueline Branham
Robert Guciardo
28
37
30
33
36
28
27
25
23
29
40
34
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*Tampa Bay Downs Record
TRAINER PROFILES
Dale Bennett
Born: July 8, 1972
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario
Residence: Arlington Heights, IL
Family: Wife, Denise; daughters, Donna, and Haleigh
Started Training: 1998 in Detroit
First Win: Spirit of Austin, Detroit Race Course, 1998
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Arlington International, Hawthorne, Keeneland, Mountaineer
Bennett enjoyed an outstanding 2013-2014 season at Tampa Bay Downs, saddling 26 winners to tie for fourth in the standings. He started with a rush, winning
the $100,000 Inaugural Stakes with Cool Cowboy for Savoy Stable. His success carried over to Arlington International, where he was seventh with 25 victories.
The son of Tampa Bay Downs trainer Gerald Bennett grew up on a farm in Campbellville, Ontario, Canada. He was raised around horses, and began working
with them at a very early age. As time went by, Bennett began to progress through the ranks of the backside, starting out hot-walking for his father, then working
as a groom and an exercise rider, all the while finding time to graduate from Guelph Collegiate in 1991.
Bennett earned his trainer‘s license In 1998, beginning his career with three horses in his barn. One of the three, Spirit of Austin, gave him his first win at Detroit
Race Course. Since then, Dale Bennett has excelled at any track where he keeps a stable. Bennett says his father has had the biggest influence on his career. He grew up working in his barn, and says that his father taught him the art of communicating with horses, as well as the need to treat and train the horses
as individuals. Bennett‘s most memorable horse is Marley‘s Revenge, who gave him his first stakes win. Marley‘s Revenge covered the five-and-a-half furlongs
on the turf at Arlington Park in 1:02.44, shattering a 22-year-old stakes record there.
Gerald Bennett
Born: March 12, 1944
Birthplace: Springhill, Nova Scotia
Residence: Tampa, FL
Family: Wife Mary; sons, Dale and Jerry; daughter, Katharine; two grandchildren
Started Training: 1974
First Win: Greenwood, Canada
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Presque Isle Downs, Indiana Grand, ThistleDown
Gerald Bennett sports one of the most remarkable records in the history of racing. With almost 3,500 victories, he ranks No. 20 all-time and 13th among active
conditioners. From 2003-2011, he saddled at least 100 winners every year. Bettors value the consistency of Bennett, who saddled 37 winners last season to
place second in the standings. During the 2010-11 campaign, Bennett tied Jamie Ness for the top spot with 61 triumphs; three years ago Bennett finished second
with 32 victories, and his 44 second-place finishes were the most of any trainer. With a 40-horse stable featuring several talented youngsters, expect the veteran
conditioner to make a serious run at this year‘s top spot. Bennett picked up minor stakes winner Beau Genius after his 3-tear-old season and trained him to victory in 13 stakes, including the 1990 Philip H. Iselin (then a Grade I) and the 1990 Michigan Mile and One-Eighth Handicap, then a Grade II. Beau Genius won
the Hallandale Handicap for Bennett at Gulfstream in 1990, a race also notable as the final victory for Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker. Among other notable
Bennett trainees are Secret Romeo, winner of the 2002 Super Stakes and Pelican Stakes; and Banker‘s Jet, winner of seven stakes and over $670,000.
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William “Buff” Bradley
Born: August 26, 1963
Birthplace: Frankfort, KY
Residence: Frankfort, KY
Family: Wife, Kim; son, Drew, daughters, Kory and Jett
Started Training: 1993
First Win: 1993
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Churchill Downs, Keeneland, Gulfstream Park, Ellis Park
Bradley reached the pinnacle of the sport for the second year in a row in the 2013 Breeders‘ Cup when his 5-year-old homebred mare Groupie Doll successfully
defended her title in the Filly and Mare Sprint at Santa Anita. Bradley helped deliver Groupie Doll at the Bradley family‘s Indian Ridge Farm near Frankfort in April
of 2008. ―I remember the day she foaled because she was such a beautiful red filly,‖ Bradley said. ―I don‘t remember them all, but she stood out from Day 1.‖
Groupie Doll was bred by Bradley in partnership with his father, former Kentucky state senator and fighter pilot Fred Bradley. A few days after her Breeders‘ Cup
repeat, Groupie Doll was sold to Mandy Pope as a broodmare for $3.1 million at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale.
Prior to Groupie Doll, the Bradleys‘ greatest success came with the popular gelding Brass Hat, a Grade I winner who earned more than $2.1 million. Brass Hat
remains part of the family as a stable pony. Buff worked four years as an assistant to Clarence Picou before going out on his own in 1993. He and his family are
proactive in Thoroughbred aftercare and have several retirees at the farm, including Free Spirit‘s Joy, the 1991 Grade I Super Derby winner Bradley worked with
when he was an assistant to Clarence Picou before going out on his own. His nickname, Buff, is short for ―Buffalo Bill,‖ which he acquired as a boy.
Jane Cibelli
Born: July 7, 1961
Birthplace: Leicester, United Kingdom
Residence: Odessa, FL
Family: Mother, Barbara; sister, Lesley; brother, Trevor
Started Training: 1987, High Minimum, Brimingham Race Course
First Win: 1987, High Minimum, Birmingham Race Course
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Monmouth Park, Delaware, Gulfstream Park, Pimlico, New York
Cibelli made history in the summer of 2011 by becoming the first woman to win a training title at Monmouth Park. She proved it was no fluke the following summer, saddling 30 winners to emerge victorious against the likes of Juan Serey, Edward Plesa, Jr., Benjamin Perkins, Jr., and Todd Pletcher. Cibelli made a
splash on the first day of the 2012-2013 Tampa Bay Downs meeting by saddling 2-year-old Purple Egg to win the Inaugural Stakes in stakes-record time of
1:09.93. As a 3-year-old, Purple Egg won the Barbaro Stakes at Delaware Park. Other stakes winners in the Cibelli barn include Wicked Tune, Rose Brier and
Red Sashay, a promising 2-year-old filly by Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown. She also trained Chirac to win the Grade III Iselin at Monmouth in 2009. Cibelli,
who moved to the United States in 1983 after working with hhorses in her native United Kingdom, tries to delve into the psyches of her horses, searching for telltale clues to determine which path to follow. After working as an assistant and exercising horses for Linda Rice, Cibelli reached a crossroads after she fell from a
horse she was galloping and broke her back. She says that is when she became serious about her career in racing.
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Jason DaCosta
Born: July 11, 1985
Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica
Residence: Oldsmar, FL
Family: Single
Started Training: 2009
First Win: 2009, Miss Aristocrat, Calder Race Course
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Gulfstream Park
DaCosta has made a strong impact at Tampa Bay Downs his first two seasons. After winning 20 races from a mere 58 starters during the 2012-2013 meeting, he
followed up last season by placing sixth in the track standings with 25 victories. DaCosta‘s success should come as no surprise; his father, Wayne DaCosta, is a
13-time leading trainer in Jamaica with more than 1,600 victories, and a member of the island nation‘s Racing Hall of Fame. Jason worked for his father for almost five years at his Caymanas Park stable before coming to the United States. He says not to underestimate the quality of racing in Jamaica, nor the passion
of horsemen and fans. ―On race days, you see guys with a transistor radio pressed to their ear, the stands are packed and there are off-track betting parlors everywhere,‖ he said. He credits his father with teaching him to be a hands-on conditioner and not to cut corners in the horses‘ preparation and care. His first career
stakes winner was Silver Cloud, who won the Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint at Calder. As his successes continue to mount, DaCosta seems certain to make a name
for himself while continuing the family legacy of excellence on the racetrack.
Arnaud Delacour
Born: April 7, 1975
Birthplace: Lisieux, France
Residence: Elkton, Maryland
Family: Wife, Leigh; sons, Luca, and Julien
Started Training: 2013, Pimlico
First Win: Country Lyric, Pimlico
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Delaware Park, Pimlico, Laurel, Penn National
Although last season marked his official introduction, Arnaud Delacour is a familiar face to Tampa Bay Downs race goers. Delacour is the husband of trainer
Leigh Delacour, who tied for 10th in the Tampa Bay Downs standings during the 2012-2013 meeting with 16 winners. After the birth of their son Luca in August of
2012, the couple began to plan for Arnaud to take over the conditioning duties on a full-time basis once he received a permanent work visa. Arnaud has added to
the couple‘s success, winning at better than 21 percent. He tied for eighth last season at Tampa Bay Downs with 16 victories from only 67 starters. Delacour‘s
top horses is the 5-year-old, graded-stakes winning mare Ageless, owned by Lael Stables. She finished fourth in the Breeders‘ Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita,
beaten less than a length by winner Bobby‘s Kitten.
In the summer, the Delacours keep their horses at Fair Hill Training Center in Maryland, allowing them to ship to a variety of mid-Atlantic tracks. ―We work pretty
much the same way we always have, except she does the housework and the baby work,‖ Arnaud said. A native of Normandy, France, Arnaud was introduced to
the racing game at his family farm with lay-ups and mares. He worked as an assistant for Alain de Royer-Dupre and was an exercise rider for Christophe Clement in the late 1990s. His future wife Leigh Offutt, meanwhile, galloped horses for trainer H. Graham Motion at Laurel Park while attending the University of Virginia (she graduated with degrees in biology and economics). The Delacours were married in 2007 and struck out on their own as a training team. Their devotion
to their horses, and each other, is certain to pay off with more important stakes victories in the near future.
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Miguel Feliciano
Born: April 8, 1946
Birthplace: Lares, Puerto Rico
Residence: Cleveland
Family: Wife, Sandra; stepson, Miguel; stepdaughter, Sylvia; four grandchildren
First Win: ThistleDown, Ohio
Started Training: ThistleDown, 1983
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, ThistleDown
Underneath Miguel Feliciano‘s quiet exterior lies a fiercely competitive nature. With his main client, Dr. D.W. Frazier, Feliciano is a fixture on the Ohio racing circuit, having trained such popular stakes winners as Bernie Blue and Pay The Man. The latter, a recently retired, 10-year-old mare, passed the $1-million mark in
career earnings in 2013 at ThistleDown outside Cleveland with her victory in the Scarlet & Gray Handicap; it was her fourth consecutive victory in the Scarlet &
Gray, and 21 of her 27 victories were stakes scores. The first of her three career victories at Tampa Bay Downs came as a 2-year-old in 2006. Bernie Blue, who
won 12 stakes races, earned his first added-money triumph in the 2005 Ocala Breeders‘ Sales Sophomore Stakes. A former assistant to Robert Guciardo, Feliciano has more than 1,300 career victories. He has one of the highest winning percentages of any trainer on the Ohio circuit on an annual basis. His brother
Benny is a former jockey and now works as a trainer; Benny‘s son Ricardo is one of the top jockeys annually at Tampa Bay Downs.
Anthony Granitz
Born: October 25, 1963
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Residence: Lemont, Illinois; Safety Harbor, FL
Family: Wife, Joy; daughters, Tiffanie, Taylor, Eve
First win: 1984, Balmoral Park
Started Training: Illinois, 1983
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Arlington International, Indiana Grand, Churchill Downs, Keeneland, Parx, Woodbine
Granitz, who was approaching the 1,000 career-victory mark entering the 2014-2015 Tampa Bay Downs meeting, became interested in Thoroughbred racing when he was 13 by picking up his father‘s copy of the Daily Racing Form. That summer, he got a job at Arlington Park working
for friends of his father‘s, and he has been involved in the sport ever since. He was an assistant to his brother, Chris Granitz, Jr., before Chris
took a job with the railroad and Anthony took over the stable. Granitz sends many of his young horses to Ocala to be broken by Chad Stewart
before they return to the racetrack. Earlier this year, Granitz‘s 5-year-old Tell All You Know won the Honor the Hero Stakes at Canterbury Park.
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Eoin Harty
Born: November 23, 1962
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Residence: Arcadia, CA
Family: Wife, Kathy; son, Eddie
First Win: 2000
Started Training: 2000, West Coast
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, southern California
Harty is a fifth-generation horseman. His great-grandfather began his racing career in Ireland in 1880, working as both a jockey and a trainer. Eoin‘s grandfather
Cyril trained Knight‘s Crest, winner of the 1944 Irish Grand National. His father, Eddie, was an accomplished equestrian who competed in the 1960 Olympic
Games in Rome and later won the Grand National Steeplechase as a jockey. Eoin Harty moved to the United States at 17 after working for one year at the Irish
National Stud. He spent 14 years as an assistant trainer in southern California, first with John Russell, then with Bob Baffert. Harty was part of the Baffert team
when Silver Charm and Real Quiet won the Kentucky Derby back-to-back in 1997 and 1998. Harty trained Tempera, who won the 2001 Breeders‘ Cup Juvenile
Fillies and was recognized after the season with an Eclipse Award. He also trained the Juvenile Fillies runner-up, Imperial Gesture. Harty earned the richest victory of his career when his Well Armed won the $6-million Dubai World Cup by a record 14 lengths in 2009. His best-known Thoroughbred is Colonel John, who
won the Santa Anita Derby and the Travers in 2008. One of Colonel John‘s offspring, the 2-year-old filly Colonel Joan, finished third for Harty in the 2013 Breeders‘ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf at Santa Anita. Colonel Joan is owned by Kathy Harty in partnership with Mark DeDomenico LLC. The Hartys met in 1986 when
Kathy was exercising horses for John Russell.
Forrest Kaelin
Born: January 18, 1935
Birthplace: Louisville, KY
Residence: Louisville, KY, and Clearwater, FL
Family: Wife, Betty; daughter Terry, granddaughter, Brittany King; grandson, David Hall; two great-grandchildren, Cohl and Piper
Started Training: Ak-Sar-Ben, Nebraska, 1963
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Churchill Downs, Ellis Park, Indiana Downs, Keeneland, West Virginia
In 1966, Kaelin sent out a horse named Two Relics to win the Florida Handicap when the Oldsmar oval was known as Florida Downs. A full 47 years later, he
achieved greater stakes success at Tampa Bay Downs, saddling 6-year-old gelding Good Lord to win the then-$75,000 Super Stakes. Good Lord‘s time of
1:22.03 was a stakes and track record, eclipsing the 1:22.28 time of Grade II winner Sir Shackleton in 2006. The victory extended a streak during which Good
Lord won five stakes at five different tracks. Now 7, Good Lord recently captured the $130,000 Mountaineer Mile Stakes at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort for his ninth career stakes victory. Three have come in track-record setting efforts, and Good Lord has earned almost $750,000. Kaelin has trained at Tampa
Bay Downs for seven seasons, but his introduction to the Florida west coast racing scene occurred in 1956, when he was a jockey at the track then known as
Sunshine Park. As an 18-year-old jockey at Wheeling Downs in West Virginia, Kaelin rode 89 winners in 48 days, including six in a row on a single card. He suffered a near-disastrous spill shortly afterward, incurring a brain concussion and several fractures, and was out of action for a year. He returned to riding and rode
about 800 winners, but began planning to switch careers after marrying Betty in 1955. ―I got tired of reducing and fighting weight,‖ he said. ―I liked the riding end
of it, but I wanted to train more than I wanted to ride.‖ Kaelin has sent out almost 1,600 winners since starting in 1963; his horses have earned more than $17
million. He has trained his share of major winners, including Da Devil, who won the 1998 West Virginia Derby and the 1999 Kentucky Cup Classic at Turfway
(defeating subsequent Breeders‘ Cup Classic winner Cat Thief). Da Devil paid $132.80 to win under Calvin Borel. Kaelin won back-to-back runnings of the
Stephen Foster at Churchill Downs in 1982-83 with Vodika Collins, who also won the Michigan Mile and One Eighth Handicap. He saddled his only Kentucky
Derby starter in 1997; Crimson Classic finished 11th. Kaelin trained King Cohl, named after his great-grandson, to three consecutive stakes victories at Charles
Town in West Virginia in 2005. ―You cannot take him away from his horses. He just loves them,‖ Betty said. ―The horses are his life, and they all are spoiled rotten.‖
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Barbara McBride
Born: November 11, 1949
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
Residence: Anderson, IN
Family: Sons, Jason and Jeremy; daughter, Lisa; seven granddaughters; one grandson; one great-granddaughter
First Win: Dusty Red Kettle, Turfway Park, 1994
Started Training: Standardbreds (switched to Thoroughbreds in 1994)
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Indiana Grand
McBride wrapped up the 2014 season at Indiana Grand in grand fashion when her 2-year-old filly Spooled captured the Miss Indiana Stakes for her second
stakes victory. That gave McBride 28 victories for the meeting, more than all but three conditioners, and she is approaching the 1,300 mark for her career.
McBride acknowledges being afraid of horses when her ex-husband first got started with Standardbreds. ―I had never even had a cat or dog as a child,‖ she said.
―But after I screamed in front of 1,000 people because a horse blew its nose, I said to myself, I will never be afraid again.‖ McBride led all women trainers in the
United States in victories in 2000, with 110, and repeated that feat the following year, with 93. After cutting back on her involvement in 2012 — ―Sometimes this is
a very stressful business, and I needed a break,‖ she says — McBride has returned to top form. Her best horse, a 5-year-old mare named Yeardley, is a multiplestakes winner with earnings of more than $500,000. When asked what accounts for her success, McBride says it starts with knowing what to expect. ―It‘s knowing the condition book and entering your horses where they belong,‖ she said. ―I try to pick the right horses to bring with me when I come down here from knowing the competition for so many years.‖
Jamie Ness
Born: October 29, 1974
Birthplace: Heron, South Dakota
Residence: Odessa, FL
Family: Wife, Mandy; daughters, Hannah, Emma, and Jessy Smith
Started Training: 2000, Canterbury Park
First Win: 2000, Blue Rocket, Canterbury Park
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Gulfstream, Laurel, Penn National, Pimlico, Aqueduct, Presque Isle Downs, Monmouth, Delaware
Ness, a South Dakota native, has captured a record eight consecutive training titles at Tampa Bay Downs (he tied for first with Kathleen O‘Connell during the
2009-10 meeting, and with Gerald Bennett in 2010-11). He wrapped up his most recent Oldsmar title in style when his 8-year-old gelding Sneaking Uponyou,
with Huber Villa-Gomez in the irons, won the Florida Cup Hilton Garden Inn/Hampton Inn and Suites Sprint, a race he had also captured in 2011. Ness led North
American trainers in 2012 with 395 victories, with an overall 31-percent strike rate. He set a Tampa Bay Downs record during the 2011-2012 meeting with 79
victories. The majority of his runners are owned by Rich and Karen Papiese‘s Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc. In November of 2013, he earned his 2,000th career
victory at Laurel Park with 6-year-old gelding Caylee‘s Song; he is now approaching 2,200 victories and his horses have career earnings of more than $31 million. One of his biggest success story was multiple Tampa Bay Downs stakes winner Lookinforthesecret. Ness claimed Lookinforthesecret for $12,500 at the
beginning of the 2006-07 Tampa Bay Downs meet, and within five starts moved the gelding to stakes company. Ness also won the 2011 Pelican Stakes for Midwest. with See I A.. ―My father was a trainer, and I grew up in the summers going to tracks with him to work. Racing got into my blood at an early age.‖ Wife
Mandy is also a trainer and a former jockey.
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Kathleen O’Connell
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
Residence: Davie, FL
Family: Single
Started training: early 1980s, Detroit Race Course
First Win: Kim‘s Lucky Spot, 1981, Detroit Race Course
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Calder Race Course, Colonial Downs
When Kathleen O‘Connell saddled 43-1 shot Watch Me Go to win the 2011 Grade II, $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby for her long-time client, Florida owner-breeder
Gilbert Campbell, it was one of the most popular outcomes in track history. O‘Connell treats everyone with kindness, and her work ethic is an example to any
young trainer making their way. And her results speak loud and clear: more than 1,600 victories, numerous stakes winners, two training titles at Tampa Bay
Downs and the 2009-10 title at Calder, making her the first woman to capture the crown at the south Florida track. O‘Connell gained national recognition in 2013
as the trainer of the 2-year-old filly Scandalous Act, who swept the Florida Stallion Stakes series for fillies en route to a berth in the Breeders‘ Cup Juvenile Fillies.
The daughter of a retired Detroit policeman, O‘Connell rode show horses as a youth but had no racetrack experience when she took a hotwalker's job at age 19
at Detroit Race Course. O'Connell began her training career in her native Michigan, but has been competing in Florida since 1985. O‘Connell counts millionaire
Blazing Sword among her trainees; Blazing Sword captured two divisions of the 1996 Florida Stallion Stakes, the Grade II Washington Handicap and the Calder
Derby. Besides Blazing Sword, O'Connell has trained such stakes performers as Shananie's Beat, Lindsay Lane, Shan's Ready, Shananie's Finale, Sheer Bliss
and Bettarun Fast. Her 2002 juvenile filly Ivanavinalot won two Florida Stallion Stakes series races, including a record-setting 13 3/4-length win in the My Dear
Girl Stakes. O‘Connell‘s horses have earned at least $1 million in 15 consecutive years.
Anthony Pecoraro
Born: April 23, 1962
Birthplace: New York City
Residence: Westin, FL
Family: Wife, Francine; daughter, Christina
Started training: 1983, Tampa Bay Downs
First Win: Tampa Bay Downs, 1984
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Gulfstream Park, Delaware Park, mid-Atlantic, New York
Pecoraro opened the Oldsmar oval‘s 84th season in 2009 by winning the first three races run, the only time that has happened in the recorded history of Tampa
Bay Downs. ―We tried to focus on getting a good early start,‖ he said. ―Much of our stock had been racing up north and were pretty fit already, then when we got
in here we continued to train them steadily because it‘s survival of the fittest here. Fortunately, we put them in the right spot and had some luck.‖ Dame Fortune is
only part of the story behind Pecoraro‘s ongoing success. With more than 1,100 victories and earnings in excess of $15 million, he is competitive everywhere he
sends horses. In September of 2011, he notched career victory No. 1,000 when his 3-year-old I‘m Steppin‘ It Up won the $250,000 Kent Stakes at Delaware
wsith Jeremy Rose in the irons. In a recent interview, Pecoraro said he spends more time studying a horse‘s conformation and body language than pedigree
when evaluating young talent. ―I just prefer to spend more time watching young horses, getting a feel of how they move and travel more than digging up stats and
studying pedigrees,‖ he said. ―I would like to think I‘ve learned down through the years how to get a feel for a horse‘s makeup by observing them. It‘s certainly not
an area where you‘re always right, and they don‘t always turn out to be good ones. But making enough of the right choices is what keeps you in the game.‖
Pecoraro won the 2014 Florida Cup Distaff Turf with Cuppy Cake for Roman Hill Farm.
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Thomas Proctor
Born: April 21, 1956
Birthplace: Gilmer, TX
Residence: Louisville, KY
Family: Son, Will; daughter, Heather
Started training: 1978, Hollywood Park
First Win: 1978, I‘m Smokin, Hollywood Park
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Arlington International, Del Mar, Santa Anita, Gulfstream, Churchill Downs, Keenaland
Proctor had one of those seasons most trainers only dream of last year, winning 26 races from 89 starts to tie for fourth in the Oldsmar standings. While the majority of his victories came on the turf course — including the Florida Cup Tampa Turf Classic with the gelding Old Time Hockey — he won the $50,000 Wayward
Lass Stakes with Dress the Part for owner Glen Hill Farm. His barn has been a model of consistency since he began his training career. He conditioned Glen
Hill‘s homebred One Dreamer, the 47-1 long shot winner of the 1994 $1 million Breeders‘ Cup Distaff at Churchill Downs. One Dreamer won 12 of 25 career
starts and earned $1,265,967. She scored six other stakes wins in addition to the BC Distaff. Proctor trained Marketing Mix, a multiple-Grade I winner who finished second in the 2012 Breeders‘ Cup Filly and Mare Turf. Other graded stakes winners Proctor has saddled include Broken Dreams, Keertana, Snow Top
Mountain, Dilemma, Banned and 3-year-old filly Pontchatrain. Proctor, who has trained for Leonard Lavin‘s Glen Hill for three decades, is a son of the late Willard
Proctor, who trained such stakes winners as Convenience, Gallant Romeo and Major Impact. Thomas Proctor considers I‘m Smokin one of his best horses: the
California-bred won 14 of 44 career starts, including three stakes. Del Mar named a $100,000 stakes after the swift sprinter in 1991. Proctor says that his favorite
horse at Tampa Bay Downs is House Account, a horse he trained in the 1980s who won his first race here. After breaking his maiden, House Account went on to
win the Tampa Bay Juvenile as well as the Sam F. Davis Stakes. When asked if he could pinpoint a favorite moment at Tampa Bay Downs, Proctor says, ―I‘ve
had so many, I can‘t pick one!‖ Followers of the successful conditioner would no doubt agree.
Bernell Rhone
Born: April 17, 1949
Birthplace: Harvey, North Dakota
Residence: Oldsmar, FL
Family: Daughter, LeAnn; son, Scott; two granddaughters
First Win: Brown County Fair, Aberdeen, South Dakota (Villa‘s Jet), 1977
Started Training: Marquis Downs, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, 1977
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Canterbury Park
Bernell Rhone knows about getting on a hot streak. On Aug. 14, 2003 at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minn., Rhone saddled six winners from seven starters. ―I
thought my first one was my best shot, and when it ran fourth or fifth I said to myself, ‗It‘s going to be a long night,‘ ‖ Rhone recalls. It was actually much longer
than he expected. ―I couldn‘t even sleep that night,‖ says Rhone, a member of Canterbury Park‘s Hall of Fame. ―The only thing I regret is, I didn‘t buy a lottery
ticket.‖ Rhone has accumulated more than 1,200 victories. He enjoyed superlative success this summer with the 3-year-old Minnesota-bred filly Sky and Sea,
who won three consecutive stakes races at Canterbury. Rhone is a former social studies teacher and guidance counselor with a Master‘s degree in counseling.
Some of his other top runners include multiple-stakes winner Dontbotherknocking, a Farma Way gelding who won more than $700,000; Indiana-bred gelding
Heza Wild Guy, who won eight stakes, 30 races overall and more than $650,000; Minnesota-bred multiple-stakes winning distaffer Dot‘s Moment; and Game N
Laughin,‘ who won the 2008 Lightning City Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs as a 5-year-old mare at odds of 29-1. He won five consecutive races at Tampa Bay
Downs three seasons ago with 8-year-old gelding Gold Brew, a former $5,000 claimer. Rhone finished third at Canterbury this summer with 29 victories.
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Derek Ryan
Born: Sept. 22, 1966
Birthplace: Tipperary, Ireland
Residence: Eatontown, New Jersey
Family: Son, Christopher
First Win: Gulfstream Park, 1996 (Moosethegoose)
Started Training: Gulfstream Park, 1995
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Monmouth Park, New York, Parx, Laurel
Derek Ryan vaulted to prominence in the spring of 2009 by saddling Musket Man for a victory in the then-Grade III Tampa Bay Derby for owners Eric Fein and
Vic Carlson. Musket Man, who had won the Pasco Stakes earlier in the meeting, later captured the Grade II Illinois Derby and finished third in both the Kentucky
Derby and Preakness. As a 4-year-old, Musket Man won the Super Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs and finished second in a pair of major Grade I stakes, the
Carter Handicap and the Metropolitan Handicap, as well as finishing third in the Grade I Whitney at Saratoga.
One of eight siblings, Ryan became interested in horses at an early age. ―I began riding ponies as a little kid, and things just progressed from there,‖ he recalls.
Ryan galloped horses in Europe for trainers Criquette Head, Tommy Stack and Barney Curley. After coming to the United States in 1989, he became a freelance exercise rider and galloped for Hall of Fame trainer William Mott, Phil Johnson, Joseph Orseno and Richard DeStasio. Ryan set out on his own in 1995 and
shortly afterward won his first stakes race with Java Nagila, a former $12,500 claimer. His first graded stakes victory came in the 2002 Jersey Derby with 55-1
shot Emergency Status. Among his current top horses is the multiple stakes-placed gelding Joe Tess.
Lynne Scace
Born: July 20, 1950
Birthplace: Pittsfield, MA
Residence: Ocala, FL
Family: Son, David; granddaughters, Katherine and Rebecca; grandson, William
Started training: Pocono Downs, late 1960s
First Win: Falls Church, Narragansett Park , 1972
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Delaware Park
It‘s one thing to win a maiden special weight event with a first-time starter you bred, own and train that pays $125.40 to win. But it‘s rare indeed to wheel that
horse back two races later to capture an open stakes race against proven stakes winners. Over the years, the unusual has become somewhat commonplace for
Ocala-based horsewoman Lynne Scace, who achieved those feats last season with her homebred 4-year-old colt Palace Barista. Three seasons ago, the Scacetrained filly It‘s Me Mom emerged as one of the most exciting runners to compete at Tampa Bay Downs in recent years. After winning the Dec. 31 Minaret Stakes
against older distaffers on Dec. 31, 2011 as a 3-year-old, It‘s Me Mom traveled to Gulfstream to capture the Florida Sunshine Millions Filly and Mare Sprint. She
capped her Florida campaign April 7 at TBD by winning the Florida Cup Hilton Garden Inn Sprint against males in a track-record time of 1:08.67. She went on to
win the Satin and Lace Stakes at Presque Isle Downs in June. Scace didn‘t always know she was going to be a top Thoroughbred trainer: before she started her
life at the track, Scace worked as a hairdresser. It was a twist of fate that a needy friend brought her to the backside. Her friend, who worked as a hotwalker at
Green Mountain in Vermont, needed a ride to work after her car broke down. Scace agreed and made the 30-mile trip with her friend only to be told to ―sit in the
car and wait.‖ When her friend needed another ride a few days later, Scace, who owned saddle horses and competed in gymkhanas (multi-game equestrian
events) growing up, agreed but arrived at the track with a different attitude. ―I saw there was no sense just sitting there,‖ said Scace. ―So, I started walking hots
and mucking out stalls.‖ As her career took off, she expanded her interests to include the 60-acre Double-S Farm in Ocala, which she operates with Ray Stifano.
In 2009, she won two Florida Cup Day races with Bridlewood Farm‘s Snow Lass in the Stonehedge Farm Sophomore Fillies and On the Vineyard, which she
44 Vineyard Haven, who she sold to late trainer Bobby Frankel as a 2-year-old.
bred and owned, in the Hilton Garden Inn Sprint. Scace bred multiple Grade I winner
TRAINER PROFILES
Joan Scott
Born: January 30, 1967
Birthplace: Harrisonburg, Virginia
Residence: Lexington, Ky., and Tampa, FL
Family: Mother; brothers, Chris and Steve
Started training: Hoosier Park, 2002
First Win: Hoosier Park, 2002
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Keeneland, Indiana Grand, Presque Isle Downs, Churchill Downs, Woodbine, ThistleDown
Scott trains the 5-year-old gelding Ancil, who set a Tampa Bay Downs turf-course record of 54.88 seconds for five furlongs in winning last winter‘s $100,000 Turf Dash Stakes. The victory earned Ancil an invitation to Royal Ascot in England for the King‘s Stand Stakes and although he
finished off the board, the trip was a thrill for Scott and another indication of her training prowess. Before branching out on her own, Scott toured
the world working such prestigious sales as Deauville in France and Newmarket in England, as well as exercising and breaking yearlings for top
outfits like Juddmonte Farms, Fares Farm, Ashleigh Stud, England‘s Stowell Hill Farm and Haras du Quesnay.
Scott, who sent out 12 winners from only 51 starters during the 2013-14 Tampa Bay Downs meeting, is the conditioner of stakes winner Ruler of
Love, who finished second in the Grade II West Virginia Derby and Grade II Super Derby in 2013. Another Scott trainee, 3-year-old filly Cor Cor,
is a multiple stakes winner, including the Sandpiper Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs as a 2-year-old. Scott trained Dr. Zic to win the Grade I Vinery
Madison at Keeneland in 2010. The filly had won the 2008 Sandpiper Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. Before going out on her own in 2002, Scott
galloped for and/or assisted many top trainers, including Buddy Delp, Elliott Walden, Carl Nafzger and Nick Zito. She was with Zito when he had
such stakes stars as Acceptable, Louis Quatorze, Love That Jazz, Diligence and Storm Song. ―That‘s a lot of fun,‖ she said. ―It‘s like having your
own kindergarten class. It‘s a great feeling when you see the light come on and off they go.‖ Scott loves the effect Tampa Bay Downs has on her
stable and is always among the first arrivals. The track here is super,‖ Scott said. ―I‘ve worked all over the country from California to New York
and this is a great track.‖
Chad Stewart
Born: October 25, 1964
Birthplace: Wisner, Nebraska
Residence: Ocala, FL
Family: Wife, Dr. Laurie Stewart; sons, Christian, Zackary, and Jacob
First win: Atokad Park, 1983 (Bobadodadee)
Started Training: Atokad Park 1983
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Gulfstream
Stewart grew up on a crop farm in the ―metropolis of Wisner,‖ a town of about 350 folks 90 miles northwest of Omaha. His family moved to Arkansas when he
was 13 and he started hot-walking horses and galloping at a nearby training center. By the early 1980s, Stewart was getting on 12-to-15 head a day at Park Jefferson at South Dakota and making $40-$50 a day. ―I thought, ‗I‘m rolling now,‘ ― he recalls.
Stewart lives in Ocala with his family (wife Laurie is a veterinarian) at their 94-acre Grace Full Oaks Farm, where the Thoroughbred population ranges anywhere
from 70 to 120 or so horses. He ships in his runners to Tampa Bay Downs. Stewart was sixth in the Tampa Bay Downs standings during the 2012-2013 meeting
with 22 victories and had a 23-percent win rate, seventh-best among trainers with 40 or more starts. In addition to running his own stable, Stewart breaks dozens
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of horses annually, preparing them for the races before sending them to such successful
trainers as Chris Block, Anthony Granitz, Diane Alvarado and Peter
Walder. Stewart trained Don‘ttalktome for client World Thoroughbreds Racing, Inc.; her victory in the 2011 Connie Ann Stakes at Calder came at the expense of
subsequent Eclipse Award champion Musical Romance. Before settling in Ocala, Stewart trained throughout the Midwest in Kentucky, Arkansas, Chicago and
Minnesota. Chad and his wife Laurie bred Tightend Touchdown, who dead-heated for second in the 2013 Geico Breeders‘ Cup Turf Sprint at Santa Anita.
TRAINER PROFILES
Dennis Ward
Born: August 25, 1946
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington
Residence: Tampa, FL
Family: Wife, Jeanne; son, Wesley; grandsons, Riley and Jack and granddaughter, Denae
First Win: Portland Meadows, 1983
Started Training: Portland Meadows 1983
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Gulfstream
Dennis Ward received enough face time during the Breeders‘ Cup at Santa Anita to be nominated for an Emmy Award. With son Wesley home in
Florida with his children, the elder Ward was deputized to pick up the hardware after victories by Hootenanny in the Juvenile Turf and Judy the
Beauty in the Filly & Mare Sprint — not to mention two seconds and a third. Wesley Ward won an Eclipse Award as Outstanding Apprentice
Jockey in 1984 and is a heralded trainer, but his father has shown the past few seasons a knack for winning with all kinds of horses. He finished
seventh in the standings last season with 22 victories. Dennis Ward has also had a hand in helping tutor three other Eclipse Award-winning apprentice jockeys: Dale Beckner (1994), Ariel Smith (1999) and Christian Santiago Reyes (2009). Dennis Ward was a top apprentice jockey himself in 1962 at Longacres in Washington state and also enjoyed success as a jockey in New York and on the East Coast. Wesley was 16 when
he won the Eclipse, winning 335 races. In 2009, he became the first American trainer to win a race at the Royal Ascot meeting in England; he
saddled Strike the Tiger and Jealous Again on successive days with his proud father in attendance. ―It is the greatest experience I‘ve ever had at
a racetrack,‖ Dennis Ward said. In addition to training locally, Dennis Ward operates the family‘s Ward Ranch in Ocala.
Ian Wilkes
Born: May 25, 1965
Birthplace: Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
Residence: Louisville, Kentucky
Family: Wife, Tracey; children, Shelby and Brodie
Started Training: 2005
First winner: 2006, Gulfstream
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Churchill Downs, Saratoga
Wilkes engineered one of the most masterful training feats in memory in 2012 with Breeders‘ Cup Classic winner Fort Larned, the then-4-year-old
colt he conditioned for breeder-owner Janis Whitham. On March 3, Fort Larned won the $60,000 Challenger Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs for his
first added-money triumph. Eight months later — after subsequent victories in the Grade III Skip Away, the Grade III Cornhusker Handicap and
the Grade I Whitney Invitational at Saratoga — Wilkes led Fort Larned and jockey Brian Hernandez into the Santa Anita winner‘s circle following
their hard-earned triumph in the $5-million Classic. Not that he needed it from those knowledgeable in the sport, but Fort Larned‘s ascension was
affirmation of Wilkes‘ arrival in racing‘s top tier of conditioners. Wilkes grew up working on a dairy farm in New South Wales, becoming a groom
and exercise rider at 16. He worked in the stables of Australian trainers Paul Sutherland, Vic Thompson, Jr. and Colin Hayes before arriving
stateside to work for Carl Nafzger in 1989. Wilkes' timing couldn't have been better: He galloped Unbridled, who won both the 1990 Kentucky
Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic for Nafzger. After returning to Australia for three years, Wilkes rejoined Nafzger in 1993 as the stable's top assistant. Wilkes played a key role in the development of Nafzger's second Kentucky Derby winner, Street Sense, the Tampa Bay Derby winner
who was the first horse to pull off the Breeders' Cup Juvenile-Derby double in 2006 and 2007. Tracey Wilkes, Ian's wife, was an exercise rider for
Street Sense. Wilkes is based at Palm Meadows Training Center in Boynton Beach on Florida's east coast. His Neck ‗n Neck, who competed at
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won the Wayward Lass Stakes in 2013 with Magic Hour.
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The lush, immaculate turf course is an attraction for top horsemen across North America
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Amaty Racing Stables
Owner: Dennis Amaty
Born: November 17, 1971
Birthplace: Elmont, New York
Residence: Lake Worth, FL
Tampa Trainers: Dennis Griffith, Sandino Hernandez
Amaty is the owner of Broward Aviation Services, which buys airplanes and resells parts back to the airline industry. He and Sandino are boyhood
friends, with Hernandez having trained horses for more than 20 years. In June of 2013 at Calder, Amaty claimed a 2-year-old filly, Nesso, for $25,000
through trainer Herman Wilensky. Amaty sent her to the West Coast, hoping to make a profit by selling her, but his plans quickly changed. Nesso placed
second in stakes at Del Mar and Santa Anita and competed in the Breeders‘ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. Two months later, Nesso captured the $100,000
Gasparilla Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs for newly-turned 3-year-old fillies. She followed that up with a second in the Suncoast Stakes and finished third
in September in the Grade III Charles Town Oaks.
Amaty, who has owned Thoroughbreds for 13 years, used to dabble in pinhooking, but now he primarily claims to race, looking for future standouts such
as Nesso. Amaty owns the retired mare Capitalism At Risk, who is in foal to 2007 Eclipse Award-champion sprinter Midnight Lute. Capitalism At Risk
won 18 times in her career, including the 2013 U Can Do It Handicap at Calder. Amaty plans to keep about 15 horses in training at Tampa Bay Downs
this season. Amaty Racing Stables won nine races from 35 starts during the 2013-2014 meeting, with an outstanding 77-percent finishing in the money.
Gilbert G. Campbell
Owner: Gilbert G. Campbell
Residence: Tyngsboro, MA
Family: Wife, Marilyn; son, Gary; daughter, Susan; five grandchildren
Farm Location: Williston, FL
Tampa Trainer: Kathleen O‘Connell
Campbell is a real estate developer in Lowell, Mass. He has been involved in the Thoroughbred industry since 1982 and has bred or raced more than 50
stakes winners, including 1996 Arlington Million winner Marlin, Blazing Sword and Ivanavinalot. Campbell owns Stonehedge Farm South in Williston,
Fla., where he stands Big Bad Bernie, Factum and Revolving. The Campbells — Gilbert and his wife, Marilyn — have formed a highly successful partnership with two-time leading Tampa Bay Downs trainer Kathleen O‘Connell. Their homebred filly, Scandalous Act, competed in the 2013 Breeders‘ Cup
Juvenile Fillies at Santa Anita after sweeping all three races of the Florida Stallion Stakes series for fillies. Campbell bred and owned Watch Me Go, the
2011 Tampa Bay Derby winner who took part in that year‘s Kentucky Derby.
In 1997, Campbell was honored as Florida Breeder of the Year by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders‘ and Owners‘ Association and was named Outstanding Owner/Breeder of the Year in the nation by Thoroughbred Owners‘ and Breeders‘ Association. In 1988, Campbell purchased Waldemar Farm in
Williston and renamed it Stonehedge Farm South. It is one of the premier full-service farms in Florida for breeding, training and breaking horses. Campbell keeps about 200 horses at the farm, including stallions, broodmares, weanlings, yearlings and lay-ups, and another 20-30 at the track. Campbell
serves on the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders‘ and Owners‘ Association Board of Directors.
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Glen Hill Farm
Owner: Leonard H. Lavin
Born: October 29, 1919
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Residence: Glencoe, IL
Family: Wife, Bernice; daughters, Carol and Karen; son, Scott (deceased)
Farm Location: Ocala, FL
Tampa Trainer: Tom Proctor
Leonard H. Lavin, founder of the Alberto-Culver hair-care products company, has won awards and honors for his philanthropic, civic and business endeavors. Lavin received the 1994 Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association‘s Florida Breeder of the Year award and is the author
of a book entitled Winners Make It Happen: Reflections of a Self-Made Man. During World War II, he served four years of sea duty and participated in nine invasions. In the late 1960s, the 94-year-old Lavin purchased the former Greentree Stud Property near Ocala to serve as Glen Hill‘s
400-acre breeding operation. Lavin‘s top horses include Relaunch, a top turf runner in 1979-80 who stodd for years as the farm‘s preeminent
sire. He often passed on his striking roan coat to his offspring. Relaunch sired numerous stakes winners, including 1994 Breeders‘ Cup Distaff
winner One Dreamer, a 47-1 long shot. Other horses campaigned by Lavin include Potentiality, Carload and Media Plan. Lavin recently turned
over the day-to-day operation of Glen Hill to his grandson, Craig Bernick. Glen Hill and trainer Thomas Proctor have a relationship that dates
back more than 30 years. They campaigned Marketing Mix, a 5-year-old multiple-Grade I-winning mare who won more than $2 million in her career and was second in the 2012 Breeders‘ Cup Filly and Mare Turf. Glen Hill has won six Florida Cup Day races, including the 2014 Tampa Turf
Classic with Old Time Hockey.
Jacks or Better Farm, Inc.
Owner: Fred Brei
Born: September 26, 1942
Birthplace: Poplar Grove, IL
Residence: Ocala, FL
Family: Wife, Nancy; four daughters; two sons; nine grandchildren
Farm Location: Ocala, FL
Tampa Trainer: Stanley Gold
Jacks or Better Farm has twice won the Needles Award, which honors the most successful small Florida breeding facility. But the outfit made a
big splash on the national racing scene in recent years with its homebred filly Awesome Feather, who capped her perfect (6-for-6) 2-year-old
season in 2010 with a victory in the Grey Goose Breeders‘ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Churchill Downs. At the end of that campaign, owner Fred Brei
sold Awesome Feather for $2.3 million to Frank Stronach; she won her next four starts before finishing unplaced in the 2012 Breeders‘ Cup Ladies Classic. A developer of retirement and health care facilities in Illinois, Brei retired in the 1990s and, with his wife Jane, entered the Thoroughbred business. At the end of that campaign, owner Fred Brei sold Awesome Feather to Frank Stronach for $2.3 million. Brei employs a
hands-on approach at his 89-acre facility. Jacks or Better, which the Breis purchased in 1997, has produced several stakes-winning horses including Hear No Evil, Awesome of Course and Monsieur Cat. Another top runner is Fort Loudon, who swept the Florida Stallion Stakes series for
2-year-olds in 2011 and is a multiple-graded stakes winner. The Breis bred Jackson Bend, who won the Grade I Forego at Saratoga in 2011.
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Kinsman Stable
Owner: The George M. Steinbrenner, III Family
Born: July 4, 1930; died July 13, 2010
Birthplace: Rocky River, OH
Family: Wife, Joan; children Hank, Jennifer, Jessica and Hal
Farm Location: Ocala, FL
Tampa Trainer: Greg Griffith
Kinsman Stable has become a powerhouse, much like the other holdings of ―The Boss‖ — George Steinbrenner III, the late owner of the New
York Yankees. Kinsman Stable maintains approximately 25 horses in training with such quality conditioners as Bill Mott, Greg Griffith and Nick
Zito. Among the stable‘s most notable runners is 2005 Wood Memorial winner Bellamy Road, who became the sixth Kentucky Derby starter for
Kinsman Stable. Other Kinsman homebreds include Sweet Symphony (winner of the Grade I Alabama Stakes), Beacon Shine (Flash Stakes, a
Grade III at the time), and Diligence (winner of the 1997 rendition of the Grade II Tom Fool Handicap). Kinsman Stable has also had a presence
at the Breeders‘ Cup with 1996 Juvenile runner-up Acceptable. Other notable runners include Bellamy Road‘s sire Concerto, who won the 1997
Jim Beam and Whirlaway Stakes and earned more than $1.3 million; and Tampa dominator Ebony Breeze, who won the Grade III Florida Oaks
in 2003. Also worth mentioning is Yogi Berra, who broke his maiden in his career debut at Tampa Bay Downs last February for Jessica Steinbrenner‘s Bach Stables. Steinbrenner is best remembered as the Managing General Partner of the New York Yankees and was named Tampa‘s
Citizen of the Year in 1998. No stranger to Florida racing, Steinbrenner owned Tampa Bay Downs (formerly known as Florida Downs) from 1980
through 1986.
Midwest Thoroughbreds
Owner: Richard Papiese
Birthplace: East Side of Chicago
Residence: Dyer, IN
Family: Wife, Karen
Farm Location: Anthony, FL
Tampa Trainer: Jamie Ness
On the verge of capturing its fifth coinsecutive North American wins title, the Midwest Thoroughbreds operation of Dyer, Ind., residents Rich and
Karen Papiese entered a new realm by winning the Breeders‘ Cup Sprint at Santa Anita with homebred 5-year-old gelding Work All Week, bred
by the couple in Illinois. Work All Week was their first Breeders‘ Cup starter. Roger Brueggemann trains Work All Week, while Jamie Ness trains
the Midwest string at Tampa Bay Downs. Midwest, which has won five consecutive Tampa Bay Downs owners‘ crowns, set a track record with
79 victories during the 2011-12 meeting. Midwest established a North American record in 2012 with 542 victories and led all stables in purse
earnings with $10,145,328. Papiese — the founder of Midwest Store Fixtures, a leader in the design, manufacturing and implementation of retail
merchandising displays, fixtures and environments — joined forces with Ness in 2008. The following year, Papiese purchased Thunder Ranch in
Anthony, Fla., a 137-acre facility where Midwest keeps yearlings, layups, horses recovering from minor ailments and a handful of retirees. Papiese started with two horses in 2001 and now has almost 200 in training. The outfit won the 2011 Pelican Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs with See I
A and won eight races in a row with Guam Typhoon, claimed for Midwest by Ness at TBD. ―We do a lot of homework, watch a lot of replays,‖
Papiese said. ―We‘re not throwing darts, but obviously you can do all the work in the world and it‘s still very difficult. I try and stay out of the way
— most of our successes have been created through our trainers.‖ For now, nothing is bringing Papiese more pleasure than the Thoroughbreds.
―To me, racing is the purest form of athletic competition there is. The horses
50 do it because they love it. And to me, that‘s something incredible,‖
Papiese said.
OWNER PROFILES
Cindy Patrick
Residence: Brooksville, FL
Family: Husband, Gary; daughter, Cheyanna
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Indiana Grand
Cindy Patrick tied for third in the 2013-2014 owner standings at Tampa Bay Downs with nine victories, but that was merely an appetizer for the
outstanding summer she enjoyed at Indiana Grand Race Course. With her husband, R. Gary Patrick, as trainer, Cindy won 33 races to win the
title at the Shelbyville, Ind., track for the second consecutive year. In 2013, she won 29 races, one more than Maggi Moss and Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc. Cindy is no strainer to long-time Tampa Bay Downs fans. She was the track‘s leading apprentice jockey in 1988 and was the
regular jockey on Gene, who was honored that same year by the National Horsemen‘s Benevolent and Protective Association as its Claimer of
the Year. Gene lived on the family‘s 153-acre farm in Brooksville until his death at age 27.
Cindy and Gary met in 1978 when she was the Princess of the Pendleton (Ore.) Roundup. He has been training for 47 years, and they have
been married 30 years. Daughter Cheyanna, 18, is an apprentice jockey who rode 15 winners at Indiana Grand. A youth barrel-racing champion,
she is enrolled at the University of South Florida and hopes to become a lawyer. Cindy is the daughter of long-time trainer Charlie Ridley. In
many regards, the Patricks are the quintessential blue-collar, mom-and-pop operation; they haul their own horses between tracks and Gary
shoes his horses. Gary is a former saddle bronc rider. They also understand the roller-coaster aspect of the racing game. ―A lot of times, it‘s
chicken today and feathers tomorrow,‖ Cindy said. ―You have to keep your head down and keep working, and that‘s what we do.‖
Pyrite Stables
Owner: Dr. Daniel W. Frazier
Born: April 21, 1942
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA
Residence: Clearwater, FL
Family: Wife, Karen; four children
First Winner: World Pennant, Tampa Bay Downs, 1975
Started Ownership: 2007
Tampa Trainer: Miguel Feliciano
Dr. Daniel Frazier is a family practitioner, and also operates an independent practice association of 800 physicians in the Tampa area. Frazier
attended undergraduate and medical school at the University of Louisville, and began his interest in horses at a young age when he begged his
father for a pony. It was his father who got him interested in racing. He grew up in Louisville where his dad took him to Miles Park and Churchill
Downs. After a failed attempt to buy a horse with a group of fellow medical students, he claimed World Pennant at Tampa Bay Downs in 1975.
Frazier bred Anet, a Grade II winner, and Grade III winner Regal Joy. Another favorite was Alice Ruth, who produced three stakes winners for
Frazier including two 1997 stakes winners that raced in the Pyrite name, Fervent Affair and Pyrite Dinner. Pyrite Stables enjoyed great success
with 10-year-old mare Pay The Man, who in 2011 in Ohio won the Angenora Stakes, the William Petro Memorial, the Rose DeBartolo Memorial,
the Best of Ohio Distaff and the Scarlet & Gray Handicap. Pay The Man won 21 stakes and amassed more than $1 million in career earnings.
She won a Tampa Bay Downs handicap in 2010-2011 and paid $42.40. ―What I really enjoy is having a horse who enjoys running,‖ Frazier said.
―I used to watch her go out in the morning to work, and she just dances when she gets on the track.‖
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Ridenjac Racing (Dennis Ward)
Born: August 25, 1946
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington
Residence: Tampa
Family: Wife, Jeanne; son Wesley; grandsons, Riley, and Jack; granddaughter, Denae
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Gulfstream
Dennis Ward is the father of Wesley Ward, the 1984 Eclipse Award winner as Outstanding Apprentice Jockey and a heralded trainer in his own
right. So the elder Ward didn‘t have far to look when naming his stable after Wesley‘s three children: Riley, Denae and Jack (RI-DEN-JAC). Besides paving the road for Wesley, Dennis Ward had a hand in helping tutor three other Eclipse Award-winning apprentice jockeys: Dale Beckner
(1994), Ariel Smith (1999) and Christian Santiago Reyes (2009). Dennis Ward was a top apprentice jockey in 1962 at Longacres in Washington
state and also enjoyed success as a jockey in New York and on the East Coast. He stopped riding in 1968, a week after Wesley was born, and
worked as a jockey‘s agent and valet while schooling Wesley on what it takes to be a championship jockey.
Wesley was 16 when he won the Eclipse, winning 335 races. In 2009, he became the first American trainer to win a race at the Royal Ascot
meeting in England; he saddled Strike the Tiger and Jealous Again on successive days with his proud father in attendance. In addition to training
locally, Dennis Ward operates the family‘s Ward Ranch in Ocala. Ward trained Houyhnhnm Stable‘s Great Attack, winner of back-to-back editions of the Turf Dash.
Bruno Schickedanz
Born: March 2, 1947
Residence: King City, Ontario, Canada
Family: Wife, Elizabeth; two children
Started Ownership: 1981
Tampa Trainer: Yvon Belsoeur
Schickedanz is CEO of B.G. Schickedanz Homes, Inc., builders of homes all around Ontario. He entered racing in the early 1980s as a way t
promote a sales competition within his multi-branch real estate company. The promotion offered a 10% interest in a Thoroughbred to the top producer at each branch. ―I went out to buy a racehorse for my employees, and realized that I didn't have one, so I bought myself one too,‖
Schickendanz told The Blood-Horse. Since his first purchase, Schickendanz has acquired about 200 horses, 60 of which are of racing age, with
about half of those being 2-year-olds. He owns Schickedanz Farm near Berry, Ontario, as well as Rising Sun Stables near Ocala, Fla. His uncle
is Gustav Schickedanz, who has raced Sovereign Award winners Langfuhr, Glanmire and 2003 Canadian Triple Crown winner and Horse of the
Year Wando. Sermon Time was the first stakes winner for Bruno Schickedanz as an owner. Sermon Time produced Wake At Noon, a multiplegrade III stakes winner who earned more than $1.6 million and was Canadian Horse of the Year in 2002. Schickedanz has also raced stakes winners Big Ruckus, Big Virg, Effective Gal, My Heart Sez, Salty Note, Whomsoever Proud and 1995 Canadian champion 3-year-old filly and champion sprinter Scotzanna. He raced Canadian champion One Way Love, champion older horse and sprinter in 2000, in partnership with John Hillier. Schickedanz was leading owner at three meets in 1999: Gulfstream Park, Woodbine and Fort Erie.
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Sharyn and Peter Wasiluk, Jr.
Birthplaces: Sharyn—Jamestown, N.Y.; Peter—Camden, N.J.
Residence: Oldsmar, FL
Family: Daughter Jaclyn, son Philip
First Win: 1982, Chance Reason, Keystone Park
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Gulfstream Park
It seems Peter Wasiluk and his wife Sharyn were born to be Thoroughbred owners. ―My father used to take me to Delaware Park, because that
was the only track that would let kids in,‖ Peter Wasiluk said. He first took out a trainer‘s license at Keystone Racetrack (now PARX) in 1982.
That same year at Keystone, he saddled his first winner, Chance Reason. Wasiluk said the favorite horse he has trained is Dinner in Odem, now
a 10-year-old gelding. Many Tampa Bay Downs fans remember Dinner in Odem‘s upset victory in the $75,000 Chris Thomas Turf Classic on
Kentucky Derby Day in 2009. ―He‘s just a fun horse to be around,‖ Wasiluk said. ―He won a mile-and-a-half grass stakes at Delaware (the Cape
Henlopen Stakes, as a 4-year-old), and it was quite a thrill.‖
Sharyn is a former private secretary who competed in weekend rodeos in barrel racing, goat tying and steer undecorating. She got hooked on
racing on her first visit to Finger Lakes in upstate New York, and got her first job at Tampa Bay Downs walking horses and cleaning tack. Besides
assisting Peter, she is President of the Tampa Bay Downs Division of the Race Track Chaplaincy of America and a director on the board of the
TBD Chapter of the Horsemen‘s Benevolent and Protective Association. The Wasiluks‘ offspring, Jaclyn and Philip, also help around the barn.
Jaclyn is a fifth-grade teacher and assists in Group Sales on weekends, and Philip works on the gate crew at Delaware Park.
Carolyn Wilson
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama
Residence: Tampa, FL
Family: Two sons, two daughters
Farm locations: Tampa, Ocala
Tampa Trainers: Wayne Catalano, William Mott
What does it feel like to win a stakes race at historic Saratoga in upstate New York? "They had to escort me down to the winner's circle, I was
shaking so bad," said Carolyn Wilson. And that was twice within the span of less than a month in 2011, with her then-4-year-old filly Arena Elvira!
The $210,000 2-year-old purchase, a daughter of Ghostzapper out of Two Item Limit, won the Madame Jumel and Sightseek Stakes back-toback at the Spa. "I do not take it for granted, because it is really hard to do," she said. Arena Elvira exceeded her previous feats on Breeders'
Cup weekend, winning the Grade III Turnback the Alarm Stakes at Aqueduct by almost seven lengths for trainer William Mott and jockey Junior
Alvarado. She followed that up with a victory in the Grade II Falls City Handicap at Churchill and another, in her 5-year-old debut, in the Wayward
Lass Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs. Five stakes triumphs in a row doesn‘t happen often. "I'm just thrilled to death," Wilson said. "I was the queen
of bad luck for so long -- I didn't even know where the winner's circle was." Wilson, who has a background in painting and sculpture, is the owner
and president of both the Wilson Company, which builds and manages affordable apartment units, and Solutions, a commercial construction
company. She and her late husband Jack had four children, but she was always the family member most interested in horses. She still has the
first racehorse she purchased, a 19-year-old past Tampa Bay Downs winner named Jeblar Bush who lives in Ocala. "My dearest friends are at
Tampa Bay Downs. Every year, it gets better," Wilson said.
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Winning Stables (Gerald Bennett)
Born: March 12, 1944
Birthplace: Springhill, Nova Scotia
Residence: Tampa, FL
Family: Wife, Mary; sons, Dale and Jerry; daughter, Katharine; two grandchildren
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Thistledown Race Course, Presque Isle Downs, Indiana Grand
Tampa Bay Downs Trainer : Gerald Bennett
Gerald Bennett has a reputation for being able to rehabilitate injured racehorses, and that reputation brought him his biggest horse, Beau Genius. Bennett conditioned Beau Genius to victory in 13 stakes including the Haskell Invitational (GI), Philip H. Iselin Handicap (GI), Deputy Minister Handicap, Hallandale Handicap,
Churchill Downs Handicap and the Olympic Stakes. Among other Bennett trainees are Secret Romeo, winner of the 2002 Super Stakes and Pelican Stakes and
second to the excellent sprinter Bonapaw in the $100,000 Arlington Park Sprint Handicap; and Banker‘s Jet, winner of seven stakes and over $670,000.
Bennett was a mainstay in Michigan racing, having dominated the trainer standings at Hazel Park and Detroit Race Course throughout the 1980s and at Great
Lakes Downs. Gerald Bennett conditioned the filly Down From Heaven to nine straight wins at Detroit Race Course from 1988 through 1989 after claiming her for
$5,000. He was leading trainer in 2005 at Great Lakes Downs with 86 wins and 50 percent of his entries finished in the money. Among his many accomplishments, Bennett has won five races in one day. Adding to his talents, Bennett also trained and rehabbed Standardbreds in Ontario, Canada. Gerald Bennett
ended the 2006-2007 Tampa Bay Downs meet as the third leading trainer with 31 wins from 163 starts; on May 5, 2007, Bennett escorted his trainee Bucky's
Prayer to the winner‘s circle after her victory in the Lightning City Stakes. Bennett finished the 2010-2011 Tampa meet tied as leading trainer with Jamie Ness
with 61 victories apiece. His Crimson Knight finished second in the Tampa Bay Derby at odds of 86-1.
World Thoroughbreds Racing, Inc. (Gene Phelps)
Birthdate: July 8, 1932
Birthplace: Cabin Hollow, KY
Residence: Minneapolis, MN and Midway, KY
Family: Four children, nine grandchildren, one great-grandchild
Circuit: Tampa Bay Downs, Arlington Park, Hawthorne, Gulfstream Park, Calder
Tampa Bay Downs Trainer: Chad Stewart
Gene Phelps owns World Aerospace Corporation of Maple Grove, Minn., which manufactures complex, precision-machined components and assemblies, such
as space shuttle and airplane parts, to meet aircraft and aerospace industry needs. ―We have a part on the moon,‖ said Phelps, who worked for General Electric
for 14 years before entering private business. His son Ike Phelps serves as President of the company. Customers include Boeing, GE Transportation, Lockheed
Martin, Rolls-Royce and the U.S. government.
World Thoroughbreds Racing has about 20 horses in training, 19 broodmares and a number of retired older mares at the outfit‘s 120-acre facility in Midway, Kentucky. Phelps began racing at Tampa Bay Downs about 17 years ago and competed at Prairie Meadows in Iowa and Canterbury in Minnesota. Wayzata Bay,
who won the 2008 Challenger Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, also captured the Grade II Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap that year for Phelps and won
eight stakes and more than $700,000 in his career. The elder Phelps said he and trainer Chad Stewart are on the same page when it comes to handling their
athletes. ―Chad takes good care of them and if they need time, we take them back to the farm, turn them out and let them be horses,‖ Phelps explained.
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RECORDS
Ring Weekend and jockey Daniel Centeno are home free in the 2014 GII Tampa Bay Derby
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RECORDS SET ON A SINGLE CARD
JOCKEYS RIDING RECORDS
JOCKEY
WINS
OWNER, TRAINER & JOCKEY COMBINATIONS
DATE
Richard DePass
7
March 15, 1980
Rick Luhr
5
December 10, 1983
Jorge Guerra
5
December 30, 1996
Herson Sanchez
5
January 2, 1996
Jesse Garcia
5
May 4, 1996
Joe Judice
5
April 21, 2003
Daniel Centeno
5
February 22, 2009
John Velazquez
5
March 9, 2013
OWNER, TRAINER & JOCKEY
WINS
DATE
Christos Gatis (Owner), William Mitchell
(Trainer), Manoel Cruz (Jockey)
3
April 10, 2001
Midwest Thoroughbreds (Owner), Jamie Ness
(Trainer), Ronnie Allen, Jr. (Jockey)
3
March 1, 2009
TRAINER AND JOCKEY COMBINATIONS
TRAINER & JOCKEY
TRAINERS RECORDS
TRAINER
WINS
WINS
DATE
Sam Cronk (Trainer), Sean Jones (Jockey)
3
December 28, 1997
Kirk Ziadie (Trainer), Sally Mitchellhill (Jockey)
3
March 23, 2007
DATE
MUTUEL RECORDS
Jamie Ness
4
3/3/2009; 1/19/2012
Kathleen O’Connell
4
February 23, 2003
Don Rice
3
February 13, 1997
$2.00 Win
$249.00
March 23, 1988
Sam Cronk
3
December 28, 1997
$2.00 Daily Double
$6,638.60
March 6, 2009
William Mitchell
3
April 10, 2001
$2.00 Exacta
$3,648.20
May 1, 2005
Duane Knipe
3
April 24, 2001
$1.00 Trifecta
$54,155.60
February 3, 2010
Richard Ciardullo, Jr.
3
January 14, 2003
$2.00 Perfecta
$9,754.00
February 8, 1973
Greg Griffith
3
March 31, 2003
$2.00 Quinella
$5,067.60
February 21, 1995
Rick Slomkowski
3
January 25, 2007
$2.00 Pick 3
$41,555.80
March 19, 2008
Kirk Ziadie
3
March 23, 2007
$2.00 Pick 4
$248,045.20
February 27, 2010
Charles Fontana
3
April 2, 2007
$1.00 Superfecta
$154,377.50
December 6, 2013
Peter Wasiluk, Jr.
3
January 26, 2008
$ .10 Superfecta
$38,169.08
March 21, 2008
Rick Slomkowski
3
March 28, 2008
$1.00 High Five
$31,246.80
March 2, 2013
Anthony Pecoraro
3
December 12, 2009
$1.00 Pick 5
$88,417.10
February 25, 2012
Ian Wilkes
3
January 23, 2013
Rory Barron
3
March 15, 2013
WAGER
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PAYOFF
DATE
RECORDS
Main Track
Distance
Horse
2 furs
Silver Dollar Boy
3 furs
Hot Star
Wynn Dot Comma
4 furs
Camp Izard
4-1/2 furs Geronimo J.
5 furs
Jr‘s Exchange
5-1/2 furs Lady of Greatness
6 furs
It‘s Me Mom
6-1/2 furs Action Andy
7 furs
Good Lord
Abt. 1m
Prosico
1m 40y
Bear Always
Abt. 1m 40y Ravencliff
1-1/16 m Bold Start
1-1/8 m
Position Leader
1-3/16 m Warning Flag
1-1/4 m
Saffron Hall
1-3/8 m
Bandshee Brad
1-1/2 m
Royal Jacopo
1-5/8 m
Most Valiant
1-3/4 m
Our Day
1-7/8 m
Best Hearted
2 miles
Boss Man Jarett
2/1/2016 Mystic Fox
Turf
Age Weight Time
2
120
:21.8
2
117
:33.40
2
118
:33.40
2
122
:46.8
2
120
:52.8
5
119
:56.57
6
118
01:02.79
4
117
01:08.67
5
121
01:15.47
6
122
01:22.03
4
115
01:37.5
6
118
01:39.07
5
118
01:40.5
6
116
01:42.8
4
122
01:50.6
8
126
01:59.6
6
116
02:05.10
7
118
02:20.3
6
118
2:33
11 110
02:48.2
4
119
03:00.2
5
118
03:18.3
10 118
03:30.3
5
116
03:37.6
Date
Jan. 18, 1990
Feb. 14, 1980
Apr. 21, 2003
May 1, 1993
Mar. 16, 1984
Apr. 2, 2011
Mar. 14, 2012
Apr. 7, 2012
Mar. 10, 2012
Feb. 23, 2013
Mar. 24, 2007
Apr. 20, 2012
Jan. 29, 2008
Mar. 6, 2010
Apr. 9, 1989
Jan. 25, 1986
Mar. 23, 2013
Mar. 26, 2005
Mar. 12, 1955
Mar. 29, 1997
Mar. 20, 1957
Mar. 22, 1986
Apr. 24, 1999
Mar. 27,1988
Steeplechase
Distance
Abt. 2M 1/16
Horse
Red Classic
Age
Weight
6
154
Time
Distance
Horse
Age
Weight
Time
Date
5 Fur
Ancil
5
118
:54.88
3/1/2014
Abt 5 Fur
Charlie Papa
6
118
:56.04
4/21/2007
One Mile
Lucky JJ
3
115
1:33.79
2/12/2000
Abt One Mile
Alley Oop Oop
5
120
1:34.37
1/19/2013
1M 1/16
Legs Galore
4
122
1:39.65
2/20/1999
Abt 1M 1/16
Lentenor
5
118
1:40.95
12/23/2011
Abt. 1M 1/8
Zagora
5
122
1:46.97
3/10/2012
Abt 1M 3/8
Hertzalot
3
117
2:16.35
4/6/2014
Abt 1M 1/2
Top Senor
6
118
2:31.30
2/26/2002
Age
Weight
Time
Arabians
Distance
Horse
Date
5 Furs
Keen Edge
3
117
1:05.1
3/12/1989
5 1/2 Furs
Mr Full Service
10
118
1:12.25
1/20/2002
6 Furs
FMR Country Doc
4
116
1:18.2
4/23/1995
7 Furs
Mucho Caliente
4
122
1:32.59
3/11/2000
Abt 1M (T)
Smoke N Kisses
5
122
1:48.96
4/1/1999
1M 70 Yds
Sams Bey
4
116
1:54.1
2/12/1989
1M 1/16
Patriot Missle
6
122
1:56.0
3/16/1997
1M 1/8
Redames Ben Rabi
7
122
2:00.1
1/28/1986
1M 1/4
Oh By Gosh
5
126
2:19.4
2/9/1992
1M 1/2
Tikisflaming Jet
6
126
2:52.3
1/20/1990
Date
3:43.82 3/04/2000
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RECORDS
SEASON RECORDS
Season
Largest Handle
ATTENDANCE RECORDS
Largest Attendance
Attendance
Date
Event
2014-2015
12,746
March 15, 2008
Tampa Bay Derby Day
2013-2014
11,025
March 14, 2010
Tampa Bay Derby Day
2012-2013
$10,291,827.76* (March 9, 2013) 10,476 (March 9, 2013)
11,014
May 5, 2007
Kentucky Derby Day (Street Sense)
2011-2012
$9,183,788* (March 10, 2012)
9,247 (March 10, 2012)
10,755
March 12, 2011
Tampa Bay Derby Day
2010-2011
$10,949,948* (March 12, 2011)
10,755 (March 12, 2011)
10,690
May 3, 2008
Kentucky Derby Day
2009-2010
$10,807,264.71 (March 13, 2010) 11,025 (March 13, 2010)
10,593
March 17, 2007
Tampa Bay Derby Day
2008-2009
$9,165,514* (March 14, 2009)
10,420 (March 14, 2009)
10,476
March 9, 2013
Tampa Bay Derby Day
2007-2008
$10,282,952* (March 15, 2008)
12,746 (March 15, 2008)
10,451
March 19, 2006
Tampa Bay Derby Day
2006-2007
$10,916,634* (March 17, 2007)
11,014 (May 5, 2007)
10,420
March 14, 2009
Tampa Bay Derby Day
2005-2006
$10,529,973* (March 18, 2006)
10,451 (March 18, 2006)
10,311
May 4, 2013
Kentucky Derby Day
2004-2005
$6,889,834* (March 19, 2005)
10,246 (March 19, 2005)
10,246
March 19, 2005
Tampa Bay Derby Day
2003-2004
$5,353,782* (March 14, 2004)
8,131 (March 14, 2004)
10,144
May 2, 2009
Kentucky Derby Day
2002-2003
$3,880,693* (March 8, 2003)
8,340 (May 3, 2003)
9,803
May 7, 2005
Kentucky Derby Day
2001-2002
$3,396,237* (March 17, 2002)
8,332 (May 4, 2002)
9,765
April 8, 1990
Closing Day (Pick 6)
2000-2001
$3,877,477* (March 18, 2001)
8,133 (May 5, 2001)
9,308
May 6, 2000
Kentucky Derby Day
9,247
March 10, 2012
Tampa Bay Derby Day
9,199
May 1, 1999
Kentucky Derby Day
9,028
May 5, 2012
Kentucky Derby Day
8,669
May 2, 1998
Kentucky Derby Day/Turf Course Unveiling
8,533
March 20, 1998
Tampa Bay Derby Day
* co-mingled handle
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STAKES HISTORIES
It’s Me Mom, ridden by Willie Martinez, gives backers59
a reason to celebrate with her 2011 Minaret Stakes score
STAKES HISTORIES
HOW DOES TAMPA BAY DOWNS NAME ITS STAKES?
The Names of Tampa Bay Downs
Some of the names of the stakes races run at Tampa Bay Downs are obvious: The Tampa Bay Derby, the Florida Cup Races, and so forth. The
Florida Oaks is named as such simply because races for 3-year-old fillies run at classic distances are all referred to as ―Oaks;‖ the male divisions
run under the much more widely-recognized ―Derby‖ headings. The Florida Cup is a series of races that are restricted to Florida-breds. The Turf
Dash earned its name from the fact that it is a short race run on the lawn. However, some of the stakes races run at Tampa Bay Downs leave patrons scratching their heads and wondering, ―Now, where did that name come from?‖ The explanations are quite simple…
Local Color
The Pelican Stakes and Sandpiper Stakes are both named after animals common to the Tampa Bay Area; the Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas Stakes are named for the counties surrounding Tampa Bay Downs. The Lightning City Stakes is named after widespread, albeit unproven, idea that Tampa Bay is the lightning capital of the world. The Suncoast Stakes is named for the region of Florida in which Tampa
Bay Downs is located; with year-round sunny weather, horsemen are happy to return to Tampa each winter for the Thoroughbred racing.
The Minaret Stakes gets its name from the spires found at the University of Tampa.
University of Tampa‘s Minarets
Space Race
The Challenger and Endeavour Stakes are named after space shuttles that have launched in previous years.
Friends from the Past
The Chris Thomas Turf Classic, which was discontinued after the 2009 running, was named for the prominent sports talk radio host and
Thoroughbred owner who used to frequent the Oldsmar oval. The Sam F. Davis Stakes was named after the former Tampa Bay
Downs President who helped the track regain financial stability and brought in a period of growth for the track.
Chris Thomas
Space Shuttle Endeavour
Florida Fun
The Gasparilla Stakes is named for Tampa‘s annual Gasparilla Fest, which celebrates the spirit of legendary pirate Jose Gaspar. It is rumored
that Gaspar defected from the Spanish Navy in 1873. Gaspar took the pirate name ―Gasparilla‖ and set up his den off of Florida‘s west coast,
allegedly plundering vessels in the Gulf of Mexico for 38 years.*
Lovely Lass
Jose Gaspar*
The Wayward Lass Stakes is the only stakes at Tampa Bay Downs named after a horse. Wayward Lass, who was the 1981 Eclipse Award-winning
3-year-old filly, was bred in Florida by Hall of Fame trainer Horatio Luro, but she never raced at Tampa Bay Downs.
1981‘s Champion
3-Year-Old Filly
Wayward Lass
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* THE LEGEND OF GASPARILLA: MYTH AND HISTORY ON FLORIDA‘S WEST COAST by André-Marcel d‘Ans Translated by Marie-Joèle Ingalls
The Challenger Stakes
Formerly The Budweiser Challenger Stakes
The Challenger Stakes
WINNER
2014 Tulira Castle (1:43.68)
2013 Flatter This (1:44.90)
2012 Fort Larned (1:42.93)
2011 Colizeo (1:42.94)
2010 Bold Start (1:42.83)##
2009 Fierce Wind (1:45.01)
2008 Wayzata Bay (1:44.82)
2007 Istan (1:43.64)
2006 Cherokee Prince (1:43.13)
2005 Tap Day (1:44.58)
2004 Attack the Books (1:44)
2003 Admiral Lance (1:38.58)
2002 Classic Case (1:36.16)
2001 First Spear (1:36.56)
2000 Lucky J J (1:33.79)#
1999 Marquette (1:35.16)**
1998 Sejm Run (1:25.1)
1997 Favorable Regard (1:24.4)*
1991 Lee N Otto (1:49.4)%
1990 Darian's Reason (1:47)
1989 Slew of Angels
1988 Storm Predictions
1987 Strike the Knight
JOCKEY
Angel Serpa
Antonio Gallardo
Ronnie Allen, Jr.
Willie Martinez
Willie Martinez
Daniel Centeno
Luis Gonzalez
Jose Ferrer
Mike Allen
Jose Velez
Derek Bell
Pedro Rodriguez
T.D. Houghton
Chris DeCarlo
Pedro Rodriguez
Jean-Luc Samyn
Luis Gonzalez
Kevin Whitley
Willie Martinez
Eduardo Nunez
Ricardo Lopez
Steve Gaffalione
Herson Sanchez
$60,000 Guaranteed
4-Yr-Olds-and-Up
1 1/16 Miles
OWNER
Curtis C. Green
Blackacre Farms, Inc.
Janis Whitham
Wertheimer and Frere
Lawrence E. Carroll
Minor Stables
World Thoroughbred
Darpat S.L. Stables
Volar Corporation
Edward Evans
Michael Crowe
James Little
Stonerside Stable
Peachtree Stable
Richard Ciardullo, Sr.
J.R. Cavanaugh
Harvey Tenenbaum
Suzanne Gladden
Tedford M. Randolf
Schweiger Stable, Inc.
Sam-Son Farm
Three G Stable
J.M. Cutrona
TRAINER
James DiVito
Kathleen O'Connell
Ian Wilkes
Todd Pletcher
Kenneth McPeek
William Phipps
Judi Hicklin
William Mott
Ron Allen, Sr.
Mark Hennig
David Hinsley
James Little
Mark Casse
Todd Pletcher
Richard Ciardullo, Jr.
Richard Violette
Julian Canet
Marshall Novak
Glenn Wismer
R.J. Richards, Jr.
James E. Day
Luis Olivares
John F. Reading
2nd
Nicklaus Way
Nicklaus Way (DH)
Wiki
Jardim
J's Sundance Halo
Fearless Vision
Riversrunrylee
Anglers Reef
Seek Gold
Above the Wind
Native Hawk
Askforaraise
Red Masque
Creek's Shore
Cool N Crafty
Belfast Appeal
Rock and Roll
Chin Up
Randy
Gold Peak
Saratoga Spender
* -- Reinstated, 3-year-olds
## -- Stakes, track record
# -- Turf stakes record, 1 mile
** -- First turf running, 1 mile
% -- Final 2-year-ol,d running
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Taken off the 2013 Triple
Crown trail as a 3-year-old,
Tulira Castle improves to 2-for2 at Tampa Bay Downs with
his Challenger score. breeder
3rd
Managed Account
Argentine Tango (DH)
Imperial Czar
Yummy with Butter
Birdrun
Paradise Dancer
Imawildandcrazyguy
Cherokee Prince
Nightmare Affair
Attack the Books
Burning Roma
North Broad
AWOL Soldier
A.P. Topper
Exclusive Dawn
Whatkindadealisthis
Roguish Prince
Wilt the Tilt
Striding Ruler
Stutz Blackkat
Mitigated Bid
The Challenger Stakes
The $60,000 Challenger Stakes
Fastest Time:
1:33.79 (turf)
1:42.83 (dirt)
LUCKY J J (2000)
BOLD START (2010)
Slowest Time:
1:38.58 (turf)
1:49.4 (dirt)
ADMIRAL LANCE (2003)
LEE N OTTO (1991)
Longest Priced Winner:
$ 14.40 (turf)
$ 61.60 (dirt)
FAVORABLE REGARD (1997)
CHEROKEE PRINCE (2006)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 3.20
DARIAN‘S REASON (1990)
Closest Winning Margin:
NECK (turf)
HEAD (dirt)
CLASSIC CASE (2002)
ATTACK THE BOOKS (2004)
Largest Winning Margin:
7 ½ Lengths
DARIAN‘S REASON (1990)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ .70
LEE N OTTO (1991); WIKI (2012)
Track Condition:
FIRM
FAST
All turf runnings
All dirt runnings
Richest Purse:
2004 (dirt)
$75,000 (2004); became $60,000 in 2011
Other Notes:
Tulira Castle is a son of War Pass, the winner of the 2007 Bessemer Trust Breeders‘ Cup Juvenile. Fort Larned used his 2012 Challenger victory as a springboard to his outstanding multiple-graded stakes success,
culminating in his Breeders‘ Cup Classic victory at Santa Anita. Fort Larned also won the Grade III Skip Away at Gulfstream (in track-record time); the Grade III Prairie Meadows Cornhusker Handicap; and the Grade I Whitney Invitational
Handicap at Saratoga. The Challenger started out at 1 1/16 miles on the dirt for 2-year-olds from 1987 – 1991. The 1988
Challenger winner, Storm Predictions, returned the following year to win the Tampa Bay Derby. The Challenger was not
run from 1992 –1996, and was reinstated for the 1996 – 1997 season for 3-year-olds at 7 furlongs. In 1999 the race was
run at a mile on the turf. The 2004 race was put back on the dirt for older horses. The 2006 renewal marked a track and
stakes record for Cherokee Prince with Mike Allen aboard for trainer Ron Allen, Sr. Another member of the Allen family,
Ronnie Jr., was aboard Fort Larned in 2012. Willie Martinez has ridden three winners of the Challenger: Lee N Otto in
1991, Bold Start in 2010 in stakes and track-record time and Colizeo in 2011. The 2010 Belmont Stakes winner, Drosselmeyer, finished fourth in the 2011 Challenger; he went on to win the 2011 Breeders‘ Cup Classic. Istan, the 2007 Challenger winner trained by Hall of Fame conditioner William Mott, went on to win a pair of Grade III stakes later that season.
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Lambholm South Endeavour Stakes—Grade III
Formerly the Endeavour Breeders’ Cup
WINNER
2014 Cloud Scapes (1:42.75)
2013 Old Tune (1:41.48)
2012 Zagora (1:40.92)
2011 Silver Reunion (1:43.98)
2010 Lomaki (1:46.39)
2009 Ballymore Lady (1:42.37)
2008 Dreaming of Anna (1:42.38)^
2007 Cassydora (1:43.05)
2006 My Lordship (1:40.26)#
2005 Delta Princess (1:43.54)
2004 Madeira Mist (1:43.54)*
2003 Wander Mon (1:50.89)
2002 Chausson Poire (1:50.40)
2001 Cybil (1:48.48)
2000 Office Miss (1:48.93)
JOCKEY
OWNER
Erick Rodriguez
Pin Oak Stud
Joel Rosario
Stud TNT
Javier Castellano
Martin S. Schwartz
Ramon Dominguez
Gov. Brereton C. Jones
Chris DeCarlo
Chiefswood Stable
Jose Lezcano
R. McCauley and C. Purcell
Cornelio Velasquez
Frank C. Calabrese
John Velazquez
Green Hills Farm
Cornelio Velasquez
Live Oak Plantation
Herberto Castillo
Saud bin Khaled
Edgar Prado
Skymarc Farm, Inc.
Manoel Cruz
Jaime Carrion
Tommy Pompell
Pia M. Kirkham
Felix Ortiz
Carol F. Dooner
Joe Bravo
Sam Morell
TRAINER
H. Graham Motion
Todd Pletcher
Chad Brown
H. Graham Motion
Eric Coatrieux
Eddie Kenneally
Wayne Catalano
Todd Pletcher
William Mott
William Mott
Christophe Clement
Edward Plesa, Jr.
Duane Knipe
J.J. Graci
Gary Sciacca
2nd
Wholelottashakin
Appealing Cat
Exclusive Love
C.S. Silk
Cure for Sale (ARG)
Elusive Lady
Lear's Princess
Bright Abundance
Laurafina
Fast Cookie
Something Ventured
Strait From Texas
Kelly Bag
Megans Bluff
Seducer
^ -- Became Grade III in 2008
# -- Stakes record
Cloud Scapes and jockey Erick
Rodriguez (No. 5) hold off
Wholelottashakin by a neck to
win the Endeavour, the second
victory in the race for trainer H.
Graham Motion.
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3rd
Floral Romance
Last Full Measure
Keertana
Denomination
Coulee
Sousaphone
Meribel
Warrior Girl
Amorama
Lentil
Coney Kitty
Kimster
Golden Antigua
Golden Saint
Diablo's First Lady
Lambholm South Endeavour Stakes—Grade III
The Grade III $150,000 Lambholm South Endeavour Stakes
Fastest Time:
1:40.26
MY LORDSHIP (2006)
Slowest Time
1:51.56
CLOUD SCAPES (2014)
Longest Priced Winner:
$ 24.40
CYBIL (2001)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 3.80
CASSYDORA (2007), ZAGORA (2012)
Closest Winning Margin:
Nose
OFFICE MISS (2000), DREAMING OF ANNA (2008)
Largest Winning Margin:
3 Lengths
CASSYDORA (2007)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ .20
MEGANS BLUFF (2001)
Track Condition:
FIRM
All but 2005 and 2011 (good) and 2010 (yielding)
Richest Purse:
2008, 2012-present
$150,000
Other Notes:
Cloud Scapes‘ breeder and owner, Josephine Abercrombie‘s Pin Oak Stud, and trainer H. Graham Motion combined in 2002 to win the Grade III Tampa Bay Derby with Equality. Cloud Scapes was the third consecutive
Endeavour winner to add the Grade III Hillsborough to her ledger later in the meeting. The 2013 winner, Old Tune, became
the first Brazilian-bred distaffer and fourth foreign-bred horse to win the Endeavour. Old Tune‘s trainer Todd Pletcher also
won both races in 2007 with Cassydora. The 2012 Endeavour winner, Zagora, cemented her reputation as one of the nation‘s top turf mares with subsequent victories in the Grade III Hillsborough and Gallorette, the Grade II Ballston Spa and the
prestigious Breeders‘ Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Santa Anita. Hall of Fame trainer William Mott won the Endeavour in backto-back years: in 2005 with Delta Princess and 2006 with My Lordship. Dreaming of Anna — the 2006 Eclipse Award Juvenile Filly champion — edged Lear‘s Princess by a nose under jockey Cornelio Velasquez in 2008, the first year the Endeavour was a graded stakes. . It was the second Endeavour victory for Velasquez, who was aboard My Lordship in 2006. Cloud
Scapes was the 100th lifetime stakes winner for her sire, Smart Strike.
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The Florida Cup
Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies—3 Year Olds
WINNER
2014 Holiday Magic (1:23.20)
2013 Putitinmypocket (1:25.39)
2012 Xunlei (1:23.17)
2011 My Sunshine Gal (1:22.75) *
2010 Dances With Ashley (1:23.1
2009 Snow Lass (1:23.78)
2008 Moonshine Alice (1:24.29)
2007 Trainee (1:25.71)
2006 Quelle Surprise (1:24.03)
2005 Running Bobcats (1:24.87)
2004 Chenia (1:26.73)
2003 Just Bill Me (1:24.45)
JOCKEY
Juan Leyva
Juan Leyva
Leandro Goncalves
Ronnie Allen, Jr.
Elvis Trujillo
R. Homeister, Jr.
Andrew Ramgeet
Jose Lezcano
T.D. Houghton
Julio Garcia
Russell Woolsey
R. Homeister, Jr.
OWNER
Pinnacle, Hendricks, Justice
Pinnacle/Wm. Kaplan
Gold Mark Farm
Wisteria Lane Stable
Denholtz Stables
Bridlewood Farm
Kenneth McFarland
Glen Hill Farm
Haras Santa Maria deAraras
Gatrou Farm
Novak and Richard
J. Reynolds & D. Dwyer
TRAINER
William Kaplan
William Kaplan
Dale Romans
Derek Ryan
Martin Wolfson
Lynne M. Scace
Gerald Bennett
Thomas Proctor
Richard Ciardullo, Sr.
Rodolfo Garcia
Marshall Novak
Enrique Alonso
2nd
Quick as a Bunny
Cindys Casino
Citizen Advocate
Devilish Lady
Island Time
Sweet Yulianna
Dee's Rose
Suaveness
Love Boot
Forever Brilliant
Bird Chatter
Ozilda's Nancy Lee
* -- stakes record
Holiday Magic rewards trainer
William Kaplan and jockey Juan
Leyva with their second consecutive Sophomore Fillies win.
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3rd
Legal Laura
Cotton Pickin
Backstage Magic
White Merlot
Joanie's Catch
Brinca
Tight Precision
Saint Barbara
Running Lass
British Event
Runaway Rizzi
Sara's Yankee Girl
The Florida Cup
$75,000 Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies
Fastest Time
1:22.75
MY SUNSHINE GAL (2011)
Slowest Time
1:26.73
CHENIA (2004)
Longest Priced Winner
$61.00
QUELLE SURPRISE (2006)
Shortest Priced Winner
$4.20
JUST BILL ME (2003)
Closest Winning Margin
NECK
CHENIA (2004)
Longest Winning Margin
7 ¾ Lengths
JUST BILL ME (2003)
Shortest Price Loser
$ .70
FOREVER BRILLIANT (2005)
Track Condition
Fast
All Runnings
Richest Purse
$85,000
2007
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The Florida Cup
Florida Cup Sophomore Turf
WINNER
2014 Ex Pirate (1:43.42)
2013 Boy of Summer (1:43.67)
2012 Star Channel (1:41.20) *
2011 Extensive (1:43.81)
2010 Thunder Brew (1:42.39)
2009 Tamborim (1:43.05)
2008 El Sultry Sun (1:43.45)
2007 Soldier's Dancer (1:42.71)
2006 Mr. Silver (1:42.61)
2005 Nicandro (1:41.73)
2004 Keystone Point (1:42.58)
2003 Hear No Evil (1:42.85)
$75,000
JOCKEY
OWNER
Daniel Centeno
Averill Racing, Clark Freeman
Daniel Centeno
Lone Star LLC
Pedro Cotto, Jr.
GDS Racing Stable
Leandro Goncalves
Glen Hill Farm
Victor Lebron
Roman Hill Farm, LLC
Daniel Centeno Haras Santa Maria deAraras
Jose Velez, Jr.
Live Oak Plantation
Sebastian Madrid
Herman Heinlein
Abel Castellano, Jr.
Thorobeam Farms
Jesse Garcia
Mary Beth Thomas
Joseph Rocco, Jr.
Mouttet & Hoo
Eduardo Nunez
Jacks or Better Farm
3-Year-Olds
TRAINER
Ralph Ziadie
Rodolfo Garcia
Todd Pletcher
Thomas Proctor
Anthony Pecoraro
William Mott
John C. Kimmel
David Vivian
Edward Plesa, Jr.
Myra Mora
Kirk Ziadie
Kenneth Decker
1 1/16 Miles (Turf)
2nd
I'm the Lucky One
China Holiday
Didn't Take It
Master Dunker
Gator Tiger
Duke of Mischief
Gibbler's Gold
A Bit of Madness
Go Between
Rich In Spirit
Indigo Flyer
Amon
3rd
Best Plan Yet
Balino
Crafty Unicorn
Dan's My Man
Saint Judge
Cheeks Malone
Waywardwillie
Fair Weather Stan
World Battle
Shoot Out
Soldier of Faine
Regal Bear
* -- stakes record
Claimed for $32,000 three
races back, Ex Pirate wins for
owners Rich Averill and
Skinny‘s boss Clark Freeman.
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The Florida Cup
The Florida Cup
$75,000 Sophomore Turf
Fastest Time:
1:41.20
STAR CHANNEL (2012)
Slowest Time
1:43.81
EXTENSIVE (2011)
Longest Priced Winner
$ 77.00
NICANDRO (2005)
Shortest Priced Winner
$ 3.20
SOLDIER‘S DANCER (2007)
Closest Winning Margin
Head
BOY OF SUMMER (2013)
Largest Winning Margin
2 3/4 Lengths
STAR CHANNEL (2012), EX PIRATE (2014)
Shortest Price Loser
$ .30
GO BETWEEN (2006)
Track Condition
Firm
All runnings except 2013 (good)
Richest Purse
$ 85,000
2007
68
The Florida Cup
Florida Cup Soph. Colts/Geldings
WINNER
$75,000
3-Year-Olds
7 Furlongs
JOCKEY
OWNER
TRAINER
2nd
3rd
2014 Prudhoe Bay (1:22.58)
Angel Serpa
Rustlewood Farm, Inc.
Edward Plesa, Jr.
Brothersofthetime
C. Zee
2013 City of Weston (1:23.52)
Paco Lopez
Cloud Nine Lumoni
Antonio Sano
Ruler of Love
Risk Factor
2012 Tarpy's Goal (1:23.52)
Leandro Goncalves
Mike Tarp
Dale Romans
Midnight Serenade
Indirectly A.P.
2011 Manicero (1:22.13) *
Paco Lopez
Leo Azpurua, Sr.
Leo Azpurua, Jr.
Turbo Compressor
Jaggermonster
2010 Thank U Philippe (1:22.37)
Elvis Trujillo
Kramer Stables, et al
Martin Wolfson
My Charming Clyde
Good Lord
2009 Bee Cee Cee (1:22.80)
2008 Repenting (1:22.79)
Daniel Centeno
Daniel Centeno
J. Robert Harris, Jr.
Balkrisna Sukharan
Edward Plesa, Jr.
Jamie Ness
Biblionico
Brother Joey
Golf Pal
Mr. Flatter
2007 Whiskey Lit (1:25.07)
Rajiv Maragh
Rookie Stables
Jane Cibelli
Steelix
Chief Thief
Abel Castellano, Jr.
Padua Stables
Edward Plesa, Jr.
Vanilla Scoop
R Smoken Star
Roberto Perez
Aurelio Toribio
Pyrite Stables
Joseph Balsamo
Miguel Feliciano
Manuel Azpurua
Lite Brigade
Avid Skier
Roman Candles
Spirit of Montreal
J.J. Delgado
Robert DuBois
Douglas Potter
Who's Crying Now
Paris Adventure
2006 Electrify (1:23.25)
2005 Bernie Blue (1:24.20)
2004 Weigelia (1:24.45)
2003 My Champion (1:24.09)
* -- stakes record
Prudhoe Bay, No. 1,
wins a three-horse
photo, giving trainer
Edward Plesa, Jr., his
fifth Florida Cup win.
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The Florida Cup
The Florida Cup
$75,000 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Sophomore
Fastest Time:
1:22.13
MANICERO (2011)
Slowest Time:
1:25.07
WHISKEY LIT (2007)
Longest Priced Winner:
$126.40
MY CHAMPION (2003)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 3.60
ELECTRIFY (2006), MANICERO (2011)
Closest Winning Margin:
NOSE
CITY OF WESTON (2013)
Largest Winning Margin:
10 1/2 Lengths
REPENTING (2008)
Shortest Priced Loser:
$ .70
ANYTHINGYOUWANT (2009)
Track Condition:
Fast
All runnings
Richest Purse:
$ 85,000
2008
70
The Florida Cup
Florida Cup Distaff Turf
WINNER
2014 Cuppy Cake (1:41.47)
2013 Hooh Why (1:42.56)
2012 Hooh Why (1:41.46) *
2011 Trip for A.J. (1:44.04)
2010 Closeout (1:41.91)
2009 Quiet Meadow (1:42.30)
2008 Bayou's Lassie (1:43.05)
2007 Quite a Bride (1:42.30)
2006 Thetactics Ofdance (1:42.70)
2005 Joyful Ballad (1:42.05)
2004 Skip to Savannah (1:42.12)
2003 Chef's Choice (1:42.65)
$75,000 F/M 4-and-Up
JOCKEY
Ricardo Feliciano
Ronnie Allen, Jr.
R. Homeister, Jr.
Paco Lopez
Jesus Castanon
Elvis Trujillo
Daniel Centeno
Carlos Montalvo
Eddie Castro
Jose Lezcano
Joe Judice
Tommy Pompell
OWNER
Roman Hill Farm, LLC
Hoffman, M. & Trostrud, E.
Estate of Gail Gee, Hoffman
Peter D. Fuller
Glen Hill Farm
Hidden Brook
Jacks or Better Farm
Haras Santa Maria deAraras
Preferred Pals,Wachtel Stbl.
Glen Hill Farm
Pinky Mendoza
Alan Amato
TRAINER
Anthony Pecoraro
Rick Slomkowski
Shirley Girten-Drake
Milton Wolfson
Thomas Proctor
Chad Brown
Christophe Clement
William Mott
William Mott
Thomas Proctor
William Houle
Don Rice
1 1/16 Miles (Turf)
2nd
E B Ryder
Inaugurate
Unbridled Humor
Wild Mia
Scolara
Scolara
Inhonorofjohnnie
Prop Me Up
Pattiano
Marwood
Formal Miss
Cellar's Shiraz
3rd
Lori's Store (DQ from 1)
Sweet Little Lion
Another Smokey
Ruling Class
Many Kisses
Azura
Adif'rntTune/Jaunty Gale
A Different Tune
Changing World
Vidlocity
Mrs. M
Laurica
* -- stakes record
No. 9 Cuppy Cake, white blinkers, gets her just desserts when
Lori‘s Store is disqualified and
placed third for bumping E B
Ryder.
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The Florida Cup
$75,000 Pleasant Acres Stallions Distaff Turf Stakes
Fastest Time:
1:41.46
HOOH WHY (2012)
Slowest Time:
1:44.04
TRIP FOR A. J. (2011)
Longest Priced Winner:
$ 29.00
SKIP TO SAVANNAH (2004)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 2.80
TRIP FOR A.J. (2011)
Closest Winning Margin:
Head
HOOH WHY (2012 AND 2013), CUPPY CAKE (2014)
Largest Winning Margin:
2 ¼ Lengths
QUITE A BRIDE (2007)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ .50
SCOLARA (2009)
Track Condition:
Firm
All runnings except 2013 (GOOD)
Richest Purse:
$ 85,000
2007
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The Florida Cup
Florida Cup Turf Classic
WINNER
2014 Old Time Hockey (1:48.87)
2013 Hobbs (1:49.22)
2012 Roman Tiger (1:48.10)
2011 Slew's Answer (1:50.16)
2010 Picou (1:47.00) *
2009 Fearless Eagle (1:48.09)
2008 Soldier's Dancer (1:49.95)
2007 Go Between (1:48.06)
2006 Silver Tree (1:48.45)
2005 Revved Up (1:49.62)
2004 Restage (1:49.24)
2003 Guardianofthegate (1:48.33)
$75,000
JOCKEY
Ronnie Allen, Jr.
Daniel Centeno
Angel Serpa
Leandro Goncalves
Elvis Trujillo
Elvis Trujillo
Daniel Centeno
Carlos Montalvo
Eddie Castro
Eddie Castro
Jesus Castanon
Tommy Pompell
4-Year-Olds-and-Up 1 1/8 Miles (Turf)
OWNER
Glen Hill Farm
Peter D. Kelly
Dennis Manning
Live Oak Plantation
John Eaton & Steve Laymon
Isaac Muhtar
Herbert Heinlein
Peter Vegso
Peter Vegso
Live Oak Plantation
Glen Hill Farm
Brett Rice
TRAINER
Thomas Proctor
Kathy Mongeon
Dennis Manning
H. Graham Motion
Chad Brown
Edward Plesa, Jr.
David Vivian
William Mott
William Mott
Christophe Clement
Thomas Proctor
Don Rice
2nd
Racing Aptitude
Star Channel
Vanquisher
Blazen
Allie's Event
Marquet Cat
Silver Tree
Therecomesatiger
Icy Atlantic
Admiral Lance
Final Prophecy
Sir Brian's Sword
3rd
Bad Debt
Bad Debt
Slew's Answer
Vanquisher
Vanquisher
Ruff and Ready
Fearless Eagle
Art of Diplomacy
Ballonenostrikes
Attack the Books
Drink a Toast
Love the Game
* -- stakes record
Grade II winner Old Time
Hockey turns back all challengers to win the Tampa Turf
Classic — a record sixth Florida Cup victory for breederowner Glen Hill.
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The $75,000 Florida Cup
Tampa Turf Classic
Fastest Time
1:47.00
PICOU (2010)
Slowest Time
1:50.16
SLEW‘S ANSWER (2011)
Longest Priced Winner
$10.80
FEARLESS EAGLE (2009)
Shortest Priced Winner
$ 3.20
SILVER TREE (2006)
Closest winning Margin
NOSE
RESTAGE (2004)
Largest Winning Margin
3¼ Lengths
REVVED UP (2005)
Shortest Priced Loser
$ 1.40
ORCHARD PARK (2004)
Track Condition
FIRM
All runnings except 2013 (good)
Richest Purse
$ 85,000
2007
74
The Florida Cup
Florida Cup Sprint
WINNER
2014 Sneaking Uponyou (1:09.08)
2013 Wild About Chrome (1:10.91)
2012 It's Me Mom (1:08.67)+
2011 Sneaking Uponyou (1:08.69)
2010 Tommy's Memory (1:09.56)
2009 On the Vineyard (1:09.59)
2008 Blue Pepsi Lodge (1:10.65)
2007 Roman Candles (1:10.61)
2006 Nightmare Affair (1:10.21)
2005 Nightmare Affair (1:10.15)
2004 Scrubs (1:10.70)
2003 Built Up (1:10.72)
$75,000
JOCKEY
OWNER
Huber Villa-Gomez
Jagger Inc.
Ronnie Allen, Jr. Jim & Nannette McCullough
Jorge Vargas
Thomas and Jean Bosch
Huber Villa-Gomez
Jagger Inc.
David Amiss
Thomas J. Ryan
Willie Martinez
Lynne M. Scace
Wesley Henry, Sr
Chester Bishop
Jose Martinez, Jr.
C. Robert Valeri
Eddie Castro
Timber Side Stables
Eddie Castro
Timber Side Stables
Winston Thompson
Jacks or Better Farm
Eibar Coa
Raymond Susi
4-Year-Olds-and-Up 6 Furlongs
TRAINER
Jamie Ness
James McCullough
Lynne M. Scace
Jamie Ness
Anthony Ryan
Lynne M. Scace
Kirk Ziadie
Lynne M. Scace
Manuel Azpurua
Manuel Azpurua
Kenneth Decker
Enrique Alonso
2nd
City of Weston
Sneaking Uponyou
My Charming Clyde
Tommy's Memory
Blind River Fox
How's Your Halo
Lookinforthesecret
Lookinforthesecret
Vazandar
Scrubs
Rock Country
Straight A
* -- stakes, track record
Sneaking Uponyou and jockey
Huber Villa-Gomez win by
more than six lengths in repeat
of 2011 Sprint triumph.
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3rd
Evolution Rocks
Soaring Stocks
Jackfrost Ofcourse
On the Vineyard
For All Who Conga
Ruby's Red Socks
BL's a Runner
Weigelia
Above the Wind
Hi Time Scott
Built Up
Hana Highway
The $75,000 Florida Cup
Hilton Garden Inn/Hampton Inn & Suites Sprint
Fastest Time:
1:08.67
IT‘S ME MOM (2012)
Slowest Time:
1:10.91
WILD ABOUT CHROME (2013)
Longest Priced Winner:
$ 63.00
ON THE VINEYARD (2009)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 3.20
IT‘S ME MOM (2012)
Closest Winning Margin:
Neck
BLUE PEPSI LODGE (2008)
Largest Winning Margin:
7 Lengths
SNEAKING UPONYOU (2011)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ .70
LOOKINFORTHESECRET (2008)
Track Condition:
Fast
All runnings
Richest Purse:
$ 85,000
2008
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The Florida Oaks
The Florida Oaks
$200,000
WINNER
JOCKEY
OWNER
2014 Testa Rossi (1:43.51)
2013 Tapicat (1:41.89) *
2012 Dixie Strike (1:43.30)
2011 Dynamic Holiday (1:45.56) ^
2010 Diva Delite (1:46.10)
2009 Don't Forget Gil (1:43.65) **
2008 Awesome Chic (1:44.38)
2007 Cotton Blossom (1:45.06)
2006 Bushfire (1:46.25)
2005 R Lady Joy (1:44.58)
2004 Ender's Sister (1:45.66)
2003 Ebony Breeze (1:45.20)
2002 French Satin (1:45.2)
2001 Quick Tip (1:45.1)
2000 Secret Status (1:45)
1999 Crown Jewel (1:46.3)
1998 Pantufla (1:45.2)
1997 Anklet (1:45)
1996 Mindy Gayle (1:45.4)
1995 Sneaky Quiet (1:45.4)
1994 Cavada (1:46.2)
1993 Star Jolie (1:45.3)
1992 Luv Me Luv Me Not (1:45.3)
1991 Designated Dancer (1:45.2)
1990 Dance Colony (1:45.1)
1989 She's Scrumptious (1:46)
1988 Colonial Waters (1:44.4)
1987 Single Blade (1:45.3)
1986 Noranc (1:44.3)
1985 Erstwhile (1:48)
1984 Sure Too Explode (1:24.2) ^^
Jose Lezcano
Joel Rosario
Jose Lezcano
Ramon Dominguez
R. Homeister, Jr.
Rajiv Maragh
Irwin J. Rosendo
John Velazquez
John Velazquez
Jose Lezcano
Pat Day
Mark Guidry
Ramon Dominguez
Richard Migliore
Pat Day
Luis Martinez
Pat Day
Shane Sellers
Jorge Guerra
Mike Smith
Kevin Whitley
Eduardo Nunez
Willie Martinez
Willie Martinez
Herb McCauley
Rick Adkins
Victor Molina
Julio Pezua
Herb McCauley
Charles Hussey
Rick Luhr
Covello,J.,Coleman,T.,Doheny
Fillies 3-Year-Olds
1 1/16 Miles (Turf)
TRAINER
2nd
3rd
Istanford
Kitten's Dumplings
More Than Love
Holidaysatthefarm
C C's Pal
Ameribelle
Elusive Lady
Suaveness
Saratoga Drive
Toll Taker
Menifeeque
Dakota Light
Romancin Dixie
Southern Fiction
March Magic
Madison's Charm
Puddlejump
Global Star
Plum Country
Commando Dance
Come On Joy
Hollywood Wildcat
Now Dance
Car Gal
Premier Question
Iron and Silver
Tomorrow's Child
Without Feathers
Man A Stan
Erin's Double
April Sonnet
Interrupted
Wave Theory
Regalo Mia
Niji's Grand Girl
Mallory Square
Rock Candy
My Baby Baby
Maria's Kitty
Crystal Current
Gotta Rush
America America
Crimson and Roses
Ciudad De Carson
Emery Board
Musical
Here I Go
Try N Sue
Screamer
Weekend In Seattle
Smooth Quest
Strategic Maneuver
Jacody
Foxy Persuasion
Fantastic Morning
Sun Luck
Georgies Doctor
Tilt My Halo
Merry Mercedes
An Affirmation
Flickering Match
Northern Jazz
Chad Brown
Besilu Stables
William Mott
John Oxley
Mark Casse
Augustin Stable
H. Graham Motion
B. Vivian & D. Vittese
David Vivian
Alan Brodsky
Mark Hennig
Aurora Springs Stable
Rafael Ramos
Dogwood Stable
Todd Pletcher
Ron and Ricki Rashinski
Eddie Kenneally
Richard Averill
Kirk Ziadie
Green Lantern Stables
George Arnold, II
Kinsman Stable
William Mott
Sabine Stables
Steven Standridge
W.S. Farish
Neil J. Howard
Farish/Elkins/Webber
Neil J. Howard
Donald Murray
Evelio Garcia
Helen Alexander
David Carroll
Loeb/Ray/Sullivan
Elliott Walden
Tanenbaum Racing Stable Julian Canet
W.S. Farish/Webber
Neil J. Howard
Bebe Dalton
K. Kelley
Five Star Stables
Ron McKenzie
Philip and Judy Maas
Glenn Wismer
David Melin
O.S. Edwards
Buckland Farms
Ross Pearce
Philip and Judy Maas
Glenn Wismer
Buckland Farms
John P. Campo
Greentree Stable
R. Reinacher
GallopingAcres/HiddenPoint J. Provost
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Hunter Farm
Cam Gambolati
F. Lehmann
S. Ingram
The Grade III $200,000 Florida Oaks
Fastest Time:
1:43.65 (MAIN TRACK)
1:41.89 (TURF)
DON‘T FORGET GIL (2009)
TAPICAT (2013)
Slowest Time
1:48.0
ERSTWHILE (1985)
Longest Priced Winner:
$169.20
SHE‘S SCRUMPTIOUS (1989)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$2.60
EBONY BREEZE (2003)
Closest Winning Margin:
Nose
MINDY GAYLE (1996), DIXIE STRIKE (2012)
Largest Winning Margin:
9 Lengths
R LADY JOY (2005)
Shortest Price Loser:
$.30
PLUM COUNTRY (1996),
STRATEGIC MANEUVER (1994)
Track Condition:
FIRM
All turf runnings but 2011 (good)
Richest Purse:
2006, 2014-present
$200,000
Other Notes:
As a 2-year-old, Testa Rossi won the Grade III Miss Grillo Stakes and finished second in
the Grade I Breeders‘ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. It was the third Florida Oaks victory for jockey Jose Lezcano, following
victories on R Lady Joy in 2005 and Dixie Strike in 2012. Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day also won the race three times. In
1996, the Florida Oaks attained Grade III status; it lost graded status twice in ensuing years but was graded for the 2013
edition. It was contested on the turf for the first time in 2011. Jockey Jorge Guerra won the Tampa Bay Derby and the
Florida Oaks on the same day in 1996, a first-time accomplishment for any rider. Pat Day won both races in 1998; Richard Migliore won both in 2001; and Ramon Dominguez won both in 2002. Trainer Glenn Wismer has won the race twice,
in 1989 and 1992. The trainer-owner-jockey combination of Will Farish, Neil Howard and Pat Day has won the Florida
Oaks twice, in 1995 and 2000. Howard and Farish also won in 2001 (with jockey Richard Migliore). Buckland Farm has
had two victories as owners in the Florida Oaks in 1988 and 1990. Secret Status, the 2000 winner, went on to win the
Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. The 2003 winner, Ebony Breeze, developed into a multiple-graded stakes winner
and millionaire for George Steinbrenner‘s Kinsman Stable.
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French-bred Testa Rossi overcomes the extreme outside No. 12
post position to add her name to the
distinguished list of Florida Oaks
champions.
The Gasparilla Stakes
The Gasparilla Stakes
WINNER
2014 Nesso (1:24.93)
2013 Vitameta (1:23.86)
2012 Salad Girl (1:24.14)
2011 Devilish Lady (1:25.28)
2010 Diva Delite (1:25)
2009 Rock Candy (1:25.63)
2008 Awesome Chic (1:25.98)
2007 Suaveness (1:24.03)
2006 Sweet Fervor (1:23.78) *
2005 Cool Spell (1:24.36)
2004 Crafty Tears (1:26.81)
2003 Ebony Breeze (1:25.01)
2002 Afnan (1:24.91)
2001 Frozen Dinner (1:28.69)
2000 Silver Stockings (1:25.23)
1999 Crown Jewel (1:26.54) ^
1998 Tasso's Magic Roo (1:25.3)
1997 Zesty Zoe (1:24.4)
1996 Suggestion (1:26.4)
1995 Calming Sea (1:28.2)
1994 Cavada (1:25.2)
1993 Lindsey Lane (1:26.3) **
1992 My Gallant Birdie (1:47.0) ^^
1990 Learn By Heart
1989 Tajawa
1988 Bold Midway
1987 Smart Honors
1986 Never Company
1985 Never Company
1984 Never Company ***
$100,000 Guaranteed
Fillies 3-Year-Olds
JOCKEY
OWNER
Abdiel Jaen
Amaty Racing Stables
Jose Cruz
Arindel Farm
Angel Serpa
Joel Kligman
Daniel Centeno
Cairoli Racing Stable
R. Homeister, Jr.
B. Vivian & D. Vittese
Carlos Montalvo
W. Farish, Mrs. W. Kilroy
Irwin J. Rosendo
Aurora Spring Stables
Charles Forrest
Robert Arango
T.D. Houghton
Kinsman Stable
Daniel Centeno
Burris, Mr. and Mrs. W.D.
Federico Mata
Equest Racing Stable
Joe Judice
Kinsman Stable
Jesus Castanon
Bayard Sharp, Rich Nielson
Felix Ortiz
Pyrite Stables
Juan Umana
Savas, Chait, Inwood Farm
Luis Martinez
Donald Murray
Marland Suckie
Eileen Bathen
Danny Scocca
Stonehedge Farm
Chin Yang
Kenny Davis
Robert Messina
Dakar Stable
Kevin Whitley
Bebe Dalton
William Henry
Stonehedge Farm
Herson Sanchez
Alan Haft/Martin Haft
Heriberto Rivera, Jr. Harold Queen
TRAINER
Herman Wilensky
David Fawkes
Edward Plesa, Jr.
Antonio Sano
David Vivian
Mike Zwiesler
Rafael Ramos
Robert Arango
William Mott
John Hennig
Ronald Allen, Sr.
William Mott
Mike Zwiesler
Miguel Feliciano
L.L. Palmer
Evelio Garcia
Richard Ciardullo, Jr.
Kathleen O'Connell
Ray Tamargo
Anthony Ferraro
Kathleen Kelley
Kathleen O'Connell
Angel Rosado
Andrea Cunningham
* -- stakes record
*** -- run at 6 furlongs
^ -- purse formerly $25,000- ** -- first time 3-yearadded
olds only
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7 Furlongs
2nd
Ice for the Lady
Cindys Casino
Delightful Magic
My Pal Chrisy
Dattt Echo
Vicki'sprideandjoy
Formal Arrangement
Foret
Sparkling Pink
Sherrie Belle
Wild Speed
Crimson and Roses
Expected Roll
Bigcuz
Castlebrook
A Par Tea
Beaties for Real
Bracey
Pariente Barbara
Smooth Quest
Shananie's Beat
Sezyou Queen
Aggie Gene
3rd
Runway Giant
Martha's Moon
Ciguaraya
Fashionable Elsa
Miss Aristocrat
Market Vendor
Unfolding Wish
Pretoria Light
Taylor Madison
Gallant Secret
Ladyinareddress
Splasha
Rebecca's Charm
Hidden Creek
Bea D J
Shutrina Sand
Catherine's Girl
Poopsie
Believe It Shesdue
Simply Blue
Deaf Power
Thou Shalt Not Lie
Foxy Persuasion
The $100,000 Gasparilla Stakes
Fastest Time:
1:23.78
SWEET FERVOR (2006)
Slowest Time:
1:28.69
FROZEN DINNER (2001)
Longest Priced Winner:
$141.40
SUAVENESS (2007)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$2.80
DEVILISH LADY (2011)
Closest Winning Margin:
NOSE
CAVADA (1994), CALMING SEA (1995)
Largest Winning Margin:
8 ½ Lengths
ZESTY ZOE (1997)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ .50
HIDDEN CREEK (2001)
Track Condition:
FAST
All runnings but 1996 (good ) and 2001 (sloppy)
Richest Purse:
$100,000
2012-present
Other Notes:
As a 2-year-old, Nesso finished second in stakes at Del Mar and Santa Anita before competing in the
Breeders‘ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. The 2013 Gasparilla winner, Vitameta, is a daughter of Street Sense, who won the
2007 Tampa Bay Derby (then-Grade III) and Kentucky Derby; her broodmare sire, Grindstone, won the 1996 Kentucky
Derby. Salad Girl‘s in 2012 victory was the first triumph in a stakes worth at least $100,000 for jockey Angel Serpa, who
was a finalist for a 2010 Eclipse Award as Outstanding Apprentice Jockey. The Gasparilla was open to older fillies and
mares prior to 1993. Never Company won three times in a row in 1984, 1985, and 1986. In 1984, the race was run at 6
furlongs. Stonehedge Farm with trainer Kathleen O‘Connell won the Gasparilla twice: in 1993 with Lindsey Lane and
again in 1997 with Zesty Zoe. The race was not run in 1991. It was run at 1 1/16 miles in 1992 and was won by My Gallant Birdie in 1:47.0. Jockey Daniel Centeno has won the Gasparilla twice: in 2005 with Cool Spell and in 2011 with Devilish Lady. In 2010, Diva Delite and jockey Rosemary Homeister, Jr. used a Gasparilla victory as a springboard to Florida
Oaks glory. In 1994, Cavada also won the Suncoast Stakes and the Florida Oaks at Tampa Bay Downs. The purse was
increased by $35,000 for the 2012 edition.
Bred in Florida, Nesso
makes a triumphant return to the Sunshine State
in the Gasparilla.
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The Hillsborough Stakes—Grade III
WINNER
2014 Cloud Scapes (1:51.56)
2013 Old Tune (1:48.92)
2012 Zagora (1:46.97) ^
2011 Denomination (1:48.69)
2010 Phola (1:52.51)
2009 Backseat Rhythm (1:51.43)
2008 Dreaming of Anna (1:52.18)
2007 Cassydora (GB) 1:48.90
2006 Ready's Girl (1:50.50)
2005 Rizzi Girl (1:52.59)
2004 Coney Kitty (1:48.83)
2003 Strait From Texas (1:41.14)
2002 Platinum Tiara (1:41.34)
2001 Song For Annie (1:41.23)
2000 St. Clair Ridge (1:41.17)***
1999 Pleasant Temper (1:42.62)**
JOCKEY
Erick Rodriguez
Joel Rosario
Javier Castellano
Frederic Lenclud
Ramon Dominguez
Eibar Coa
Cornelio Velasquez
John Velazquez
John Velazquez
Oliver Castillo
Jose Santos
Jesus Castanon
Manoel Cruz
Larry Melancon
Pat Day
Pat Day
$150,000
F/M 4-and-Up
1 1/8 Miles (Turf)
OWNER
Pin Oak Stud
Stud TNT
Martin S. Schwartz
Ghislaine Head
J.J. Pletcher, et al
Paul Pompa, Jr.
Frank C. Calabrese
Green Hills Farm
James Scatuorchio
Joshua and Marnie Whitney
Betz, Humphrey, Seelbinder
J & J Investments
M375 Thoroughbreds
Live Oak Plantation
Van Meter II, et al
Mark Stanley
TRAINER
H. Graham Motion
Todd Pletcher
Chad Brown
Christophe Clement
Todd Pletcher
Patrick Reynolds
Wayne Catalano
Todd Pletcher
Todd Pletcher
William Downing
James Toner
James Michael
Joe Waunsch
Henry Cochran
Elliott Walden
Elliott Walden
2nd
Waterway Run
Forces of Darkness
Federation (GB)
Zagora (FR)
Cure For Sale (ARG)
Elusive Lady
Lady Digby
My Typhoon
Amorama (FR)
Sister Star
Madeira Mist
Dedication
Step With Style
Megans Bluff
Office Miss
Sandy Gator
3rd
Riposte
Mystical Star
Unbridled Humor
Keertana
Liberally (IRE)
Ballymore Lady
Mary Louhana
Masseuse
Marchonin
Noisette
Alternate
Stylish
Loya Two
Inside Affair
Royal Bloomer
Scatter Buy
^ -- stakes record
** -- purse $50,000
*** -- purse $75,000
1 1/16 miles from 1999-2003
Cloud Scapes and jockey
Erick Rodriguez edge Waterway Run in a thrilling
Hillsborough renewal.
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The Grade III $150,000 Hillsborough Stakes
Fastest Time: 1 1/16th
1:41.14
STRAIT FROM TEXAS (2003)
Fastest Time: 1 1/8th
1:46.97
ZAGORA(2012)
Slowest Time: 1 1/16th
1:42.62
PLEASANT TEMPER (1999)
Slowest Time: 1 1/8th
1:52.59
RIZZI GIRL (2005)
Longest Priced Winner:
$ 29.20
PLATINUM TIARA (2002)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 3.40
PLEASANT TEMPER (1999), ST. CLAIR RIDGE (2000)
Closest Winning Margin:
NOSE
BACKSEAT RHYTHM (2009), CLOUD SCAPES (2014)
Largest Winning Margin:
6 ¾ Lengths
DREAMING OF ANNA (2008)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ .70
SNOWDROPS (2005)
Track Condition:
FIRM
All runnings but 1999 and 2005 (good) and 2008 (yielding)
Richest Purse:
2008
$175,000
Other Notes: Cloud Scapes became the fifth distaffer, and third in succession, to win both the Hillsborough and Grade III
Endeavour in the same year. She is a homebred product of Josephine Abercrombie‘s Pin Oak Stud, LLC operation. Old
Tune‘s 2013 Hillsborough victory was her sixth consecutive stakes score. She won Brazil‘s Filly Triple Crown in 2012.
Her trainer, Todd Pletcher, won three previous editions of the Hillsborough: in 2006 with Ready‘s Girl, in 2007 with Cassydora and in 2010 with Phola. After winning both the Grade III Endeavour and the Hillsborough in 2012, Zagora won the
Grade III Gallorette at Pimlico, the Grade II Ballston Spa at Saratoga and the Breeders‘ Cup Filly and Mare Turf at Santa
Anita. She was also a Grade I winner in 2011. The Hillsborough Stakes attained Grade III status in 2004. In 2008,
Dreaming of Anna swept both the Endeavour Breeders‘ Cup on Festival Preview Day and the Hillsborough on Festival
Day. The 2002 winner, Platinum Tiara, was owned by M375 Thoroughbreds, a partnership that included former major
league pitcher Rob Murphy.
82
The Inaugural Stakes
$100,000 Guaranteed
WINNER
2013 Cool Cowboy (1:11.13)
2012 Purple Egg (1:09.93) *
OWNER
Savoy Stable
Goodwood Racing II
T'braue,Brenda/
2011 Angelofdistinction (1:11.49)
Pablo Morales
Andrea'sFrm
2010 Manicero (1:11.57)
Luis Saez
Leo Azpurua, Sr.
2009 Gesu (1:11.58)
Paco Lopez
James W. Steil
2008 Top Speed (1:10.91)
Eibar Coa
Harry and Tom Meyerhoff
2007 HoneyHoneyHoney (1:11.15)^ Jose Lopez
Jacks or Better Farm
2006 Dream of Angels (1:10.89)
Richard Eramia
Pamela Halter
2005 R Loyal Man (1:11.91)
Rajiv Maragh
Alfred Kowalewski
2004 Hostile Witness (1:12.23)
Cecilio Penalba
Thomas Willmott
2003 Tricks of Glory (1:12.21)
Federico Mata
Equest Racing Stable
2002 Awesome of Course (1:11.99) Jesus Castanon
Jacks or Better Farm
2001 Bog Hunter (1:11.43)
Bobby J. Walker, Jr. Nelson Jones
2000 One Special Judge (1:11.16)
Sidney LeJeune, Jr. Peppertree Farms
1999 B L's Appeal (1:11.87)
Kevin Whitley
Monarch Stables, Inc.
1998 San Gennaro (1:10.98)
Pedro Rodriguez
Richard Ciardullo, Sr.
1997 Sejm Run (1:11.3)
Luis Gonzalez
Harvey Tenenbaum
1996 Darling Jeb (1:13)
Enrique Jurado
Joel W. Sainer
1995 Betweenhereorthere(1:24.1)** Ender Jimenez
Dominick Vittese
1994 Soldier On (1:25.2)
Eddie Algarin
Frederick Kirby
1993 Roglee (1:25.2)
William Henry
Roger Kumar
1992 Virgil Cain (1:24)
Eduardo Nunez
S.W. Ballou
1991 No Mecourtney (1:26.3)
Eric Valles
Oliver S. Edwards
1990 Darian's Reason
Schweiger Stable, Inc.
1989 Ignition Switch
1988 Storm Predictions
* -- stakes record
1987 Cook's Brown Rice
^ -- Run in December 2007
1986 Tough Castin'
JOCKEY
Eduardo Perez
R. Alvarado, Jr.
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2-Year-Olds
6 Furlongs
TRAINER
Dale Bennett
Jane Cibelli
2nd
Early Entry
Brave Dave
3rd
Trisha's Trove
Capital City
Daniel Pita
Leo Azpurua, Jr.
Joe Calascibetta
Michael Trombetta
Stanley Gold
Steven Standridge
Timothy Ritvo
Larry Bates
Ronald Allen, Sr.
Kenneth Decker
Debbie Thacker
Ron Moquett
Larry Pilotti
Richard Ciardullo, Jr.
Julian Canet
David Braddy
Daviod Vivian
Frederick Kirby
Glenn Wismer
Daniel Hurtak
Valerie Sciaretta
Robert Richards, Jr.
Wildcat Creek
Bert B Don
Hellen's Choice
General Quarters
Run Sully Run
Captain Cameron
Forestry Prince
Sounds Impossible
Aloha Mya
Run For You
Showmeitall
Diablo's Choice
Rich Celebration
Do It My Way
Glow Over Pyrite
Threshhold
Cashier Coyote
Brunette Crusader
Exclusive Praline
Numerically
Critical Quad
Dangerous Trick
Uno Caliente
Mr. Green
Miles and Miles
Surrealdeal
El Bandito Rojo
Neverbeendancin'
Captain Lindsay
Misguided Left
Penthouse Promise
How About My Place
Run Kush Run
Bearcat Ruckus
Cut For Luv
Rock and Roll
Triple Great
Dirtman
Valid Coup
Loadofhope
Aarons Classi Boy
Oh My Blue Boy
The $100,000 Inaugural Stakes
Fastest Time:
1:09.93
PURPLE EGG (2012)
Slowest Time:
1:14.0
LINDSEY LANE (1993)
Longest Priced Winner:
$ 79.40
HONEY HONEY HONEY (2008)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 3.00
COOL COWBOY (2013)
Closest Winning Margin:
NOSE
HONEY HONEY HONEY (2008)
Largest Winning Margin:
3 ½ Lengths
COOL COWBOY (2013)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ 1.10
KING DIABLO (1996)
Track Condition:
FAST
All runnings but 1999 (good)
Richest Purse:
$100,000
2013-present
Other Notes:
Cool Cowboy is a son of 2009 Eclipse Award-winning Outstanding Sprinter, Kodiak Kowboy. The 2012
winner, Purple Egg, was the first Inaugural Stakes winner to finish in under 1:10 since the race was shortened from
seven furlongs in 1996. The fourth-place finisher in that race, Falling Sky, won the Grade III, $250,000 Sam F. Davis
Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs and finished third in the Grade II, $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby. The purse was $25,000
from 1986 through 1998; in 1999 it was run for $40,000 and in 2000 the race was valued at $50,000. In December of
2007, the Inaugural began running for $65,000 and was raised again for the 2011 edition. The 2011 Tampa Bay Derby
winner, Watch Me Go, finished fifth in the 2010 Inaugural. The 1988 Inaugural winner, Storm Predictions, won the Grade
III Tampa Bay Derby in 1989 and also won the Challenger Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs and the Palm Beach Stakes at
Gulfstream and the Americana Handicap at Calder. The 2008 Inaugural runner-up, General Quarters, won the Grade III
Sam F. Davis Stakes in 2009 and was a multiple-Grade I winner and career millionaire.
Cool Cowboy led every step of the
way in the Inaugural, serving notice
that trainer Dale Bennett was back
after a two-year hiatus.
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The Lightning City
WINNER
JOCKEY
2014 Shrinking Violet (55.54) %
Quincy Hamilton
2013 Smartys Emperoress (55.50)* ^ Angel Serpa
2011 Jenny's So Great (56.02)
R. Homeister, Jr.
2010 Suzzona (56.83)
Hector Ramos
2009 Taletobetold (58.19)
Tony Farina
2008 Game N Laughin' (57.21)
Dean Butler
2007 Royal Regan (56.61)**
Pedro Cotto, Jr.
2007 Bucky's Prayer (55.50) *
Luis Gonzalez
2006 Jewels N Gems (57.14)
Eddie Castro
2005 Whenthedoveflies (56.54)
Jose Lezcano
$100,000 Guaranteed
F/M 3-and-Up
5 Furlongs (Turf)
OWNER
Wesley A. Ward
Jerry Jamgotchian
Vicki and Bill Poston
Sandy Valley Farms
Robert DeWitt
Diamond G Ranch, Inc.
J. Pesci, S. Sharma, W. Ward
Winning Stables, Inc.
Richard Averill
Kalacan Racing Stable
TRAINER
Wesley A. Ward
James Spicknall
Jason Servis
Benny Feliciano
Eddie Kenneally
Bernell B. Rhone
Cathy Rountree
Gerald Bennett
Kirk Ziadie
Kirk Ziadie
2nd
Allwewantforxmas
Trippin' Along
Supreme
Trippi's Sailor
Easy Ashley
Jazzy
Bucky's Prayer
Zooming By
Jabalski Princess
Inhonorofjohnnie
3rd
Ageless
Christina d'Oro
Bounding Bi/Suzzona
Tremendamente
Kosmo's Buddy
Charlie Papa
Message of a Myth
Mohegan Sky
Yes It's Gold
Impressive Star
% -- purse increased to $100,000
* -- stakes record
^ -- run in Jan. during 2012-13
** -- run in Dec. during 2007-08
A determined late rush under
jockey Quincy Hamilton enables
Shrinking Violet to bloom bright in
Lightning City Stakes, only .04
seconds off the stakes record.
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The $100,000 Lightning City Stakes
Fastest Time
:55.50
BUCKY‘S PRAYER (2007), SMARTYS EMPERORESS (2013)
Slowest Time
:58.19
TALETOBETOLD (2009)
Longest Priced Winner
$ 61.40
GAME N LAUGHIN (2008)
Shortest Priced Winner
$ 3.80
WHENTHEDOVEFLIES (2005)
Closest Winning Margin
Nose
SMARTYS EMPERORESS (2013)
Largest Winning Margin
5 Lengths
WHENTHEDOVEFLIES (2005)
Shortest Priced Loser
$0.70
MADAME GIRY (2013)
Track Condition
FIRM
All runnings but 2009 (good)
Richest Purse
$ 75,000
2005, 2010-present
Other Notes:
Shrinking Violet is a girl for all seasons and all racetracks. Her successful venture to Tampa Bay Downs
for the Lightning City Stakes marked the 10th different track at which she had competed. Shrinking Violet‘s trainer,
Wesley Ward, was an Eclipse Award winner as an apprentice jockey and is the son of Tampa Bay Downs trainer Dennis
Ward. The 2013 winner, Smartys Emperoress, tied the stakes record in her Lightning City victory; in her only previous
start at Tampa Bay Downs, she won a five-furlong allowance/optional claiming turf race in 55.42 seconds. The 2011 winner, Jenny‘s So Great, was bred by pop singing star David Cassidy, best known for playing Keith Partridge on ―The Partridge Family.‖ Jenny‘s So Great was the first betting favorite to win since Bucky‘s Prayer at the end of the 2006-07 season. Suzzona is the most accomplished Lightning City winner; she also captured stakes at Pimlico, Monmouth and Parx.
Trainer Kirk Ziadie has won two editions of the Lightning City Stakes: in 2005 with Whenthedoveflies and in 2006
with .Jewels N Gems. The purse for the Lightning City was increased from $75,000 to $100,000 for the 2014 renewal.
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The Manatee
WINNER
2014 Risky Rachel (1:23.48) ^
2013 Spectacular Sky (1:23.51)
2012 Taylors Irish (1:23.55)
2011 Hyperlink (1:23.52)
2010 Lady Alexander (1:23.80)
2009 Rising Fever (BRZ) 1:25.22)
2008 Marina Ballerina (1:24.22)
2007 Summer Cruise (1:25.43)
2006 Ebony Breeze (1:25.03)
2005 Grab Bag (1:24.22)
2004 Mary Murphy (1:26.64)
2003 Romancin Dixie (1:25.51)
2002 Little Won (1:24.37)
2001 Silver Stockings (1:24.45)
2000 Misstress (1:24.56)
1999 Inside Affair (1:25.85)*
1998 Hail the Queen (1:25.1)
1997 Littlest Secretary (1:25.3)
1996 Naughty Notions (1:25.1)
1995 Show No Fear (1:24.2)
1994 Show No Fear (1:25.3)
1993 Forli's Lass (1:23.3)
1992 Magal (1:25)
1991 Victorious Trick (1:26)
1990 Leave It Be
1989 Foxy Alexis
1988 Brief Fame
1987 An Affirmation
1986 Is Rosalind
1985 Delicate Lady
JOCKEY
Daniel Centeno
Daniel Centeno
Pedro Cotto, Jr.
Daniel Centeno
Ricardo Feliciano
Daniel Centeno
Pedro Cotto, Jr.
Carlos Montalvo
T.D. Houghton
Tom Turner
Pedro Rodriguez
Jose Espada
Derek Bell
Felix Ortiz
Pedro Rodriguez
Luis Martinez
Ricardo Lopez
Paula Bacon
Benny Feliciano
Eduardo Nunez
Eduardo Nunez
William Henry
Willie Martinez
Ricardo Lopez
(Formerly run as the Lassie Stakes)
$50,000 Guaranteed
F/M 4-and-Up
7 Furlongs
OWNER
Sanford Bacon
Farnsworth Stables LLC
Michael Newman
Joseph Engelhart
Rosemarie Kesselring
David Soifer
Robert L. Pastor
Will Farish and Gasparilla
Kinsman Stable
Henry Waring
M375 Thoroughbreds
Dorothy Leonard
Elisa Spencer
Inwood Farm
D & H Stable
Harold Queen
Cass Stable/Foggiano
Deborrah Artz
M. and J. Mulholland
Ramon Coto
R. Coto and C.Y. Justi
Star Racing Stables
Dolores Tamargo
John Franks
Liberty D Stable, Inc.
TRAINER
Juan Coronel
Martin Wolfson
Charles Harvatt
Kenneth McPeek
Bruce Alexander
Christophe Clement
Steve Margolis
Michael Zwiesler
Edward Sexton
Thomas Skiffington
Joseph Waunsch
Perry Johnson
David Hinsley
L.L. Palmer
William Downing
Shirley Girten
Donna Foggiano
Don Rice
John Hennig
Hank Caballero
Luis Olivares
Art Pedregal, Jr.
Ray Tamargo
David Bell
Norm Wismer
2nd
Cookie
Cheechako
Island Bound
Choragus
Satans Quick Chick
Star Operator
Meredith Bee
Gadolinium
Toll Taker
Ebony Breeze
Really Royal
Four Plus Four
Flashing Lil
Inside Affair
Little Won
Kipper Quila
Blind Trust
Whats It Gonna Be
Portent
Jellied Madrilene
Slew Knew
Magal
Forli's Lass
Jo Jo's Sparkle
^ -- stakes record
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3rd
Ambusher
Appealing Stella
Much Rejoicing
Tripped
Choragus
Dee's Rose
Haddie Be Good
Zooming By
Beautiful Bets
Habiboo
Cherry Tree Hill
Belle Artiste
Alley Ball
Little Won
Shutrina Sand
Lolabell
Whats It Gonna Be
Effervescence
Show No Fear
Wild Lady A
Jovial Sez
Golden Wildcat
Premier Question
Sassy N Brassy
* -- formerly $25,000 added
The $50,000 Manatee Stakes
Fastest Time:
1:23.48
RISKY RACHEL (2014)
Slowest Time:
1:26.00
VICTORIOUS TRICK (1991)
Longest Priced Winner:
$ 116.40
ROMANCIN DIXIE (2003)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 2.80
RISKY RACHEL (2014)
Closest Winning Margin:
HEAD
MISSTRESS (2000), LITTLE WON (2002)
LITTLEST SECRETARY (1997)
Largest Winning Margin:
3 ¾ Length
RISKY RACHEL (2014)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ .70
EBONY BREEZE (2005)
Track Condition:
FAST
All runnings but 1991 and 2007 (good); 2006, 2010 (wet fast)
Richest Purse:
$ 65,000
2008
Other Notes: The New York-bred 6-year-old mare Risky Rachel made the Manatee her sixth career stakes victory, following her earlier score in the Minaret. She eclipsed the stakes record set the previous year by Spectacular Sky. Risky
Rachel is a daughter of Limehouse, who won the 2004 Tampa Bay Derby. Spectacular Sky followed up her stakesrecord Manatee triumph with a solid second in the Grade II Inside Information Stakes at Gulfstream. Daniel Centeno, the
leading jockey at Tampa Bay Downs last season, has won four of the past six editions of the race. The 2012 winner,
Taylors Irish, has scored all six career victories at Tampa Bay Downs. Her jockey, Pedro Cotto, Jr., won on Marina Ballerina in 2008. Jockey Eduardo Nunez won this race twice with Show No Fear in 1994 and 1995. Show No Fear made 103
career starts, winning 13 races; her back-to-back Manatee triumphs were her only stakes scores. Jockeys Ricardo Lopez and Pedro Rodriguez won the Manatee twice.
Empire State-bred mare Risky Rachel improves to 2-for-2 at the Oldsmar oval with her stakes-record performance in the Manatee.
88
The Minaret
WINNER
2014 Risky Rachel (1:10.95)
2012 Appealing Stella (1:12.57)
2011 It's Me Mom (1:09.68) *
2011 Stormy Publisher (1:10.71)
2010 Perf (1:10.78)
2009 Dream Rush (1:10.73)
2008 Taylor Madison (1:10.65)
2007 Summer Cruise (1:11.06)
2006 Platinum Perfect (1:10.68)
2005 Slew's Final Answer (1:10.54)
2004 Sea Span (1:10.42)
2003 Smoke Chaser (1:12.18)
2002 Away (1:11.47)
2000 Shutrina Sand (1:11.41)
1999 Lolabell (1:11.41)
1998 Whats It Gonna Be (1:12.0)
1997 Whats It Gonna Be (1:12.1)
1996 Pyxen (1:12.3)
1995 Shananie's Beat (1:11.4)
1994 Slew Knew (1:12.3)
1993 Forli's Lass (1:10.2)
1992 Forli's Lass (1:11.3)
1991 Majesty's Missy
1990 Sunny Stunner
1989 Diamond Sunjet
1988 Millie Prospect
1987 Gentle Screen
1986 Medieval Decoy
1985 Isayso
1983FleurdePrintemps/ParisRoulette
1983 Sugar's Appeal/Bee A Problem
JOCKEY
Daniel Centeno
Angel Serpa
Willie Martinez
Frederic Lenclud
Luis Gonzalez
Daniel Centeno
Carlos Montalvo
Carlos Montalvo
Jose Lezcano
Jose Ferrer
Jesus Castanon
Joseph Judice
Chris DeCarlo
Luis Gonzalez
William Henry
Jesse Garcia
Jesse Garcia
Chin Yang
Jorge Guerra
Ron Buchanan
William Henry
William Henry
Chris Morales
(Formerly run as the Regret Stakes)
$50,000 Guaranteed
F/M 3-and-Up
6 Furlongs
OWNER
Sanford Bacon
Cindy Nassal
Thomas and Jean Bosch
Waratah Thoroughbreds
Harold L. Queen
Minor Stables
Dini Racing Stable, et al
Will Farish/Gasparilla
Robert Valeri
Live Oak Plantation
James R. Lewis
Savoy Stables/Goldish
John Kimmel, et al
Chris Powell
Mrs. James B. Malcolm
Bob Peterson
Bob Peterson
Jean Schunmann
Stonehedge Farm
Mar Vic Stable
Star Racing Stable
Star Racing Stable
James B. Tafel
TRAINER
Juan Coronel
Jane Cibelli
Lynne Scace
Christophe Clement
Mary Bennett
William Phipps
Michael Dini
Michael Zwiesler
Lynne Scace
William Mott
Emanuel Tortora
Kathleen O'Connell
John Kimmel
Deborrah Artz
John Hennig
Bob Peterson
Bob Peterson
Paul Cimini
Kathleen O'Connell
Diana Cesarini
Art Pedregal
Art Pedregal
Luis Olivares
2nd
Cor Cor
Becausei'mworthit
Moon Buzz
My Irish Girl
Rate of Exchange
Rising Fever (BRZ)
Twiceasbeautiful
Rgirldoesn'tbluff
Beautiful Bets
Diablosangeleyes
Mooji Moo
Little Won
Flashing Lil
Little Won
Make Me Conquer
Mydaddysthemann
Bushy's Pride
Free Quest
Wild Lady A
Debby's Honeypie
Summerhill Girl
Magal
Winds of Forli
3rd
Ambusher
Nakano
Yournotthebossofme
Choragus
Nicks
Star Operator
Rockaway Beach
Taylor Madison
Louve Sauvage
Beautiful Honor
Diablosangeleyes
Roman Romance
Little Won
Lady Cherise
Kipper Quila
Fortunate Smile
Blueshirts' Dream
Portent/Double Dan (DH)
Hooded Dancer
Primetimeexclusive
Magal
Summerhill Girl
Victorious Trick
* -- stakes record
DH -- dead heat
1983-84 -- run in two divisions
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The $50,000 Minaret Stakes
Fastest Time:
1:09.68
IT‘S ME MOM (2011)
Slowest Time:
1:12.3
SLEW KNEW (1994)
Longest Priced Winner:
$ 72.00
PYXEN (1996)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 3.60
IT‘S ME MOM (2011)
Closest Winning Margin:
NOSE
WHATS IT GONNA BE (1998), LITTLE WON (2000),
STORMY PUBLISHER (2011)
Largest Winning Margin:
8 1/4 Lengths
IT‘S ME MOM (2011)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ .80
MAKE ME CONQUER (1997)
Track Condition:
FAST
All runnings except 2012 (WET FAST)
Richest Purse:
$ 65,000
2008
Other Notes: Owner Sanford Bacon of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., bred Risky Rachel from his champion mare Dancin
Renee, who died less than 24 hours earlier at Old Friends Equine Thoroughbred Retirement Center in Kentucky. Appealing Stella‘s 2013 victory was the first for owner Cindy Nassal, who bred the now-5-year-old mare with her husband Bill at
their Stonecliff Farm in Ocala. It‘s Me Mom and her connections celebrated New Year‘s Eve in grand style in 2011, winning the Minaret in stakes-record time by the largest margin in race history. Two horses have won consecutive runnings
of the Minaret: Forli‘s Lass in 1992-93 and Whats It Gonna Be in 1997-98. IJockey William Henry won this race three
times: in 1999, he won for owner Mrs. J. Malcomb and trainer John Hennig on Lolabell; in 1992 and 1993, he won with
owner Star Racing Stables and trainer Art Pedregal on Forli‘s Lass.
Risky Rachel and jockey
Daniel Centeno appear to
be out for a weekend
stroll in their dominant
Minaret triumph.
90
The Pasco
$100,000 Guaranteed
WINNER
2014 Mighty Brown (1:24.17)
2013 Dynamic Sky (1:22.79)
2012 Prospective (1:23.88)
2011 Manicero (1:24.58)***
2010 Uptowncharlybrown (1:24.28)
2009 Musket Man (1:25.63)
2008 Honey Honey Honey (1:24.75)
2007 Barkley Sound (1:24.31)
2006 R Loyal Man (1:22.55)* ^
2005 Electric Light (1:23.67)
2004 Misguided Left (1:25.94)
2003 Super Fuse (1:25.07)
2002 Major Focus (1:24.53)
2001 One Special Judge (1:25.31)
2000 Bearcat Ruckus (1:24.87)*
1999 Slew the Message (1:24.1)
JOCKEY
Dean Butler
Luis Contreras
Luis Contreras
Luis Saez
Daniel Centeno
Luis Gonzalez
Jose Lopez
Enrique Jurado
Manoel Cruz
Winston Thompson
Jesus Castanon
Carlos Gonzalez
Earlie Fires
Sidney LeJeune, Jr.
Derek Bell
T.D. Houghton
3-Year-Olds
OWNER
TRAINER
Tri-StarRacing&TheFarmOn4 Tim Ice
John C. Oxley
Mark Casse
John C. Oxley
Mark Casse
Leo Azpurua, Sr.
Leo Azpurua, Jr.
Fantasy Lane Stables
Alan Seewald
Eric Fein, Vic Carlson
Derek Ryan
Jacks or Better Farm
Stanley Gold
Pinebloom Stables
Joan Scott
Alfred Kowalewski
Timothy Ritvo
Live Oak Plantation
Nick Zito
Joel W. Sainer
J. David Braddy
C. T. Stable, LLC
Richard Ciardullo, Jr.
Glen Hill Farm
Thomas Proctor
Peppertree Farm
Ronald Moquett
Teaberry Acres
Javier Contreras
Chris Powell
Jason Stodghill
* -- purse formerly $25,000 added
** -- purse formerly $50,000
*** -- purse formerly $75,000
^ -- stakes record
91
7 Furlongs
2nd
Cool Cowboy
Sky Commander
Wildcat Creek
Bert B Don
Big Looie
General Quarters
Gentleman James
Steelix
Electrify
Captain Lindsay
Wire Bound
Hear No Evil
Expected Hour
Simply Sir
Tour the Hive
Do It My Way
3rd
Giancarlo
Divine Ambition
Adirondack King
Depeche Chat
Black Diamond Cat
Miles and Miles
Surrealdeal
Dippi Trippi
Doc Cheney
Dazzling Dr. Cevin
Bourbon N Blues
Kipper Chemo
Ran South
Mute Gingrich
Sweeping Analysis
Skootin Skooter
The $100,000 Pasco Stakes
Fastest Time:
1:22.55
R LOYAL MAN (2006)
Slowest Time:
1:25.94
MISGUIDED LEFT (2004)
Longest Priced Winner:
$ 36.80
BEARCAT RUCKUS (2000)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 3.00
ONE SPECIAL JUDGE (2001)
Closest Winning Margin:
NECK
SUPER FUSE (2003)
Largest Winning Margin:
5 1/2 Lengths
HONEY HONEY HONEY (2008)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ 1.10
RUN SULLY RUN (2008)
Track Condition:
FAST
All runnings
Richest Purse:
$ 100,000
2012-present
Other Notes:
Mighty Brown, the 2014 Pasco Stakes winner, is a son of 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness champion Big Brown. Dynamic Sky‘s victory represented back-to-back Pasco scores for his connections: owner John Oxley,
trainer Mark Casse and jockey Luis Contreras. Prospective found Tampa Bay Downs much to his liking in 2012. After his
Pasco Stakes victory, he finished second in the Grade III Sam F. Davis Stakes before winning the Grade II Tampa Bay
Derby. The 2009 Pasco Stakes winner, Musket Man, won the Grade III Tampa Bay Derby and Grade II Illinois Derby and
finished third in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, while 2009 runner-up General Quarters used the race as a springboard to victories in the Grade III Sam F. Davis and the Grade I Blue Grass at Keeneland. Musket Man returned to
Tampa Bay Downs as a 4-year-old to annex the Super Stakes. Jockey Earlie Fires, who won the 2002 Pasco on Major
Focus at age 54, is a member of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
Mighty Brown and jockey Dean
Butler are all alone at the finish
of the Pasco Stakes for owners
Tri-Star Racing, LLC and The
Farm on 4 LLC and trainer Tim
Ice.
92
The Pelican
WINNER
2014 Palace Barista (1:09.94)
2013 Action Andy (1:09.14) *
2012 Action Andy (1:09.58)
2011 See I A (1:10.18)
2010 Sneaking Uponyou (1:11.21)
2009 Blind River Fox (1:10.09)
2008 Lookinforthesecret (1:09.30)
2007 Roman Candles (1:09.88)
2006 Above the Wind (1:10.83)
2005 Above the Wind (1:10.04)^
2003 Above the Wind (1:10.89)
2002 Secret Romeo (1:10.87)
2001 Winnie's Pooh Bear (1:11.0)
2000 Mountain Top (1:10.69)
1999 San Gennaro (1:10.66) Dec.
1999 Brisco Jack (1:10.48) **
1997 Brisco Jack (1:12.1)
1996 Little Don (1:11.2)
1995 Fort Edward (1:10.40) Dec.
1995 Not Surprising (1:10.4) Jan.
1994 Not Surprising (1:10.2)
1993 Lord Try On (1:10.3)
1992 Hidden Tomahawk (1:11.3)
1991 Mr. Hot Shot
1990 Cook's Brown Rice
1989 Intown for the Day (1:09.1)
1988 Bobin's Key
1987 Tyantson
1986 Rupert's Wing ^^
1983 Big Mary
JOCKEY
Harry Vega
Danny Coa
Jesse Garcia
Huber Villa-Gomez
Daniel Centeno
Willie Martinez
Daniel Centeno
Jose Martinez, Jr.
Federico Mata
Federico Mata
Federico Mata
Federico Mata
T.D. Houghton
Juan Umana
Pedro Rodriguez
William Henry
Ricardo Lopez
Bubba G. Wilson
Jorge Guerra
William Henry
William Henry
Eddie Algarin
Ismael Gonzalez
Jose A. Rivera, II
Victor H. Molina
Rick Adkins
$60,000 Guaranteed
4-Year-Olds-and-Up 6 Furlongs
OWNER
Lynne M. Scace
Robert Gerczak
Robert Gerczak
Midwest Thoroughbreds
Jagger, Inc.
Winning Stables, et al
Balkrisna Sukharan
C. Robert Valeri
Hamco Group
Hamco Group
Hamco Group
A A C Stables
A A C Stables
John D. Murphy
Richard Ciardullo, Sr.
Martin L. Cherry
Donald Murray
Duane Knipe
Dennis Brida
Robert Van Worp
Robert Van Worp
River Bend Farm
J.R. Solomon
James Stewart
Rupert Brown
T.D. Shank
TRAINER
Lynne M. Scace
Carlos Garcia
Carlos Garcia
Jamie Ness
Jamie Ness
Gerald Bennett
Jamie Ness
Lynne M. Scace
Ronald Allen, Sr.
Ronald Allen, Sr.
Ronald Allen, Sr.
Gerald Bennett
Gerald Bennett
Michael Gorman
Richard Ciardullo, Jr.
Raymond Tamargo
Evelio Garcia
Duane Knipe
Dennis Brida
Judson Van Worp
Judson Van Worp
E.P. Cantlon, Sr.
R.J. Richards, Jr.
William Stewart
Joseph Fabrizio
Robin Shank
93
2nd
W.B. Smudge
Indiano
Good Lord
Gary D
Conchacer
Ruby's Red Socks
He's So Chic
Wonone
Morine's Victory
Ranger Chance
Secret Romeo
Tour the Hive
Distinctive Mr. B
Diamond Studs
Salty Glance
Blues Away
Ray of Gold
Prince of Gallapiat
Here Come Da Perks
Honor Colony
Oh So Striking
Intown for the Day
Aim High Daniel
Jilsie's Gigalo
Strike the Knight
Sunny Go North
3rd
One Buck Roma
Black Belt
Why Pretend
Good Lord
War Fighter
Duke's Flying Tiger
It's His Time
D'artagnans'spirit
Pirate King
Sing Me Back Home
Wackey For Love
Winnie's Pooh Bear
Mountain Top
Distinctive Mr. B
Mann the Shipp
Mann the Shipp
Triple Great
Journeys Express
Bankers Forbes
Reigning Glory
Bob the Hat
Junk Bond King
Franklin Me
Position Leader
Katie Come Lately
Private Express
* -- Stakes record
^ -- Run in January 2005
** -- Purse formerly $25,000
^^ -- Renewed in 1986
The $60,000 Pelican Stakes
Fastest Time:
1:09.14
ACTION ANDY (2012)
Slowest Time:
1:12.1
BRISCO JACK (1997)
Longest Priced Winner:
$132.40
ABOVE THE WIND (2003)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 3.80
NOT SURPRISING (1995), ACTION ANDY (2012)
Closest Winning Margin:
NOSE
LORD TRY ON (1993)
Largest Winning Margin:
11 ½ Lengths
NOT SURPRISING (1995)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ .70
Entry: PLEASANT TOO and WILD RAINBOWS (1996)
Track Condition:
FAST
All runnings but 1995 (good) and 1997 (sloppy)
Richest Purse:
$ 65,000
2008-2010
Other Notes: Palace Barista won the Pelican in only his third lifetime start. Before setting the stakes record in 2013, Action
Andy enjoyed a stellar 2012 campaign. He won the Super Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, the Da Hoss at Colonial, the Maryland Million Sprint Handicap and the $350,000 Frank J. De Francis Memorial Dash, the latter two at Laurel. Jockey William
Henry won this race three times: twice (1994 and 1995) with the combination of Not Surprising, owner Robert Van Worp
and trainer Judson Van Worp. Not Surprising‘s 1995 Pelican victory kicked off a year in which he won the Eclipse Award as
the nation‘s top sprinter with eight victories, including four graded stakes in New York. Above the Wind won this race three
times. All three of his wins came with reinsman Federico Mata in the irons and Ronald Allen, Sr. as the trainer. Above the
Wind was not the favorite in any of his Pelican triumphs; he paid $132.40 to win in 2003 as the longest shot in a 12-horse
field. Mata also won the Pelican aboard Secret Romeo in 2002, his first of four consecutive victories. Trainer Gerald Bennett has won the Pelican three times — in 2001 with Winnie‘s Pooh Bear, in 2002 with Secret Romeo and in 2009 with Blind
River Fox. Jockey Daniel Centeno and trainer Jamie Ness have won the Pelican twice together: in 2008 with Lookinforthesecret and 2010 with Sneaking Uponyou. Ness won the Pelican a third time in 2011 with See I A.
Palace Barista runs his
rivals off their feet to
reward trainer Lynne
Scace with her second
Pelican Stakes victory.
94
The Sam F. Davis Stakes—Grade III
$250,000 Guaranteed
WINNER
2014 Vinceremos (1:47.34)
2013 Falling Sky (1:44.79)
2012 Battle Hardened (1:44.58)
2011 Brethren (1:45.07)
2010 Rule (1:44.15)
2009 General Quarters (1:43.54) ^
2008 Fierce Wind (1:44.13)
2007 Any Given Saturday (1:44.47)
2006 Bluegrass Cat (1:44.17)
2005 Andromeda's Hero (1:46.63)
2004 Kaufy Mate (1:44.60)
2003 White Buck (1:45.47)
2002 Bunk N Ted (1:49.86)
2001 Burning Roma (1:45.2)*
2000 Go Lib Go (1:44.84)
1999 San Gennaro (1:45.54)
1998 Dabney Carr (1:46.1)
1997 Wilt the Tilt (1:46.0)
1996 Thundering Storm (1:47.3)*
1995 Akiba (1:47.2)
1994 Parental Pressure (1:47.2)
1993 Marco Bay (1:45.3)*
1992 Randy (1:46.2)
1991 Speedy Cure (1:47.4)*
1990 Fiery Best
1989 Papa Leonard
1988 House Account
1987 Phantom Jet*
1986 Fellow's Lady
1985 Tamao's Gray
1984 Morning Bob/D. White**
1983 Saverton
1982 Tampa Bay Buck
1981 Croziers Ace
JOCKEY
Edgar Prado
Jose Espinoza
Julien Leparoux
Ramon Dominguez
John Velazquez
James Lopez
Cornelio Velasquez
John Velazquez
John Velazquez
Rafael Bejarano
R. Zimmerman
Roger Velez
Derek Bell
Juan Umana
Robert Landry
Pedro Rodriguez
Kevin Whitley
Luis Gonzalez
Jorge Guerra
Santos Chavez
Jack Lauzon
Ronnie Allen, Jr.
Herson Sanchez
Ricardo Lopez
M.A. Santos
3-Year-Olds
OWNER
TRAINER
WinStar Farm & Twin Creeks Todd Pletcher
N'wtownAnner,C'vello,B'lger John Terranova II
M. Tabor & Mrs. J. Magnier Eddie Kenneally
WinStar Farm
Todd Pletcher
WinStar Farm
Todd Pletcher
Thomas McCarthy
Mark Miller
Four Roses Thoroughbred Nicholas Zito
WinStar Farm
Todd Pletcher
WinStar Farm
Todd Pletcher
Robert LaPenta
Nicholas Zito
Gregory Kaufman
Kirk Ziadie
Olga Paradise
Jerry Paradise
Danny Hunt
Kenneth Wirth
Harold Queen
Heather Giglio
Ray Cottrell
Kenneth McPeek
Richard Ciardullo, Sr.
Richard Ciardullo, Jr.
My Jolee Stable/Everard
Elizabeth Zemp-Everard
Michael Smith
Cyndi Smith
Deborrah Artz
Don Rice
Scott Savin
Hubert "Sonny" Hine
Hammer Kopf Farm, et al
Fred Loschke
Jay Shaw
Sarah Lundy
Martin Haft
Angel Rosado
Susan Fisher
Harvey Culp
Berens & Garazi
Jose Mendez
1 1/16 Miles
2nd
Harpoon
Dynamic Sky
Prospective*
Too Experience
Schoolyard Dreams
Sumo
Big Truck*
All I Can Get
Deputy Glitters*
Summer Legacy
The Cliff's Edge
Freedom Lane
Tails of the Crypt
American Prince
Kombat Kat
Groomstick Stock's
Rock and Roll
Part the Waters
Copy Cat
Dr. Ktonborg
Able Buck
Antrim Rd.
Wolf Brigade
One No Trump
3rd
Cousin Stephen
My Name Is Michael
Reveron
Watch Me Go*
Uptowncharlybrown
Musket Man*
Smooth Air
James Wilfred
R Loyal Man
Captain Lindsay
Zakocity
Coach Jimi Lee
Raymond Springs
Talking Red
Cool N Crafty
Gander
Midnight Coyote
Favorable Regard
My Game
Dontstopthejukebox
Mr. Blueberry
Flashy Regent
Critical Quad
Northern No Trump
^ -- stakes record
* -- Tampa Bay Derby winner
** -- run in two divisions
95
The $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes
Fastest Time:
1:43.54
GENERAL QUARTERS (2009)
Slowest Time:
1:49.86
BUNK N TED (2002)
Longest Priced Winner:
$ 56.40
WHITE BUCK (2003)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 2.40
ANY GIVEN SATURDAY (2007)
Closest Winning Margin:
NOSE
RANDY (1992), AKIBA (1995), VINCEREMOS (2014)
Largest Winning Margin:
6 ¾ Lengths
SAN GENNARO (1999)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ .40
WOLF BRIGADE (1992)
Track Condition:
FAST
All runnings but for 1991 and 1998 (good); 2003 (sloppy)
Richest Purse:
$ 250,000
2011-present
Other Notes:
Vinceremos is named for the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center in Loxahatchee, Fla. Owner WinStar Farm and trainer Todd Pletcher have combined to win the race five times since 2006 (WinStar owns Vinceremos in
partnership with Twin Creeks Racing Stables). Falling Sky was purchased less than three weeks before the 2013 Sam F.
Davis Stakes at the Ocala Breeders‘ Sales Company‘s winter mixed sale for $425,000 by the partnership of Maurice and
Samantha Regan‘s Newtown Anner Stud, James Covello and Joseph Bulger. Five Tampa Bay Derby winners have won
this race: Phantom Jet (1987), Speedy Cure (1991), Marco Bay (1993), Thundering Storm (1996) and Burning Roma
(2001). Trainer Nick Zito has won the Sam F. Davis Stakes twice: in 2005 with Andromeda‘s Hero and in 2008 with
Fierce Wind. The Sam F. Davis received Grade III status for the first time in 2009, the year in which General Quarters
set a stakes record for the race. The 2001 winner, Burning Roma, was owned by Clearwater‘s Harold Queen, who won
the 2010 Breeders‘ Cup Sprint with Big Drama.
Vinceremos, a 12-1 shot, surges along
the rail to edge Harpoon, also trained
by Todd Pletcher, in a classic Sam F.
Davis Stakes. Hall of Fame jockey
Edgar Prado was the winning rider.
96
$100,000 Guaranteed
The Sandpiper
Stakes
OWNER
TRAINER
6 Furlongs
Fillies 2-Year-Olds
2nd
3rd
WINNER
JOCKEY
2013 My Sweet Dove (1:11.42)
Fernando DeLa Cruz
Peter A. Lawson
Monte Thomas
Enquete
Secret Kitten
2012 Cor Cor (1:10.02) *
Scott Spieth
S. Ballou & H. Waldron
Joan Scott
Vitameta
R Free Roll
2011 Quick Flip (1:10.96)
Pedro Cotto, Jr.
Klaravich/W.H. Lawrence
Terri Pompay
Blue Forty
Live Every Day
2010 Devilish Lady (1:11.51)
Daniel Centeno
Cairoli Racing Stable
Antonio Sano
It's Me Mom
Juanita
2009 Criolla Bonita (1:12.00)
Abel Lezcano
Shirley Duco
Hector Mackenzie
Joanie's Catch
Yournotthebossofme
2008 Dr. Zic (1:10.77)
Daniel Centeno
Derby Lane Farm, et al
Joan Scott
Sunday In Malibu
Hooh Why
2007 Unfolding Wish (1:11.37)
Carlos Montalvo
Kinsman Stable
Dale Bennett
Bear Lahania
Awesome Chic
2006 Special Cheers (1:11.60)
Luis Gonzalez
Elizabeth Muirhead, et al
James Little
Storm Savvy
Foret
2005 Misty Rosette (1:10.33) ^
Sebastian Madrid
Sonia Chapman
James Chapman
Runaway in Love
Running Lass
2005 Portsea (1:11.26)
Chris DeCarlo
Vinery Stables
Todd Pletcher
Lady In Pink
Joyous Song
2004 Wild Speed (1:11.93)
Derek Bell
Victoria Farm
Javier Contreras
Crafty Tears
Atti Girl Fergie
2003 Ebony Breeze (1:11.4)
Pedro Rodriguez
Kinsman Stable
William Mott
Ozilda's Nancy Lee
Lavander Lass
2002 Rebecca's Charm (1:11.42)
Aurelio Toribio, Jr.
Rousseau Racing
Robert Hale
Expected Roll
Forum Search
2001 Political Wife (1:13.0)
Federico Mata
Emerald Pastures Farm
Cathy Rountree
Quite Spender
Bigcuz
2000 Whitney's Best (1:11.51)
Luis Gonzalez
Carl Bowling/Robert Velotta
Chris Velotta
Sami's Proud Squaw
Bea D J
1999 Shutrina Sand (1:11.42) %
William Henry
Chris Powell
Jason Stodghill
Bella Gatto
Sweet Singing Sami
1998 Tasso's Magic Roo (1:11.3)
Marland Suckie
Eileen Bathen
Richard Ciardullo, Jr.
Proud Ridge
Beaties for Real
1997 Star Performer (1:14.2)
William Henry
Carl Cooper/Robert Brown
Carl Cooper
Dawn Pretty
Prospective Rosie
1996 Mercedes Song (1:13.1)
Paula Bacon
Deborrah Artz
Don Rice
Flo's Z Fury
American Tango
1995 Expensive Lunch (1:14.4)
William Henry
Les Stables, Inc.
Fred Warren
Miss Carson
Commando Dancer
1994 Shananie's Beat (1:11.3)
William Henry
Stonehedge Farm
Kathleen O'Connell
Tipper Too
Sweet Hollyann
1993 Lindsey Lane (1:14.0)
William Henry
Stonehedge Farm
Kathleen O'Connell
Real Bucks
Consentida
1992 Bet Your Bonnet (1:13.2)
Pedro Rodriguez
F. Berens and S. Garazi
Jose Mendez
Phi Phi Hi D
Aggie Gene
1991 Tenacious Treasure (1:13.5)
Ricardo Lopez
Bee Bee Stable, Inc.
Emanuel Tortora
Dark Stage
Vatican Dancer
John Franks
David Bell
1990 Premier Question
1989 Grau Madchen
* -- stakes record
1988 Bill of Sale
^ -- run in Jan. of 2004-05 season
1987 Beau Love Flowers
% -- purse formerly $25,000-added
1986 Sagadhoc **
** -- run at 5 1/2 furlongs
1985 Flickering Match
*** -- run in two divisions
1984 Strawberry Road
1983 Sugar Charlotte ***
1983 Best Game ***
1982 Supertam ***
1982 Exclusive Love ***
1981 Cherokee Frolic
97
The $100,000 Sandpiper Stakes
Fastest Time
1:10.02
COR COR (2012)
Slowest Time
1:14.4
EXPENSIVE LUNCH (1995)
Longest Priced Winner:
$28.20
MERCEDES SONG (1996)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 3.60
SHANANIE‘S BEAT (1994)
Closest Winning Margin:
NOSE
STAR PERFORMER (1997), SPECIAL CHEERS (2007)
Largest Winning Margin:
9 Lengths
SHANANIE‘S BEAT (1994)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ .60
ENQUETE (2013)
Track Condition:
FAST
All runnings but 1995 (sloppy)
Richest Purse:
$ 100,000
2013-present
Other Notes: My Sweet Dove‘s broodmare sire, Dove Hunt, won five Grade III stakes in his career. In addition to her
record-setting 2012 Sandpiper triumph, Cor Cor won the Battle of New Orleans Stakes at Fair Grounds and the Ocala
Breeders‘ Sales Filly Division Sprint at Ocala Training Center. Jockey William Henry won the Sandpiper Stakes five
times in seven years: with Shutrina‘s Sand (1999), Star Performer (1997), Expensive Lunch (1995), Shananie‘s Beat
(1994), and Lindsey Lane (1993). Two of those wins (in 1993 and 1994) were with owner Stonehedge Farm and trainer
Kathleen O‘Connell. In 1986, the Sandpiper was run at 5 ½ furlongs; the 1982 and 1983 races were run in two divisions.
In the 2004-2005 racing season, the Sandpiper was run in January of that meet; the 2005-2006 edition was carded in
December, as were all subsequent runnings. The late George Steinbrenner‘s Kinsman Stable has won this race twice: in
2003 with Ebony Breeze (trained by William Mott and ridden by Pedro Rodriguez) and in 2008 with Unfolding Wish
(trained by Dale Bennett and booted home by Carlos Montalvo.) Jockey Daniel Centeno won twice, in 2008 with Dr. Zic
and in 2010 with Devilish Lady. Dr. Zic, trained by Joan Scott, won the Grade I Vinery Madison Stakes at Keeneland in
2010. Luis Gonzalez won the Sandpiper aboard Whitney‘s Best in 2000 and Special Cheers in 2006.
My Sweet Dove and jockey
Fernando De La Cruz have
enough left to stave off heavy
favorite Enquete in the 34th
edition of the Sandpiper.
98
The Suncoast Stakes
$100,000 Guaranteed
WINNER
JOCKEY
2014 Please Explain (1:44.94)
Julien Leparoux
2013 Manuka Honey (1:41.75)
Edgar Prado
2012 Wait Til Dawn (1:40.58)
Javier Castellano
2011 Wyomia (1:39.93)
Frederic Lenclud
2010 Diva Delite (1:41.58)
R. Homeister, Jr.
2009 Rock Candy (1:41.22)
Carlos Montalvo
2008 Vaulcluse (1:39.36) *
Eibar Coa
2007 Autobahn Girl (1:38.39) ^
Daniel Centeno
2006 Crystal Current (1:45.37)
Cornelio Velasquez
2005 Toll Taker (1:45.15)
Cornelio Velasquez
2004 Ender's Sister (1:47.16)
Brian Peck
2003 Just Bill Me (1:46.57)
R. Homeister, Jr.
2002 Romancin Dixie (1:50.03)
Dale Lynch
2001 Classy Place (1:48.88)
Paula Bacon
2000 Silver Stockings (1:45.99)
Juan Umana
1999 Crown Jewel (1:47.0) **
Luis Martinez
1998 Tasso's Magic Roo (1:46.3)
Marland Suckie
1997 Poopsie (1:44.4)
William Daniels
1996 Faithful City (1:46.2)
Jorge Guerra
1995 Commando Dancer (1:46.2)
Jesse Garcia
1994 Cavada (1:46.1)
Kevin Whitley
1993 Thou Shalt Not Lie (1:47.0)
Kevin Whitley
1992 My Gallant Birdie (1:26.2)
Herson Sanchez
1991 Dark Stage (1:26 4/5)
Danny Scocca
1990 Premier Question
1989 Grau Madchen
1988 Leave It Be
1987 An Irish Dream
1986 Royal Tasha
1985 Flickering Match
1984 Sure Too Explode
1983 Silvered Silk/Millcreek Court
1982 Burned Crisp/GenuineDiamond
1981 Secret Kingdom
OWNER
Niall Racing
Curragh Stables
Michael Tabor
B. Anderson and E. Seltzer
B. Vivian and D. Vittese
W. Farish & Mrs. W.S. Kilroy
Melnyk Racing Stable
Live Oak Plantation
Kinsman Stable
Sea Gull Associates
Green Lantern Stables
J. Reynolds/D. Dwyer
Dorothy Leonard
Blaine Davidson
Savas/Chait/Inwood Farm
Donald Murray
Eileen Bathen
Stephen Ferguson
White Cross Stable
Eugene C. Cashman
Bebe Dalton
Don Campbell (lessee)
Alan and Martin Haft
Verbanic and Obser
John Franks
3-Year-Old Fillies
Mile-and-40-Yards
TRAINER
Thomas Proctor
John Terranova II
Todd Pletcher
Curtis Garrison
David Vivian
Mike Zwiesler
Thomas Albertrani
Nicholas Zito
William Mott
Timothy Hills
George Arnold, II
Enrique Alonso
Perry Johnson
Don Rice
L.L. Palmer
Evelio Garcia
Richard Ciardullo, Jr.
Stephen Casey
Luke Poulos
Frederick Kirby
Kathleen Kelley
Don Campbell
Angel Rosado
John Foggiano
David Bell
2nd
Nesso
Wild About Irene
Ciguaraya
Devilish Lady
Miss Aristocrat
Ameribelle
My Baby Baby
Trainee
Saffronista
Gotta Rush
Fall Fashion
Crimson and Roses
Ease Ahead
Frozen Dinner
Grey Sky
Second Degree
Catherine's Girl
Pyrite Annie
Mercedes Song
Street Code
Sweet Hollyann
O.P. Cat
Aggie Gene
Quiet Chaos
3rd
Light Bringer
Cindys Casino
Melrose Woods
Her Smile
Imaginary Saint
Don't Forget Gil
No Use Denying
Saint Barbara
Taylor Madison
Gallant Secret
Ladyinareddress
Dakota Light
Quick Bird
Chinsegut
My Special K's
Christie Light
Gemley
Zesty Zoe
Elise's Valentine
Smooth Quest
Dominating Dottiet
Sezyou Queen
Pi Phi Hi D
Vatican Dancer
* -- stakes record
^ -- formerly seven furlongs
** -- purse formerly $25,000 added
^^ -- two divisions 1982 & 1983
99
The $100,000 Suncoast Stakes
Fastest Time:
1:39.36
1:38.39
VAULCLUSE (2008) (1 MILE 40 YARDS)
AUTOBAHN GIRL (2007) (ABOUT 1 MILE)
Slowest Time:
1:50.03
ROMANCIN DIXIE (2002) (1 1/16-MILE)
Longest Priced Winner:
$ 23.20
FAITHFUL CITY (1996)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 2.80
TASSO‘S MAGIC ROO (1998)
Closest Winning Margin:
Head
WYOMIA (2011)
Largest Winning Margin:
10 ½ Lengths
TASSO‘S MAGIC ROO (1998)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ 1.00
SECOND DEGREE (1999)
Track Condition:
FAST
All runnings but 2002 (sloppy) and 1991 (good)
Richest Purse:
$ 100,000
2012-present
Other Notes:
In addition to Please Explain‘s Suncoast Stakes victory, trainer Tom Proctor won the 2014 Wayward
Lass Stakes with Dress the Part and the Florida Cup Tampa Turf Classic with Old Time Hockey. Manuka Honey‘s 2013
victory was one of three stakes triumphs during that season for trainer John Terranova II. From 1993 to 2006, the Suncoast was run at 1 1/16 miles. It was run at about one mile in 2007 and the following year switched to its current mile and
40 yards. In 1982 and 1983 it was run in two divisions. Jockey Kevin Whitley won twice with Thou Shalt Not Lie (1993)
and Cavada (1994). Flickering Match and Tasso‘s Magic Roo both swept the now-defunct Tampa Bay Challenge Series,
which was comprised of all 3-year-old filly races held at Tampa Bay Downs. Flickering Match was owned and trained by
Carroll Barnhill of nearby Bradenton. In 2008, Vaulcluse won the race in 1:39.36, setting a new track and stakes record
for the distance. Jockey Cornelio Velasquez won back-to-back in 2005 and 2006 with Toll Taker and Crystal Current.
Rosemary Homeister, Jr., rode two Suncoast winners, scoring aboard Just Bill Me in 2003 and Diva Delite in 2010.
Favored Please Explain and
jockey Julien Leparoux draw
away to a 6-length victory for top
trainer Tom Proctor.
100
The Super Stakes
$100,000 Guaranteed
WINNER
2014Our Double Play (1:22.09)^
2013 Good Lord (1:22.03)+
2012 Action Andy (1:23.22)
2011 Capt. Candyman Can (1:23.25)
2010 Musket Man (1:23.10)
2009 Hypocrite (1:22.84)
2008 Lookinforthesecret (1:23.18)
2007 D'artagnans'spirit (1:23.62)**
2006 Sir Shackleton (1:22.28)
2005 Above the Wind (1:22.60)
2004 Above the Wind (1:23.78)
2003 Above the Wind (1:24.57)
2002 Secret Romeo (1:22.62)
2001 Sea of Tranquility (1:24.08)
2000 Conan (1:23.99)
1999 Man the Shipp (1:23.91)
1998 Pleasant Too (1:24.2)
1997 Request a Star (1:25.2)
1996 Winous Point (1:25.1)
1995 Boisterous (1:23.1)
1994 Not Surprising (1:24.3)
1993 King Corrie (1:23.4)
1992 Aim High Daniel (1:25.2)
1991 Democritus (1:26.3)
4-Year-Olds-and-Up 7 Furlongs
JOCKEY
Victor Lebron
OWNER
Rigney Racing
Fernando De La Cruz Thomas Shank/Stan Young
Danny Coa
Robert Gerczak
Frederic Lenclud
Rosemary Rauch/David Zell
Daniel Centeno
Eric Fein
Manoel Cruz
J. Tortora, T. & R. Ancona
Daniel Centeno
Balkrisna Sukharan
Jose Lezcano
Richard Averill
Jeremy Rose
Tracy Farmer
Federico Mata
Hamco Group
Federico Mata
Hamco Group
Federico Mata
Hamco Group
T.D. Houghton
A A C Stables
Luis Gonzalez
Triple M Farm Inc.
Dodie Duys
Vivian and Cleo Hall
Joseph Rocco, Sr. Barry Shipp
Heriberto Rivera, Jr. Harold Queen
Punchie Goberdhan Paul O'Toole
Fred Castillo
Eutropia Farm
Jesse Garcia
D.J. Campbell (lessee)
William Henry
Robert Van Worp
Robert Landry
Aubrey W. Minshall
David Neider
J. Crayton Pruitt
Ricardo Lopez
Fred Boyd
^ -- Purse increased to $100,000
* -- track, stakes record
** --purse increased to $75,000
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TRAINER
Philip Bauer
Forrest Kaelin
Carlos Garcia
Ian Wilkes
Derek Ryan
Emanuel Tortora
Jamie Ness
Kirk Ziadie
Nick Zito
Ronald Allen, Sr.
Ronald Allen, Sr.
Ronald Allen, Sr.
Gerald Bennett
Richard Paulus
Tandi Wheeler
James DiVito
Shirley Girten
Jason Stodghill
Jerry Lepre
Donald Campbell
Judson Van Worp
Sherry Noakes
T. Wynn Jolley
E.P. Cantlon, Jr.
2nd
Sneaking Uponyou
Action Andy
Watch Me Go
Legal Move
Guam Typhoon
Paradise Dancer
I'vegottabeme
Weigelia
Purim
Avis Skier
Scrubs
Attack the Books
Tour of the Cat
Fort Metfield
Fort Metfield
Sea Legs
Man the Shipp
Pleasant Too
Letters of Truth
Mr. Tooth
Premier Angel
Lord Try On
Hidden Tomahawk
Bandit Corsair
3rd
Action Andy
Bellefire
Gold Strike Begins
A Diehl
Chief Talkeetna
Let It Rock
Paradise Dancer
Above the Wind
Above the Wind
Attack the Books
Attack the Books
Dr.Thunder/SeaofTranquility
Mountain Top
American Dot Com
Royal Romp
Diplomatic Corps
Axe of Courage
Country Coy
Boisterous
Not Surprising
Junk Bond King
Lord John
Proud Lion Club
Mr. Hot Shot
The $75,000 Super Stakes
Fastest Time:
1:22.03
GOOD LORD (2013)
Slowest Time:
1:26.3
DEMOCRITUS (1991)
Longest Priced Winner:
$ 74.60
ABOVE THE WIND (2003)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 2.80
MUSKET MAN (2010)
Closest Winning Margin:
HEAD
MAN THE SHIPP (1999), SECRET ROMEO (2002)
Largest Winning Margin:
3 3/4 Lengths
OUR DOUBLE PLAY (2014)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ .20
NOT SURPRISING (1995)
Track Condition:
FAST
All runnings but 1991, 1994 and 1998 (good); 1997 (sloppy);
2011 (wet fast)
Richest Purse:
$ 100,000
2014-present
Other Notes: Owners Richard and Tammy Rigney named the 2014 Super Stakes winner after their twin daughters, Claire
and Madison. In 2013, the popular 6-year-old gelding Good Lord set a track record in his victory for trainer Forrest Kaelin,
who was a jockey here in 1956 when the track was called Sunshine Park. Good Lord broke the stakes record of 2006 winner Sir Shackleton, a multiple-graded stakes winner. Above the Wind (owned by the Hamco Group, trained by Ron Allen,
Sr. and ridden by Federico Mata) won this race three times, from 2003-05. The 2011 winner, Capt. Candyman Can, was
trained by former Carl Nafzger assistant Ian Wilkes. The 2012 winner, Action Andy, won the $350,000 Frank J. De Francis
Memorial Dash at Laurel in October of 2012. Musket Man, the 2009 Tampa Bay Derby winner, returned to Oldsmar in
2010 to annex the Super.
Our Double Play used a
string of bullet workouts to
prepare for his outstanding Super Stakes
victory, the first stakes
triumph for trainer Phil
Bauer.
102
Tampa Bay Stakes—Grade III
$150,000
WINNER
2014 Guys Reward (1:43.44)
2013 Swift Warrior (1:43.14)
2012 Roman Tiger (1:40.42)
2011 Doubles Partner (1:40.67)
2010 Karelian (1:42.61)
2009 Victory Alleged (1:41.35)
2008 Cosmonaut (1:44.14)
2007 Hotstufanthensome (1:41.24)
2006 Fort Prado (1:40.76)
2005 Wire Bound (1:40.14)
2004 Burning Roma (1:41.68)
2003 Burning Roma (1:41.53)
2002 Boastful (1:40.95)
2001 Delay of Game (1:41.91)
2000 Delay of Game (1:39.72)
1999 Legs Galore (1:39.65) *^
1998 Ship Liner (1:44.1)
1997 Request a Star (1:45.2)
1996 Iron Racketeer (1:46.2)
1995 Not Surprising (1:44.2)
1994 Pride of Burkaan (1:44.2)
1993 Lord John (1:45.1)
1992 Lord John (1:45.8)
1991 Gallant Mel (1:45.2)
1990 Majesty's Imp
1989 Gallant Mel
1988 Homebuilder
1987 My Prince Charming
(Formerly the Tampa Bay Breeders’ Cup)
4-Year-Olds-and-Up 1 1/16 Miles (Turf)
JOCKEY
OWNER
Abdiel Jaen
Michael J. Bruder
Jose Espinoza
James Covello, James Dolan
Angel Serpa
Dennis Manning
Julien Leparoux
WinStar Farm
R. Homeister, Jr.
Green Lantern Stables
Carlos Marquez
Mac Fehsenfeld
Edgar Prado
Flying Zee Stable
Rajiv Maragh
Runnin Horse Farms
Brice Blanc
Team Block, et al
Eduardo Nunez
Silver Diamond Thoro'breds
Jesus Castanon
Harold Queen
Jesus Castanon
Harold Queen
T.D. Houghton
Kinsman Stable
Chris DeCarlo
John Peace
Ramon Perez
John Peace
William Henry
Ann and Clinton Lagrosa
Punchie Goberdhan Philip Williams
Punchie Goberdhan Paul O'Toole
Danny Scocca
Charles Fink
William Henry
Robert Van Worp
Eric Valles
A. Johnson & G. Murchibon
William Henry
John Callaway
Willie Martinez
John Callaway
Ricardo Lopez
Edwards and Mitchell
Ricardo Lopez
Batarasan Stable
Ricardo Lopez
Edwards & Penhale
Larry Saumell
Ryehill Farm
O.B. Aviles
Estate of Don Aronow
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TRAINER
Dale Romans
John Terranova II
Dennis Manning
Todd Pletcher
George Arnold, II
Dennis Manning
Philip Serpe
Norman Pointer
Chris Block
Manuel Criollo
Heather Giglio
Heather Giglio
William Mott
George Arnold, II
George Arnold, II
Reed Combest
Don Pittman
Jason Stodghill
Mike Falzone
Judson Van Worp
Leo Azpurua, Jr.
John Callaway
John Callaway
Don Campbell
Sturges Ducoing
Don Campbell
Woody Stephens
Newcomb Green
2nd
Salto
Alley Oop Oop (DH)
El Commodore
Rahystrada
Gio Ponti
Classic Campaign
Ballonenostrikes
Classic Campaign
Icy Atlantic
Remind
Remind
Tour of the Cat
Dog Tags
Johnny Dollar
Nasello
Tangazi
Fig Fest
Pleasant Too
Jane's Jet
Mighty Avanti
Not Surprising
Island Chatter
Color Me Ande
Velcro Fly
3rd
Golden Sabre
Doubles Partner (DH)
Swift Warrior
Voodoo Swinge
Rahystrada
Society's Chairman
Soldier's Dancer
Defer
Interpatation
Above the Wind
Native Hawk
First lieutenant
Tour of the Cat
An Oscar for Bert
Bogatyr
Orleans Road
Pleasant Too
Country Coy
Letters of Truth
Boisterous
Repletion
Wynsum Wayward
Rebounding Thrill
Dangerous Dawn
* -- stakes record
^ -- first turf edition
The Grade III $150,000 Tampa Bay Stakes
Fastest Time:
1:39.65
LEGS GALORE (1999)
Slowest Time:
1:51.1
LORD JOHN (1992)
Longest Priced Winner:
$ 59.40
ROMAN TIGER (2012)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 3.00
DELAY OF GAME (2000)
Closest Winning Margin:
NOSE
KARELIAN (2010), ROMAN TIGER (2012)
Largest Winning Margin:
5 ¾ Lengths
DELAY OF GAME (2000)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ .20
GIO PONTI (2010)
Track Condition:
FIRM
All but 2008 (SOFT), 2013 (GOOD), 2014 (YIELDING)
Richest Purse:
2007-present
$150,000
Other Notes:
Guys Reward is no stranger to graded turf stakes success; in 2012, he won the Grade II Firecracker
Handicap at Churchill Downs. Swift Warrior, who finished third in the 2012 Tampa Bay Stakes, won the 2013 renewal
three weeks after capturing the Grade III John B. Connally Turf Cup Stakes at Sam Houston. The race was run at 1 1/8
miles until 1993, when it was run at 1 1/16. It was moved to the turf in 1999. John Callaway won twice as owner/trainer
with Lord John in 1992 and 1993. Jockey William Henry won three times: in 1993 with Lord John, in 1995 with Not Surprising and in 1999 with Legs Galore. Not Surprising went on to be voted an Eclipse Award as Outstanding Sprinter
based on eight stakes victories that year, including a quartet of graded New York events. Jockey Punchie Goberdhan
won twice: in 1997 with Request a Star and in 1998 with Ship Liner. Delay of Game was a two-time winner in 2000 and
2001. Burning Roma (with jockey Jesus Castanon, trainer Heather Giglio and owner Harold Queen) won twice, in 2003
and 2004. Previously known as the Tampa Bay Breeders‘ Cup, the race enjoyed its most exciting renewal in 2010, when
Karelian and jockey Rosemary Homeister, Jr., edged Eclipse champion Gio Ponti and Ramon Dominguez by a nose,
then withstood an inquiry. Trainer Dennis Manning won in 2009 with Victory Alleged and 2012 with Roman Tiger.
Jockey Abdiel Jaen rallies
14-1 shot Guys Reward
past 1-2 favorite Salto for
owner Michael J. Bruder
and trainer Dale Romans.
104
$350,000 Guaranteed
The Tampa Bay Derby—Grade II
3-Year-Olds
1 1/16 Miles
WINNER
JOCKEY
OWNER
TRAINER
2nd
2014 Ring Weekend (1:43.71)
Daniel Centeno
St.Elias&WestPointThoro'br H. Graham Motion
Vinceremos
Surfing U S A
2013 Verrazano (1:43.96)
John Velazquez
Let's Go Stable, Tabor et al Todd Pletcher
Java's War
Falling Sky
2012 Prospective (1:43.35)
Luis Contreras
John C. Oxley
Mark Casse
Golden Ticket
Cozzetti
2011 Watch Me Go (1:44.25)
Luis Garcia
Gilbert G. Campbell
Kathleen O'Connell
Crimson Knight
Brethren
2010 Odysseus (1:44.31)
Rajiv Maragh
Padua Stables
Tom Albertrani
Schoolyard Dreams Super Saver*
2009 Musket Man (1:43.67)
Daniel Centeno
Eric Fein & Vic Carlson
Derek Ryan
Join in the Dance
Justdontcallmejeri
2008 Big Truck (1:44.25)
Eibar Coa
Eric Fein
Barclay Tagg
Atoned
Dynamic Wayne
2007 Street Sense (1:43.11) * ^
Calvin Borel
James Tafel
Carl Nafzger
Any Given Saturday Delightful Kiss
2006 Deputy Glitters (1:44.26)
Jose Lezcano
J. Lacombe Stable
Tom Albertrani
Bluegrass Cat
Winnies Tigger Too
2005 Sun King (1:43.98)
Edgar Prado
Tracy Farmer
Nicholas Zito
Forever Wild
Global Trader
2004 Limehouse (1:43.99)
Pat Day
Dogwood Stables
Todd Pletcher
Mustanfar
Swingforthefences
2003 Region of Merit (1:44.61)
Eibar Coa
Calumet Farm
Christophe Clement
Aristocat
Hear No Evil
2002 Equality (1:43.66)
Ramon Dominguez Pin Oak Farm
H. Graham Motion
Tails of the Crypt
Political Attack
2001 Burning Roma (1:44.30)
Richard Migliore
Harold Queen
Heather Giglio
American Prince
Paging
2000 Wheelaway (1:43.90)
Richard Migliore
C. Kimmel & P. Solondz
John Kimmel
Impeachment
Perfect Cat
1999 Pineaff (1:45.33)
Jose A. Santos
Roy and Joyce Monroe
Kenneth McPeek
Menifee
Doneraile Court
1998 Parade Ground (1:45.2)
Pat Day
W. Farish and S. Hilbert
Neil Howard
Middlesex Drive
Rock and Roll
1997 Zede (1:44.4)
Jerry Bailey
Allen Paulson
William Mott
Brisco Jack
Favorable Regard
1996 Thundering Storm (1:43.4)
Jorge Guerra
Deborrah Artz
Don Rice
El Amante
Natural Selection
1995 Gadzook (1:45.1)
Gary Boulanger
Du-Zee Stables
J. Bert Sonnier
Composer
Bet Your Bucks
1994 Prix de Crouton (1:46.3)
Mickey Walls
Lorne and Kathleen Berg
Lorne Berg
Able Buck
Parental Pressure
1993 Marco Bay (1:44.2)
Ronnie Allen, Jr.
Jay Shaw
Sarah Lundy
Thriller Chiller
Tunecke Charlie
1992 Careful Gesture (1:45.4)
Robert Lester
Cecilia Dixon
Elbert Dixon
Chief Speaker
Clipper Won
1991 Speedy Cure (1:46.1)
Ricardo Lopez
Susan B. Fisher
Harvey Culp
Link
Shudanz
1990 Champagneforashley (1:44
Jacinto Vasquez
Baker/Kaskel/Feinbloom
Howard Tesher
Slew of Angels
Always Running
1989 Storm Predictions (1:43.4)
Steve Gaffalione
Three G Stables
Luis Olivares
With Approval
Mercedes Won
1988 Cefis (1:44.2)
Eddie Maple
Ryehill-Kirkham Partnership Woody Stephens
Buck Forbes
Twice Too Many
1987 Phantom Jet (1:43.4)
Keith Allen
Aisco Stables
Phil Gleaves
Homebuilder
You're No Bargain
1986 My Prince Charming (1:46.3) Craig Perret
Aronow Stable
Newcomb Green
Lucky Rebeau
Major Moran
1985 Regal Remark (1:46.4)
Jeffrey Fell
Sam-Son Farm
James Day
Verification
Sport Jet
1984 Bold Southerner (1:44.3)
Wayne Crews
Rusticwoods Farm
Paul Maxwell
Rexson's Hope
Stickler
1983 Morganmorganmorgan(1:47.1) Willie Rodriguez
Morgan Bishop
Arthur Monteiro
Slew o' Gold
Quick Dip
105
1982 Reinvested (1:45.1)
Rick Luhr
Harborview Farm
Stanley M. Hough
Stage Reviewer
Real Twister
1981 Paristo (1:45.2)
David Ashcroft
Belmont Farm
George Handy
Bravestofall
Darby Gillic
* -- Kentucky Derby winner
^stakes record
3rd
The Grade II $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby
Fastest Time:
1:43.11
STREET SENSE (2007)
Slowest Time:
1:47.1
MORGANMORGANMORGAN (1983)
Longest Priced Winner:
$179.40
BOLD SOUTHERNER (1984)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 2.10
SUN KING (2005)
Closest Winning Margin:
NOSE
BOLD SOUTHERNER (1984), STREET SENSE (2007),
ODYSSEUS (2010)
Largest Winning Margin:
5 Lengths
THUNDERING STORM (1996)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ .05
WAR PASS (2008)
Track Condition:
FAST
All runnings except 1986 (sloppy)
Richest Purse:
$ 350,000
2011-present
Other Notes:
Ring Weekend rewarded trainer H. Graham Motion and jockey Daniel Centeno with their second Tampa
Bay Derby victories. Motion won in 2002 with Equality, and Centeno was aboard Musket Man in 2009. The top three
finishers in the 2013 Tampa Bay Derby — Verrazano, Java‘s War and Falling Sky — competed in the Kentucky Derby,
marking a first for the Grade II event. In 2007, Street Sense (owned by James Tafel, trained by Carl Nafzger and ridden
by Calvin Borel) became the first Tampa Bay Derby participant to win the Grade I Kentucky Derby. The colt went on to
win the Grade I Travers Stakes and the Grade II Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga. In 2010, Super Saver became the second Tampa Bay Derby graduate to win the Kentucky Derby, for owner WinStar Farm and trainer Todd Pletcher. In 2002,
The Tampa Bay Derby attained Grade III status. It was elevated to Grade II for the 2011 edition. Centeno, Richard Migliore, Pat Day and Eibar Coa are the the only jockeys to win the race twice: Migliore in 2000 with Wheelaway and in 2001
with Burning Roma; Day in 1998 with Parade Ground and 2004 with Limehouse; and Coa in 2003 with Region of Merit
and 2008 with Big Truck. Motion, Todd Pletcher and Tom Albertrani are the only trainers to score a double. Pletcher won
with Limehouse in 2004 and Verrazano in 2013, while Albertrani won with Deputy Glitters in 2006 and Odysseus in
2010. Eric Fein is the only owner to have won the race twice: in 2008 with Big Truck and in 2009 with Musket Man, who
finished third in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Cefis, trained by Hall of Fame legend Woody Stephens, staged a
whirlwind rally from last place to win the 1988 renewal.
Ring Weekend and jockey
Daniel Centeno shock
most observers with a
front-running Tampa Bay
Derby score.
106
The Turf Dash
WINNER
2014 Ancil (54.88) *
2013 Great Attack (56.13)
2012 Great Attack (55.93)
2011 Bridgetown (55.28)
2010 Sneaking Uponyou (58.11)
2009 Castles in the Sky (55.75)
2008 Lookinforthesecret (57.70)
2007 Lookinforthesecret (56.61)
2006 Western Kind (56.55)
2005 Whenthedoveflies (57.62)
JOCKEY
Daniel Centeno
Angel Serpa
Jeffrey Sanchez
Willie Martinez
Huber Villa-Gomez
Daniel Centeno
Daniel Centeno
Daniel Centeno
Juan Umana
Jose Lezcano
$100,000 Guaranteed
3-Year-Olds-and-Up 5 Furlongs (Turf)
OWNER
Scott Farmer, Kathy Thompson
Houyhnhnm Stable
Houyhnhnm Stable
Melnyk Racing Stables
Jagger, Inc.
Balkrisna Sukharan
Balkrisna Sukharan
Ness Racing Stable
Grace Harris
Kalacan Racing Stable
TRAINER
Joan Scott
Wesley Ward
Wesley Ward
Todd Pletcher
Jamie Ness
Jamie Ness
Jamie Ness
Jamie Ness
Dewaine Glenn
Kirk Ziadie
2nd
Pyrite Green
Silver Cloud
Western Prospector
Great Attack
Probation Ready
Cooper County
Prosico
Mr. Silver
Whenthedoveflies
Scattering Breezes
3rd
Tell All You Know
Hold On Smokey
Private Jet
Quite a Dude
Twiceasbeautiful
Our Friend Harvey
Fort Prado
The Nth Degree
Around the Cape
Relaunch Star
* -- stakes, track record
Ancil sets a stakes and
track record of 54.88 seconds for five panels on the
lawn under jockey Daniel
Centeno.
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The $100,000 Turf Dash
Fastest Time
:54.88
ANCIL (2014)
Slowest Time
:58.11
SNEAKING UPONYOU (2010)
Longest Priced Winner
$17.00
SNEAKING UPONYOU (2010)
Shortest Priced Winner
$ 3.80
WHENTHEDOVEFLIES (2005)
Closest Winning Margin
NECK
WESTERN KIND (2006), CASTLES IN THE SKY (2009),
BRIDGETOWN (2011)
Largest Winning Margin
3 Lengths
SNEAKING UPONYOU (2010)
Shortest Priced Loser
$0.90
CHAMBERLAIN BRIDGE (2009)
Track Condition
FIRM
2005, 2010, 2012, 2013 (good), 2008 (yielding)
Richest Purse
$ 100,000
2014-present
Other notes:
With his record-shattering performance in the 2014 Turf Dash, 5-year-old gelding Ancil earned an invitation to Royal Ascot in England for his owners, Kathy Thompson of Brooksville, Fla., and Scott Farmer, and his trainer, Joan
Scott. Daniel Centeno rode Ancil, one of five stakes victories during the 2013-14 meeting for the five-time track riding
champion. Trainer Dennis Ward saddled two-time Turf Dash Stakes winner Great Attack in 2012 and 2013 for his son,
trainer Wesley Ward. Great Attack won the Grade III Twin Spires Turf Sprint at Churchill Downs in 2012 on Kentucky
Derby Day and has competed in two editions of the Breeders‘ Cup Turf Sprint. He finished second in the 2011 Turf Dash.
Great Attack is owned by Jeffrey Seder‘s Houyhnhnm Stable. The Houyhnhnms were a race of intelligent horses in Jonathan Swift‘s classic Gulliver’s Travels. Trainer Jamie Ness was unbeatable in this race from 2007-10, winning back-to-back
with Lookinforthesecret, then saddling Castles in the Sky and Sneaking Uponyou. Jockey Daniel Centeno was aboard for
the first three Ness triumphs and Huber Villa-Gomez rode Sneaking Uponyou. Bridgetown, the 2011 Turf Dash winner,
was second in the 2009 Breeders‘ Cup Juvenile Turf.
108
$50,000 Guaranteed
WINNER
2014 Dress the Part (1:45.13)
2013 Magic Hour (1:45.48)
2012 Arena Elvira (1:44.57)
2011 Choragus (1:44.39)
2010 Don't Forget Gil (1:44.76)
2009 Striking Tomisue (1:45.50)
2008 Cash's Girl (1:44.93)
2007 Funny Annie (1:45.23)
2006 Tasha Sangue (1:45.61)
2005 Joyful Ballad (1:44.71)
2004 Pampered Princess (1:45.77)
2003 Win's Fair Lady (1:43.94)^
2002 Technical Key (1:45.20)
2001 Inside Affair (1:45.10)
2000 Inside Affair (1:45.23)
1999 Little Won (1:46.45) *
1998 Topic Gallapiat (1:46.0)
1997 Jeffreys Mom (1:46.2)
1996 Roadways (1:48.0)
1995 Cavada (1:45.0)
1994 Current Gossip (1:46.0)
1993 Magal (1:44.4)
1992 Forli's Lass (1:45.4)
1991 Leave It Be (1:46.0)
1990 Tia Juanita
1989 Stutz Goldrush
1988 Queen Alexandra
1987 Queen Alexandra
1986 Is Rosalind
1985 Sunset Strait **
The Wayward Lass
F/M 4-and-Up
Stakes
JOCKEY
Ronnie Allen, Jr.
Ronnie Allen, Jr.
Leandro Goncalves
Leandro Goncalves
Daniel Centeno
J. Bridgmohan
Pablo Morales
Cecelio Penalba
Carlos Montalvo
Jose Lezcano
Jesus Castanon
Joseph Judice
Bobby Walker, Jr.
Juan Umana
William Henry
Joseph Rocco, Sr.
Gary Bain
Jose Velez, Jr.
Jesse Garcia
Ricardo Lopez
Sebastian Madrid
Scott Spieth
William Henry
Maureen Andrews
OWNER
Glen Hill Farm
Janis R. Whitham
Carolyn Wilson
Lothenbach Stables
Alan Brodsky
T. Hilbert & J.R. Menard
Cash is King LLC
Matthews Stable
George I. Elso
Glen Hill Farm
Martin Cherry
Sabine Stables
Steve Richardson
Harold Queen
Harold Queen
John Spencer, III
Richard Cummins
Queen's Land Farm
P. D. K. Racing Ltd.
Bebe Dalton
Sheila Dimare
Dolores Tamargo
Star Racing Stable
D. Liberty Stables
Jockey Ronnie Allen,
Jr., repeats in the Wayward Lass, this time
aboard Dress the Part.
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TRAINER
Thomas Proctor
Ian Wilkes
William Mott
Anthony Reinstedler
Mark Hennig
Nicholas Zito
Tim Ritchey
Michael K. McDonald
Walter Rosas-Canessa
Thomas Proctor
Martin Wolfson
Steven Standridge
Don Rice
Heather Giglio
Anthony Dutrow
Arnold Fink
Bob Peterson
R.J. Richards, Jr.
Kenneth Wirth
Archie Smith, Jr.
David Brownlee
Ray Tamargo
Art Pedregal, Jr.
Norm Wismer
1 1/16 Miles
2nd
Ambusher
Fire Assay
R Gypsy Gold
C C's Pal
Choragus
Moon Catcher
Lil's Lassie
Porta Clasica
Preach It
Slews Final Answer
Crimson and Roses
La Nina Dancer
Coolbythepool
Royal Fair
Misstress
Native Gate Dancer
Hail the Queen
Duchess Grace
Littlest Secretary
Jellied Madrilene
Miss Obsession
My Gallant Birdie
Sassy N Brassy
Sassy N Brassy
3rd
Montana Native
I Like It
Dash Dot Dash
Striking Dancer
Miss Match (ARG)
Boudoir
Colony Queen
Gadolinium
Pitanga
Grab Bag
Dakota Light
Four Plus Four
Pearly White
Silver Stockings
Kipper Quila
Summit Park
Cindy's Sonnet
Effervescence
Kate Howard
Norfolk Lavender
Debby's Honeypiat
Golden Wildcat
Magal
Victorious Trick
^ -- stakes record
* -- purse formerly $25,000-added
** -- run at 1 1/8 miles
The $50,000 Wayward Lass Stakes
Fastest Time:
1:43.94
WIN‘S FAIR LADY (2003)
Slowest Time:
1:48.0
ROADWAYS (1996)
Longest Priced Winner:
$95.00
TASHA SANGUE (2006)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 3.40
MAGAL (1993)
Closest Winning Margin:
NOSE
INSIDE AFFAIR (2000)
Largest Winning Margin:
10 Lengths
WIN‘S FAIR LADY (2003)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ .70
MAGAL (1992)
Track Condition:
FAST
All runnings except 1991 and 1996 (good) and 2003 (wet fast)
Richest Purse:
2008
$ 65,000
Other Notes:
Dress the Part was 3-for-3 at Tampa Bay Downs during the 2013-14 season, all with Ronnie Allen, Jr., in
the irons. Her sire, Malibu Moon, also sired 2013 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands winner Orb. The 2013 Wayward Lass Stakes winner, Janis R. Whitham‘s 4-year-old homebred Magic Hour, takes a backseat to few Thoroughbreds in
terms of pedigree. Her sire, Awesome Again, won the 1998 Breeders‘ Cup Classic. Magic Hour‘s dam Affluent won four
Grade I stakes for Whitham and trainer Ron McAnally; Affluent‘s sire, the great Affirmed, won the 1978 Triple Crown.
Arena Elvira‘s thrilling Wayward Lass victory in 2012 was her fifth consecutive stakes score for local owner Carolyn Wilson. Previously, Arena Elvira won a pair of stakes at Saratoga in the summer of 2011, the Grade III Turnback the Alarm at
Aqueduct and the Grade II Falls City Handicap at Churchill Downs. Arena Elvira‘s Wayward Lass jockey, Leandro Goncalves, won the 2011 edition on Choragus. Don‘t Forget Gil, the 2010 winner, loved Tampa Bay Downs; she won the
Grade III Florida Oaks in 2009. In 1985, the first running of the Wayward Lass Stakes was at 1 1/8 miles. Jockey William
Henry won this race twice: in 1992 with Forli‘s Lass and in 2000 with Inside Affair, for owner Harold Queen. Inside Affair
won again for Queen in 2001 with Juan Umana in the irons. Queen Alexandra won both the 1987 and 1988 editions of the
Wayward Lass Stakes. She was trained by George Baker.
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Discontinued Stakes
The Discovery
Fillies 2 Year Olds
$40,000 Guaranteed
Seven Furlongs
WINNER
JOCKEY
OWNER
TRAINER
2ND
3RD
1991 Aggie Gene (1:27.3)
1990 Erica's Dream (1:25.45)+
William Henry
Ricardo Lopez
Star Racing Stables
Shirley Howell
Art Pedregal, Jr.
B. E. Howell
Blanche Be Mine
National Finalist
Bet Your Bonnet
Wekive Run
+ Stakes Record
GTBOA Stallion Season Auction Stakes
$25,000
3 Year Olds & Up
1 1/16 Miles
WINNER
JOCKEY
OWNER
TRAINER
2000 Ben's Quixote (1:41.23)
Jesse Garcia
Sarah and Kenneth Ramsey Kenneth Wirth
2ND
3RD
Keep Striking
Kool Ruckus
The Pinellas Stakes
$50,000 Guaranteed
Fillies 3 YearsOlds
1 1/16 on the turf
WINNER
JOCKEY
OWNER
TRAINER
2ND
3RD
2001 The Goddess Athird (1:43.08)
2000 Jera (1:41.46)+
1999 Sangam (1:44.19)*
Danny Scocca
Derek Bell
Jim McAleney
Gilbert G. Campbell
Steve Trizis
A. Bhangoo
Kathleen O'Connell
Peter Klesaris
Arthur Silvera
Chausson Poire
Grey Sky
Schmoopy
Across the Creek
Trouville
Dyna Might
* Purse formerly $25,000 added
+ Stakes Record
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Discontinued Stakes
The Tampa Bay Downs Steeplechase
$25,000
Maiden 4 Year Olds & Up
2 1/16 Miles
WINNER
JOCKEY
OWNER
TRAINER
2ND
3RD
2001 P. C. Plod (3:46.83)
2000 Red Classic (3:43.82)+
Craig Thornton
Sean Clancy
Mrs. S. K. Johnston
Brushwood Stables
Janet Elliot
James Lawrence
How Goes It
Banjo Man
Clearance Code
Hall of Angels
+ Stakes Record
The Vulcan Stakes
$25,000 Guaranteed
3 Year Olds
WINNER
JOCKEY
OWNER
1999 Mr. Carter (1:12.94)
1998 Broom Rider (1:12.2)+
Lenny Frazzitta, Jr. Gladys Moreland
Dodie Duys
Allen Koslin
Six Furlongs
TRAINER
2ND
3RD
Zelko Krcmar
Larry Bates
Hogans Chief
Pretty Dee Dee
Dusty Ibis
Poppas Beach, Daring Lass (DH)
(DH) Dead Heat
+ Stakes Record
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Discontinued Stakes
The Chris Thomas Turf Classic
Formerly the Columbia Stakes
$75,000 Guaranteed
3 Year Olds & Up
1 1/8 Miles (turf)
WINNER
JOCKEY
OWNER
TRAINER
2ND
3RD
2009 Dinner in Odem (1:46.68)
2008 Revved Up (1:48.48)
2007 Therecomesatiger (1:49.53)
2006 Revved Up (1:48.25)
2005 Hear No Evil (1:49.40)^
2004 Restage (1:48.03)
2003 Guardianofthegate (1:50.16)
2002 Guardianofthegate (1:48.12)
2001 Guardianofthegate (1:47.9)
2000 Lilys Cousin (1:46.34)+
Phil Teator
Daniel Centeno
Luis Gonzalez
Eddie Castro
Melvin Toro
Jesus Castanon
Tommy Pompell
Dodie Duys
Paula Bacon
Derek Bell
Peter & Sharyn Wasiluk
Live Oak Plantation
Charles Patton
Live Oak Plantation
Jacks or Better Farm
Glen Hill Farm
Brett Rice
Brett Rice
Brett Rice
Lois Allen
Peter Wasiluk
Christophe Clement
Thomas Proctor
Christophe Clement
Kenneth Decker
Thomas Proctor
Don Rice
Don Rice
Don Rice
V. W. Reedy
Sir Dave
Victory Alleged
Revved Up
Ballonenostrikes
Revved Up
Coahoma
Total Anilation
Fun ‗N' Gun
Trooper Red
Atiba
Sporting Art
I‘m Only Laughing
Puppeteer
Big Tex
Headline
Milky Way Guy
Dell Place
Viva Pentelicus
Special Coach
Ben's Quixote
+ Stakes record
^ Name Changed to Chris Thomas Turf Classic in 2005
-- In 2010 race suspended
Dinner in Odem puts
his neck in front to
capture the 10th
running of the Chris
Thomas Turf Classic
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Discontinued Stakes
The $75,000 Chris Thomas Turf Classic
Fastest Time:
1:46.34
LILYS COUSIN (2000)
Slowest Time:
1:50.16
GUARDIANOFTHEGATE (2003)
Longest Priced Winner:
$ 34.40
GUARDIANOFTHEGATE (2001)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 3.20
REVVED UP (2006)
Closest Winning Margin:
NECK
GUARDIANOFTHEGATE (2001),
DINNER IN ODEM (2009)
Largest Winning Margin
4 Lengths
GUARDIANOFTHEGATE (2002)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ 1.00
TV SPORTS DIRECTOR (2002)
Track Condition:
FIRM
All runnings
Richest Purse:
2005
$75,000
Other Notes:
Thomas was a popular radio talk-show host who was also a Thoroughbred owner.
Owner Brett Rice and trainer Don Rice won three times with Guardianofthegate in 2001, 2002, and 2003, with three different jockeys: Paula Bacon, Dodie Duys and Tommy Pompell. Restage, with jockey Jesus Castanon and trainer Thomas Proctor, was the first winner of the Chris Thomas Turf Classic when it was renamed in 2004. Proctor subsequently
won the race again with Therecomesatiger in 2007 for owner Charles Patton and jockey Luis Gonzalez. Revved Up has
won the race twice for owner Live Oak Plantation and trainer Christophe Clement: in 2006 under Eddie Castro and in
2008 with Daniel Centeno in the irons. The winner of the 2009 Chris Thomas Turf Classic, Dinner in Odem, has earned
almost $400,000 in his career.
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ARABIAN STAKES HISTORIES
The Diamond Derby
(Discontinued)
$75,000 Est.
Arabian 4 Year Olds
Seven Furlongs
WINNER
JOCKEY
OWNER
TRAINER
2ND
3RD
2003 Stellarr (1:35.13)
2002 Doran Sbfar (1:34.9)
2001 Pardon My French (1:33.41)
2000 Mucho Caliente (1:32.59)+
1999 Dreams of Valor (1:32.85)
1998 Tigres Light (1:35.0)
1997 The Wiking (1:34.3)
1996 Jest You Wait (1:34.2)
Jesus Bracho
Jesus Castanon
Federico Mata
Juan Umana
Tommy Zamora
Mike Pindell
C. K. Murphy
Sean Jones
Dianne Waldron
Dianne Waldron
Trackside Farm
Town and Country Farms
Margo Wallace (lessee)
Town and Country Farms
Town and Country Farms
Dunromin Arabians
Dianne Waldron
Phil Saxer
Loren Nichols
Hilton Werneth
Lynn Ashby
Roger Werneth
Roger Werneth
Lynn Ashby
Just Lyke Me
Bonuz
Raising Cano
Djolly Good
Seyvilla Proof
Paving the Way
Vanilla Shaikh
Noble Man
Tops the Stars
On the Mufv
LF Fleetwood Mac
Storrmy Weather
Genuine Monarch
Tigger
Lucky Shawn
Light the Night
+ Stakes Record
$75,000 Diamond Derby
Fastest Time:
1:32.59
MUCHO CALIENTE (2000)
Slowest Time:
1:35.0
TIGRES LIGHT (1998)
Longest Priced Winner:
$ 21.40
MUCHO CALIENTE (2000)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 2.60
TIGRES LIGHT (1998)
Closest Winning Margin:
NECK
DREAMS OF VALOR (1999)
Largest Winning Margin:
12 ½ Lengths
JEST YOU WAIT (1996)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ .80
SEYVILLA PROOF (1999)
Track Condition:
FAST
All runnings
Richest Purse:
1999
$95,000
Other Notes:
No jockey won this race more than once. Owner Town and Country Farms
won three times: twice with trainer Roger Werneth (in 1997 and 1998)
and once with Hilton Werneth (in 2000).
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ARABIAN STAKES HISTORIES
The Sapphire
(Discontinued)
$75,000 Est.
Arabian 4 Year Old Fillies
Seven Furlongs
WINNER
JOCKEY
OWNER
TRAINER
2ND
3RD
2003 More Adorable (1:37.73)
2002 Tornade Du Loup (1:35.99)
2001 Djezebel (1:35.12)
2000 Adoraable (1:37.2)
1999 Royal Atheena (1:34.79)+
1998 Dixie Darlene (1:36.0)
1997 Super Tiki (1:38.4)
1996 Sweet Girl Ma (1:36.4)
+ Stakes Record
Christobal Morales
Jesus Castanon
Jesus Castanon
Gary Boag
Tommy Zamora
Sean Jones
Sean Jones
Roxane Losey
Kinsman / Cheryl Wright
Dianne Waldron
Dianne Waldron
Kinsman / Cheryl Wright
Genellen and H. Pike
Bill Waldron
J. and L. E. Brauninger, Jr.
Sharon and Bob Magness
Maureen Stillwell
Phil Saxer
Maureen Stillwell
Phil Saxer
Lynn Ashby
Bill Waldron
Lynn Ashby
Lynn Ashby
Dream Keeper
French Braids
Djenzel
Prince Tiki
Lore
Star of Orzell
Shes the Most
Electyra
Sey Proofs Fara
Allez France
Vamonos Juanita
Mega C S
Zeralda Josniere
Golly What a Day
Hidden Treasure
Miss Bobbie Socks
The $75,000 Sapphire Sprint
Fastest Time:
1:34.79
ROYAL ATHEENA (1999)
Slowest Time:
1:38.4
SUPER TIKI (1997)
Longest Priced Winner:
$10.00
TORNADE DU LOUP (2002)
Shortest Priced Winner:
$ 2.40
DIXIE DARLENE (1998)
Closest Winning Margin:
HEAD
ADORAABLE (2000), TORNADE DU LOUP (2002)
Largest Winning Margin:
8 Lengths
SWEET GIRL MA (1996)
Shortest Price Loser:
$ .70
FRENCH BRAIDS (2002), A FOREIGN AFFAIR (2002)
Track Condition:
FAST
All runnings except 2003 (sloppy)
Richest Purse:
1999
$100,000
Other Notes:
Jockey Jesus Castanon won this race twice for owner Dianne K. Waldron: in 2001 with
Djezebel and in 2002 with Tornade Du Loup. Jockey Sean Jones also won twice: in 1997
with Super Tiki, and in 1998 with Dixie Darlene. Trainer Lynn Ashby won three times: in 1996
with Sweet Girl Ma, in 1997 with Super Tiki, and in 1999 with Royal Atheena.
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