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Sam F. Davis S (gr. 3)

TAMPA BAY DOWNS, Oldsmar, FL

  • Purse: $225,000
  • Date: February 12, 2011
  • Class: Grade 3
  • TV: TVG
  • Age: 3 yos
  • Race: 10
  • Distance: 1 1/16 miles
  • Post Time:
1 Brethren Margin: 4 TrueNicks: A+ $120,000

2008 | Bay Horse | Distorted Humor   - Supercharger, A.P. Indy

  • Breeder:WinStar Farm, LLC
  • Owner: WinStar Farm LLC
  • Trainer: Todd A. Pletcher
  • Jockey: Ramon A. Dominguez

Sire: Distorted Humor  , Chestnut, 1993. Raced 3 years. 23 starts, 8 wins, $769,964. Lifetime: 460 yearlings sold, median $150,000.

Broodmare Sire: A.P. Indy, Dark Bay or Brown, 1989.

2 Too Experience Margin: 1 TrueNicks: A $45,000

2008 | Bay Colt | Drewman - Lake Victoria, Meadowlake

  • Breeder:Steve Tucker
  • Owner: Move Horse, Inc.
  • Trainer: Mark Passley
  • Jockey: Daniel Centeno

Sire: Drewman, Dark Bay or Brown, 1998. Raced 3 years. 12 starts, 5 wins, $188,852. Lifetime: 48 yearlings sold, median $5,250.

Broodmare Sire: Meadowlake, Chestnut, 1983.

Sale History: Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds in Training, $1,000.
Ocala Breeders' Sales Company Open Sale of Yearlings, ($1,000).

3 Watch Me Go Margin: ½ TrueNicks: A $22,500

2008 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | West Acre - Sabbath Song, Deputy Minister

  • Breeder:Gilbert G. Campbell
  • Owner: Gilbert G. Campbell
  • Trainer: Kathleen O'Connell
  • Jockey: Luis Garcia

Sire: West Acre, Bay, 1995. Lifetime: 69 yearlings sold, median $7,000. In 2009: 1.42 AEI.

Broodmare Sire: Deputy Minister, Dark Bay or Brown, 1979.

Time: 1:45.07   Track: Fast

Others: Beamer, $10,000; Monzon, $6,000; Litigate, $4,000; Ribo Bobo; Washington's Rules; Adulare; Reprized Halo.

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1BrethrenRamon A. DominguezTodd A. Pletcher
2Too ExperienceDaniel CentenoMark Passley
3Watch Me GoLuis GarciaKathleen O'Connell
4BeamerLeandro R. GoncalvesCarl A. Nafzger
5MonzonEdgar S. PradoIgnacio Correas, IV
6LitigateJose Valdivia, Jr.David P. Duggan
7Ribo BoboDaniel CoaManuel J. Azpurua
8Washington's RulesKent J. DesormeauxKenneth G. McPeek
9AdulareAlex O. SolisGeorge R. Arnold, II
10Reprized HaloFrancisco Z. MaysonettManuel J. Azpurua

Payoffs

HorseJockeyWinPlaceShow
10 BrethrenRamon A. Dominguez$3.80$3.20$2.80
4 Too ExperienceDaniel Centeno$16.80$9.20
5 Watch Me GoLuis Garcia$10.20
EXOTIC PAYOFFS:
$2.00 Exacta (10-4)$65.40
$2.00 Trifecta (10-4-5)$710.40
$2.00 Superfecta (10-4-5-7)$2,917.20

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