Horses Keep Trainer Feliciano Feeling Young
Benny Feliciano has been in the racing business more than 47 years and has learned more than his fair share about communicating during that time.
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| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
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| January 2017 | |||||
| Pasco S. | $100,000g | 3yos | 7f | Details | |
| Wayward Lass S. | $50,000g | 4&up, f/m | 8.5f | Details | |
| Gasparilla S. | $100,000g | 3yos, Fillies | 7f | Details | |
| February 2017 | |||||
| Suncoast S. | $100,000g | 3yos, Fillies | 8.18f | Details | |
| Tampa Bay S. (G3T) | $150,000g | 4&up | 8.5f T | Details | |
| Sam F. Davis S. (G3) | $250,000g | 3yos | 8.5f | Details | |
| Lambholm South Endeavour S. (G3T) | $150,000g | 4&up, f/m | 8.5f T | Details | |
| Minaret S. | $50,000g | 4&up, f/m | 6f | Details | |
| Pelican S. | $100,000g | 4&up | 6f | Details | |
| March 2017 | |||||
| Columbia S. | $75,000g | 3yos | 8f T | Details | |
| Challenger S. | $100,000g | 4&up | 8.5f | Details | |
| Florida Oaks (G3T) | $200,000g | 3yos, Fillies | 8.5f T | Details | |
| Hillsborough S. (G2T) | $200,000g | 4&up, f/m | 9f T | Details | |
| Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G2) | $350,000g | 3yos | 8.5f | Details | |
| April 2017 | |||||
| Hilton Garden Inn/Hampton Inn and Suites Sprint S. | $100,000g | 4&up | 6f | Details | |
| EG Vodka Turf Classic S. | $100,000g | 4&up | 9f T | Details | |
| Ocala Breeders' Sales Sophomore S. | $100,000g | 3yos | 7f | Details | |
| 14 Hands Winery Sophomore Turf S. | $100,000g | 3yos | 8.5f T | Details | |
| Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies S. | $100,000g | 3yos, Fillies | 7f | Details | |
| Pleasant Acres Stallions Distaff Turf S. | $100,000g | 3&up, f/m | 8.5f T | Details | |
| December 2017 | |||||
| FTBOA City of Ocala S | $125,000 | 3yo, f | 7f | ||
| FTBOA Marion County S | $125,000 | 3yo, c/g | 7f | ||
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FTBOA, Tampa Bay Announce Two New Stakes
FTBOA and Tampa Bay Downs announce two new Florida Sire Stakes. The $125,000 events for state-bred 3-year-olds, one for males and one for females, will be run at seven furlongs in December.
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Experience Helps Allen Compete at Tampa Bay Downs
Professional sports are dominated by the young and horse racing is no different. But at age 52 jockey Ronnie Allen Jr. competes on a daily basis with riders often half his age.
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After Life-Threatening Fall, Alderson Looks Forward
His head is still swathed in bandages, a reminder of how close jockey Bryce Alderson came to losing his life during a race at Tampa Bay Downs Dec. 21.
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R Angel Katelyn Romps at Tampa Bay Downs
Averill Racing, CCF Racing Stable, and K Lauren Racing's R Angel Katelyn romped to an authoritative win in the $100,000 Stonehedge Farm South Sophomore Fillies Stakes April 2 at Tampa Bay Downs.
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Averill's R Angel Katelyn Set for Florida Cup Day
A number of top products of Florida's breeding industry will be on display for the 14th renewal of the Florida Cup April 2 at Tampa Bay Downs, an afternoon that will feature six $100,000 stakes restricted to Florida-breds.
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Tapwrit Shows His Class in Tampa Bay Derby
Despite incurring some traffic trouble around the first turn, Tapwrit became the latest sophomore to make a play for a starring role in the ever-evolving 3-year-old male picture when he drew clear by 4 1/2 lengths in the Tampa Bay Derby (G2).
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Fifty Five Sets Stakes Record in Florida Oaks
The bay filly covered 1 1/16 miles in 1:41.60 for trainer Thomas M. Bush, eclipsing the old mark of 1:41.89 established by Tapicat in 2013.
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Weekend Stakes Rundown: Big 'Cap Day at Santa Anita
Each week BloodHorse.com looks forward to the weekend's biggest races. This week we have a trio of grade 1 races at Santa Anita Park, a Triple Crown prep on each coast, and more.
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Isabella Sings Seeks Redemption in Hillsborough
Siena Farm's multiple graded stakes winner nearly wired the Hillsborough Stakes (G3T) last year but lost when Tepin rallied for the win and a course record.
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Florida Oaks Class Edge to Daddys Lil Darling
Normandy Farm's Daddys Lil Darling, who ran in four graded stakes to close out 2016, takes to turf for her seasonal debut in the March 11 Florida Oaks (G3T) at Tampa Bay Downs.
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Wild Shot Taking His Shot in Wide-Open Tampa Bay Derby
When it was announced last week that track record-setting Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3) winner McCraken would miss the Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G2) with a slight ankle strain, a new level of opportunity was placed at the feet of classic aspirants.
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Staying to End of Sale Pays Dividends for Dini, Lustig
Staying to the end of last summer's Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s June 2016 2-year-olds sale third session paid dividends for trainer Mike Dini and Alan Lustig, owner of Ballybrit Stable.
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McCraken Resumes Galloping, Blue Grass Still the Target
Janis Whitham's unbeaten homebred McCraken has resumed galloping at Palm Meadows Training Center the past few days and remains on track to start in the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G2) at Keeneland April 8.
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Language in Florida Bill Would Prohibit ADW Wagering
It's early in the process but because the wording in a current Florida Senate bill would potentially outlaw ADW, industry leaders have quickly weighed in to make sure legislators understand how devastating that outcome would be for horse racing.
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Florida Consent Order Sees Ness Suspended 100 Days
Trainer Jamie Ness will serve a 100-day suspension and pay a $4,800 fine in a settlement with Florida that resolves a dozen post-race test positives for the bronchodilator Clenbuterol dating from December 2012-March 2014.
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McCraken to Miss Tampa Bay Derby With Ankle Strain
Unbeaten multiple graded stakes winner McCraken will miss the Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby (G2) March 11 after emerging from a four-furlong move Feb. 27 with a slight strain to his left front ankle.
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What's Going On Here: Spread Some Joy
We understand the reasoning behind the bundling of "big days." Tracks can charge a premium for their simulcast signal on those days while increasing handle: That's the main driver--but has the pendulum swung too far?
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Isabella Sings Goes Gate to Wire in Endeavour
Siena Farm's homebred Isabella Sings took the lead and never looked back, easily winning by three lengths in the $150,000 Lambholm South Endeavour Stakes (G3T) Feb. 11 at Tampa Bay Downs.
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McCraken Too Good in Sam F. Davis
The built up to McCraken's seasonal bow ended with results to match. Under some left-handed urging from jockey Brian Hernandez Jr., the unbeaten colt unleashed a wicked turn of foot down the middle of the track to win the $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3).
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Weekend Stakes Rundown: Tampa in the Spotlight
Each week BloodHorse.com looks forward to the weekend's biggest races. Consider this your weekly guide to the best stakes races in North America. This week Tampa Bay Downs gets the spotlight with three graded stakes Saturday.
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Hernandez Has Momentum, Confidence on His Side
As the regular rider for McCraken, the 2-1 morning-line favorite for Saturday's Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3), jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. could find his current groundswell of momentum dwarfed by what could come his way should his mount prevail.
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No Dozing Could Provide Delacour a Derby Path
When trainer Arnaud Delacour saddles No Dozing for the $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3) Feb. 11 at Tampa Bay Downs, it could mark an early step toward the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1).
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Isabella Sings Looks to Pad Resume in Endeavour
In what could be her racing swan song, Isabella Sings will try to successfully pull off her catch-me-if-you-can routine against 10 other fillies and mares in the Feb. 11 $150,000 Lambholm South Endeavour Stakes (G3T).
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Champion Tepin to Miss Endeavour Due to Mild Colic Bout
After a mild case of colic, the planned 2017 season debut for Tepin has been pushed back.
