Candy Man Rocket leads Mott exacta in Sam F. Davis Feb 6, 2021 Vance Hanson/Brisnet.com CANDY MAN ROCKET (SV Photography)
Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott brought two improving colts to Tampa Bay Downs
on Saturday for the $200,000 Sam F. Davis S. (G3) on Saturday and was rewarded
when
Exiting a 9 1/4-length maiden over six furlongs at Gulfstream Park last
month, Candy Man Rocket had no issues negotiating the stretch-out to 1 1/16
miles. Nor for that matter did Nova Rags, who was last seen taking the
seven-furlong Pasco S. at Tampa.
Racing in close attendance to one another while chasing Boca Boy through
Las Vegas
There was a time not so long ago when the National Horseplayers Championship was an immovable fixture the week before the Super Bowl.
“In hindsight I’m happy it wasn’t held this past weekend,” said Keith Chamblin, chief operating officer of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. “We may have had some cancellations because of the storm in the northeast.”
Weather is the least of the NTRA’s challenges in staging the nation’s biggest tournament for racehorse handicappers. Moved three years ago to the week after the Super Bowl, it was supposed to happen this month at Bally’s Las Vegas. That was before the pandemic forced a postponement to Aug. 27-29.
A Winning Agenda for the Sam F. Davis Stakes
A Winning Agenda for the Sam F. Davis Stakes
04 February, 2021 11:55 PM
Happy February, everyone!
January was a good month on
Unlocking Winners. Victories from Greatest Honour in the Holy Bull (G3) and
Medina Spirit in the Robert B. Lewis (G3) pushed my record for the year to 8-5-1-2
(62.5% winners, 100% in-the-money) with a return on investment of $3.20 for
every $2 wagered. The goal of picking 50% winners in 2021 is still very much
alive.
The main race we ll
highlight this week is the $250,000 Sam F. Davis (G3) at Tampa Bay Downs, a 1
1/16-mile Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race awarding 10 qualification points
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Dozen Derby prospects entered in Sam F. Davis Feb 3, 2021 Vance Hanson/Brisnet.com TAMPA BAY DOWNS (SV Photography)
The 2021 Road to the Kentucky Derby series hits the west coast of Florida on
Saturday when a full field lines up in the $250,000 Sam F. Davis S. (G3) at
Tampa Bay Downs. The 1 1/16-mile test will award Derby qualifying points of
10-4-2-1 to the top four finishers.
The seemingly wide-open cast is unlikely to have a strong favorite, but
Kentucky Jockey Club (G2) runner-up
Smiley Sobotka will have an
opportunity to validate the form of that late November feature at Churchill