Out at SA, we saw Wasted Away, the winner of the BC Distaff run for the first time in 2025. In the Azeri, we had Wavy Girl, another one that ran in the BC Distaff, make her third start in six weeks. The result: layoff or a busy schedule, it doesn’t matter as they both are winners today.
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Wasted Away’s Dominance Continues with Beholder Mile Win
After her dominant three year old season that saw her win both the KYO and the BC Distaff, among others, Wasted Away returned to the race track after some well deserved time off to make her four year old racing debut. This filly by Fire N Fury had not been wasting away over the last four months and successfully took care of business in the Beholder Mile just like we are used to her doing.
Zion Birdie Proves Us Right, Takes The Columbia Stakes at TAM
3/8/2025 6 TAM The Columbia Stakes $125.000 3yo 1 Mile Turf 120lbs + penalties What a beautiful day in Tampa… and we nailed this one as I had the exacta, as cold as the other side of… Read More ›
Painville and Lady Hilltopper Renew Their Rivalry in The Hillsborough Stakes
The Hillsborough Stakes – Grade IITAM Race #9 1 1/8m Turf Graded StakePurse $225.000 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward. 1 Painville Mo Mentum Farm Gallardo A A 122 — A small but elite field here, with… Read More ›
Ava Makes Her Seasonal Debut in The FL Oaks
The FL Oaks – Grade III TAM Race #8 1 1/16m Turf Graded StakePurse $200.000 For Fillies Three Years Old. 1 People Easer Mb Stables Centeno D E 120 — This improving filly steps over ground for the first time… Read More ›
The Hurricane Bertie Sees Seven Evenly Matched Girls Going to Post
The Hurricane Bertie – Grade III GP Race #4 6 1/2f Dirt Graded StakePurse $165.00 For Fillies And Mares Four Years Old And Upward. 1 Grandest Lady La Canada Racehorses Bravo J 124 — Consistent last year with a win… Read More ›
Berlin Looks Tough in The Challenger Stakes at TAM
3/8/2025 6 TAM The Challenger Stakes (GIII) $125.000 4yo 11/16th Mile Dirt 122lbs + penalties We stay down at Big John’s Alabama BBQ and take a gander at a field of older gents set to go a… Read More ›
Small Field Heads to TAM Turf for The Columbia Stakes
3/8/2025 6 TAM The Columbia Stakes $125.000 3yo 1 Mile Turf 120lbs + penalties Oh, the Ybor stories I could tell… but let’s stick to horse racing and the $15,000 I had to take… Read More ›
Looking for a Big Daddy at TP
For the second time, the Big Daddy will be held at TP. This is an ungraded stake at six furlongs for older turf horses on the main track, and it draws a field of nine.
Wasted Away Makes 2025 Debut in Beholder Mile
The Beholder Mile is the weekend’s lone Grade 1, taking place at SA for older females on the main track. It takes place for the 20th time this year, and for the tenth time here at SA after previously being held at HOL. The $300.000 purse has been common for the race in general, but it is a reduction from the $500.000 that we saw in 2022 and 2023.