Tampa Bay Downs

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Ha ha. Another one I pay close attention to is horses shipping from Great Lakes Downs. For some reason they pop, and when they do, it's usually huge $$$$$

Above the Wind. Ronald Allen trainer. Freaking horse has won the Pelican Stakes more times than I can remember. I pray this horse is still in training.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by SentToStud

Above the Wind. Ronald Allen trainer. Freaking horse has won the Pelican Stakes more times than I can remember. I pray this horse is still in training.

Hey STS, do you remember a horse at DRC called It's The Wind?
Used to win a lot wire to wire.
Above the Wind made me think of it.

[SentToStud]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

Hey STS, do you remember a horse at DRC called It's The Wind?
Used to win a lot wire to wire.
Above the Wind made me think of it.

AJ78,
Don't remember that one. My years going there were about 75-82. Bearden, Janowitz, Maxwell, VanBerg. I DO remember the Derby Bar very, very well. On the occasion of a big score, it'd be Mitch Housey's but more often than not, it was the Derby Bar.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by SentToStud

AJ78,
Don't remember that one. My years going there were about 75-82. Bearden, Janowitz, Maxwell, VanBerg. I DO remember the Derby Bar very, very well. On the occasion of a big score, it'd be Mitch Housey's but more often than not, it was the Derby Bar.

haha, know both those places but did not freqent them often. I think that horse ran 8-10 years after your time.

I was a bowler so my perfect double header was to head out to that bowling alley across I96 (forgot the name) in the morning and roll for about an hour or so, then head over for the live races. Of course if everything went well after the last race it was a mad dash across town to get to Hazel for the buggies.
Ahh, it doesn't get any better than that.