Tampa Bay Downs

[IrishofNDMan]

I've seen Mr. Allen at Great Lakes Downs a lot lately, and he seems like a really nice guy, and someone who knows what he is talking about. When he has a horse running at Mountaineer or Tampa Bay and I notice he is watching it, I will ask him what he thinks of the horses chances and he is dead honest with me. Most of the time, he is dead on too. He will tell me "I'm not sure if this filly will like the dirt and the distance", and sure enough he will be right. Then he will tell me, "this horse is running at mountaineer and has been running with the big boys at Tampa and should roll", and the horse rolls!