Tampa Bay Downs

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by freddymo

The purses at TB suck what are you talking about they race for popcorn and peanuts. TB takeout might be the cause of a bunch of decent things but consider that many a horseman have decided to use it instead of GP or FG.

Freddy, do you know what a MSW purse at Tampa Bay Downs was in 1996? $4,200

The Sam Davis had a $25,000 purse - it's now a Graded Derby prep.


My father trained horses at Tampa in the 70's ... he told me Finger Lakes was unquestionably a cut above Tampa. Fort Erie was several cuts above.

Thistle Downs was a cut above Tampa.

Tampa was just a notch above places like Waterford Park and Commedore (the old Erie bullring)