Tampa Bay Downs

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12/11/10 : Opening Day! Opening day for the Oldsmar oval's 85th racing season

Tampa Bay Downs is pleased to once again partner with Lambholm South for Cotillion Festival Day Presented by Lambholm South, Festival Preview Day Presented by Lambholm South and the Lambholm South Race of the Week!

The Oldsmar oval is scheduled to resume live racing on December 11,2010 and continue through May 8, 2011!
Horseracing fans were treated to another great season of racing in the 2009-2010 Tampa Bay Downs meet, which included Grade III Tampa Bay Derby third-place finisher Super Saver capturing the 2010 Kentucky Derby. With steady daily average purse money, a$2.5* million dollar stakes program, and year-round poker, Tampa Bay Downs is the place to be in the winter!
Tampa Bay Downs is the only Thoroughbred race track on the West Coast of Florida, and is known as one of America's oldest and most well-maintained racetracks. Tampa Bay Downs first opened its doors in 1926 under the name of Tampa Downs, and has since had a long and colorful history. The present owner purchased the track in 1986, and since then the Tampa Bay Downs has been continually improving.
Tampa Bay Downs added its 7/8th mile grass track, complete with a mile chute, in 1998, and has become one of the most popular turf courses in North America. The millennium brought even more amenities to Tampa Bay Downs, including the Downs Golf Practice Facility, which allows patrons to practice their swing while viewing and wagering on simulcast racing; as well as The Silks Poker Room, the card room that has become one of the hottest spots in town and both are open 7 days a week.
Simulcast racing is broadcast throughout the track mainly on new flat-screened plasma or LCD televisions on both live racing days and during the track's off-season. Join us for all the sporting excitement at Tampa Bay Downs! Gates open at 11:00 AM and post time for the first race is 12:25 PM, unless otherwise noted.
The Silks Poker Room is now open 7 days a week- unrestricred poker and expanded hours :
Sunday - Thursday {10:00 amuntil4:00 am}&Friday - Saturday {10:00 am until6:00 am}

BARN AREA OPENS FOR 2010-2011 RACING SEASON The Tampa Bay Downs backstretch opened this morning, heralding the start of the Oldsmar ovals 85th season of Thoroughbred racing.

SILKS POKER ROOM REGULAR GRABS 2ND PLACE IN WSOP By Lonnie Herman: When it comes to big-time poker, dont let anyone tell you, as fabled football coach Vince Lombardi once said, Winning isnt everything; its the only thing.

CATCHING UP WITH JANE CIBELLI Catch up with trainer Jane Cibelli at Monmouth Park.

Gerald Bennett Enjoys Summer Success With only three months to go until the opening of the 85th racing season at Tampa Bay Downs, many of the jockeys and trainers that are regulars in Tampa are beginning to look forward to returning to the Oldsmar track.

FAMILY FINISHES FIRST FOR CHAD STEWART There may be no more challenging life than that of a Thoroughbred trainer. It is certainly a challenge to maintaining any semblance of a family life. At turns it is nomadic, dangerous, time-consuming, and unsecure. But well-known trainer Chad Stewart has