Tampa Bay Downs‘Courtyard Championship Day’ will feature a pair of talented turf runners taking their two 1/16 mile bets on February 5. The winner defends. Get Smokin collected $175,000 Tampa Bay Stakes (G3T) for older horses, while the 1st place winner Lady Spectrum made her Tampa debut in the $175,000 Endeavor Stakes (G3T) program for seniors and mares.
Ironhorse Racing Stables, BlackRidge Stables, TNT Equine Holdings and Saratoga Seven Racing Partners’ Get Smokin will make their first appearance since June, when he finished fifth in Poker Stakes (G3T) at Belmont Park. Previously coached by Tom Bush for the Mary Abeel Sullivan Revocable Trust, Get Smokin also won the 2021 Seek Again Stakes in Belmont and a year before capturing the Hill Prince Stakes (G2T) there. Run first Get Stormy gelding is currently trained by Hall of Famer Mark Casse.
South Florida-based trainer Chad Brown will be sending two horses for the Tampa Bay Stakes: Madaket Stables, Wonder Stables and Robert LaPenta’s 5-year-old horse L’Imperator and Michael Dubb, Sanford Goldfarb, and Samuel Abraham’s 8-year-old boy Devamani . The latter also started for the first time since June when he captured Monmouth Stakes (G3T) at Monmouth Park.
Coach Arnaud Delacour will take over last year’s Tampa Bay Stakes runner-up Eons as well as last year’s fourth place finisher Speak or listen .
This field also includes the winners of shares owned by Calumet Farms and by crossbreeding Cellist and English Bee and the winner on January 8 Tropical Turf Stakes (G3T) Clear vision .
Tampa Bay has attracted a full 12 yards, along with one qualifying course.
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Brown, who is bidding for his first Tampa Bay Stakes trophy, has two entrants in search of his fourth Endeavor win. Both of his 4-year-olds, Bleecker Street and In Italy , owned by Peter Brant. Bleecker Street is the perfect 3vs and will be in her first bet race, and in Italian 2v3 while also launching her stake.
They can have their full hands on Charles Fipke’s 4-year-old Lady Speightspeare, who is 4 for 5 for coach Roger Attfield, including the 2020 Natalma Stakes (G1T) at Honeysuckle. Most recently, she placed third in the December 26 Oaks Tropical Park at Gulfstream Park.
Coach Graham Motion will bid for his third Endeavor win with 4-year-old Gainesway Stable Box of oysters who finished third in the Florida Oaks (G3T) last year in Tampa.
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