Tampa Bay Derby

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The Tampa Bay Derby is a race for Thoroughbred race horses held in March at Tampa Bay Downs. A Grade III event, the race is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs) on the dirt. The race has gained in popularity over the past few years as trainers aiming for the Kentucky Derby have used it as a prep race.

In 2007, the race was run on Saturday March 17 for a purse of $300,000.

[edit] Past Winners

2007 - Street Sense (1:43.11 broke the track record for 1 1/16 miles by .02 seconds) (Calvin Borel), (Any Given Saturday placed by half a nose.)
2006 - Deputy Glitters (1:44.26)
2005 - Sun King (1:43.98)
2004 - Limehouse (1:43.99) (Pat Day)
2003 - Region of Merit (1:44.61) (Eibar Coa)
2002 - Equality (1:46.66)