all in The Sport

There’s usually something special attached to the first time.

Of the numerous champions trained by Todd Pletcher, the first to enter the sport’s Hall of Fame was the sensational Ashado – an honor well-befitting one of the sport’s top fillies since the dawn of the 21st Century.

Tom Pedulla presents five key takeaways from an exciting Saturday of racing action that included a significant Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve prep race, the $360,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs, and the $350,000

Off poorly and coming under an early drive from jockey Luis Saez when well behind in the $360,000 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby, Tapit Trice was racing more like a massive longshot than a 1-2 favorite.

Renamed in 2017 for one of the West Coast’s best distaff runners of the last decade, the Beholder Mile Stakes brings together a crack field of sharp female milers contesting a two-turn distance.

Saturday’s $400,000, Grade 2 Lambholm South Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs is an important qualifying points prep for the 2023 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.

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