Oldsmar, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – A field of 12 3-year-olds has been entered for Saturday’s $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs, the final local prep for the $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby on March 7.<\/p>\n
Starting from the rail post in the 1 1\/16-mile race will be stakes-winning colt Catalina Red with Daniel Centeno again riding. The chestnut colt will be making his 3-year-old debut for owner Anthony A. Lenci and trainer Chad Stewart.<\/p>\n
Catalina Red has won his last two starts, both stakes at Tampa Bay, after failing to find the winner’s circle in his first three starts. He won the $100,000 Inaugural Stakes at Tampa Bay by 7 1\/4 lengths on Dec. 6 and three weeks later took the $100,000 Pasco as the 3-5 favorite and set a track record for seven furlongs in 1:21.40.<\/p>\n
“He came out of the Pasco in good shape, and he’s ready to go,” said Stewart. “He is just a very smart horse. He stays relaxed, he doesn’t show a lot of emotion and he likes his job.”<\/p>\n
Catalina Red comes into Saturday with earnings of $74,680.<\/p>\n
Stewart will also saddle Bandages in the Davis with Ron Allen Jr. riding from post 6.<\/p>\n
“(The Sam F. Davis) is going to be a huge step up for Bandages, but he acts like he wants to go two turns,” Stewart said.<\/p>\n
Bandages, owned by World Thoroughbred Racing, opened his career on Dec. 6 at Tampa Bay with a third and three weeks later at the track won for the first time as the 13-10 favorite.<\/p>\n
Here is the field for the Sam. F. Davis from the rail out: Catalina Red, Daniel Centeno; Royal Son, John Velazquez; Ami’s Flatter, Luis Contreras; Crittenden, Fernando De La Cruz; Divining Rod, Luis Garcia; Bandages, Ron Allen Jr.; Brother Bobo, Gabriel Saez; G Five, Rajiv Maragh; My Johnny Be Good, Antonio Gallardo; Coomer, Julien Leparoux; Ocean Knight, Irad Ortiz Jr. and Bears Personality, Edgar Prado.<\/p>\n
The Sam F. Davis has an approximate post time of 5:20 p.m. ET. The race has produced at least one Kentucky Derby starter in 10 of the last 11 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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