{"id":253802,"date":"2026-05-01T11:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T11:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/253802\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T11:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T11:33:29","slug":"tampa-bay-downs-is-sending-these-horses-to-the-kentucky-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/253802\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Downs is sending these horses to the Kentucky Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tampa Bay Downs has a history of producing Derby success stories, including horses Street Sense, Super Saver, and Always Dreaming.<\/p>\n

OLDSMAR, Fla. \u2014 A group of accomplished three-year-old thoroughbreds who raced at Tampa Bay Downs this season is set to make an impact on racing\u2019s biggest stage at the Kentucky Derby this weekend.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The group of horses racing at Churchill Downs is led by Tampa Bay Derby winner The Puma, along with Derby qualifiers Further Ado, Renegade, Emerging Market, Albus, and Ocelli, all of whom earned points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby while competing at the Oldsmar oval.<\/p>\n

Horses and jockeys will race the track lined by fashionable spectators for the\u00a0Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 2.<\/a><\/p>\n

On the fillies\u2019 side, horses Zany and Always a Runner are well positioned for spots in the starting gate for the Kentucky Oaks, the premier race for female horses, on Friday, May 1.<\/p>\n

Several Tampa Bay Downs alumni strengthened their Derby credentials following their local prep races. Renegade captured the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby, Further Ado went on to win the Grade 1 Blue Grass Stakes, and Emerging Market and Albus scored victories in the Louisiana Derby and Wood Memorial, respectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe program here has really worked for horsemen,\u201d Tampa Bay Downs Director of Racing and Racing Secretary Allison DeLuca said in a statement. \u201cThey like the surfaces, the conditions, and how our races fit into their plans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay Downs has a history of producing Derby success stories, including horses Street Sense, Super Saver, and Always Dreaming, all of whom used the track as a stepping stone to wearing the garland of roses.<\/p>\n

Live racing at Tampa Bay Downs continues through May 3.<\/p>\n


\nKentucky Derby horses, odds 2026 <\/p>\n

Here are the names of the horses competing in the 2026 Kentucky Derby and their morning line odds, listed in order of their post numbers.<\/p>\n

Renegade, 4-1Albus, 30-1Intrepido, 50-1Litmus Test, 30-1Right to Party, 30-1Commandment, 6-1Danon Bourbon, 20-1So Happy, 15-1The Puma, 10-1Wonder Dean, 30-1Incredibolt, 20-1Chief Wallabee, 8-1Silent Tactic, 20-1Potente, 20-1Emerging Market, 15-1Pavlovian, 30-1Six Speed, 50-1Further Ado, 6-1Golden Tempo, 30-1Fulleffort, 20-1Great White, 50-1Ocelli, 50-1 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Downs has a history of producing Derby success stories, including horses Street Sense, Super Saver, and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57287,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-253802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253802\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}