TVG, America's horse racing network, will be live on-site at Tampa Bay Downs and Santa Anita. Graded stakes races from coast to coast, including prep races for the Kentucky Derby (G1) – the $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3) from Tampa Bay Downs and the $250,000 Withers Stakes (G3) from Aqueduct – will highlight the weekend coverage.
Todd Schrupp, Britney Eurton and Christina Blacker will be reporting live from Santa Anita with exclusive interviews and analysis of the ten-race card which features four graded stakes races – the $200,000 Las Virgenes Stakes (G3), the $200,000 San Marcos Stakes (G3), the $200,000 San Vicente Stakes (G2) and the $100,000 Thunder Road Stakes (G3). The San Vicente Stakes, a seven-furlong contest for 3-year-olds, has drawn a field of six including Freedom Fighter, an impressive maiden winner for trainer Bob Baffert. The son of Violence has drawn the inside post under jockey Drayden Van Dyke.
The Road to the Kentucky Derby will run through Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday and TVG's Gabby Gaudet will be trackside with expanded coverage of the twelve-race
Festival Preview Day card. The featured race is the $250,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes (G3), a stepping stone to the $400,000 Tampa Bay Derby (G2) on March 6. The Sam F. Davis Stakes will offer offers 10-4-2-1 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top four finishers and has drawn an overflow field of thirteen contenders including two for trainer Todd Pletcher. Pletcher will send out Known Agenda, third in the Remsen Stakes (G3) with John Velazquez aboard and Milean, a recent maiden winner with Robby Alvarado, Jr. in the irons.
TVG will also be broadcasting another prep race on the road to the Kentucky Derby – the $250,000 Withers Stakes (G3) from Aqueduct which will also offer 10-4-2-1 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to the top four finishers. The Withers Stakes has drawn a contentious field of nine including California-bred Capo Kane, winner of the Jerome Stakes on New Year's Day. Trained by Harold Wyner, the son of Street Sense will be ridden by Dylan Davis.
In addition to racing from Tampa Bay Downs and Santa Anita, TVG will be featuring racing from Oaklawn Park, Gulfstream, Aqueduct and more. Fans can tune in on TVG, TVG2 and the Watch TVG app which is available on Amazon Fire, Roku and connected Apple TV devices.
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