Tampa Bay Downs opens its 2024-’25 season Wednesday for the first of 89 live racing dates through May 3. The February 8 Sam F. Davis and March 8 Tampa Bay Derby are the key dates on the calendar with full cards of stakes adorning both. After an intermittent start, the season schedule settles into 4-day racing Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday in December.

To get you set handicapping this season in Oldsmar, let’s dig into some key stats from the Betmix database.

Favorites Overall
38.5% (2023-’24)
38.9% (2022-’23)
37.0% (2021-’22)

Favorites Dirt
40.4% (2023-’24)
39.7% (2022-’23)
38.6% (2021-’22)

Favorites Turf
34.8% (2023-’24)
37.4% (2022-’23)
33.7% (2021-’22)

Average Win Odds Overall
4.60-1 (2023-’24)
4.65-1 (2022-’23)
5.24-1 (2021-’22)

Average Win Odds Dirt
4.26-1 (2023-’24)
4.31-1 (2022-’23)
4.73-1 (2021-’22)

Average Win Odds Turf
5.23-1 (2023-’24)
5.25-1 (2022-’23)
6.26-1 (2021-’22)

Top Jockeys 2023-‘24
Samy Camacho 85 wins (20.8% dirt, 15.1% turf)
Antonio Gallardo 72 wins (21.1% dirt, 20.3% turf)
Gabriel Maldonado 57 wins (17.1% dirt, 15.8% turf)
Daniel Centeno 41 wins (16.0% dirt, 20.0% turf)
Marcos Menses 41 wins (12.8% dirt, 12.2% turf)
Melissa Iorio 41 wins (14.3% dirt, 16.0% turf)

Top Trainers 2023-‘24
Kathleen O’Connell 54 wins (25.5% dirt, 15.8% turf)
Gerald Bennett 35 wins (20.5% dirt, 13.0% turf)
Jose F. D’Angelo 31 wins (19.8% dirt, 28.0% turf)
Gregory Sacco 31 wins (32.4% dirt, 18.4% turf)
Juan Arriagada 27 wins (27.8% dirt, 0-15 turf)