Pair of turf allowances top Wednesday card

OLDSMAR, Fla. – A pair of turf allowances will highlight a solid nine-race Wednesday card at Tampa, with race 5 going at a mile and the finale going at five furlongs. First post is 12:15 p.m. Eastern.

Race 5 (2:15) is a $27,250, second-level race for fillies and mares. No Way Jose, shipping in from the Atlantic Coast for Eddie Kenneally, looks like the one to beat in a field of seven.

Race 9 (4:19) is a $26,250, first-level race that drew an oversubscribed lineup of older horses. Chess Master, an easy last-out winner, could rule a slight favorite over Oceanic and Phase Out.

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The next stakes at Tampa are the March 28 Florida Cup events, a series of six $110,000 races restricted to statebreds.

◗ Samy Camacho has regained the top spot in the local jockey standings in his back-and-forth battle with Antonio Gallardo. Camacho won five races here last week, including the sharp Chad Brown debut winner Lory on the Saturday undercard, in assuming a 72-70 lead.