Sam F. Davis gets field of eight
OLDSMAR, Fla. – Independence Hall was assigned post 4 in a field of eight 3-year-olds entered Wednesday in the Grade 3, $200,000 Sam F. Davis Stakes, to be run for the 40th time Saturday at Tampa Bay Downs.
The Davis is the lone Kentucky Derby qualifier across the country this weekend. It’s one of the last 17-point preps (10-4-2-1), along with the Feb. 15 El Camino Real and Feb. 17 Southwest.
Independence Hall, unchallenged in three starts, will have Jose Ortiz back aboard in the 1 1/16-mile Sam Davis.
The Davis is the 11th of 12 races on a card that starts at 12:12 p.m. Eastern. Post time for the Davis is 5:29.
Three other stakes will directly precede the Davis. In order, here are the lineups for each:
Grade 3, $150,000 Endeavour
A.A. Azula’s Arch, Altea, Jehozacat, Adina del Sur, Dynatail, Kelsey’s Cross, Got Stormy, Phantom Opening.
$150,000 Suncoast
Lucrezia, We the Clouds, Two Sixty, Motu, Comical, Miss Important, Blame Debbie, Turtle Trax, Embossed.
Grade 3, $150,000 Tampa Bay
March to the Arch, Devamani, Admiralty Pier, Caribou Club, Renaisance Frolic, Halladay, Hembree, Real Story, My Bariley.
With jockeys and the track morning line, this is the Davis lineup:
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Grade 3, $200,000 Sam F. Davis
1. Ajaaweed, J.Rosario, 4-1
2. Sole Volante, L.Panici, 8-1
3. Albert Park, P.Morales, 15-1
4. Independence Hall, J. Ortiz, 6-5
5. No Getting Over Me, S.Camacho, 20-1
6. Premier Star, J.Velazquez, 3-1
7. Tiz Rye Time, J.Leparoux, 20-1
8. Chapalu, D.Centeno, 8-1