OLDSMAR, Fla. – Tapit Trice heads a field of 12 3-year-olds set to go Saturday in the lone Kentucky Derby qualifying race of the weekend, the Grade 3, $350,000 Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs. Tapit Trice, trained by Todd Pletcher, will leave from post 6 with Luis Saez aboard in the 1 1/16-mile race. The gray Tapit colt will be making his stakes debut following a last-out allowance romp at Gulfstream Park. The Tampa Bay Derby is the 11th of 12 races on a Saturday card that starts at 11:55 a.m. Eastern. Post time for the feature is 5:15. :: KENTUCKY DERBY 2023: Derby Watch, point standings, prep schedule, news, and more From the rail, this is the field for the 43rd Derby: Lord Miles, Classic Car Wash, Classic Legacy, Groveland, Mikey Bananas, Tapit Trice, Freedom Road, Dreaming of Kona, Shesterkin, Champions Dream, Zydeceaux, and Prairie Hawk. :: Take your handicapping to the next level and play with FREE DRF Past Performances - Formulator or Classic.  The Tampa Derby is the last of five straight stakes on the day. The others are the Columbia (race 7), the Grade 3 Challenger (race 8), the Grade 2 Hillsborough (race 9), and the Grade 3 Florida Oaks (race 10). FoxSports and FanDuel TV will provide live coverage of the main event. The Tampa Derby is a 100-point qualifier (50-20-15-10-5) for the May 6 Kentucky Derby. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.