OLDSMAR, Fla. – Dale Bennett will tell you one of the great joys he derives as a trainer is watching the development of his young runners. That’s why Bennett had to be pleased with the performances by two of his young up-and-comers this past week at Tampa Bay Downs. On Thursday, Bennett sent out Fancy Man against a group of 3-year-old maiden special weight sprinters, and the son of Wildcat Heir looked very professional dispatching that field, prompting the pace for a half-mile and then drawing off late under Pablo Morales. Fancy Man, a half-brother to Enumerate, who earned $199,406 and finished second in the Grade 2 Sanford, had been in training since September and was purchased for $65,000 from the 2013 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. August yearling sale. On Saturday, Bennett tried winners for the first time with Distorted Type, a Distorted Humor filly, and the $60,000 Keeneland September yearling buy showed her versatility, vying for the lead along the rail for six furlongs before shaking clear in the drive of the mile-and-40-yard test to remain undefeated in two starts. In her debut, Distorted Type had closed from eighth to run down the leaders in a seven-furlong race. Distorted Type’s victory raised Bennett’s win total for the meeting to 10 from 45 starts, and the son of current leading conditioner Gerald Bennett should have some fun with his young runners this summer in Chicago. Watch out for Ruffolo Speaking of trainers with Chicago ties, Michele Boyce also sent out an interesting first-time starter in Fancy Man’s race. Ruffolo, a City Zip colt who had been bet down to the favorite’s role off some solid morning drills, missed the break to be behind the field early and then made up a ton of ground to midstretch before his earlier misadventures took their toll and he finished fifth. Look for him to redeem himself soon. Boyce’s runners have turned more than a few heads in this, her first season racing a string here. She has five wins from 23 starts at the meet, and her horses are well turned out when they go to the post. Ness warming up Jamie Ness won two races on Friday then added another win on Sunday’s card and is within striking distance of the top spot in the trainer standings. Ness has had a stranglehold on the top spot in the training ranks here over the past eight years, either winning or sharing the training title every season since the 2006-07 meeting. Over the past year, Ness has taken on some new owners in addition to his longtime main patron, Midwest Thoroughbreds, and cut back on his number of starters, prompting a lot of folks to suggest Ness’s days of dominance at Tampa are over. But the trainer is still winning at more than a 20 percent clip, he’s active at the claim box, and with some new owners and an eye toward quality stock these days, it would be unwise to take his outfit lightly. Rodriguezes doing well While large outfits like Ness’s count on their supporting staff to do the mountain of work involved in running and training their stock, it’s a different story for the small outfits. Darien Rodriguez, who won his second race of the meet this week, is the epitome of a hands-on horseman. He fills a number of different roles in his modest stable, doing everything from working and galloping his runners to mucking stalls and serving as hot walker. Rodriguez’s runners have won at better than a 23 percent rate since he went out on his own in late 2010. Another Rodriguez is quietly having a solid meeting. Jockey Erick Rodriguez was aboard trainer Rodriguez’s winner in the opener on Thursday and then came back to capture the second race for trainer John Rigattieri on Moving Style. Erick Rodriguez has 11 wins thus far this season. He had 12 for the entire meeting last season. Aschinger winning often on turf Gerald Aschinger is doing very well with turf runners. The owner-breeder-trainer scored two wins on the grass Sunday, and his turf horses are finishing in the money at a 38 percent rate this meeting. He sent out High Side to take Sunday’s sixth race, then Dramedy topped off a big day for the stable when he won the featured eighth race. A victim of some tough trips his first two starts, Dramedy dispatched a strong optional-claiming field under Rosemary Homeister Jr. to return $8.80 to win.