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2026 Tampa Bay Derby Morning Line Odds & Entries
Official race entries and morning line odds are listed below:
| Post | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | ML Odds |
|---|
1 | Redland Rebels | Junior Alvarado / Patrick Biancone | 10-1 |
2 | Talkin | Joel Rosario / Danny Gargan | 15-1 |
3 | Roger That Dana | Renzo Rojas / Luis Ramirez | 15-1 |
4 | Hulkamania | Jareth Loveberry / Whit Beckman | 20-1 |
5 | Powershift | John Velazquez / Todd Pletcher | 7-2 |
6 | Further Ado | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Brad Cox | 9-5 |
7 | Thunder Buck | Samuel Marin / Brendan Walsh | 20-1 |
8 | The Puma | Javier Castellano / Gustavo Delgado | 8-1 |
9 | Canaletto | Flavien Prat / Chad Brown | 5-2 |
2026 Tampa Bay Derby Results
| Post | Horse | Jockey / Trainer | Win / Place / Show |
|---|
8 | The Puma | Javier Castellano / Gustavo Delgado | $16.80 / $5.80 / $3.40 |
6 | Further Ado | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Brad H. Cox | $4.00 / $2.60 |
9 | Canaletto | Flavien Prat / Chad C. Brown | $2.60 |
1 | Redland Rebels | Junior Alvarado / Patrick L. Biancone | |
2 | Talkin | Joel Rosario / Danny Gargan | |
5 | Powershift | John R. Velazquez / Todd A. Pletcher | |
7 | Thunder Buck | Samuel Marin / Brendan P. Walsh | |
4 | Hulkamania | Jareth Loveberry / D. Whitworth Beckman | |
3 | Roger That Dana | Renzo Manuel Rojas Pinzon / Luis M. Ramirez |
Exotic Payouts:
- $1.00 Exacta (8-6) Paid: $28.10
- $0.50 Trifecta (8-6-9) Paid: $33.45
- $0.10 Superfecta (8-6-9-1) Paid: $132.69
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History of the Tampa Bay Derby
The Tampa Bay Derby (G3) is run in mid-March at Tampa Bay Downs, and the 1 1/16 mile race has a purse of $400,000 and is a major prep for the Kentucky Derby. The winner receives 50 qualifying points and a spot in the starting gate to the Kentucky Derby, and the next four finishers in the race receive 25-15-10-5 points.
The race was inaugurated in 1981, and over the past decade it has become a more popular race with inclusion on the Road to the Kentucky Derby.
Six jockeys (Richard Migliore, Pat Day, Eibar Coa, Daniel Centeno, John Velazquez, and Jose L. Ortiz) have won the race two times, and trainer Todd Pletcher has won the race a record six times.
In 2007, Street Sense became the first participant to win the Kentucky Derby. In 2010, Super Saver won the Kentucky Derby after finishing third in the Tampa Bay Derby.
The 2015 winner had a short but strong career, as Carpe Diem was runner up in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile before winning the Tampa Bay Derby, Blue Grass Stakes and retiring after the Kentucky Derby due to injury.
In the 2017 race, Tapwrit set the then speed record with a winning time of 1:42.36. The even money favorite made it look like a gift, galloping past the pace setter State of Honor and running home to victory by more than four lengths. Tapwrit went on to win the Belmont Stakes, and the 2016 winner Destin finished 2nd in the Belmont by a nose. Two years later, Tacitus took Tapwrit's crown after turning in a time of 1:41.90.
All-Time Results & Winners of the Tampa Bay Derby
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Distance / Time |
|---|
2026 | The Puma | Javier Castellano / Gustavo Delgado | Sample Data |
2025 | Owen Almighty | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Brian A. Lynch | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:42.30 |
2024 | Domestic Product | Tyler Gaffalione / Chad C. Brown | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:45.47 |
2023 | Tapit Trice | Luis Saez / Todd A. Pletcher | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:43.37 |
2022 | Classic Causeway | Irad Ortiz, Jr. / Brian A. Lynch | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:44.90 |
2021 | Helium | Jose C. Ferrer / Mark E. Casse | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:43.55 |
2020 | King Guillermo | Samy Camacho / Juan Carlos Avila | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:42.63 |
2019 | Tacitus | Jose L. Ortiz / William I. Mott | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:41.90 |
2018 | Quip | Florent Geroux / Rodolphe Brisset | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:44.72 |
2017 | Tapwrit | Jose L. Ortiz / Todd A. Pletcher | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:42.36 |
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