The Sam F. Davis Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse race

Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...

 held annually in mid February at Tampa Bay Downs

Tampa Bay Downs

Tampa Bay Downs is an American Thoroughbred horse racing facility located in Westchase in Hillsborough County, just outside Tampa, Florida. It opened in 1926 under the name Tampa Downs. The first of many names, the racetrack was well known as Sunshine Park and Florida Downs.-Season:The track races...

 racetrack in Tampa, Florida

Tampa, Florida

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. It is open to three-year olds and is used as a prep race for the Tampa Bay Derby

Tampa Bay Derby

The Tampa Bay Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held in mid March at Tampa Bay Downs. A Grade III event since 2002, it is open to three-year-olds willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. The race has gained in popularity over the past few years and is now listed as an...

. In recent years it has begun being used as an early prep for the Kentucky Derby

Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...

. Four winners of the race have gone on to win the Tampa Bay Derby: Phantom Jet (1987), Speedy Cure (1991), Marco Bay (1993) and Thundering Storm (1996).

In 2009, this race was given a Grade III

Graded stakes race

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 status.. It is run at a distance of 1 1/16 miles (8.5 furlongs) on dirt and currently offers a purse of $225,000.

The race was run in two divisions in 1984.

Records

Speed record:

• 1:44.13 - Fierce Wind (2008)

Largest Winning Margin:

• 6 ¾ lengths - San Gennaro (1999)

Winners of the Sam F. Davis Stakes since 1991

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance (Miles)	Time	Grade
2011	Brethren	3	Ramon Dominguez	Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses...	WinStar Farm WinStar Farm WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm near Versailles, Kentucky. Formerly known as Prestonwood Farm, it was owned by Houston, Texas oilmen Jack, Art, and J. R...	1-1/16	1:45.07	III
2010	Rule Rule (horse) Rule is an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 2010 Sam F. Davis Stakes and Delta Jackpot Stakes.-References:*...	3	John Velazquez	Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher Todd Pletcher is a leading American thoroughbred horse trainer. He has won four consecutive Eclipse Awards as outstanding Trainer of the Year, while topping the leader board in purse earnings in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His horse Super Saver won the 2010 Kentucky Derby, the first of his 24 horses...	WinStar Farm WinStar Farm WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm near Versailles, Kentucky. Formerly known as Prestonwood Farm, it was owned by Houston, Texas oilmen Jack, Art, and J. R...	1-1/16	1:44.15	III
2009	General Quarters General Quarters (horse) General Quarters is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was a contender for the 2009 U.S. Triple Crown. He was sired by Sky Mesa, winner of the 2002 Grade I Hopeful Stakes, a son of the 1997 Blue Grass Stakes winner, Pulpit...	3	James Lopez	Mark L. Miller	Thomas R. McCarthy Thomas R. McCarthy Thomas R. McCarthy is a Kentucky native and former High School teacher, school principal, and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner & trainer best known for the 2009 Blue Grass Stakes winner and Kentucky Derby runner, General Quarters...	1-1/16]]	1:43.54	III
2008	Fierce Wind	3	Cornelio Velasquez Cornelio Velásquez Cornelio H. Velásquez is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He was introduced to horse racing at age fifteen by trainer Carlos Salazar Guardia in his native Panama and enrolled in the national jockey school...	Nick Zito Nick Zito Nicholas Philip "Nick" Zito is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer.Zito began his career as a hot walker and worked his way up to a groom, to an assistant trainer, and to a trainer...	Four Roses Thoroughbreds	1-1/16	1:44.13
2007	Any Given Saturday Any Given Saturday Any Given Saturday is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.-Background:From the mare Weekend in Indy, a daughter of the 1992 U.S. Horse of the Year and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, A.P...	3	Garrett Gomez	Todd A. Pletcher	Winstar WinStar Farm WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm near Versailles, Kentucky. Formerly known as Prestonwood Farm, it was owned by Houston, Texas oilmen Jack, Art, and J. R...  & Padua	1-1/16	1:44.27
2006	Bluegrass Cat Bluegrass Cat Bluegrass Cat is a thoroughbred race horse. Foaled on January 23, 2003, he was a contender for the Triple Crown in 2006. However, he came up just short in the Kentucky Derby, finishing in second place, 6.5 lengths behind Barbaro.-Connections:...	3	John R. Velazquez	Todd A. Pletcher	WinStar Farm WinStar Farm WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm near Versailles, Kentucky. Formerly known as Prestonwood Farm, it was owned by Houston, Texas oilmen Jack, Art, and J. R...	1-1/16	1:44.17
2005	Andromeda's Hero	3	Rafael Bejarano	Nick Zito Nick Zito Nicholas Philip "Nick" Zito is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer.Zito began his career as a hot walker and worked his way up to a groom, to an assistant trainer, and to a trainer...	Robert V. LaPenta	1-1/16	1:46.63
2004	Kaufy Mate	3	Ramsey Zimmerman	Kirk Ziadie	Gregory Kaufman	1-1/16	1:44.60
2003	White Buck	3	Roger Velez	Jerry Paradise	Olga Paradise	1-1/16	1:45.47
2002	Bunk N Ted	3	Derek Bell	Kenny Wirth	Real Deal Racing	1-1/16	1:49.86
2001	Burning Roma	3	Juan Umana	Heather A. Giglio	Harold L. Queen	1-1/16	1:45.20
2000	Go Lib Go	3	Robert C. Landry Robert C. Landry Robert Charles Landry is a Canadian Champion jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.Landry embarked on his career while in his teens, earning his first victory on June 21, 1981, at Fort Erie Racetrack. He went on to a stellar career as one of his country's top jockeys and in 1993 and 1994 was voted...	Kenneth McPeek Kenneth McPeek Kenneth G. McPeek is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Kenneth G. McPeek was born August 2, 1962 in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. He graduated from Tates Creek High School and then the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration...	Raymond Cottrell	1-1/16	1:44.84
1999	San Gennaro	3	Pedro Rodriguez	Richard J. Ciardullo, Jr.	Richard J. Ciardullo, Sr.	1-1/16	1:45.54
1998	Dabney Carr	3	Kevin Whitley	E. Zemp-Everard	My Jolee Stable/Everard	1-1/16	1:46.20
1997	Wilt the Tilt	3	Luis Gonzalez	Cyndi Smith	Michael Smith	1-1/16	1:46.00
1996	Thundering Storm	3	Jorge Guerra	Don R. Rice	Deborrah Artz	1-1/16	1:47.60
1995	Akiba	3	Santos Chavez	Hubert Hine Sonny Hine Hubert "Sonny" Hine was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer best known as the trainer of 1998 U.S. Horse of the Year, Skip Away.- Early life :...	Scott Savin	1-1/16	1:47.40
1994	Parental Pressure	3	Jack M. Lauzon Jack M. Lauzon Jack M. Lauzon is a retired Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey whom The Blood-Horse magazine called "one of the most respected riders in Canada."...	Fred H. Loschke	Hammer Kopf Farm et al.	1-1/16	1:47.40
1993	Marco Bay	3	Ronnie Allen, Jr.	Sarah A. Lundy Sarah A. Lundy Sarah A. Lundy is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer. In 1984 she became the first female trainer to ever saddle a horse in the Belmont Stakes, third leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series....	Jay Shaw	1-1/16	1:45.60
1992	Randy	3	Herson Sanchez	Angel Rosado	Martin Haft	1-1/16	1:46.40
1991	Speedy Cure	3	Ricardo Lopez	Harvey Culp	Susan B. Fisher	1-1/16	1:47.80