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Now graded, Davis a true Derby prep

By Mike Welsch
Daily Racing Form

Friday, February 13, 2009

Before the Sam F. Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs was finally awarded its much-deserved graded status this year, the long-standing fixture had been best known as a prep for the track's marquee race, the Tampa Bay Derby. But now that the $225,000 Sam F. Davis is a Grade 3 race itself, it takes on added meaning - as a legitimate Kentucky Derby prep. Saturday's 29th running of the Sam F. Davis has attracted a trio of 3-year-olds based in south Florida who are on the Kentucky Derby trail - Free Co ...

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